WordPress Plugin Scraper – Installs, Ratings & Author Data

Scrapes WordPress.org plugin pages and exports version, ratings, install counts, download totals, author/vendor details, compatibility requirements, and direct download links. Built for WordPress agencies, plugin developers doing competitive research, and B2B lead-gen teams looking to reach plugin authors and vendor companies.

Why this scraper

• Combines two data sources rivals usually split into separate paid fields: the JSON-LD structured data (rating, downloads, author, price) and the sidebar-only fields (active installs range, tested-up-to, requires-PHP) — all in one flat schema, one price.
• No login, CAPTCHA, or JS rendering needed to get this data, so runs are simple page fetches against static HTML.
• Priced at $0.0008 per plugin, below the cheapest per-item competitor we're aware of.

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
pluginUrl	string	Canonical URL of the plugin page
slug	string	Plugin directory slug
name	string	Plugin name
version	string	Current stable version number
lastUpdated	string	ISO date the plugin was last updated
author	string	Author or vendor company name
authorUrl	string	Author or vendor website URL, useful for B2B leads
rating	number	Average rating out of 5
ratingCount	integer	Number of ratings/reviews
activeInstalls	string	Active installs range as shown on the page, e.g. "5+ million"
totalDownloads	integer	Cumulative all-time download count
description	string	Short plugin description/tagline
tags	string	Comma-separated list of plugin tags
requiresWP	string	Minimum required WordPress version
testedUpTo	string	Highest WordPress version tested compatible
requiresPHP	string	Minimum required PHP version
downloadUrl	string	Direct .zip download URL for the current version
price	number	Listed price in USD (0 for free plugins)

Input

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}

Output

{
  "pluginUrl": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/",
  "slug": "woocommerce",
  "name": "WooCommerce",
  "version": "11.0.1",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-10",
  "author": "WordPress.org",
  "authorUrl": "https://wordpress.org",
  "rating": 4.5,
  "ratingCount": 4813,
  "activeInstalls": "7+ million",
  "totalDownloads": 456646324,
  "description": "Everything you need to launch an online store in days and keep it growing for years. From your first sale to millions in revenue, Woo is with you.",
  "tags": "ecommerce, online store, sell online, shop, shopping cart",
  "requiresWP": "",
  "testedUpTo": "",
  "requiresPHP": "",
  "downloadUrl": "https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/woocommerce.11.0.1.zip",
  "price": 0
}

Pricing

Pay-per-event at $0.0008 per plugin page scraped. Scraping 50 plugins costs about $0.04; scraping 1,000 plugins costs about $0.80.

Use cases

• Building a lead list of plugin authors and vendor companies (using author, authorUrl) for a WordPress agency outreach campaign.
• Monitoring competitor plugins in your niche for version updates, rating changes, and install growth over time.
• Auditing a client site's installed plugins against requiresWP, testedUpTo, and requiresPHP before a WordPress core or PHP upgrade.