What is WordPress niche research on StatWP?

You look up a WordPress.org plugin or theme tag. StatWP shows how many listings share that tag, how installs are distributed, who leads, and related crowding signals.

Do I need a paid plan to research a niche?

Signed-in Casual includes 5 niche lookups per week. Hobbyist and Enthusiast raise the weekly cap. Power User has unlimited lookups and PDF export.

Where does the niche data come from?

Public WordPress.org catalog data plus StatWP daily snapshots. Estimates and ranks follow the methodology page. StatWP is not affiliated with WordPress.org.

Research a WordPress niche

Enter a WordPress.org tag to see how crowded that niche is: listing totals, install distribution, leaders, and whether the tag is growing.

Popular niches

Top WP.org tags by catalog size: click to research.

Tag niche

Stable+0.4%· 8,388 → 8,421

woocommerce

Crowded: large incumbents dominate installs in the top sample.

Total plugins

8,421

Sample size

Median installs

50K

Sample top 3

100%

Avg rating

4.4/5

Entry ease

Hard

Steep climb for new listings: moderately concentrated · soft update pressure · solid median rating.

Niche health

Catalog tags

Total installs

18.4M

Listings

8,421

Updated ≤6 mo

41.2%

Median rating

4.3/5

Install growth

Growing+2.1%· 18,020,000 → 18,400,000

Top 3 install share· 72%

Install distribution

Sample mix · click a count to browse that band

1M+
20%1
100k–1M
20%1
10k–100k
40%2
1k–10k
20%1
<1k
0%0

Top plugins5 in sample

Abandonment scanner

≥5k installs · no update in 1+ years · 4 plugins matched

Unlock niche research

Tag totals, install distribution, and leaders. Sign in for 5 lookups/week · Enthusiast 20/week · Power User unlimited + PDF.

Rising & falling niches

Free catalog trends: click a tag to research it.

Top rising niches

Top falling niches

Top 10 by % change in WP.org tag catalog size (daily hot_tags snapshots) for this plugin catalog: latest size vs last day the count actually moved. Each row shows total plugins and avg rating from a popular sample. Same source as the Growing / Declining badge on a report.

Frequently asked questions

What is WordPress niche research on StatWP?: You look up a WordPress.org plugin or theme tag. StatWP shows how many listings share that tag, how installs are distributed, who leads, and related crowding signals.
Do I need a paid plan to research a niche?: Signed-in Casual includes 5 niche lookups per week. Hobbyist and Enthusiast raise the weekly cap. Power User has unlimited lookups and PDF export.
Where does the niche data come from?: Public WordPress.org catalog data plus StatWP daily snapshots. Estimates and ranks follow the methodology page. StatWP is not affiliated with WordPress.org.