Best static plugins for WordPress
The most popular static plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Staatic leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Headless Mode (2K+) and StaticPress (500+). All 36 plugins tagged “static” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 static plugins
- 1.Staatic
The most installed static plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 21 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 2.
Headless Mode2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 3.StaticPress
500+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 16 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 4.StaticPress2019
200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
Deploy Webhook Button100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 6.
QuantCDN100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 day ago.
- 7.Static Feed
80+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 8.
Freeze80+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
Stomp70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 10.HTD 404
40+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
All 36 plugins tagged “static”
Staatic
#4,079by Team Staatic5 days ago
Use WordPress as your CMS, then publish a fast, lower-exposure static version of your site.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.4(21)
- Downloads
- 132/day

Headless Mode
Down in the last 7 days:7#4,551by Ben Meredith2 years ago
Once you take the head off of WordPress, nobody needs to see it. This plugin hides the front end by redirecting to the shiny static (etc) site.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 12/day
StaticPress
Up in the last 7 days:25#8,836by wokamoto10 years ago
Transform your WordPress into static websites and blogs.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.1(16)
- Downloads
- 11/day
StaticPress2019
Up in the last 7 days:69#12,474by yshinoda11 months ago
Transforms your WordPress into static websites and blogs.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.3(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Deploy Webhook Button
Up in the last 7 days:3#14,441by Luke Secomb7 years ago
Easily deploy static sites using Wordpress and Netlify
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

QuantCDN
Down in the last 7 days:381#16,516by stooit1 day ago
Publish a static copy of your WordPress site to the QuantCDN edge, keep it in sync automatically, purge the cache, and add Quant Search pages.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 33/day
Static Feed
Down in the last 7 days:73#17,584by Angelo Mandato16 years ago
Improve the performance of your site by serving your feeds as static (XML) files.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 3/day

Freeze
Down in the last 7 days:19#18,075by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago
It freezes your installation and tries to protect your abandoned website.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Stomp
Down in the last 7 days:138#18,400by cubecolour1 year ago
Stomps the footer element to the bottom of the visible page on short pages.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
HTD 404
Up in the last 7 days:80#21,672by JoshuaPack11 years ago
This plugin will simply allow you to point to a page to serve up if you get a 404 error. Also it marks it as 404.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
xiaodu-jsdelivr
Down in the last 7 days:454#21,680by Xiaodu @ Du9L.com4 years ago
Scan and serve static files from jsDelivr CDN (https://jsdelivr.com).
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Ryans Simple CMS
Down in the last 7 days:8#23,088by Ryan Hellyer8 years ago
The Simple CMS plugin converts your WordPress admin panel into a simple CMS. This is aimed at web designers who want to provide a simple adminstration …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Page Cache
Up in the last 7 days:944#23,640by peterarends1 year ago
Simple, blazing fast static page cache for WordPress. Caches HTML for non-logged-in users with intelligent cache clearing for e-commerce sites.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day

WP2HTML
Down in the last 7 days:77#24,183by digitalacornjp1 year ago
This plugin reads the WordPress data and generate static HTML.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

StaticOptimizer
#29,944by StaticOptimizer4 years ago
Optimizes your assets (images, css, js) for faster site loading so they are loaded by StaticOptimizer Optimization servers.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Skyscraper
Down in the last 7 days:172#32,250by jakubas17 years ago
WP Skyscraper is a wordpress plugin that allows you to add fixed box on your wordpress blog.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Host your blog on S3 or Google Cloud Storage
#32,873by sircelj.m11 years ago
Transfer your blog to static html pages and upload it to Amazon S3 or Google Cloud Storage.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Content Revalidation Tracker
Up in the last 7 days:224#34,298by Dropndot Solutions1 month ago
Auto-triggers frontend revalidation on post, page, user, or taxonomy updates. Ideal for Next.js and headless WordPress setups.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sitesauce
Down in the last 7 days:409#41,723by m1guelpf6 years ago
Connect your WordPress site with Sitesauce to keep your static site updated.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Welcome Announcement
Up in the last 7 days:931#46,264by jmbamba16 years ago
Displays a welcome animation in flash on your website. Uses a cookie to show it only to new visitors. Returning visitors will see it when cookie expires.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
StaticWP
#48,216by slogsdon11 years ago
Converts your blog into a static site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Fstyle Static HTML Export
#51,772by fstylegear095431 day ago
Turn your WordPress site into static HTML you can host anywhere. Retries when the server is busy and lists broken links and forms that will break.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

StaticBolt
Down in the last 7 days:5,894#57,129by Shahin Ahmed2 months ago
Convert selected WordPress pages into ultra-fast static HTML while keeping your normal WordPress workflow.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Semple Sites Deploy
#58,467by Trize Inc.26 days ago
Turn WordPress into blazing-fast, unhackable static sites. 1-click export to clean ZIP or deploy globally to the Semple edge network.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Majed Static Export
Down in the last 7 days:13,291#62,133by Majed Bannani1 month ago
Export public WordPress pages and their discovered assets to a static website ZIP or a chosen local folder.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WCKD Fast Pages
Up in the last 7 days:2,636#63,156by WCKD Marketing1 month ago
Makes every page load instantly for visitors. A lean full-page cache that serves finished HTML before WordPress loads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Static File Browser
Up in the last 7 days:6,502#63,852by Fabian Scheidt8 years ago
Lists the contents of /wp-content/uploads/static/ in the media selection popover
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
JAMStackPress
Down in the last 7 days:3,995#66,933by jamstackpress4 years ago
Power-up your WordPress site and get it ready for JAMStack. Take advantage of useful fields, endpoints and filters extending the WP-JSON API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Static Site Generator
Up in the last 7 days:192#67,563by Katsushi Kawamori13 days ago
Generate static site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Easystatic
Down in the last 7 days:8,834#68,836by Ian Paul Jocsing6 years ago
WP Easystatic make your website increase page load speed via generate and optimize to a static HTML file.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cyclone Static
Up in the last 7 days:3,872#69,498by Krypton Media Group3 months ago
Serve static HTML files directly from disk — no PHP, no database queries for anonymous visitors.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Mesi Cache
#70,472by andresmesi10 months ago
Ultra-light static HTML caching system for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Query Strings Remover
Down in the last 7 days:14,275#71,412by hibiscustechno8 years ago
Remove query strings from static resources like CSS & JS files.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Reader’s Web Publisher
Down in the last 7 days:8,806#73,589by kgcoder29 days ago
Make your WordPress site part of the Reader's Web.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LH 404s for static resources
Down in the last 7 days:1,110#74,116by shawfactor4 years ago
Add simple 404 page for static files. Meaning that full page requests are not made if things like images or scripts do not exist.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day