Best buffer plugins for WordPress
The most popular buffer plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Social Media Auto Poster leads with 7K+ active installs, ahead of FormatoCD Publish with Buffer (fewer than 10) and MKM Digital Social Publisher Bridge to Buffer (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “buffer” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 buffer plugins
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Social Media Auto PosterThe most installed buffer plugin, with 7K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 125 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
FormatoCD Publish with BufferFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
MKM Digital Social Publisher Bridge to BufferFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 4.
Simple PostingFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “buffer”

Social Media Auto Poster
Up in the last 7 days:9#2,524by WP Zinc15 days ago
Automatically post and schedule your WordPress content to Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky, and more social networks using Buffer.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.5(125)
- Downloads
- 158/day

FormatoCD Publish with Buffer
Up in the last 7 days:13,409#53,362by formatocd1 month ago
Generates Buffer posts automatically from WordPress posts. Connect your site to the Buffer GraphQL API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MKM Digital Social Publisher Bridge to Buffer
#65,206by dgmaximiliano1 month ago
Auto-publish WordPress posts, events & products directly to your 3 free Buffer.com social channels with custom templates and live previews.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simple Posting
Down in the last 7 days:3,169#68,910by Stephanie4 months ago
Send planned Post(ing) to a maximum of 5 Zapier Webhooks. Free Zapier account needed in order to use this plugin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day