The week's largest handover: Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits, at 30,000+ installs, moved from Liton Arefin to Pixar Labs on 14 Aug 2026. The record carries the full transfer evidence.
In all, 11 plugins changed hands across 10 handovers this week.
40 plugins left the directory this week. The largest by last recorded installs: Microthemer Lite – Visual Editor to Customize CSS (10,000+), WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop (10,000+), GS Portfolio for Envato (4,000+). wordpress.org removes a closed plugin's page the same day it closes; each last good record is preserved in the registry.
The week in numbers
| Ownership transfers | 11 |
|---|---|
| Closures | 40 |
| Returns | 0 |
| Dormancy breaks | 0 |
The record, in full
- The rolling transfer record: every handover of the trailing 90 days, with evidence.
- The dormancy record: plugins past 540 days without a release, most widely installed first.
- Closed in 2026: every plugin removed this year, last good record preserved.
This brief is assembled from the registry’s event records for the seven days shown. Every claim links to the record that carries its evidence.