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Plugins worth approaching about a takeover, classified by deal rationale. An abandoned giant, a climbing indie and an out-resourced underdog are different purchases, so each candidate carries the archetype tags it earns and a fit score against its best one.

A high score isn't a verdict on the plugin, it's a signal that its users deserve a maintainer and its owner might welcome the conversation.

All · 329 Install-base grab · 33 Rising star · 35 Healthy and safe · 57 Underdog vs Goliath · 27 Niche monopoly · 1 Turnaround · 35 Orphaned by a company · 5 Sleeper · 155

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Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty by Premio (9 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 5.0★ · 1,240 reviews 0y idle Chat & Support

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 5.0★ across 1,240 reviews in an evergreen category

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PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce by WP Overnight (7 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,862 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,862 reviews in an evergreen category

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SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO by Benjamin Denis (2 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.8★ · 1,247 reviews 0y idle SEO

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 1,247 reviews in an evergreen category

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Variation Swatches for WooCommerce by Emran Ahmed (6 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.8★ · 919 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 919 reviews in an evergreen category

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WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map by WPGMaps (2 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.8★ · 3,036 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 3,036 reviews in an evergreen category

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Formidable Forms – WordPress Form Builder for Contact Forms, Calculators, Quizzes & More by Strategy11 Team (6 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.8★ · 1,381 reviews 0y idle Forms

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 1,381 reviews in an evergreen category

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AddToAny Share Buttons by micropat (2 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.7★ · 1,113 reviews 0.3y idle Social

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 1,113 reviews in an evergreen category

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LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer by Adnan (8 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.8★ · 1,075 reviews 0.2y idle Login & Users

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 1,075 reviews in an evergreen category

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Post Views Counter by dFactory (11 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,225 reviews 0.1y idle Analytics

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,225 reviews in an evergreen category

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Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button by quadlayers (17 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.8★ · 691 reviews 0y idle Chat & Support

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 691 reviews in an evergreen category

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Unlimited Elements For Elementor by Unlimited Elements (4 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.8★ · 521 reviews 0y idle Page Builders

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 521 reviews in an evergreen category

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Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes by Pär Thernström (10 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.9★ · 488 reviews 0y idle Booking & Events

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 488 reviews in an evergreen category

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Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups. by popupbuilder Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.7★ · 2,213 reviews 0.1y idle Page Builders

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 2,213 reviews in an evergreen category

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FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager by Ninja Team (13 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.7★ · 1,121 reviews 0y idle Media

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 1,121 reviews in an evergreen category

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FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce by Damian Góra (4 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,814 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,814 reviews in an evergreen category

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Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall by Eli (9 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 783 reviews 0.2y idle Security

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 783 reviews in an evergreen category

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Responsive Lightbox & Gallery by dFactory (11 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,999 reviews 0.2y idle Media

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,999 reviews in an evergreen category

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WP STAGING – WordPress Backups, Restore, Migration & Clone by Rene Hermenau Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.8★ · 2,464 reviews 0y idle Backup

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 2,464 reviews in an evergreen category

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Admin Columns by Codepress Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,651 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,651 reviews in an evergreen category

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Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance by Younes JFR. (4 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,951 reviews 0y idle Performance

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,951 reviews in an evergreen category

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Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets by Marketing Fire (4 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,516 reviews 0.3y idle Blocks

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,516 reviews in an evergreen category

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Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons by Inisev (6 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.8★ · 5,334 reviews 0y idle Social

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 5,334 reviews in an evergreen category

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Discount Rules for WooCommerce by flycart (4 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.8★ · 1,356 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 1,356 reviews in an evergreen category

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My Sticky Bar – Floating Notification Bar & Sticky Header (formerly myStickymenu) by Premio (9 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,196 reviews 0y idle Admin & Utilities

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,196 reviews in an evergreen category

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Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster by Gabe Livan Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,562 reviews 0y idle Performance

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,562 reviews in an evergreen category

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LuckyWP Table of Contents by LuckyWP (3 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 885 reviews 1.4y idle SEO

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 885 reviews in an evergreen category

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Temporary Login Without Password by storeapps (8 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 5.0★ · 1,537 reviews 0y idle Login & Users

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 5.0★ across 1,537 reviews in an evergreen category

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Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin by Vinod Dalvi (4 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,560 reviews 0y idle Search

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,560 reviews in an evergreen category

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AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress by Jordy Meow (29 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 862 reviews 0y idle AI

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 862 reviews in an evergreen category

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Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization by Optimole (2 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.7★ · 638 reviews 0y idle Performance

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 638 reviews in an evergreen category

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Query Monitor by John Blackbourn (3 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.9★ · 469 reviews 0.2y idle Performance

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 469 reviews in an evergreen category

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Gallery : FooGallery by FooPlugins (5 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.8★ · 986 reviews 0y idle Media

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 986 reviews in an evergreen category

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Nextend Social Login and Register by Nextendweb (3 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.9★ · 446 reviews 0.1y idle Social

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 446 reviews in an evergreen category

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Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping by Octolize Shipping Plugins (11 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 703 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 703 reviews in an evergreen category

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ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF by ShortPixel (9 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.5★ · 819 reviews 0y idle Performance

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.5★ across 819 reviews in an evergreen category

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Backup Migration by Inisev (6 plugins) Sleeper

80K+ installs 4.8★ · 1,331 reviews 0.1y idle Backup

Why: steady at 80K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 1,331 reviews in an evergreen category

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Customer Reviews for WooCommerce by CusRev Sleeper

80K+ installs 4.8★ · 1,530 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 80K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 1,530 reviews in an evergreen category

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The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. by Sybre Waaijer (6 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.9★ · 378 reviews 0.7y idle SEO

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 378 reviews in an evergreen category

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WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for CSV, XML, Excel & Google Sheets by WP All Import (18 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 1,962 reviews 0.1y idle Content & Feeds

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 1,962 reviews in an evergreen category

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Firelight Lightbox by Firelight (2 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.8★ · 358 reviews 0.1y idle Media

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 358 reviews in an evergreen category

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Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks by Benjamin Intal (9 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 521 reviews 0y idle Blocks

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 521 reviews in an evergreen category

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iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more by iubenda Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.7★ · 396 reviews 0y idle Privacy & Consent

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 396 reviews in an evergreen category

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Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce by Josh Kohlbach (9 plugins) Sleeper

80K+ installs 4.7★ · 1,064 reviews 0.1y idle Social

Why: steady at 80K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 1,064 reviews in an evergreen category

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Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent by devowl.io GmbH (4 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.8★ · 489 reviews 0y idle Privacy & Consent

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 489 reviews in an evergreen category

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Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator by edo888 (4 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 618 reviews 0y idle Multilingual

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 618 reviews in an evergreen category

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Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor by Ultimate Blocks Sleeper

50K+ installs 4.9★ · 729 reviews 0y idle Blocks

Why: steady at 50K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 729 reviews in an evergreen category

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Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share by Heateor Support (5 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 522 reviews 1y idle Social

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 522 reviews in an evergreen category

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Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery by WP Chill (28 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 613 reviews 0y idle Media

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 613 reviews in an evergreen category

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CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes by NiteoThemes (2 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.7★ · 326 reviews 0y idle Admin & Utilities

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 326 reviews in an evergreen category

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3CX Free Live Chat, Calls & Messaging by WP-LiveChat Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.6★ · 821 reviews 0.2y idle Chat & Support

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.6★ across 821 reviews in an evergreen category

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Side Cart Woocommerce | Woocommerce Cart by xootix (6 plugins) Sleeper

80K+ installs 4.8★ · 452 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 80K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 452 reviews in an evergreen category

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Popups for Divi by Tim Strifler (2 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.8★ · 441 reviews 0y idle Email & Marketing

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 441 reviews in an evergreen category

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User Switching by John Blackbourn (3 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.9★ · 238 reviews 0y idle Login & Users

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 238 reviews in an evergreen category

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Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! by Jordy Meow (29 plugins) Sleeper

90K+ installs 4.6★ · 768 reviews 0y idle Media

Why: steady at 90K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.6★ across 768 reviews in an evergreen category

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Custom Login Page Customizer by Adnan (8 plugins) Sleeper

90K+ installs 4.8★ · 410 reviews 0.7y idle Login & Users

Why: steady at 90K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 410 reviews in an evergreen category

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Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce by algol.plus (3 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 350 reviews 0.2y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 350 reviews in an evergreen category

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TI WooCommerce Wishlist by templateinvaders Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 499 reviews 0.2y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 499 reviews in an evergreen category

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Relevanssi – A Better Search by Christoph Vielgrader (3 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 405 reviews 0y idle Search

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 405 reviews in an evergreen category

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Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia by Melograno Venture Studio (5 plugins) Sleeper

90K+ installs 4.6★ · 786 reviews 0y idle Booking & Events

Why: steady at 90K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.6★ across 786 reviews in an evergreen category

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FunnelKit – Funnel Builder for WooCommerce Checkout by FunnelKit (7 plugins) Sleeper

30K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,015 reviews 0y idle Page Builders

Why: steady at 30K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,015 reviews in an evergreen category

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Scored from the tracked catalog: active installs, install-tier momentum from our milestone history, time since the last release and WordPress-version lag, category demand, ratings, and the competitive picture from shared-tag rivals. Companies only appear under "Orphaned by a company"; flagged and closed plugins never appear.