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Best control plugins for WordPress

The most popular control plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Companion Auto Update leads with 40K+ active installs, ahead of Version Control for jQuery (5K+) and Companion Revision Manager (4K+). All 37 plugins tagged “control” 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 10 control plugins

  1. 1.
    Companion Auto Update

    The most installed control plugin, with 40K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 105 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  2. 2.
    Version Control for jQuery

    5K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 7 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  3. 3.
    Companion Revision Manager

    4K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  4. 4.
    Better Plugin Compatibility Control

    4K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 19 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  5. 5.
    Conditional Blocks

    2K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 15 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  6. 6.
    WP Revision Master

    700+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

  7. 7.
    Manual Control for Jetpack

    300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.

  8. 8.
    Max Image Size Control

    300+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.

  9. 9.
    Woo Email Control

    200+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 5 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.

  10. 10.
    Disable Automatic Updates

    100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.

All 37 plugins tagged “control”