Best connections plugins for WordPress
The most popular connections plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Posts 2 Posts leads with 9K+ active installs, ahead of BuddyPress Follow (1K+) and MB Relationships (1K+). All 8 plugins tagged “connections” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 connections plugins
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Posts 2 PostsThe most installed connections plugin, with 9K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 101 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
BuddyPress Follow1K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 15 reviews, last updated 8 years ago.
- 3.
MB Relationships1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 5 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Connections to Directorist Migrator10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 5.
Connections čeština10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
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WP What Links Here10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 7.
Reader’s Web PublisherFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
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SMSocialFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 8 plugins tagged “connections”
Posts 2 Posts
Down in the last 7 days:5#2,171by scribu1 month ago
Efficient many-to-many connections between posts, pages, custom post types, users.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.8(101)
- Downloads
- 193/day
BuddyPress Follow
Down in the last 7 days:43#5,928by Andy Peatling9 years ago
Follow members on your BuddyPress site with this nifty plugin.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(15)
- Downloads
- 12/day
MB Relationships
Down in the last 7 days:5#6,814by Anh Tran1 month ago
A lightweight solution for creating relationships between posts, terms, users and custom table models in WordPress.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(5)
- Downloads
- 36/day
Connections to Directorist Migrator
#35,306by wpWax3 years ago
Connections to Directorist Migrator is a migrator plugin that moves your listings data from Connections Business Directory to Directorist.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Connections čeština
#43,751by Expres-Web11 years ago
Přeloží plugin Connections.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP What Links Here
Down in the last 7 days:10,369#46,241by Peter J. Herrel11 years ago
This plugin implements "what links here" functionality in WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Reader’s Web Publisher
Down in the last 7 days:5,921#65,471by kgcoder29 days ago
Make your WordPress site part of the Reader's Web.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SMSocial
Down in the last 7 days:7,126#70,574by stanislavmitov2 months ago
A modern social-network foundation for WordPress with member profiles, activity feeds, people discovery, connections, privacy and security.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day