The week's largest handover: Ajaxify Comments – Ajax and Lazy Loading Comments, at 3,000+ installs, moved from Ronald Huereca to David Stone on 08 Sep 2026. The record carries the full transfer evidence.
In all, 8 plugins changed hands across 7 handovers this week.
27 plugins left the directory this week. The largest by last recorded installs: Advanced Contact form 7 DB (70,000+), OptionTree (50,000+), Nimble Page Builder (30,000+). wordpress.org removes a closed plugin's page the same day it closes; each last good record is preserved in the registry.
13 plugins returned to the directory, led by Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets (30,000+) and Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations (2,000+).
After long silence: Duplicate Page and Post, at 70,000+ installs shipped a release on 04 Sep 2026, at least 540 days after its previous one. 60 more did the same; the dormancy record has each.
The week in numbers
| Ownership transfers | 8 |
|---|---|
| Closures | 27 |
| Returns | 13 |
| Dormancy breaks | 61 |
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.