Best chapters plugins for WordPress
The most popular chapters plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WriteShare Writing Community Platform leads with 80+ active installs, ahead of FICTBASE (50+) and Chapterwright (10+). All 13 plugins tagged “chapters” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 chapters plugins
- 1.
WriteShare Writing Community PlatformThe most installed chapters plugin, with 80+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 18 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 2.
FICTBASE50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Chapterwright10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
DQH Series System10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 5.
WP Audio Book10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 6.
MugenCodex Chapter Coins PaywallFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
ChapcastFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 8.
ChapterPlay Chapter Player for YouTubeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 9.
Videos Chapters & LogosFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 10.
Readova CoreFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 13 plugins tagged “chapters”
WriteShare Writing Community Platform
Down in the last 7 days:15#17,982by AOS7 years ago
WriteShare will turn WordPress into a full featured writing community, not just a blogging community. Site members can post books with chapters.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.8(18)
- Downloads
- 11/day
FICTBASE
Up in the last 7 days:1,185#21,182by fictbase0913 days ago
Serialized fiction and web novel plugin for WordPress. Chapters, drip scheduling, reader bookmarks — self-hosted, no platform lock-in.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Chapterwright
Up in the last 7 days:1,360#29,785by Alok Jain2 months ago
Publish multi-chapter ebooks in WordPress with tables of contents, sections, reading progress, and a distraction-free reader.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DQH Series System
#40,970by Dinh Quoc Han10 years ago
Create the series system for WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Audio Book
Down in the last 7 days:8,071#45,485by ehsantarar8 years ago
WordPress plugin for audio book.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MugenCodex Chapter Coins Paywall
#53,092by mugencodex2 months ago
Lock chapters, episodes and serialized content, give readers coins, and let logged-in users unlock access.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Chapcast
Up in the last 7 days:2,954#55,108by Nordic Hosting19 days ago
HTML5 podcast player with clickable chapters. SSP optional; works with uploads, the Audio block, or any resolved audio URL.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ChapterPlay Chapter Player for YouTube
#56,040by Satish Thakor5 months ago
Embed a premium YouTube chapter player anywhere using a Gutenberg block or shortcode. No API key needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Videos Chapters & Logos
#58,795by Alvin Gil27 days ago
The "Videos Chapters & Logos" plugin allows you to embed MP4 videos with a logo, poster, and markers on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Readova Core
Up in the last 7 days:1,882#64,051by ByteJutsu8 months ago
Companion plugin for the Readova theme. Adds Chapters, demo import, and setup tools.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PenBinder
Down in the last 7 days:10,484#66,490by jpeasley1 month ago
Turn your WordPress site into a self-hosted serialized fiction platform: stories, chapters, reading progress, and a distraction-free reader.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LAPDI Chapters
Down in the last 7 days:5,286#68,246by Let A Pro Do IT!2 months ago
Create a central chapter registry, accessible state finder, and public read-only directory API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
VidCellar Lite
Down in the last 7 days:1,722#73,093by Suhaib Siddiqi23 days ago
A free WordPress video library with secure local playback, categories, ratings, thumbnails, and resumable large-file uploads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day