Best central plugins for WordPress
The most popular central plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Cassify leads with 900+ active installs, ahead of RBS Remote Dashboard Welcome Control (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “central” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 central plugins
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WP CassifyThe most installed central plugin, with 900+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 16 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
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RBS Remote Dashboard Welcome ControlFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
All 2 plugins tagged “central”
WP Cassify
Up in the last 7 days:28#7,193by Alain-Aymerick FRANCOIS4 months ago
The plugin is an Apereo CAS Client. It performs CAS authentication and autorization for Wordpress.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(16)
- Downloads
- 23/day
RBS Remote Dashboard Welcome Control
Up in the last 7 days:8,874#62,471by Rene Diekstra4 years ago
Create a custom Remote Dashboard Welcome page for your users on your own website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day