The week's largest handover: WooCommerce Gateway Affirm<\/a>, at 6,000+ installs, moved from WooCommerce to Affirm on 02 Oct 2026. The record carries the full transfer evidence.<\/p>\n Other hands changed too: Send Users Email \u2013 Email Subscribers, Email Marketing Newsletter<\/a> (5,000+) moved from PARETO Digital to WebFactory on 02 Oct 2026; Peter's Post Notes \u2013 Admin Notes for Posts and Pages<\/a> (3,000+) moved from Peter to Giannis Kipouros on 01 Oct 2026; a 4-plugin portfolio led by Peter's Post Notes \u2013 Admin Notes for Posts and Pages<\/a> (3,000+) moved from Giannis Kipouros to The WP Garden on 02 Oct 2026. In all, 19 plugins changed hands across 12 handovers this week.<\/p>\n 128 plugins left the directory this week. The largest by last recorded installs: elegro Crypto Payment<\/a> (20,000+), Horizontal scrolling announcements<\/a> (8,000+), WebP Conversion<\/a> (4,000+). wordpress.org removes a closed plugin's page the same day it closes; each last good record is preserved in the registry.<\/p>\n 32 plugins returned to the directory, led by Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce<\/a> (10,000+) and XServer Migrator<\/a> (10,000+).<\/p>\n