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# INSIGHTS & ARTICLES

tag: gutenberg

Thoughts on AI, product development, and technology leadership.

WordPress plugin statistics — plugins added per year cohort growth (2010-2026)

May 12, 2026 Data & Research

I queried the WordPress.org public APIs for 63,418 plugins and 8,168 themes. Here’s what the data says.

Three days of WordPress.org public-API queries. 27 charts. The hidden monopolies, the PHP gap, and the 2025 AI surge.