# WordPress Plugin Scraper – Installs, Ratings & Author Data (`ahmdshrif/wordpress-plugin-directory-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes WordPress.org plugin pages for version, ratings, install counts, author/vendor details, and compatibility data.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ahmdshrif/wordpress-plugin-directory-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ahmed Ashraf](https://apify.com/ahmdshrif) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools, E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.80 / 1,000 plugin page scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## 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

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

### Output

```json
{
  "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.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Pages to export.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many records.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ahmdshrif/wordpress-plugin-directory-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/" },
        { "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/" },
        { "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/" },
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ahmdshrif/wordpress-plugin-directory-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call ahmdshrif/wordpress-plugin-directory-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ahmdshrif/wordpress-plugin-directory-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/DhZQJbX0ysjRmc3ac/builds/zfeYLTGpq2JRIf6Vt/openapi.json