Best client side plugins for WordPress
The most popular client side plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Comment Validation leads with 700+ active installs, ahead of AJAX Manufactory (100+) and qTwit (for WordPress) (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “client side” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 client side plugins
- 1.Comment Validation
The most installed client side plugin, with 700+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 2.
AJAX Manufactory100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 3.qTwit (for WordPress)
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 4.Last.wp
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 5.
CompressPrivacyFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
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LH LocalforageFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
All 6 plugins tagged “client side”
Comment Validation
Down in the last 7 days:55#7,751by joern.zaefferer16 years ago
This plugin adds client-side validation to the Wordpress comment form, using the jQuery validation plugin.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

AJAX Manufactory
Down in the last 7 days:50#13,590by Epsiloncool7 years ago
This plugin allows you to create AJAX applications by simple way. It implements JSON data transfer, data escaping, error handling.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
qTwit (for WordPress)
Up in the last 7 days:558#33,971by kylehotchkiss16 years ago
qTwit is a Wordpress widget that loads Tweets (from Twitter) on the client-side, via jQuery, as opposed to on the server.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Last.wp
#37,907by kylehotchkiss17 years ago
Last.wp is a Wordpress widget that shows your guests what you've been listening to on Last.fm, via a jQuery plugin!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CompressPrivacy
Up in the last 7 days:14,424#55,219by Ankit2 months ago
Unlimited, free image compression to WebP/AVIF — done entirely in the editor's browser before upload. No server load, no API keys, no limits.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LH Localforage
Down in the last 7 days:2,954#65,481by shawfactor6 years ago
This plugin automatically and periodically saves the "just typed comment" so no data will be lost even if the browser crashes.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day