Best community forum plugins for WordPress
The most popular community forum plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simple:Press Forum leads with 300+ active installs, ahead of CM Answers (300+). All 2 plugins tagged “community forum” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.
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Top 2 community forum plugins
- 1.
Simple:Press ForumThe most installed community forum plugin, with 300+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 24 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
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CM Answers300+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 86 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “community forum”
Simple:Press Forum
Up in the last 7 days:22#10,426by simplepress1 month ago
The most versatile and feature-rich forum plugin for WordPress. Create unlimited forums with awesome features directly in your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.2(24)
- Downloads
- 22/day
CM Answers
Up in the last 7 days:30#10,537by CreativeMindsSolutions27 days ago
Discussion Forum Plugin for WordPress Q&A. Build engaging community forums with voting, moderation, notifications, and AI integration.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.8(86)
- Downloads
- 17/day