WordPress Plugins & Themes Directory Scraper

Here is one real result (the contributors and tags arrays are trimmed to the first entries to keep the example short; all values are real):

{
  "name": "Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI",
  "slug": "wordpress-seo",
  "type": "plugins",
  "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/",
  "author": "Yoast",
  "authorProfile": "https://profiles.wordpress.org/yoast/",
  "contributors": [
    { "username": "yoast", "displayName": "Yoast", "profile": "https://profiles.wordpress.org/yoast/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/be9ad584631c908275babffbc3fd771d5879ace2c1e00305b17fd2d4361fe80d?s=96&d=monsterid&r=g" },
    { "username": "joostdevalk", "displayName": "Joost de Valk", "profile": "https://profiles.wordpress.org/joostdevalk/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6b6d1c4d29f1b149da0008917c70b019408d5af404a46bca853e4dd33546e1ed?s=96&d=monsterid&r=g" }
  ],
  "donateLink": "https://yoa.st/1up",
  "supportUrl": "https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo/",
  "version": "28.2",
  "activeInstalls": 10000000,
  "downloaded": 985377127,
  "rating": 4.8,
  "ratingScore": 96,
  "numRatings": 27817,
  "ratingsBreakdown": { "star5": 25989, "star4": 642, "star3": 202, "star2": 139, "star1": 845 },
  "supportThreads": 49,
  "supportThreadsResolved": 46,
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-04 5:19am GMT",
  "added": "2010-10-11",
  "requiresWp": "6.8",
  "testedWp": "7.0.3",
  "requiresPhp": "7.4",
  "requiresPlugins": null,
  "homepage": "https://yoa.st/1uj",
  "downloadLink": "https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wordpress-seo.28.2.zip",
  "previewUrl": null,
  "iconUrl": "https://ps.w.org/wordpress-seo/assets/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3419908",
  "bannerUrl": "https://ps.w.org/wordpress-seo/assets/banner-1544x500.png?rev=3257862",
  "shortDescription": "Real-time SEO guidance, schema, and AI built in. Help search engines and AI systems understand your content. All AI tools included, no hidden fees.",
  "tags": ["Content analysis", "Readability", "schema", "seo"],
  "source": "WordPress.org Plugins",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:29:19.538Z"
}

The most complete WordPress.org directory scraper available. It returns every field the plugin or theme directory exposes, from active install count, total downloads, version and rating to the full 5-star ratings breakdown, WordPress and PHP compatibility, support thread stats, dates, and every contributor with their profile link (an author lead), and lets you search by keyword, tag, or browse by popularity across both the plugin and theme directories.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor queries the official WordPress.org plugin or theme directory and returns one normalized record per plugin or theme. Each record includes the active install count, total downloads, current version, star rating with the full ratings breakdown, WordPress and PHP compatibility, support thread stats, added and last-updated dates, icon and banner images, tags, the short description, and every contributor with their profile link. Numbers are parsed to integers, ratings are exposed both as a raw 0 to 100 score and as 0 to 5 stars, and missing values are returned as null.

Search by keyword, restrict to one directory tag, or browse by popularity, featured, newest, or recently updated. Switch type to scrape the theme directory instead.

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns the 10 top plugins matching seo.

{
  "maxPlugins": 10,
  "type": "plugins",
  "searchQuery": "seo",
  "browse": "popular"
}

Leave searchQuery empty to browse by popularity (or set browse to featured, newest, or updated). Every input field is optional.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
maxPlugins	integer	no	10	Maximum number of plugins or themes to collect.
type	enum	no	plugins	Which directory to scrape: plugins or themes.
searchQuery	string	no	seo	Keyword to search the directory (for example woocommerce, backup, security). Leave empty to browse by popularity or tag.
browse	enum	no	popular	When no keyword is set, list by popular, featured, new, or updated.
tag	string	no	(empty)	Restrict to one directory tag by slug (for example ecommerce, gallery, cache, forms). Used only when no search keyword is set.

All fields are optional. With no keyword and no tag, the actor browses the most popular plugins.

Output reference

One dataset item per plugin or theme. Types: string, integer, number, object, object[], string[], or null when the source value is absent.

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Plugin or theme name.
slug	string	Directory slug (unique).
type	string	plugins or themes.
url	string	Public directory page URL.
author	string	Author display name (an author lead).
authorProfile	string	Author WordPress.org profile URL, or null.
contributors	object[]	Every contributor with username, displayName, profile, avatar.
donateLink	string	Donation URL, or null.
supportUrl	string	Support forum URL, or null.
version	string	Current version.
activeInstalls	integer	Active install count, or null.
downloaded	integer	Total downloads, or null.
rating	number	Rating on a 0 to 5 scale, or null.
ratingScore	integer	Raw rating on a 0 to 100 scale, or null.
numRatings	integer	Number of ratings, or null.
ratingsBreakdown	object	Counts per star: star5 through star1, or null.
supportThreads	integer	Number of support threads, or null.
supportThreadsResolved	integer	Number of resolved support threads, or null.
lastUpdated	string	Last updated date, or null.
added	string	Date added to the directory, or null.
requiresWp	string	Minimum WordPress version required, or null.
testedWp	string	Latest WordPress version tested, or null.
requiresPhp	string	Minimum PHP version required, or null.
requiresPlugins	string[]	Required plugin slugs, or null.
homepage	string	Plugin or theme homepage, or null.
downloadLink	string	Direct download ZIP URL, or null.
previewUrl	string	Live preview URL (themes), or null.
iconUrl	string	Icon image URL, or null.
bannerUrl	string	Banner image URL, or null.
shortDescription	string	Short description, or null.
tags	string[]	Directory tags, or null.
source	string	Data source label: WordPress.org Plugins or WordPress.org Themes.
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.
error	string	Present only on a failed run; an item with a populated error field is written instead.

Example output record

See the hero example at the top of this page. It is a real record from a live run with input {"maxPlugins": 10, "type": "plugins", "searchQuery": "seo", "browse": "popular"}, with the contributors and tags arrays trimmed for readability. A live run returns every contributor and tag.

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~wordpress-plugins-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchQuery":"woocommerce","type":"plugins","maxPlugins":25}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~wordpress-plugins-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"type":"themes","browse":"popular","maxPlugins":100}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/wordpress-plugins-scraper \
  --input '{"tag":"cache","type":"plugins"}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. Use offset and limit to page through large result sets. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per plugin or theme record returned (result event). See the pricing tab for the current per-result price.
• No charge on failure. If the directory is unavailable, the actor writes a single item with a populated error field and does not charge for it. Empty runs cost nothing.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 records per run. Upgrade for higher maxPlugins.

FAQ and troubleshooting

Can I scrape themes as well as plugins? Yes. Set type to themes to scrape the WordPress.org theme directory with the same fields.

How do I get the most popular plugins for a topic? Set searchQuery to your keyword. Leave it empty and set browse to popular to list the most popular overall.

What is the difference between rating and ratingScore? rating is on a 0 to 5 star scale; ratingScore is the raw 0 to 100 score from the directory. ratingsBreakdown gives the count per star.

Why do author leads matter? author, authorProfile, and the full contributors list (each with a profile link) let you identify and contact the developers behind popular plugins.

A run returned 0 records. Why? The keyword or tag matched nothing. Try a broader keyword or leave it empty to browse. Zero-result runs are not charged.

Is this an official WordPress tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with WordPress or Automattic. It reads only data that is publicly available through the WordPress.org directory API. Use it in accordance with the source terms of service.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with WordPress or Automattic. Accesses only publicly available WordPress.org directory data. Use in accordance with the source terms of service.