⚡ WordPress Plugins in South Africa
WordPress plugins extend the functionality of WordPress websites by adding various features such as design customizations, contact forms, SEO improvements, security enhancements, and e-commerce capabilities with no coding required.
South Africa is an African country with a population of over 60 million people.
According to our data, WordPress plugins are used on 47.5% of websites from South Africa.
⭐ Most Popular in 2026
The following chart shows the top WordPress plugins in South Africa in 2026, based on market share.
The most popular is Yoast SEO with an impressive share of 43.8%, followed by
Elementor with 37.1% and
Contact Form 7 with 30.8%.
🚀 Highlights
Here is a list of the top plugins that are more popular in South Africa than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.
- 2.
Elementor (-1)
- 4.
Really Simple Security (-1)
- 5.
WooCommerce (-1) - 8. WPBakery (-2)
- 9.
Rank Math (-2)
- 10.
MonsterInsights (-4) - 13.
WPForms (-8) - 14.
Gravity Forms (-2)
- 16. W3 Total Cache (-1)
- 17.
WP-Optimize (-16)
✨ Best WordPress Plugins
Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 163 WordPress plugins used on sites from South Africa, ranked by their market share.
👉 See Also
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