Best recordings plugins for WordPress
The most popular recordings plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Hotjar leads with 60K+ active installs, ahead of Nelio Session Recordings (100+) and LiveSession (100+). All 9 plugins tagged “recordings” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 recordings plugins
- 1.
HotjarThe most installed recordings plugin, with 60K+ active installs. Rated 2.9 from 18 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 2.
Nelio Session Recordings100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
LiveSession100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 4.
Session Rewind60+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 5.
Advanced Hotjar30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 6.
VisitorLAB10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 7.
ReplayBirdFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 8.
AllsourceFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Session MirrorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.0.
All 9 plugins tagged “recordings”
Hotjar
Down in the last 7 days:1#635by Hotjar3 years ago
The fast & visual way to understand your users.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 2.9(18)
- Downloads
- 117/day
Nelio Session Recordings
Down in the last 7 days:89#15,719by Nelio Software2 months ago
Record everything visitors do on your website and learn more about your users
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 13/day
LiveSession
Down in the last 7 days:35#16,115by kdrazkiewicz5 years ago
LiveSession is a session replay tool that will help you learn more about your users. You can watch how they interact with your website.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Session Rewind
Down in the last 7 days:257#19,099by yairsr2 years ago
Optimize your web experience with video recordings of user behavior.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Advanced Hotjar
#23,081by Jerome6 years ago
Load Hotjar and prevent it from tracking admins, logged-in users, and IP addresses.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
VisitorLAB
Up in the last 7 days:7,178#37,948by visitorlab6 years ago
An analytics solution for websites to visualize how visitor act on it.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ReplayBird
#48,994by replaybird4 years ago
ReplayBird lets you watch user behavior to understand the digital user experience on your WordPress website with precise analytics.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Allsource
Up in the last 7 days:4,191#52,774by Allsource9 months ago
The intuitive way to gain insights into user behavior.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Session Mirror
Down in the last 7 days:10,611#74,216by oguzcabuk5 years ago
The fast way to understand your users. Use Session Mirror directly from your Wordpress dashboard. Easy installation and use.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day