A few days ago I was browsing an blog forum , where I came across a post where users were discussing their favourite wordpress plugins. Now , Top 10 is a unit of measure which canbe arrived in multiple ways … Top 10 Plugins based on number of Downloads, Most popular plugin based on Wodpress version , Most useful plugin based on user choice and Vote . So it may not be that easy to pinpoint the real top 10 so easily .

But on the other hand, if a plugin is downloaded by most number of wordpress users, it should be the best choice in the sense that a person would not be downloading it unless they consider it as the most useful or most functional. So to start with , heres the list of top 10 wordpress plugins which has the highest downloads from the most popular wodpress plugin repository – wordpress.org.

1. Sidebar Widget – LINK [ Downloads 173,622 ]
   ( allows you to move things (widgets) around, in and out of your sidebar – version WP 2.1 and below )
2. Akismet – LINK [ Downloads 94,434 ]
   ( checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not )
3. Google Sitemap Generator – LINK [ Downloads 61,700 ]
   ( create a google sitemaps compliant XML-Sitemap of your WordPress blog )
4. Wordpres.com Stats – LINK [ Downloads 61,700 ]
   ( Simple yet nice amount of stats for your blog )
5. Subscribe to comments – LINK [ Downloads 34,459]
   ( allows commenters on an entry to subscribe to e-mail notifications for subsequent comments. )
6. All in one SEO pack LINK [ Downloads 33,977 ]
   ( Creats Meta Tags , allows changing of Title tag , and avoiding duplicate content )
7. podPress LINK [ Downloads 33,399 ]
   ( Increases Wordpress’s functionality for hosting podcasts on your blog )
8. NextGEN Gallery LINK [ Downloads 26,405 ]
   ( For better Administration and handling multiple galleries; uses JQuery
9. WPG2 – WordPress / Gallery2 Integration LINK [ Downloads 24,401 ]
   ( Embeds Gallery2 within Wordpress to share photos, videos )
10. AdSense Manager LINK ( Downloads 20,649 )
    ( For managing AdSense ads on your Blog )