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Most popular WordPress plugins

Every free plugin we track on WordPress.org, ranked daily by popularity with 1, 7 and 30-day movement.

Ranking for 2026-11-02 · compared with 2026-11-01 · 415 tracked

415Plugins
253.3MActive installs
12.7BTotal downloads
259Authors
#Plugin1d7d30dRatingInstallsNext milestone
101Simple Custom CSS and JSSilkyPress · Updated Oct 8, 2026▬newnew4.4 (104)600K+next 700K+
102Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg EditorNexcess · Updated Oct 28, 2026▬newnew4.8 (333)600K+next 700K+
103Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for ElementorWP Royal · Updated Oct 23, 2026▬newnew4.8 (612)600K+next 700K+
104Easy Table of ContentsMagazine3 · Updated Oct 16, 2026▬newnew4.4 (221)600K+next 700K+
105Header Footer Code ManagerDraftPress Team · Updated Jul 15, 2026▬newnew4.9 (309)600K+next 700K+
106Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security HardeningSucuri · Updated Oct 14, 2026▬newnew4.2 (386)600K+next 700K+
107Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7Arshid · Updated Oct 9, 2026▬newnew5 (1.9K)600K+next 700K+
108SiteGuard WP Pluginjp-secure · Updated Oct 27, 2026▲ 1▼ 83▼ 824.3 (15)600K+next 700K+
109Under ConstructionWebFactory · Updated Sep 18, 2026▼ 1newnew4.8 (1.3K)600K+next 700K+
110Hello DollyMatt Mullenweg · Updated Oct 24, 2025▬newnew4.4 (177)500K+next 600K+
111WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternativeVeronaLabs · Updated Oct 23, 2026▲ 1newnew4.1 (758)500K+next 600K+
112MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for ElementorRoxnor · Updated Oct 20, 2026▼ 1▼ 86▼ 904.7 (509)500K+next 600K+
113Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) – WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability WidgetElementor · Updated Aug 24, 2026▬newnew2.9 (163)500K+next 600K+
114Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form BuilderKevin Stover · Updated Oct 26, 2026▬▼ 91▼ 954.4 (1.4K)500K+next 600K+
115WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)WooCommerce · Updated Oct 26, 2026▬newnew2.1 (106)500K+next 600K+
116Disable GutenbergJeff Starr · Updated Jul 18, 2026▲ 1newnew5 (735)500K+next 600K+
117SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, PerformanceSoftaculous · Updated Oct 8, 2026▼ 1▼ 87▼ 884.4 (30)500K+next 600K+
118Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIFMateusz Gbiorczyk · Updated Oct 30, 2026▬newnew4.9 (1.1K)500K+next 600K+
119SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & QuizBrainstorm Force · Updated Oct 27, 2026▬newnew4.8 (102)500K+next 600K+
120Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Ordernsp-code · Updated Oct 30, 2026▬newnew4.5 (162)500K+next 600K+
121ExtendifyExtendify · Updated Oct 22, 2026▬newnew4.7 (10)500K+next 600K+
122Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video SliderMetaSlider · Updated Oct 27, 2026▬newnew4.6 (743)500K+next 600K+
123Redis Object CacheTill Krüss · Updated Sep 18, 2026▬newnew4.5 (179)500K+next 600K+
124GoSMTP – SMTP for WordPressSoftaculous · Updated Oct 21, 2026▬newnew4.3 (10)500K+next 600K+
125Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and moreSyed Balkhi · Updated Aug 12, 2026▬newnew4.6 (709)500K+next 600K+
126Broken Link CheckerWPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform · Updated Oct 13, 2026▬newnew3.8 (605)500K+next 600K+
127MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and AutomationMailPoet · Updated Oct 27, 2026▬newnew4.4 (1.4K)500K+next 600K+
128Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic WebsitesMeta Box · Updated Oct 20, 2026▬newnew4.8 (165)500K+next 600K+
129Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & CustomizerThemeum · Updated Oct 28, 2026▬newnew4.5 (81)400K+next 500K+
130Ocean Extraoceanwp · Updated Oct 13, 2026▬newnew3.3 (67)400K+next 500K+
131WP-PageNaviLester Chan · Updated Aug 28, 2026▬newnew4.7 (149)400K+next 500K+
132PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API ManagerPixelYourSite · Updated Oct 21, 2026▬newnew4.3 (281)400K+next 500K+
133SiteSEO – SEO SimplifiedSoftaculous · Updated Sep 24, 2026▬newnew4 (8)400K+next 500K+
134LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page BuilderThemeisle · Updated Oct 29, 2026▬newnew4.3 (874)400K+next 500K+
135BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore PluginWP Media · Updated Oct 14, 2026▬newnew4 (1.3K)400K+next 500K+
136Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerceThemeHigh · Updated Oct 30, 2026▬newnew4.9 (1.1K)400K+next 500K+
137Page Builder by SiteOriginGreg - SiteOrigin · Updated Oct 19, 2026▬newnew4.8 (1K)400K+next 500K+
138Meta for WooCommerceFacebook · Updated Oct 8, 2026▬newnew2.1 (481)400K+next 500K+
139TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI TranslationCozmoslabs · Updated Oct 13, 2026▬newnew4.7 (1.7K)400K+next 500K+
140Meta pixel for WordPressFacebook · Updated Jul 27, 2026▬newnew2.7 (164)400K+next 500K+
141Font Awesomefontawesome · Updated Aug 13, 2026▬newnew3.6 (61)400K+next 500K+
142WP Armour – Honeypot Anti SpamDnesscarkey · Updated Sep 3, 2026▲ 1newnew5 (1.5K)400K+next 500K+
143YITH WooCommerce WishlistYITHEMES · Updated Oct 19, 2026▼ 1newnew3.9 (262)400K+next 500K+
144CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent BannerSoftaculous · Updated Oct 12, 2026▬newnew5 (4)400K+next 500K+
145SiteOrigin Widgets BundleGreg - SiteOrigin · Updated Oct 31, 2026▲ 1newnew4.9 (134)400K+next 500K+
146Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builderSoftaculous · Updated Sep 24, 2026▼ 1newnew3.9 (104)400K+next 500K+
147Shortcodes Ultimate – Content ElementsVova · Updated Oct 17, 2026▬newnew4.9 (5.9K)400K+next 500K+
148Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts LocallyBrainstorm Force · Updated Aug 24, 2026▬newnew4.3 (62)400K+next 500K+
149GutenbergWordPress.org · Updated Oct 28, 2026▲ 1newnew2.1 (3.9K)400K+next 500K+
150GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPressJeff Starr · Updated Aug 10, 2026▼ 1newnew4.9 (158)400K+next 500K+

Reading the movement columns

▲ means the item climbed positions compared with the snapshot 1, 7 or 30 days ago, ▼ means it fell and ▬ means no change. new means it was not in the tracked set at that time.

Directory popularity vs. real-world usage

WordPress.org installs only count sites that report back to WordPress.org. Real-world usage counts detected live sites and is a better signal for premium products.

Frequently asked questions

How is the plugin ranking calculated?

Plugins are ordered by WordPress.org popularity, which follows active installs.

Why do some plugins jump suddenly?

Install brackets are rounded, so crossing a threshold looks like a big jump.

Are premium plugins included?

No — premium plugins have their own ranking based on live sites.

How often does the ranking change?

Every day.