Welcome to Torque’s Plugin Madness 2023! The bracket-style competition where we pit 64 plugins against each other to find the best of the best. There are thousands of plugins to choose from, and we are on a mission to find the very best ones. The hidden gems that make life easier, that make sites cooler, and improve functionality.
Make sure you come back every Monday to continue to vote for your favorites!
The schedule is as follows:
Week 1 (64): Feb 27
Week 2 (32) March 6
Week 3 (16): March 13
Week 4 (8): March 20
Week 5 (4): March 27
Week 6 (2): April 3
Week 7 (Winner announced): April 10
We guarantee there are going to be some buzzer beaters, so make sure you come back every Monday to vote.
Want to pay along at home? Download the bracket and fill in who you think will win for each round.
Past Plugin Madness Winners
Plugin Madness has been running for eight years and in that time, amazing winners have been crowned. Last year, first-time competitor The Plus Addons for Elementor had a slam dunk and brought home the prize.
In 2021, FluentCRM, another first timer, rose to the top. With popular page builder, Elementor, taking the crown in 2020 and 2019. Smush Image Optimization held the title in both 2018 and 2017.
Of course, we couldn’t talk about Plugin Madness without shouting out the very first winner, Advanced Custom Fields. ACF took the crown all the way back in 2016 and has made an appearance on the bracket every year since.
We cannot wait to see who fights their way to the top this year! Voting begins on Feb. 27, 2023, and the winner will be announced April 10, 2023. Coming back to vote every week is important but we can’t show the love unless you send in a nomination.