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Best active plugins for WordPress

The most popular active plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Show/Hide Content at Set Time leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Nav Menu Manager (800+) and Eazy Login Logo (300+). All 9 plugins tagged “active” 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 8 active plugins

  1. 1.
    Show/Hide Content at Set Time

    The most installed active plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 33 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.

  2. 2.
    Nav Menu Manager

    800+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  3. 3.
    Eazy Login Logo

    300+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  4. 4.
    Plugin Activation Status

    100+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 14 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  5. 5.
    List Plugins

    10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.

  6. 6.
    Bait Stream for Twitch TV

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.

  7. 7.
    Author

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.

  8. 8.
    Stay Alive

    Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.4.8.

All 9 plugins tagged “active”