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Somebody already asked for this. Nobody built it. See for yourself: we track 67,000+ WordPress plugins and 15,600+ Shopify apps: the ones going stale, and the threads still asking for what they don't do. The evidence is free to read. The call on what to build is for members.
Verify: 29.4M downloads counted, straight from WordPress.org's own stats API. How we verify →
3,212 WordPress plugin dossiers. 2,007 Shopify app dossiers. Live, as of 17 Jul 2026.
This week's Rising Stars
The fastest-growing WordPress plugins, ranked by 28-day download growth. Free top 10 per tag. The full ranking is a member view.
| Rank | Plugin | 28d growth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tino SEO & GEO | +276% |
| 2 | Toutmark AI Citation | +164% |
| 3 | Backlia – Backlinks & Content Distribution for SEO & AI Search | +138% |
The top 3 of the free top 10 for the seo tag, the tag holding this week’s biggest mover. Computed from WP.org download data on 5 Sep 2026.
Maintenance Watch
Every plugin overdue for an update: dates and facts only, never a score, entirely free, always.
| Plugin | Last updated | Tested-WP lag |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Form 7 add confirm | 8 years ago | 2 majors |
| Revision Control | 8 years ago | 2 majors |
| WP Edit | 7 years ago | 2 majors |
The most-installed plugins currently flagged. Facts from WP.org, computed 5 Sep 2026.
Unmet needs on file
Recurring asks that cleared the bar: at least 5 distinct sources, independently, asking for the same thing nobody's built.
- 01WordPress security & malware cleanup for non-experts17 sourcesVerdict: in preparation
- 02AI/LLM discoverability16 sourcesVerdict sealed: read the case →
- 03Anti-fraud: block card-testing, fake orders & chargebacks11 sourcesVerdict sealed: read the case →
The desk's latest case
Shopify · case file
16 merchants asked how to get their store recommended by ChatGPT. Nothing on the shelf answers them.
16 distinct merchants independently asked how to get their store read and recommended by ChatGPT / Perplexity / AI shopping agents. There is no incumbent — this is Answer-Engine Optimization for stores, a greenfield opened by the AI-shopping shift.
16distinct sources
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