diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/extend/plugins.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/extend/plugins.json
index 8532b43f8b..009cc11779 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/extend/plugins.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/extend/plugins.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+	"trending": "Trending",
 	"installed": "Installed",
 	"active": "Active",
 	"inactive": "Inactive",
diff --git a/src/controllers/admin/plugins.js b/src/controllers/admin/plugins.js
index 3bf5ce047d..464a844a5a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin/plugins.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin/plugins.js
@@ -8,15 +8,25 @@ const meta = require('../../meta');
 const pluginsController = module.exports;
 
 pluginsController.get = async function (req, res) {
-	const [compatible, all] = await Promise.all([
+	const [compatible, all, trending] = await Promise.all([
 		getCompatiblePlugins(),
 		getAllPlugins(),
+		plugins.listTrending(),
 	]);
 
 	const compatiblePkgNames = compatible.map(pkgData => pkgData.name);
 	const installedPlugins = compatible.filter(plugin => plugin && plugin.installed);
 	const activePlugins = all.filter(plugin => plugin && plugin.installed && plugin.active);
 
+	const trendingScores = trending.reduce((memo, cur) => {
+		memo[cur.label] = cur.value;
+		return memo;
+	}, {});
+	const trendingPlugins = all.filter(plugin => plugin && Object.keys(trendingScores).includes(plugin.id)).sort((a, b) => trendingScores[b.id] - trendingScores[a.id]).map((plugin) => {
+		plugin.downloads = trendingScores[plugin.id];
+		return plugin;
+	});
+
 	res.render('admin/extend/plugins', {
 		installed: installedPlugins,
 		installedCount: installedPlugins.length,
@@ -34,6 +44,7 @@ pluginsController.get = async function (req, res) {
 		incompatible: all.filter(function (plugin) {
 			return !compatiblePkgNames.includes(plugin.name);
 		}),
+		trending: trendingPlugins,
 		submitPluginUsage: meta.config.submitPluginUsage,
 		version: nconf.get('version'),
 	});
diff --git a/src/plugins/index.js b/src/plugins/index.js
index 0fe7c3b0e5..4d7824b9b1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const async = require('async');
 const winston = require('winston');
 const semver = require('semver');
 const nconf = require('nconf');
-const util = require('util');
+const request = require('request-promise-native');
 
 const user = require('../user');
 const posts = require('../posts');
@@ -141,24 +141,11 @@ Plugins.reloadRoutes = async function (params) {
 	winston.verbose('[plugins] All plugins reloaded and rerouted');
 };
 
-function request(url, callback) {
-	require('request')(url, {
-		json: true,
-	}, function (err, res, body) {
-		if (err) {
-			return callback(err);
-		}
-		if (res.statusCode === 404 || !body) {
-			return callback(null, {});
-		}
-		callback(null, body);
-	});
-}
-const requestAsync = util.promisify(request);
-
 Plugins.get = async function (id) {
 	const url = (nconf.get('registry') || 'https://packages.nodebb.org') + '/api/v1/plugins/' + id;
-	const body = await requestAsync(url);
+	const body = await request(url, {
+		json: true,
+	});
 
 	let normalised = await Plugins.normalise([body ? body.payload : {}]);
 	normalised = normalised.filter(plugin => plugin.id === id);
@@ -172,7 +159,9 @@ Plugins.list = async function (matching) {
 	const version = require(path.join(nconf.get('base_dir'), 'package.json')).version;
 	const url = (nconf.get('registry') || 'https://packages.nodebb.org') + '/api/v1/plugins' + (matching !== false ? '?version=' + version : '');
 	try {
-		const body = await requestAsync(url);
+		const body = await request(url, {
+			json: true,
+		});
 		return await Plugins.normalise(body);
 	} catch (err) {
 		winston.error('Error loading ' + url, err);
@@ -180,6 +169,13 @@ Plugins.list = async function (matching) {
 	}
 };
 
+Plugins.listTrending = async () => {
+	const url = `${nconf.get('registry') || 'https://packages.nodebb.org'}/api/v1/analytics/top/week`;
+	return await request(url, {
+		json: true,
+	});
+};
+
 Plugins.normalise = async function (apiReturn) {
 	const themeNamePattern = /^(@.*?\/)?nodebb-theme-.*$/;
 	const pluginMap = {};
diff --git a/src/views/admin/extend/plugins.tpl b/src/views/admin/extend/plugins.tpl
index d1df022dd8..12eb193396 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/extend/plugins.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/extend/plugins.tpl
@@ -1,21 +1,37 @@
 <ul class="nav nav-pills">
-	<li class="active"><a href="#installed" data-toggle="tab">
-		[[admin/extend/plugins:installed]]
-		<span class="badge">{installedCount}</span>
-	</a></li>
-	<li><a href="#active" data-toggle="tab">
-		[[admin/extend/plugins:active]]
-		<span class="badge">{activeCount}</span>
-	</a></li>
-	<li><a href="#deactive" data-toggle="tab">
-		[[admin/extend/plugins:inactive]]
-		<span class="badge">{inactiveCount}</span>
-	</a></li>
-	<li><a href="#upgrade" data-toggle="tab">
-		[[admin/extend/plugins:out-of-date]]
-		<span class="badge">{upgradeCount}</span>
-	</a></li>
-	<li><a href="#download" data-toggle="tab">[[admin/extend/plugins:find-plugins]]</a></li>
+	<li>
+		<a href="#trending" data-toggle="tab">
+			[[admin/extend/plugins:trending]]
+			<i class="fa fa-star"></i>
+		</a>
+	</li>
+	<li class="active">
+		<a href="#installed" data-toggle="tab">
+			[[admin/extend/plugins:installed]]
+			<span class="badge">{installedCount}</span>
+		</a>
+	</li>
+	<li>
+		<a href="#active" data-toggle="tab">
+			[[admin/extend/plugins:active]]
+			<span class="badge">{activeCount}</span>
+		</a>
+	</li>
+	<li>
+		<a href="#deactive" data-toggle="tab">
+			[[admin/extend/plugins:inactive]]
+			<span class="badge">{inactiveCount}</span>
+		</a>
+	</li>
+	<li>
+		<a href="#upgrade" data-toggle="tab">
+			[[admin/extend/plugins:out-of-date]]
+			<span class="badge">{upgradeCount}</span>
+		</a>
+	</li>
+	<li>
+		<a href="#download" data-toggle="tab">[[admin/extend/plugins:find-plugins]]</a>
+	</li>
 </ul>
 <br />
 
@@ -58,6 +74,13 @@
 
 	<div class="col-lg-9 col-lg-pull-3">
 		<div class="tab-content">
+			<div class="tab-pane fade" id="trending">
+				<ul class="trending">
+					{{{ each trending }}}
+					<!-- IMPORT admin/partials/installed_plugin_item.tpl -->
+					{{{ end }}}
+				</ul>
+			</div>
 			<div class="tab-pane fade active in" id="installed">
 				<ul class="installed">
 					<!-- BEGIN installed -->
diff --git a/src/views/admin/partials/download_plugin_item.tpl b/src/views/admin/partials/download_plugin_item.tpl
index 4247b2c445..23e6baaea3 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/partials/download_plugin_item.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/partials/download_plugin_item.tpl
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
-					<li id="{download.id}" data-plugin-id="{download.id}" class="clearfix">
+					<li id="{../id}" data-plugin-id="{../id}" class="clearfix">
 						<div class="pull-right">
 							<button data-action="toggleActive" class="btn btn-success hidden"><i class="fa fa-power-off"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.activate]]</button>
 							<button data-action="toggleInstall" data-installed="0" class="btn btn-success"><i class="fa fa-download"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.install]]</button>
 						</div>
 
-						<h2><strong>{download.name}</strong></h2>
+						<h2><strong>{../name}</strong></h2>
 
-						<!-- IF download.description -->
-						<p>{download.description}</p>
-						<!-- ENDIF download.description -->
+						<!-- IF ../description -->
+						<p>{../description}</p>
+						<!-- ENDIF ../description -->
 
-						<small>[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.latest]] <strong class="latestVersion">{download.latest}</strong></small>
+						<small>[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.latest]] <strong class="latestVersion">{../latest}</strong></small>
 						<p>
-							<!-- IF download.isCompatible -->
+							<!-- IF ../isCompatible -->
 							<i class="fa fa-check text-success"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.compatible, {version}]]
 							<!-- ELSE -->
 							<i class="fa fa-question text-warning"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.not-compatible]]
 							<!-- ENDIF -->
 						</p>
 
-						<!-- IF download.url -->
-						<p>[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.more-info]] <a target="_blank" href="{download.url}">{download.url}</a></p>
-						<!-- ENDIF download.url -->
+						<!-- IF ../url -->
+						<p>[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.more-info]] <a target="_blank" href="{../url}">{../url}</a></p>
+						<!-- ENDIF ../url -->
 					</li>
diff --git a/src/views/admin/partials/installed_plugin_item.tpl b/src/views/admin/partials/installed_plugin_item.tpl
index dec83e3ea7..d0855aa8b3 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/partials/installed_plugin_item.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/partials/installed_plugin_item.tpl
@@ -1,56 +1,60 @@
-					<!-- IF !installed.error -->
-					<li id="{installed.id}" data-plugin-index="@index" data-plugin-id="{installed.id}" data-version="{installed.version}" class="clearfix <!-- IF installed.active -->active<!-- ENDIF installed.active -->">
+					<!-- IF !../error -->
+					<li id="{../id}" data-plugin-index="@index" data-plugin-id="{../id}" data-version="{../version}" class="clearfix <!-- IF ../active -->active<!-- ENDIF ../active -->">
 						<div class="pull-right controls">
-							<!-- IF installed.isTheme -->
-							<a href="{config.relative_path}/admin/appearance/themes" class="btn btn-info">[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.themes]]</a>
-							<!-- ELSE -->
-							<button data-action="toggleActive" class="btn <!-- IF installed.active --> btn-warning<!-- ELSE --> btn-success<!-- ENDIF installed.active -->">
-							<i class="fa fa-power-off"></i> <!-- IF installed.active -->[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.deactivate]]<!-- ELSE -->[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.activate]]<!-- ENDIF installed.active --></button>
-							<!-- ENDIF installed.isTheme -->
+							{{{ if ../installed }}}
+								<!-- IF ../isTheme -->
+								<a href="{config.relative_path}/admin/appearance/themes" class="btn btn-info">[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.themes]]</a>
+								<!-- ELSE -->
+								<button data-action="toggleActive" class="btn <!-- IF ../active --> btn-warning<!-- ELSE --> btn-success<!-- ENDIF ../active -->">
+								<i class="fa fa-power-off"></i> <!-- IF ../active -->[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.deactivate]]<!-- ELSE -->[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.activate]]<!-- ENDIF ../active --></button>
+								<!-- ENDIF ../isTheme -->
 
-							<button data-action="toggleInstall" data-installed="1" class="btn btn-danger"><i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.uninstall]]</button>
+								<button data-action="toggleInstall" data-installed="1" class="btn btn-danger"><i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.uninstall]]</button>
 
-							<!-- IF installed.active -->
-							<!-- IF installed.settingsRoute -->
-							<a href="{config.relative_path}{installed.settingsRoute}" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fa fa-wrench"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.settings]]</a>
-							<!-- ENDIF installed.settingsRoute -->
-							<!-- ENDIF installed.active -->
+								<!-- IF ../active -->
+								<!-- IF ../settingsRoute -->
+								<a href="{config.relative_path}{../settingsRoute}" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fa fa-wrench"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.settings]]</a>
+								<!-- ENDIF ../settingsRoute -->
+								<!-- ENDIF ../active -->
+							{{{ else }}}
+								<button data-action="toggleInstall" data-installed="0" class="btn btn-success"><i class="fa fa-download"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.install]]</button>
+							{{{ end }}}
 						</div>
 
-						<h2><strong>{installed.name}</strong></h2>
+						<h2><strong>{../name}</strong></h2>
 
-						<!-- IF installed.description -->
-						<p>{installed.description}</p>
-						<!-- ENDIF installed.description -->
-						<!-- IF installed.outdated --><i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle text-danger"></i> <!-- ENDIF installed.outdated -->
-						<small>[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.installed]] <strong class="currentVersion">{installed.version}</strong> | [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.latest]] <strong class="latestVersion">{installed.latest}</strong></small>
+						<!-- IF ../description -->
+						<p>{../description}</p>
+						<!-- ENDIF ../description -->
+						<!-- IF ../outdated --><i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle text-danger"></i> <!-- ENDIF ../outdated -->
+						<small>[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.installed]] <strong class="currentVersion">{../version}</strong> | [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.latest]] <strong class="latestVersion">{../latest}</strong></small>
 
-						<!-- IF installed.outdated -->
+						<!-- IF ../outdated -->
 						<button data-action="upgrade" class="btn btn-success btn-xs"><i class="fa fa-download"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.upgrade]]</button>
 						<p>
-							<!-- IF installed.isCompatible -->
+							<!-- IF ../isCompatible -->
 							<i class="fa fa-check text-success"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.compatible, {version}]]
 							<!-- ELSE -->
 							<i class="fa fa-question text-warning"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.not-compatible]]
 							<!-- ENDIF -->
 						</p>
-						<!-- ENDIF installed.outdated -->
+						<!-- ENDIF ../outdated -->
 
-						<!-- IF installed.url -->
-						<p>[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.more-info]] <a target="_blank" href="{installed.url}">{installed.url}</a></p>
-						<!-- ENDIF installed.url -->
+						<!-- IF ../url -->
+						<p>[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.more-info]] <a target="_blank" href="{../url}">{../url}</a></p>
+						<!-- ENDIF ../url -->
 					</li>
-					<!-- ENDIF !installed.error -->
-					<!-- IF installed.error -->
-					<li data-plugin-id="{installed.id}" class="clearfix">
+					<!-- ENDIF !../error -->
+					<!-- IF ../error -->
+					<li data-plugin-id="{../id}" class="clearfix">
 						<div class="pull-right">
 							<button class="btn btn-default disabled"><i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.unknown]]</button>
 							<button data-action="toggleInstall" data-installed="1" class="btn btn-danger"><i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i> [[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.uninstall]]</button>
 						</div>
 
-						<h2><strong>{installed.id}</strong></h2>
+						<h2><strong>{../id}</strong></h2>
 						<p>
 							[[admin/extend/plugins:plugin-item.unknown-explanation]]
 						</p>
 					</li>
-					<!-- ENDIF installed.error -->
+					<!-- ENDIF ../error -->