Best blogging plugins for WordPress

The most popular blogging plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Easy Footnotes leads with 8K+ active installs, ahead of Clariti (1K+) and Ghost (500+). All 49 plugins tagged “blogging” 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 blogging plugins

1.
Easy Footnotes
The most installed blogging plugin, with 8K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 33 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
2.
Clariti
1K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
3.
Ghost
500+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 7 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
4.
ContentPen
300+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
5.
Nutrifox WP Connector
200+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
6.
Video To Blog
100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
7.
Live Blogging
100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
8.
Live Blogging Plus
50+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
9.
Comment-free zone
40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
10.
WBAI BlogsAi
30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.