Crowding and leaders
Listing totals, top-3 install share, and who already owns the niche. Useful before you commit to a tag.
WordPress.org tags
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.
- Plugin and theme tags
- Crowding
- Leaders
- Weekly lookups
Install distribution in a niche
See who owns the top slots before you build.
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Popular niches
Top WP.org tags by catalog size: click to research.
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.
Inside niche research
What you get
Look up a WordPress.org tag. See how crowded it is, who leads, and whether listings are still maintained.
Install distribution
How installs split across size bands, from under 1,000 to 1 million plus. A few giants vs a long tail is a different kind of market.
Tag growth
Catalog size vs a prior snapshot, so you can tell if the tag is adding listings or going quiet.
Abandoned leaders
High-install listings that have not been updated in years. Possible gaps if users still search the tag.
Entry ease
A condition readout from crowding, freshness, and ratings. Not a promise you will rank. A check on how hard the room looks.
PDF export
Power User can download a printable niche report. Other plans research in the browser.
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, whether the tag is growing, and which high-install listings look abandoned.
Do I need a paid plan to research a niche?
You need a signed-in account. 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.
What does install distribution tell me?
It shows how listings in the tag split across install bands. A niche owned by a few 1 million plus plugins is a different bet than a long tail of small listings.
What are abandoned leaders?
Listings with meaningful installs that have not been updated in years. They can signal a gap if people still search the tag, not a guarantee the market is open.