The week's largest handover: Gateway Zibal for WooCommerce<\/a>, at 7,000+ installs, moved from Mohammad Zamanzadeh to zibal on 14 Oct 2026, together with Zibal Payment Gateway for Gravity Forms<\/a> (300+) and 3 more. All 5 records carry the full transfer evidence.<\/p>\n Other hands changed too: Custom Global Variables<\/a> (5,000+) moved from akirak to oden7777 on 14 Oct 2026; OpenStation: Desktop Windows, Dock & Virtual Desktops for WP Admin<\/a> (1,000+) moved from Daniel L\u00f3pez S\u00e1nchez to WordPress.org on 16 Oct 2026. In all, 19 plugins changed hands across 11 handovers this week.<\/p>\n 63 plugins left the directory this week. The largest by last recorded installs: Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks \u2013 PostX<\/a> (30,000+), Smart Forms \u2013 when you need more than just a contact form<\/a> (5,000+), News Kit Addons For Elementor<\/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 23 plugins returned to the directory, led by Content Control \u2013 The Ultimate Content Restriction Solution! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More<\/a> (40,000+) and SimplyBook.me \u2013 Booking and reservations calendar<\/a> (30,000+).<\/p>\n