Best activism plugins for WordPress
The most popular activism plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SpeakOut! Email Petitions leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of Civist (900+) and Petitioner (200+). All 8 plugins tagged “activism” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 activism plugins
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SpeakOut! Email PetitionsThe most installed activism plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 43 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Civist900+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 19 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Petitioner200+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 10 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
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CBX Petition70+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 5.
Louder petition10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
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Buoy10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
All 8 plugins tagged “activism”
SpeakOut! Email Petitions
Down in the last 7 days:23#4,298by DigitalME1 month ago
SpeakOut! Email Petitions makes it easy to add petitions to your website and rally your community to Speak Out about a cause by using direct action.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(43)
- Downloads
- 36/day
Civist
Down in the last 7 days:1#7,063by Civist2 months ago
With Civist you create petitions directly in WordPress, raise funds and build strong supporter networks.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.6(19)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Petitioner
Up in the last 7 days:4#11,209by Anton Voytenko27 days ago
Create, target, and track high-impact petitions with Petitioner: automate delivery to decision-makers, manage approvals, and export rich submission da …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.9(10)
- Downloads
- 18/day
CBX Petition
#18,492by Sabuj Kundu3 months ago
A plugin to create, manage petition and collect signatures for petition inside WordPress environment.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Louder petition
#38,589by Adam Sargant16 years ago
A widget/plugin that uses the Louder.org.uk Developer's API to access a petition details and form from a Louder campaign
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Buoy
Down in the last 7 days:690#43,544by Meitar10 years ago
A community-based crisis response system. Buoy is a private, enhanced, cop-free alternative to 112 or 911.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day