Best persistence plugins for WordPress
The most popular persistence plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Gravity Forms Data Persistence Add-On Reloaded leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of Gravity Forms Data Persistence Add-On (90+) and Gravity Forms Sticky Form (50+). All 6 plugins tagged “persistence” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 persistence plugins
- 1.Gravity Forms Data Persistence Add-On Reloaded
The most installed persistence plugin, with 600+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 18 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 2.Gravity Forms Data Persistence Add-On
90+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 14 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 3.Gravity Forms Sticky Form
50+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 4.
FormMemory20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 5.
Persistent Filters10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 6.
AiutoComputerHelp Persistence AuditFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “persistence”
Gravity Forms Data Persistence Add-On Reloaded
Down in the last 7 days:39#8,340by unclhos10 years ago
This plugin makes your Gravity Forms data-persistent.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.9(18)
- Downloads
- 7/day
Gravity Forms Data Persistence Add-On
Up in the last 7 days:140#16,791by asthait13 years ago
This plugin makes your Gravity Forms data-persistent.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 3.0(14)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Gravity Forms Sticky Form
Up in the last 7 days:194#20,678by fried_eggz11 years ago
A plugin that makes your Gravity Forms stick!
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 4/day

FormMemory
#27,845by Gabriel Cséfalvay6 years ago
Let your contact forms remember and pre-fill previous user input, so clients don't have to type again. So far tested with Contact Form 7 and WPFo …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Persistent Filters
Up in the last 7 days:267#31,100by oveas4 months ago
Preserves admin list filters for Posts, Pages, and WooCommerce Products. Filters like search terms, ordering and statuses are remembered per user.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

AiutoComputerHelp Persistence Audit
Down in the last 7 days:19,493#73,922by aiutocomputerhelp26 days ago
Read-only audit of persistence and reinfection indicators across key WordPress layers.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day