Best activation plugins for WordPress
The most popular activation 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 BP Disable Activation Reloaded (700+) and User Activation Keys (100+). All 18 plugins tagged “activation” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 activation plugins
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UnconfirmedThe most installed activation 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.
BP Disable Activation Reloaded700+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 19 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 3.
User Activation Keys100+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 20 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 4.
WP Login Flow60+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 7 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 5.
LH Buddypress login on activation30+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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cbnet MBP Auto-Activate30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
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Proper Network Activation20+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 7 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
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BP Disable Activation10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 9.
Vatomi10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 10.
Admin Bar Plugin Switcher10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
All 18 plugins tagged “activation”
Unconfirmed
Down in the last 7 days:13#5,127by Boone Gorges2 years ago
Allows WordPress admins to manage unactivated users, by activating them manually, deleting their pending registrations, or resending the activation em …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(47)
- Downloads
- 174/day
BP Disable Activation Reloaded
Down in the last 7 days:46#7,610by Damian12 years ago
Based on crashutah, apeatling plugin Disables the activation email and automatically activates new users in BuddyPress under a standard WP install and …
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(19)
- Downloads
- 11/day
User Activation Keys
Down in the last 7 days:24#14,127by David Sader10 years ago
A Multisite Network plugin for user activation key removal or approval.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(20)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Login Flow
Up in the last 7 days:58#19,287by tripflex6 years ago
wp-login permalinks, auto login, register w/ pass, login/logout redirects, email as username, bg/logo/color customizations, hide admin bar, and more!
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
LH Buddypress login on activation
Up in the last 7 days:145#23,927by shawfactor4 years ago
Makes your buddypress signup process seamless by automatically logging on users who activate their account.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
cbnet MBP Auto-Activate
#24,303by Chip Bennett12 years ago
Automatically activate MaxBlogPress plugins, without registering and without subscribing to the MaxBlogPress email list.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Proper Network Activation
#25,795by scribu13 years ago
Avoid errors when using WordPress MultiSite network activation
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.3(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
BP Disable Activation
Up in the last 7 days:19#30,050by techguy16 years ago
Disables the activation email and automatically activates new users in BuddyPress under a standard WP install and WPMU (multisite).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Vatomi
Up in the last 7 days:252#32,829by nK7 years ago
Envato oAuth registration. Support Envato customers users with AwesomeSupport plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Admin Bar Plugin Switcher
#37,248by Milan Dinić7 years ago
Activate/deactivate plugins from admin bar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Email Post Activation
Down in the last 7 days:4,539#42,043by paulmac17 years ago
Adds an iFrame to your blog footer to automatically activate any posts written by email.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
User Activation By Email
Down in the last 7 days:1,872#45,750by Gnanasekaran Loganathan7 years ago
Require users to click the activation link to access the site which is emailed upon user registration.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Plugin Register
Down in the last 7 days:7,903#46,483by Chris Taylor8 years ago
For Wordpress plugin developers: keep a register of when and where your plugins are activated.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WASP
Down in the last 7 days:7,046#48,319by yehudah12 years ago
A unique anti-spam solution to help you fight spam in registration, comments, forms (Contact Form 7).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Network Pending Users Manager
Up in the last 7 days:16,049#54,752by Enrico Marogna2 months ago
Manage pending WordPress Multisite signups from Network Admin with activation, resend, link regeneration, and audit logs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Waveform License Manager
#57,996by Waveform Inc10 days ago
License keys for software you sell. Manage keys, devices and releases in wp-admin; with WooCommerce, keys issue on purchase and revoke on refund.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
BlueSoftWeb License Keys & Activation for WooCommerce
#69,739by Keral Patel4 months ago
Sell software license keys with WooCommerce. Auto-generate a key on purchase and give your app a REST API to activate, validate and deactivate it.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Beardo Multisite Activation Console
#73,519by Beardo.Tools1 month ago
See which plugins are on across your whole multisite network — and switch them on or off safely, one site at a time, with a full audit trail.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day