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Best activity plugins for WordPress

The most popular activity plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simple History leads with 300K+ active installs, ahead of BuddyPress Group Email Subscription (1K+) and Counter-Hits (1K+). All 103 plugins tagged “activity” 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 10 activity plugins

  1. 1.
    Simple History

    The most installed activity plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 492 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    BuddyPress Group Email Subscription

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 32 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

  3. 3.
    Counter-Hits

    1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  4. 4.
    BuddyPress Edit Activity

    700+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 17 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.

  5. 5.
    Wbcom Designs

    600+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 10 reviews, updated 4 days ago.

  6. 6.
    Track, Analyze & Optimize by WP Tao

    500+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 17 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  7. 7.
    Wbcom Designs

    400+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 19 reviews, updated 4 days ago.

  8. 8.
    History Log by click5

    300+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.

  9. 9.
    WP User Activity

    200+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 8 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  10. 10.
    Plainview Activity Monitor

    100+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 12 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

All 103 plugins tagged “activity”