I indexed the WordPress.org plugin directory and measured how well it is maintained. The headline: of the 57,383 plugins in the index, 45.6 percent have not shipped an update in 24 or more months. Data is as of June 2026. Here is the full staleness picture, measured against plugins that report an update date: 65 percent: no update in 6+ months 56 percent: no update in 12+ months 45.6 percent: no update in 24+ months 41.2 percent: no update in 36+ months "Not updated in two yea...