by Google 4.2 (87 reviews)

Web Stories

Name: Web Stories
Rating: 4.2 (87 reviews)
Author: Google

Web Stories are a visual storytelling format for the open web which immerses your readers in fast-loading, full-screen, and visually rich experiences.

Web Stories ranks #670 among WordPress.org plugins with 60,000+ active installations, a 4.2/5 rating from 87 reviews, and was last updated May 15, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v1.42.0 Current Version v1.42.0

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 15 May, 2025

Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 1% by installs Downloads -16.3% this week No update in over a year

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Rank

#670

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Active Installs

60K+

-7.6%

KW Avg Position

0.2 worse

Downloads

2.9M

+204 today

Support Resolved

33%

— No change

Rating

84%

Review 4.2 out of 5

4.2 (87 reviews)

Next Milestone 70K

Total Progress 28.4%

60K+ 70K+

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Growth Needed

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Reviews & Ratings

4.2

87 reviews

Overall 84%

61 (70%)

6 (7%)

5 (6%)

10 (11%)

Support Threads Overview

Resolved

Unresolved

Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

33%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Dec 11, 2024

Web Stories [web-stories] < 1.38.0

CVE-2024-54317 · Fixed in v1.38.0
May 8, 2023

Web Stories [web-stories] < 1.32.0

CVE-2023-1979 · Fixed in v1.32.0
Oct 26, 2022

Web Stories [web-stories] < 1.25.0

CVE-2022-3708 · Fixed in v1.25.0

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.42.0
Last Updated: May 15, 2025
Requires WP: 6.6+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Google

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.2
Reviews: 87
Support Threads: 3
Resolved: 33%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for site owners, content creators, and publishers on WordPress. It solves the need for a full-screen, fast-loading visual storytelling format that can be created and shared on the open web.

Visual story dashboard
Page templates
Drag-and-drop composition
WordPress media library access
Customizable color and text presets
Analytics and bookend support
Affiliate link monetization
Embeddable, shareable stories

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Web Stories

For an optimal Web Story creation experience, we recommend using the latest version of commonly popular web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).

Because the Web Story format is new to the web ecosystem, some WordPress plugins may need extra support. We are working to improve compatibility with the Web Story editor and encourage you to file any bugs and requests in the support forum.

The Web Story editor is not currently supported on touch screen devices, such as a smartphone or tablet.

For better chances of being discovered, after publishing your Web Story, we encourage you to embed it into a regular article or post on your site by using the Web Stories Gutenberg block. While the default sitemaps in WordPress and most popular plugins handle it automatically, we encourage you to check that your Web Stories are included in your XML sitemaps.

Web Stories created using Web Stories for WordPress use what’s provided in the Document tab inside the editor to generate schema.org and social meta-data automatically. Ensure you review and update all requested metadata, including cover image, excerpt and publisher logo. Please see SEO for Web Stories for further SEO guidance.

There are two ways to include analytics in your Web Stories: Add your Google Analytics ID in the "Settings”. If you use the Site Kit by Google WordPress plugin, you can set up Google Analytics there.

Web Stories are powered by AMP, which adds some restrictions on a page's allowed markup. In some cases, other WordPress plugins use disallowed markup. We recommend temporarily disabling these plugins and reaching out to our support forum.

For help requests, support questions, or general feedback, please reach out via the support forum. Reproducible bug reports can be filed on GitHub. To report a vulnerability in this plugin, please contact the Google Security Team at g.co/vulnz.