# WordPress Plugin Scraper – Installs, Ratings & Author Data (`ahmdshrif/wordpress-plugin-directory-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes WordPress.org plugin pages for version, ratings, install counts, author/vendor details, and compatibility data.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ahmdshrif/wordpress-plugin-directory-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ahmed](https://apify.com/ahmdshrif) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools, E-commerce
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 4 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

$0.80 / 1,000 plugin page scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## WordPress Plugin Scraper – Installs, Ratings & Author Data

Scrapes WordPress.org plugin pages and exports version, ratings, install counts, download totals, author/vendor details, compatibility requirements, and direct download links. Built for WordPress agencies, plugin developers doing competitive research, and B2B lead-gen teams looking to reach plugin authors and vendor companies.

### Why this scraper

- Combines two data sources rivals usually split into separate paid fields: the JSON-LD structured data (rating, downloads, author, price) and the sidebar-only fields (active installs range, tested-up-to, requires-PHP) — all in one flat schema, one price.
- No login, CAPTCHA, or JS rendering needed to get this data, so runs are simple page fetches against static HTML.
- Priced at $0.0008 per plugin, below the cheapest per-item competitor we're aware of.

### Output fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pluginUrl | string | Canonical URL of the plugin page |
| slug | string | Plugin directory slug |
| name | string | Plugin name |
| version | string | Current stable version number |
| lastUpdated | string | ISO date the plugin was last updated |
| author | string | Author or vendor company name |
| authorUrl | string | Author or vendor website URL, useful for B2B leads |
| rating | number | Average rating out of 5 |
| ratingCount | integer | Number of ratings/reviews |
| activeInstalls | string | Active installs range as shown on the page, e.g. "5+ million" |
| totalDownloads | integer | Cumulative all-time download count |
| description | string | Short plugin description/tagline |
| tags | string | Comma-separated list of plugin tags |
| requiresWP | string | Minimum required WordPress version |
| testedUpTo | string | Highest WordPress version tested compatible |
| requiresPHP | string | Minimum required PHP version |
| downloadUrl | string | Direct .zip download URL for the current version |
| price | number | Listed price in USD (0 for free plugins) |

### Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

### Output

```json
{
  "pluginUrl": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/",
  "slug": "woocommerce",
  "name": "WooCommerce",
  "version": "11.0.1",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-10",
  "author": "WordPress.org",
  "authorUrl": "https://wordpress.org",
  "rating": 4.5,
  "ratingCount": 4813,
  "activeInstalls": "7+ million",
  "totalDownloads": 456646324,
  "description": "Everything you need to launch an online store in days and keep it growing for years. From your first sale to millions in revenue, Woo is with you.",
  "tags": "ecommerce, online store, sell online, shop, shopping cart",
  "requiresWP": "",
  "testedUpTo": "",
  "requiresPHP": "",
  "downloadUrl": "https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/woocommerce.11.0.1.zip",
  "price": 0
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-event at **$0.0008 per plugin page scraped**. Scraping 50 plugins costs about $0.04; scraping 1,000 plugins costs about $0.80.

### Use cases

- Building a lead list of plugin authors and vendor companies (using `author`, `authorUrl`) for a WordPress agency outreach campaign.
- Monitoring competitor plugins in your niche for version updates, rating changes, and install growth over time.
- Auditing a client site's installed plugins against `requiresWP`, `testedUpTo`, and `requiresPHP` before a WordPress core or PHP upgrade.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Pages to export.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many records.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One structured record per input URL.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ahmdshrif/wordpress-plugin-directory-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/" },
        { "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/" },
        { "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/" },
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ahmdshrif/wordpress-plugin-directory-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call ahmdshrif/wordpress-plugin-directory-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ahmdshrif/wordpress-plugin-directory-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/DhZQJbX0ysjRmc3ac/builds/B7oksyModviMK9Q4I/openapi.json