The weekly brief · 01 Aug 2026 to 07 Aug 2026
WP User Profile Restriction changes hands
The week's largest handover: WP User Profile Restriction, at 400+ installs, moved from Shawon C. to TheInnovs on 04 Aug 2026. The record carries the full transfer evidence.
In all, 9 plugins changed hands across 7 handovers this week.
13 plugins left the directory this week. The largest by last recorded installs: AI Copilot – Content Generator (1,000+). wordpress.org removes a closed plugin's page the same day it closes; each last good record is preserved in the registry.
The week in numbers
The record, in full
- The rolling transfer record: every handover of the trailing 90 days, with evidence.
- The dormancy record: plugins past 540 days without a release, most widely installed first.
- Closed in 2026: every plugin removed this year, last good record preserved.
The registry, by email
One email a week with what changed across the directory: every ownership transfer, closure and dormancy break observed. New blog posts arrive as they publish, and each kind of mail has its own opt-out link.
Every weekly brief · This brief is generated from the registry’s event records for the seven days shown. Every claim links to the record that carries its evidence.