Best orphaned plugins for WordPress

The most popular orphaned plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. fraew Broken Media Inspector leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Refaxination (fewer than 10) and Deskhush Data Cleanup (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “orphaned” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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All 4 plugins tagged “orphaned”