My Story vs Web Stories
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Web Stories leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #684, ahead of My Story at #8,804. Over the last 7 days Web Stories slipped 5 places and My Story slipped 52 places. Web Stories has the largest install base, roughly 120× the next: 60K+ active installs against 500+ for My Story. Downloads this week: Web Stories 1,560 and My Story 35. Ratings: My Story 5★ from 3 and Web Stories 4.2★ from 87 reviews.
| Metric | My Story | Web Stories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #8,804 ▼ 52 | #684 ▼ 5 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 35 | 1,560 |
| Rating | 5★ (3) | 4.2★ (87) |
| Last updated | Apr 18, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
| Current version | 1.1.2 | 1.42.0 |
| Best rank on record | #8,707 | #648 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2025 | Sep 2020 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 9 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, My Story or Web Stories?
By active installs, Web Stories: 60K+ sites run it against 500+ for My Story, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 27, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, My Story or Web Stories?
Web Stories, at #684 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with My Story at #8,804. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are My Story or Web Stories alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.