Best bookshelf plugins for WordPress
The most popular bookshelf plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Library Bookshelves leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Goblin Shelf (fewer than 10) and Montecchiani Book Catalog (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “bookshelf” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 bookshelf plugins
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Library BookshelvesThe most installed bookshelf plugin, with 500+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 9 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 2.
Goblin ShelfFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 3.
Montecchiani Book CatalogFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
Pretty BookshelfFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “bookshelf”

Library Bookshelves
Down in the last 7 days:29#8,872by photonicgnostic1 year ago
Create bookshelves that link to your library catalog. Use shortcodes to display book covers in carousels.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.6(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Goblin Shelf
Up in the last 7 days:3,375#64,411by Goblin Department21 days ago
A virtual bookshelf with visitor reviews for your website. Three shelves, a modern bookcase, reviews published straight away.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Montecchiani Book Catalog
Up in the last 7 days:1,348#65,612by Mirko13 days ago
Build a book catalog with a Book post type, genres, a responsive shortcode grid and one-click ISBN autofill from Google Books and Open Library.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Pretty Bookshelf
#68,835by PrettyPlugins10 days ago
Display books on WordPress with beautiful galleries, author pages, ISBN lookup, and your own retailer links.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 8/day