Best ago plugins for WordPress
The most popular ago plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Meks Time Ago leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of WP-RelativeDate (100+) and The Time Ago (20+). All 3 plugins tagged “ago” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 ago plugins
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Meks Time AgoThe most installed ago plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 9 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
WP-RelativeDate100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
The Time Ago20+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
All 3 plugins tagged “ago”
Meks Time Ago
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,105by Meks11 months ago
Automatically change your post date display to "time ago" format like 1 hour ago, 3 days ago, etc...
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.3(9)
- Downloads
- 45/day
WP-RelativeDate
Down in the last 7 days:88#13,536by Lester Chan3 months ago
Displays relative date alongside with your post/comments actual date.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
The Time Ago
#27,895by Alobaidi10 years ago
One click convert date and time to "time ago" (e.g. 1 hour ago), easy to use, just one click! translation ready (to your language).
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day