FakerPress
FakerPress is a clean way to generate fake and dummy content to your WordPress, great for developers who need testing
4.9(205 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 3 weeks agoAs of April 2026, FakerPress is a WordPress testing plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 205 reviews. It has been downloaded 741K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.5+ and PHP 8.1+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 8% this week. Top alternative: Plugin Check (PCP).
4.9/5205 reviews
10K+active installs
741K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Whenever you create a new Theme or Plugin you will always need to create custom data to test whether your plugin is working or not, and as Developers ourselves we had this problem quite alot.
Our goal with this plugin is to fill this gap where you have problem with a good solution both for Developers and for Users of WordPress.
Note: This plugin requires PHP 8.1 or higher to be activated.
Checkout our GitHub Repository
Components Included
- Posts
- Custom Post Types
- Meta Data
- Featured Image
- Users
- Tags
- Categories
- Comments
- Custom Comment Types
- Attachments (NEW)
Creating Dummy Content
Normally a WordPress developer will need to perform the task of filling up an empty theme with dummy content, and doing this manually can be really time consuming, the main reasons this plugin was create was to…
Ratings & Reviews
4.9205 reviews
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Recent Reviews
A must have for
by João Carvalho·3 months ago
This plugin is a must-have to have a fast and ready-to-test site, it can create almost anything, anyway
Fantastic
by aderahmadw·9 months ago
Lifesaver for developer!
Superbe extension
by Aglae·1 year ago
…. qui nous fait gagner du temps et de l’énergie.
Merci
Time saver
by welswebmaster·1 year ago
Can’t wait to use this on our next build. Ipsum Lorem copy/paste relief 🙂
Simple! Generates the content as sold.
by laurencebahiirwa·1 year ago
The setup is easy. The content is generated. You begin to work thereafter.
Download Trends
Today: 184Yesterday: 258This week: 1KPeriod total: 84K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.5+ requiredTested up to 7.0 |
| PHP | 8.1+ required |
Version Adoption
v0.6
26.5%
v0.8
26.3%
v0.9
23.2%
v0.5
17.4%
Other
6.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.9.0 — 9 of March 2026
- Feature – Complete REST API implementation replacing legacy AJAX system
- Feature – Add comprehensive REST API endpoints for all modules (Posts, Users, Terms, Comments, Attachments)
- Feature – Implement attachment generation with support for multiple image providers (Placehold.co, Lorem Picsum)
- Feature – Add batching support for large data generation requests
- Feature – Include OpenAPI documentation at
/wp-json/fakerpress/v1/docs
…and 19 more changes
Contributors
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.