Best candles plugins for WordPress
The most popular candles plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. In Memoriam (Light a Candle) leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Virtual Candles (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “candles” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 candles plugins
- 1.In Memoriam (Light a Candle)
The most installed candles plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
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Virtual Candles10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “candles”
In Memoriam (Light a Candle)
Down in the last 7 days:73#14,970by nsfetcu9 years ago
Light a candle and pray for a loved one, for a cause, or for yourself.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Virtual Candles
Down in the last 7 days:865#31,396by Saskia Teichmann4 months ago
Digital memorial candle display where visitors can light virtual candles with personal messages for churches and memorial sites.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day