# WordPress Plugins Scraper (WordPress.org API) (`ninhothedev/wordpress-plugins-scraper`) Actor

$0.5/1K 🔥 Fast WordPress.org plugin scraper! Name, active installs, rating, version, author & downloads. JSON, CSV, Excel or API in seconds. Search or list slugs & pull thousands of plugins for market research ⚡

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ninhothedev/wordpress-plugins-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ninhothedev](https://apify.com/ninhothedev) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 results

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 Plugins Scraper (WordPress.org API)

**Scrape WordPress.org plugins & themes: active installs, downloads, ratings, version, requires/tested-up-to, author, last updated and download link. Search by keyword or tag, fetch specific slugs, or browse themes. As JSON, CSV or Excel. Free, no key, no proxy.**

### 💵 Pricing

**Pay per result — ~$0.40 per 1,000 items.** No subscription, no proxy needed. You only pay for the data you scrape, and new Apify accounts include free monthly credits so you can test it for **$0**.

### 🔎 What can it extract?

- Plugin / theme **name, slug, version, author**
- **Active installs** and total downloads
- **Rating (0–100)** and number of ratings
- Requires WP, tested-up-to, requires PHP
- Last updated, added date, homepage, short description
- Direct **download link** and the public wordpress.org URL

### 🚀 How do I use it?

1. Click **Try for free**.
2. Pick a **mode** and set the input (see example below).
3. Click **Start** and download results as JSON, CSV or Excel — or pull them via the API / schedule them.

### ⚙️ Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `mode` | select | `search` (plugins by query/tag), `slugs` (specific plugin slugs), `themes` (themes by query/tag) |
| `query` | string | Keyword, e.g. `seo`, `backup`, `ecommerce` |
| `tag` | string | Optional WordPress.org tag, e.g. `ecommerce`, `security` |
| `slugs` | array | Exact plugin slugs (mode=slugs) |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max results (default 100, max 1000) |

#### Input example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "seo",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

### 📦 Output example

```json
{
  "type": "plugin",
  "name": "Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI",
  "slug": "wordpress-seo",
  "version": "27.9",
  "author": "Yoast",
  "rating": 96,
  "num_ratings": 27812,
  "active_installs": 10000000,
  "downloaded": 968747319,
  "requires": "6.8",
  "tested": "7.0",
  "requires_php": "7.4",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-22 9:13am GMT",
  "added": "2010-10-11",
  "homepage": "https://yoa.st/1uj",
  "short_description": "Improve your SEO with real-time feedback, schema, and clear guidance.",
  "download_link": "https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wordpress-seo.27.9.zip",
  "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/",
  "scraped_at": "2026-06-30T08:31:00+00:00"
}
```

### 🎯 Use cases

- **Market research** — size the WordPress ecosystem by installs, ratings and category leaders.
- **Competitive analysis** — track competitor plugins' versions, install growth and review counts over time.
- **Developer tooling** — monitor compatibility (`tested` / `requires_php`), find plugins by tag, build dependency dashboards.
- **eCommerce** — discover WooCommerce-related plugins and themes, benchmark adoption and update cadence.

### 💰 How much will it cost?

You pay only the per-result price (no proxy cost):
100 → ~$0.04 · 1,000 → ~$0.40 · 10,000 → ~$4

### 🆚 Why this one

| Feature | This actor | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Plugins **and** themes | ✅ | plugins only |
| Active installs + downloads + ratings | ✅ | partial |
| Search by tag / specific slugs | ✅ | search only |
| No key, no proxy | ✅ | sometimes |

### 🔗 Related actors

- [Website Tech Stack Detector](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/website-tech-stack-detector) — detect CMS, plugins & frameworks on any site
- [WooCommerce Store Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/woocommerce-store-scraper) — products from WooCommerce shops
- [GitHub Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/github-scraper) — repos, stars & releases
- [npm Package Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/npm-package-scraper) — npm package metadata & downloads

### ❓ FAQ

**Key or proxy?** No — the WordPress.org API is free and datacenter-friendly. **Bulk?** Yes, search/tag modes paginate automatically up to `maxItems` (1000). **Themes too?** Yes, set `mode: themes`.

### 🛟 Support

Found a bug or need an extra field? Open an issue on the actor — fixes and new fields ship fast.

### Legal & privacy

Data via the public WordPress.org plugins/themes API. No personal data is collected.

***

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# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

search = plugins by keyword/tag; slugs = fetch specific plugin slugs; themes = themes by keyword/tag.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Keyword to search for, e.g. 'seo', 'backup', 'ecommerce'. Used in search and themes modes.

## `tag` (type: `string`):

Browse by WordPress.org tag instead of/alongside the query, e.g. 'ecommerce', 'security', 'gallery'.

## `slugs` (type: `array`):

Exact plugin slugs to fetch (mode=slugs), e.g. 'wordpress-seo', 'woocommerce', 'elementor'.

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

Maximum number of plugins/themes to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "seo",
  "slugs": [],
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `items` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "query": "seo",
    "maxItems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ninhothedev/wordpress-plugins-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 = {
    "query": "seo",
    "maxItems": 100,
}

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "seo",
  "maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call ninhothedev/wordpress-plugins-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ninhothedev/wordpress-plugins-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sqDx94GPPtaJpsOPL/builds/HbiZm6umf2PaE7lqe/openapi.json