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Best activate plugins for WordPress

The most popular activate plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Unconfirmed leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Meks Quick Plugin Disabler (1K+) and Bulk Deactivate (20+). All 7 plugins tagged “activate” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 7 activate plugins

  1. 1.
    Unconfirmed

    The most installed activate plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 47 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.

  2. 2.
    Meks Quick Plugin Disabler

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

  3. 3.
    Bulk Deactivate

    20+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.

  4. 4.
    MDC Theme Switcher

    10+ active installs. Rated 3.5 from 13 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.

  5. 5.
    BEA

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.

  6. 6.
    Show Plugin Menu Items on Activation

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

  7. 7.
    CC-Auto-Activate-Plugins

    Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.

All 7 plugins tagged “activate”