Best static export plugins for WordPress
The most popular static export plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. NextSite Exporter leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Elbutschitos HTML Publisher (fewer than 10) and Distan (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “static export” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 static export plugins
- 1.
NextSite ExporterThe most installed static export plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.Elbutschitos HTML Publisher
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
DistanFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 4.
Pinery StaticFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “static export”

NextSite Exporter
#33,580by ZanaWorks1 month ago
Export WordPress to static HTML with local assets, rewritten links, migration reports, and AGENTS.md for your next project.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Elbutschitos HTML Publisher
Up in the last 7 days:3,865#51,934by El Butschito1 month ago
Use WordPress as a headless CMS. Upload your own HTML template, define injection points, publish a static website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Distan
Up in the last 7 days:1,675#66,052by youheiokubo29 days ago
Author in WordPress, deliver static HTML — built for handing over files, not a CMS. No database, and no deploy credentials, in the deliverable.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Pinery Static
#68,263by amgoodman9 days ago
Export WordPress to a fast static site on Cloudflare Pages in pure PHP — no Node.js, no build server. Incremental deploys, SEO intact.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 16/day