{"id":25,"date":"2026-09-11T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pluginspedia.com\/blog\/weekly-brief-2026-09-11\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T02:19:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T02:19:51","slug":"weekly-brief-2026-09-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pluginspedia.com\/blog\/weekly-brief-2026-09-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Ajaxify Comments \u2013 Ajax and Lazy Loading Comments changes hands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Observed 05 Sep 2026 to 11 Sep 2026<\/p>\n

The week's largest handover: Ajaxify Comments \u2013 Ajax and Lazy Loading Comments<\/a>, at 3,000+ installs, moved from Ronald Huereca to David Stone on 08 Sep 2026. The record carries the full transfer evidence.<\/p>\n

In all, 8 plugins changed hands across 7 handovers this week.<\/p>\n

27 plugins left the directory this week. The largest by last recorded installs: Advanced Contact form 7 DB<\/a> (70,000+), OptionTree<\/a> (50,000+), Nimble Page Builder<\/a> (30,000+). wordpress.org removes a closed plugin's page the same day it closes; each last good record is preserved in the registry.<\/p>\n

13 plugins returned to the directory, led by Ultimate Post Kit \u2013 Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets<\/a> (30,000+) and Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations<\/a> (2,000+).<\/p>\n

After long silence: Duplicate Page and Post<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

The week in numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ownership transfers<\/th>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Closures<\/th>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Returns<\/th>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dormancy breaks<\/th>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The record, in full<\/h2>\n