{"id":26,"date":"2026-09-18T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pluginspedia.com\/blog\/weekly-brief-2026-09-18\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T02:19:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T02:19:51","slug":"weekly-brief-2026-09-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pluginspedia.com\/blog\/weekly-brief-2026-09-18\/","title":{"rendered":"SpeakOut! Email Petitions changes hands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Observed 12 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026<\/p>\n

The week's largest handover: SpeakOut! Email Petitions<\/a>, at 2,000+ installs, moved from RopeSwingHld to DigitalME on 14 Sep 2026. The record carries the full transfer evidence.<\/p>\n

Other hands changed too: Media Library File Download<\/a> (1,000+) moved from wpmediadownload to wpluna on 13 Sep 2026. In all, 10 plugins changed hands across 8 handovers this week.<\/p>\n

71 plugins left the directory this week. The largest by last recorded installs: Easy Google Fonts<\/a> (100,000+), Easy Custom Sidebars<\/a> (10,000+), Bulgarisation for WooCommerce<\/a> (5,000+). wordpress.org removes a closed plugin's page the same day it closes; each last good record is preserved in the registry.<\/p>\n

12 plugins returned to the directory, led by Dark Mode \u2013 Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme<\/a> (20,000+) and Pixel Gallery<\/a> (4,000+).<\/p>\n

After long silence: Template Kit \u2013 Import<\/a>, at 400,000+ installs shipped a release on 17 Sep 2026, at least 540 days after its previous one. 58 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>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Closures<\/th>\n71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Returns<\/th>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dormancy breaks<\/th>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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