Best companion plugins for WordPress
The most popular companion plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Clever Fox leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of Desert Companion (10K+) and Arile Extra (10K+). All 26 plugins tagged “companion” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 companion plugins
- 1.
Clever FoxThe most installed companion plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 5 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 2.
Desert Companion10K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Arile Extra10K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
Shapely Companion10K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
A WP Life Companion6K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
eCommerce Companion6K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 days ago.
- 7.
Specia Companion4K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 days ago.
- 8.
Arile Super3K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 9.
Lemmony Companion2K+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 10.
Evento1K+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 26 plugins tagged “companion”
Clever Fox
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,037by Nayra Themes4 days ago
Clever Fox plugin to enhance the functionality of free themes made by Nayra Themes.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 3.0(5)
- Downloads
- 443/day
Desert Companion
#1,437by Desert Themes1 month ago
Desert Companion Enhances Desert Themes with additional functionality.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 148/day
Arile Extra
#1,694by Theme Arile13 days ago
Arile Extra is a companion plugin for ArileWP WordPress theme by ThemeArile.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 120/day
Shapely Companion
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,723by colorlibplugins2 months ago
Shapely Companion is a companion plugin for Shapely WordPress theme by Colorlib.com.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 2.0(2)
- Downloads
- 66/day
A WP Life Companion
Down in the last 7 days:9#2,878by A WP Life1 month ago
A WP Life Companion is a useful plugin for awpbusinesspress WordPress theme by awordpresslife.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 64/day
eCommerce Companion
Down in the last 7 days:25#2,915by Seller Themes4 days ago
eCommerce Companion plugin only for Seller Themes. Its fully WooCommerce Compatible Themes
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 122/day
Specia Companion
Down in the last 7 days:16#3,374by Specia Theme4 days ago
Specia Companion is created for Specia Theme
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 89/day
Arile Super
Down in the last 7 days:11#3,912by Theme Arile7 months ago
Arile Super is a companion plugin for Aasta WordPress theme by ThemeArile.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 30/day
Lemmony Companion
Down in the last 7 days:11#4,537by shufflehound3 years ago
The Lemmony Companion is a companion plugin for the Lemmony theme. Adds additional block editor blocks needed for the best theme experience.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Evento
#5,959by Nayra Themes1 year ago
Enhance EventPress WordPress Themes Functionality.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day
CWW Companion
Down in the last 7 days:22#6,276by Code Work Web7 months ago
This plugin adds some useful featuers to themes made by us(Code Work Web).
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day
Ultra Companion
Down in the last 7 days:69#6,701by wpoperations2 years ago
This is the companion plugin for WPoperation themes. This plugin will add extra features to the theme theme by adding social share, shortcodes, post v …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 13/day
Kubelio Companion
Up in the last 7 days:333#8,799by Kubelio10 days ago
Mandatory companion plugin for Kubelio themes. Extends WooCommerce, customizer options, provides custom blocks, and a sleek setup wizard.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 12/day
Ridhi Companion
Up in the last 7 days:8#9,151by Rara Themes1 year ago
Ridhi Companion is a free companion plugin for Ridhi Theme.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Matcha Extra
Up in the last 7 days:77#9,153by WPMatcha2 months ago
Used for adding extra features to WP Matcha Themes.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Yuma Companion
Up in the last 7 days:25#9,818by sharkthemes2 years ago
Add a supportive features, demos and options for Yuma Free and Pro Themes.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
The Bootstrap Theme Companion
Up in the last 7 days:12#11,134by The_Bootstrap_Themes2 years ago
This is a theme companion plugin. This plugin generates the required post types and options for the themes.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Theme Companion
Up in the last 7 days:1#17,172by Frumph12 years ago
This plugin is used to assist in designing sites without editing the original style.css
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bonkers Addons
#20,454by colorlibplugins5 years ago
This plugins adds several options in the customizer to use with your theme.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Themepaw Companion
Up in the last 7 days:716#25,979by Mohammad Limon7 years ago
A collection of premium quality addons or modules for use in Elementor page builder. Elementor must be installed and activated.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Beni Demo
Up in the last 7 days:49#30,506by Mobeen Raheem3 years ago
Beni demo is a companion plugin for MobeenRaheem's themes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pando Extra
Up in the last 7 days:98#30,916by Diego Pereira8 years ago
Overview This is a companion plugin for the PandoWP theme, it add all functionalities that are plugin-territory to the PandoWP theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Blesk Companion
Down in the last 7 days:1,595#40,585by colorlibplugins10 years ago
Blesk Companion is a companion plugin for Blesk WordPress theme by Colorlib.com.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mosh Companion
Down in the last 7 days:7,793#47,097by colorlibplugins7 years ago
Mosh Companion is a companion plugin for Companion WordPress theme by Colorlib.com.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Oneto Companion
Up in the last 7 days:3,096#65,905by Nayra Themes1 year ago
Enhance Oneto WordPress Themes Functionality.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Fashe Companion
Down in the last 7 days:783#71,621by colorlibplugins7 years ago
Fashe Companion is a companion plugin for Fashe WordPress theme by Colorlib.com.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day