Best archive page plugins for WordPress
The most popular archive page plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Smart Archive Page Remove leads with 6K+ active installs, ahead of Archive Control (1K+) and Archive Page (700+). All 7 plugins tagged “archive page” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 archive page plugins
- 1.
Smart Archive Page RemoveThe most installed archive page plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 59 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Archive Control1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 3.
Archive Page700+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Categories Recent Posts Widget30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 5.
Kayce Sections10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 days ago.
- 6.
Recent Archive More Widget10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 7.
ArchticFrameFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 7 plugins tagged “archive page”
Smart Archive Page Remove
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,770by WP User Manager17 days ago
Completely remove unwanted Archive Pages from your Blog
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.9(59)
- Downloads
- 80/day
Archive Control
Down in the last 7 days:12#5,408by Mike Gillihan2 years ago
Quickly customize your custom post type and taxonomy archives with a custom headline, image, and editable content. Modify order and pagination.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(11)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Archive Page
Up in the last 7 days:24#7,940by Alobaidi2 months ago
Make archive page easily with full customize and in all languages of the world.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Categories Recent Posts Widget
Up in the last 7 days:218#23,286by The Medios12 years ago
This widget displays the recent posts on a category page for that category
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Kayce Sections
Up in the last 7 days:2,430#39,962by wpkayce5 days ago
Add banners, sign-up forms and custom content to category, blog, tag and WooCommerce archive pages. No theme edits. Works with any theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Recent Archive More Widget
#43,772by De paragon12 years ago
'Recent Archive More Widget' displays posts, not listed on page content area on the widget area of the sidebar of category archive page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ArchticFrame
#73,247by archtic7 months ago
Edit archive pages for custom post types using Gutenberg blocks or ACF.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day