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Best boilerplate plugins for WordPress

The most popular boilerplate plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. HTML5 Boilerplate leads with 40+ active installs, ahead of Plugin Builder (20+) and WP Boilerplate Shortcode (10+). All 7 plugins tagged “boilerplate” 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 6 boilerplate plugins

  1. 1.
    HTML5 Boilerplate

    The most installed boilerplate plugin, with 40+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

  2. 2.
    Plugin Builder

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

  3. 3.
    WP Boilerplate Shortcode

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.

  4. 4.
    Skeletonisr

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.

  5. 5.
    Interaction Boilerplate Creator

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  6. 6.
    ImgTurk

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.

All 7 plugins tagged “boilerplate”