Best basic plugins for WordPress
The most popular basic plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Gutenverse Companion leads with 9K+ active installs, ahead of Click to Call Button (1K+) and Material Admin Theme (1K+). All 11 plugins tagged “BASIC” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 basic plugins
- 1.
Gutenverse CompanionThe most installed basic plugin, with 9K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Click to Call Button1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 3.
Material Admin Theme1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 4.
Tamed Admin Theme100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 5.
Elemental Calculator100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 6.
NW Company Profile10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 7.
Very Basic Google Fonts10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 8.
Wp Member Page10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 9.
Update Your Footer WPFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.0.
- 10.
WP Basic Info PluginFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
All 11 plugins tagged “BASIC”
Gutenverse Companion
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,267by Jegstudio12 days ago
Companion plugin for Gutenverse base themes
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 147/day
Click to Call Button
Down in the last 7 days:15#5,602by Digital23 years ago
Small floating click to call phone button for your website
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Material Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:58#5,918by chmln10 years ago
Material blue theme for wordpress admin. Flat design, improved contrast. Have your backend look like 2015.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Tamed Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:79#15,661by lucawater10 years ago
A basic, clean and minimalistic Wordpress admin theme.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Elemental Calculator
Down in the last 7 days:226#15,913by Amaury RAMBAUD5 months ago
Insert a simple calculator in your WordPress website with a widget or the shortcode [elemental_calculator].
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
NW Company Profile
Up in the last 7 days:159#34,477by nakweb3 years ago
NW Company Profile はウェブサイト内で汎用的に利用する基本情報を管理できるプラグインです。
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Very Basic Google Fonts
Up in the last 7 days:7,205#39,832by Joe8 years ago
The simple, bare-bones way to include Google Fonts to the wp_head(). It isn’t fancy but it gets the job done.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Wp Member Page
Down in the last 7 days:7,060#47,935by momen200912 years ago
Plug-in to create a membership page with basic authentication.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Update Your Footer WP
Down in the last 7 days:732#67,905by Waren Gonzaga2 years ago
Simple and lightweight WordPress shortcode plugin to automatically update your footer year notice. No annoying ads!
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Basic Info Plugin
#73,056by Geethu Vijayan2 years ago
Plugin to show basic information of Wordpress setup and associated plugins on Admin side
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day