Best callout plugins for WordPress
The most popular callout plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ShortBuild leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Callout (400+) and Callout Boxes (40+). All 7 plugins tagged “callout” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 callout plugins
- 1.ShortBuild
The most installed callout plugin, with 1K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Callout400+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 3.Callout Boxes
40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.0.
- 4.Insert Callout
30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 5.Remove 'Try Gutenberg' callout
30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 6.
Floating Callout20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 7.Rockon Blocks
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
All 7 plugins tagged “callout”
ShortBuild
Down in the last 7 days:20#5,684by themeansar5 months ago
ShortBuild Beautiful ready-made Business Templates
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day

Callout
Up in the last 7 days:18#9,615by Roel Magdaleno3 years ago
A styled box for featured content.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Callout Boxes
Up in the last 7 days:207#21,612by Roel Magdaleno5 years ago
Insert callout boxes in your posts and pages using shortcodes and Gutenberg blocks.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Insert Callout
Up in the last 7 days:285#23,053by dglambert16 years ago
Add a callout box (like a sidebar within a post) to a post.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Remove 'Try Gutenberg' callout
Up in the last 7 days:115#24,408by neojp8 years ago
Starting WordPress 4.9.8 a new 'Try Gutenberg' callout will be displayed, use this to disable such message. http://bit.ly/2nbVRv7
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Floating Callout
Down in the last 7 days:214#26,050by davidfcarr5 years ago
Creates a Gutenberg block displayed float right or float left relative to other content. You may set padding, margins, background color or background …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Rockon Blocks
Up in the last 7 days:626#57,722by Vikas Sharma28 days ago
Clean, fast Gutenberg blocks for bloggers: Pros & Cons box, Key Takeaways card, Callout box and Review Summary box.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day