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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 · 316 Install-base grab · 30 Rising star · 40 Healthy and safe · 53 Underdog vs Goliath · 21 Niche monopoly · 1 Turnaround · 47 Orphaned by a company · 4 Sleeper · 137

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PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce by WP Overnight (8 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,865 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,865 reviews in an evergreen category

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SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO by Benjamin Denis (3 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.8★ · 1,268 reviews 0y idle SEO

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 1,268 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★ · 926 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 926 reviews in an evergreen category

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Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin by Blair Williams (4 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.8★ · 1,281 reviews 0y idle AI

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 1,281 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★ · 3,055 reviews 0.1y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 3,055 reviews in an evergreen category

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Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder by Strategy11 Team (7 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.8★ · 1,388 reviews 0y idle Forms

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 1,388 reviews in an evergreen category

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

300K+ installs 4.7★ · 1,114 reviews 0.4y idle Social

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 1,114 reviews in an evergreen category

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LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer by Adnan (11 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.8★ · 1,077 reviews 0.3y idle Login & Users

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 1,077 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★ · 696 reviews 0y idle Chat & Support

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 696 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★ · 525 reviews 0y idle Page Builders

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 525 reviews in an evergreen category

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Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes by Pär Thernström (12 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.9★ · 491 reviews 0y idle Booking & Events

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 491 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★ · 2,215 reviews 0y idle Page Builders

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 2,215 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★ · 1,125 reviews 0.1y idle Media

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 1,125 reviews in an evergreen category

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

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,815 reviews 0.1y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,815 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 0y 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★ · 2,003 reviews 0y idle Media

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 2,003 reviews in an evergreen category

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Rich Showcase for Google Reviews by richplugins (6 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,623 reviews 0y idle Media

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,623 reviews in an evergreen category

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WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups by Rene Hermenau Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.8★ · 2,470 reviews 0y idle Backup

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 2,470 reviews in an evergreen category

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Admin Columns by Codepress Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,652 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,652 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★ · 1,962 reviews 0.2y idle Performance

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,962 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 0y 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★ · 5,333 reviews 0.1y idle Social

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 5,333 reviews in an evergreen category

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Discount Rules for WooCommerce by flycart (4 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.8★ · 1,395 reviews 0.1y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 1,395 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★ · 1,199 reviews 0y idle Admin & Utilities

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,199 reviews in an evergreen category

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Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster by Gabe Livan Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,564 reviews 0.1y idle Performance

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,564 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★ · 640 reviews 0y idle Performance

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 640 reviews in an evergreen category

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Query Monitor by John Blackbourn (2 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.9★ · 470 reviews 0y idle Performance

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 470 reviews in an evergreen category

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FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries by FooPlugins (5 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.8★ · 995 reviews 0y idle Media

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 995 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★ · 706 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 706 reviews in an evergreen category

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

200K+ installs 4.9★ · 447 reviews 0.3y idle Social

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 447 reviews in an evergreen category

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Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager by Premio (9 plugins) Sleeper

90K+ installs 5.0★ · 1,526 reviews 0y idle Media

Why: steady at 90K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 5.0★ across 1,526 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★ · 830 reviews 0.1y idle Performance

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.5★ across 830 reviews in an evergreen category

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Customer Reviews for WooCommerce by CusRev Sleeper

80K+ installs 4.8★ · 1,539 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 80K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 1,539 reviews in an evergreen category

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The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. by Sybre Waaijer (7 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.9★ · 380 reviews 0.1y idle SEO

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 380 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 (23 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 1,966 reviews 0y idle Content & Feeds

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 1,966 reviews in an evergreen category

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Firelight Lightbox by Firelight (2 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.8★ · 361 reviews 0.1y idle Media

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 361 reviews in an evergreen category

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Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks by Benjamin Intal (11 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 522 reviews 0.1y idle Blocks

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 522 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★ · 397 reviews 0y idle Privacy & Consent

Why: steady at 200K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 397 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★ · 1,072 reviews 0.1y idle Social

Why: steady at 80K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 1,072 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★ · 492 reviews 0.1y idle Privacy & Consent

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 492 reviews in an evergreen category

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

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 620 reviews 0y idle Multilingual

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 620 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 0.1y 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 (4 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 523 reviews 1.1y idle Social

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 523 reviews in an evergreen category

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Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery by WP Chill (29 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 616 reviews 0y idle Media

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 616 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★ · 820 reviews 0y idle Chat & Support

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.6★ across 820 reviews in an evergreen category

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Popups for Divi by Tim Strifler (2 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 442 reviews 0y idle Email & Marketing

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 442 reviews in an evergreen category

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Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library by Jordy Meow (30 plugins) Sleeper

90K+ installs 4.6★ · 779 reviews 0y idle Media

Why: steady at 90K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.6★ across 779 reviews in an evergreen category

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User Switching by John Blackbourn (2 plugins) Sleeper

200K+ installs 4.9★ · 238 reviews 0.2y 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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Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce by algol.plus (3 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.9★ · 350 reviews 0y 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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Relevanssi – A Better Search by Christoph Vielgrader (3 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 406 reviews 0y idle Search

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 406 reviews in an evergreen category

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TI WooCommerce Wishlist by templateinvaders Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 503 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 503 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★ · 793 reviews 0y idle Booking & Events

Why: steady at 90K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.6★ across 793 reviews in an evergreen category

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

30K+ installs 4.9★ · 1,028 reviews 0y idle eCommerce

Why: steady at 30K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 1,028 reviews in an evergreen category

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Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin by Joachim Jensen (4 plugins) Sleeper

30K+ installs 4.9★ · 724 reviews 0y idle Admin & Utilities

Why: steady at 30K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 724 reviews in an evergreen category

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Content Views – Post Grid & Filter (Shortcode, Blocks, Elementor Widgets) by Content Views Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.8★ · 333 reviews 0.2y idle Blocks

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 333 reviews in an evergreen category

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Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder by Beaver Builder (3 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.7★ · 394 reviews 0y idle Page Builders

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.7★ across 394 reviews in an evergreen category

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Presto Player by Andre Gagnon (2 plugins) Sleeper

100K+ installs 4.8★ · 346 reviews 0y idle Media

Why: steady at 100K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.8★ across 346 reviews in an evergreen category

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OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. by Daan van den Bergh (3 plugins) Sleeper Healthy and safe

300K+ installs 4.6★ · 213 reviews 0y idle Performance

Why: steady at 300K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.6★ across 213 reviews in an evergreen category

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All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements by Premio (9 plugins) Sleeper

40K+ installs 4.9★ · 542 reviews 0.1y idle Social

Why: steady at 40K+ installs, no tier moves in a year · 4.9★ across 542 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.