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AI Agent by SiteGround

by SiteGround

Manage your WordPress site with AI - create content, install plugins, and perform site management tasks effortlessly.

1M+ installs★1.6(96)

FormLayer

by Softaculous

Build fast and powerful contact forms in WordPress with an intuitive drag-and-drop builder packed with smart features.

100K+ installs★0.0(0)

Manage – Centralized site maintenance and monitoring

by Elementor

Manage provides a centralized dashboard to monitor, optimize, and maintain your WordPress sites without switching between individual sites.

100K+ installs★2.0(1)

Reddit for WooCommerce

by WooCommerce

Integrate your WooCommerce store with Reddit Ads to track conversions and export products for advertising.

80K+ installs★5.0(1)

Snapchat for WooCommerce

by WooCommerce

Integrate your WooCommerce store with Snapchat Ads to track conversions and export products for advertising.

80K+ installs★0.0(0)

AI

by WordPress.org

AI features, experiments and capabilities for WordPress.

50K+ installs★4.6(9)

SureCookie – GDPR Cookie Consent Banner, Cookie Scanner & Script Blocking

by Brainstorm Force

Cookie consent banner with real browser scanning, script blocking, Google Consent Mode, GDPR/CCPA consent logs, and a cookie policy page.

50K+ installs★4.8(15)

AI Provider for Anthropic

by WordPress.org

Anthropic (Claude) provider for the PHP AI Client SDK.

50K+ installs★0.0(0)

eRecht24 Legal Texts

by erecht24

Outputs legal texts via shortcode and Gutenberg block — manually entered or synchronised from the eRecht24 API.

50K+ installs★5.0(1)

AI Provider for OpenAI

by WordPress.org

AI Provider for OpenAI for the PHP AI Client SDK.

50K+ installs★0.0(0)

Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor

by Brainstorm Force

Build a full website with AI, then edit every block natively in Gutenberg. No new editor to learn, no lock-in.

40K+ installs★4.6(38)

Cookie Consent – GDPR & CCPA Cookie Banner & Consent Manager

by Elementor

Simplify cookie consent with a customizable banner that helps you cover global privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA. Scan your site for cookies, block scri …

40K+ installs★4.3(4)

AI Provider for Google

by WordPress.org

Google AI (Gemini) provider for the PHP AI Client SDK.

40K+ installs★0.0(0)

WPVibe – WordPress MCP Server. Connect Claude, ChatGPT & Any AI Agent via MCP

by SeedProd

Secure WordPress MCP server. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor & any AI agent via MCP to manage content, edit themes & automate your site.

30K+ installs★5.0(50)

Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin – Backup WordPress Sites Safely

by WP Royal

WordPress backup plugin to create full website backups and restore them easily. Built in migration to easily migrate your website, smart pre-update ba …

30K+ installs★5.0(6)

Power Coupons for WooCommerce

by Brainstorm Force

WordPress coupon plugin for WooCommerce that auto-applies discounts with flexible rules and dynamic cart incentives—no codes required.

30K+ installs★5.0(3)

SocialFeeds

by Softaculous

YouTube feeds for WordPress with simple Setup and Settings options.

30K+ installs★5.0(1)

Header Footer Builder for Elementor

by Turbo Addons

Header Footer Builder for Elementor — create headers, footers & a mega menu for WordPress & WooCommerce. Beginner-friendly & optimized.

30K+ installs★5.0(5)

Cloudways Site Manager

by Cloudways

Easily manage and update all your WordPress sites hosted on Cloudways.

30K+ installs★0.0(0)

WP All Export – Export Add-On for ACF

by WP All Import

Drag & drop to export Advanced Custom Fields data to any custom CSV, Excel, or XML file of any format. Supports repeaters, flexible content, galle …

20K+ installs★0.0(0)

Universally – AI Translation & Multilingual SEO: Translate Your Site into 110+ Languages

by Syed Balkhi

Translate WordPress into 110+ languages with AI. Multilingual plugin with SEO-friendly URLs, hreflang tags, language switcher, and glossary rules.

20K+ installs★5.0(1)

Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP

by Royal Plugins

200+ MCP tools. OAuth 2.0 + WebMCP. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & any MCP agent to your WordPress site. 100% self-hosted.

10K+ installs★5.0(7)

BeyondSEO – AI SEO to Improve Rankings, Listings & Online Visibility

by rankingCoach

Grow your traffic with AI-powered SEO, local listings, review management, social media & Google Ads — all inside WordPress.

10K+ installs★4.0(4)

Easy MCP AI – Connect Claude to WordPress: MCP Server for ChatGPT & AI Agents

by Themeisle

Secure WordPress MCP server, no cloud relay. Connect Claude, ChatGPT & AI agents to WordPress. 244 tools for content, WooCommerce, SEO & GA4. Free.

10K+ installs★5.0(8)

Lead Generation Contact Widget & AI Chatbot: Chat Button, Phone Call, Telegram, Email – SiteLeads

by Extend Themes

💬 Turns visitors into leads. Contact Widget, Free AI Chatbot, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, phone call, email, 14+ channels.

10K+ installs★5.0(2)

ShareMyPost

by Softaculous

Lightweight WordPress social sharing plugin with inline share bars.

10K+ installs★0.0(0)

SureContact – Newsletters, Email Marketing, Automation, Revenue Tracking & CRM

by Brainstorm Force

Send newsletters, set up email automations, manage contacts and track ecommerce revenue in a CRM for WordPress.

10K+ installs★4.8(18)

LegalBlink for Aruba

by LegalBlink

LegalBlink for Aruba is a plugin that allows you to integrate the LegalBlink services from Aruba

10K+ installs★0.0(0)

Soro – SEO Autopilot & AI Content Writer

by soroseo

Connect your WordPress site to Soro for automatic AI-powered article publishing and SEO content automation.

10K+ installs★5.0(2)

ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments

by Syed Balkhi

Intelligent spam protection for WordPress forms, comments, and reviews. No CAPTCHA needed. Works with WPForms, Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, and more.

9K+ installs★4.9(7)

FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler

by WPManageNinja

Sell Subscriptions, Physical Products, Digital Downloads easier than ever. Built for performance, scalability, and flexibility.

8K+ installs★4.5(41)

DesignSetGo

by Justin Nealey

57 native blocks + 18 universal extensions for the WordPress block editor. Forms, dynamic post lists, animations, layouts — no page builder needed.

6K+ installs★5.0(2)

Better Block Editor (BBE)

by Dream Theme

Better Block Editor (BBE) — responsive layout controls, on-scroll animations, and pre-made site templates for Block Editor.

6K+ installs★5.0(10)

xSpeed Cache: AI-Powered Performance Hub with MCP, Caching & CDN

by WPDeveloper

A complete WordPress caching plugin: page cache, object cache, CDN, database cleanup and Core Web Vitals optimization, plus a built-in MCP server.

5K+ installs★5.0(9)

WPChat – Live Chat & Messaging Widget for Customer Support

by Syed Balkhi

Click-to-chat button for WordPress. Connect to WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, or Instagram in one click. Smart FAQ bot included, funnels in Pro.

5K+ installs★4.5(2)

EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce

by vendidero

This plugin helps to comply with the latest EU directive 2023/2673 by embedding a withdrawal button within your WooCommerce store.

5K+ installs★4.6(7)

Siteready Coming Soon Under Construction

by Themes Cart

Create stunning Coming Soon or Maintenance pages fast! Hide your site, add countdowns & forms, and keep SEO intact while you prepare to launch.

4K+ installs★0.0(0)

Add From Server Reloaded

by Adeel

Bypass WordPress upload limits and import large files or folders directly from anywhere on your server into the WordPress Media Library.

4K+ installs★5.0(4)

Secure MCP Server for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI providers

by miniOrange

The #1 secure WordPress MCP server for connecting Claude, ChatGPT, & AI agents (MCP Clients) with 300+ tools for WooCommerce, Elementor, audit log …

3K+ installs★5.0(4)

Enable Abilities for MCP

by Fabio Montenegro

Connect Claude, ChatGPT & any MCP client to WordPress. 112 abilities: content, SEO, WooCommerce, FSE, LMS & more. Free & self-hosted.

3K+ installs★5.0(11)

Dam Spam

by Web Guy

Spam protection for WordPress registration, login, comments, and contact forms.

3K+ installs★4.3(4)

AutoPen – AI Content Writer

by Md Latiful Khabir Khan Imran

Automate high-quality, SEO-focused blog posts using OpenAI's most advanced models, right inside WordPress.

3K+ installs★0.0(0)

YLabs Connector for WPWriter

by ylabs

Create and automate AI blog posts, pages, and images. Use your OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini key — zero markup on AI costs.

3K+ installs★5.0(1)

BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform

by Yevhen Leonidov

Complete security platform for everyday: block bots, brute-force, viruses, spam, fake crawlers. WAF, 2FA, no-malware, proactive defense, 200+ tools.

3K+ installs★5.0(10)

Compromise Scanner for wp2shell

by eyesecurity

Read-only forensic scanner for the WordPress core exploit chain CVE-2026-63030 / CVE-2026-60137 (wp2shell). Reports a scored verdict; changes nothing.

3K+ installs★5.0(2)

SureDonation – Donation Forms, Fundraising Campaigns & Donor Management

by Brainstorm Force

Accept online donations with fundraising campaigns, donation forms, donor management, Stripe, PayPal, and offline payments.

3K+ installs★0.0(0)

Light Views Counter – Fast, Scalable View Counter for High-Traffic Sites

by ThemeRuby

Lightweight and fast post view counter with smart tracking, built for high-traffic sites and large post databases.

3K+ installs★0.0(0)

OpenStation: Desktop Windows, Dock & Virtual Desktops for WP Admin

by Daniel López Sánchez

A windowed workspace for wp-admin. Open posts, media, and settings side by side, with a dock, virtual desktops, and a Cmd+K palette.

2K+ installs★5.0(23)