Best copyleft plugins for WordPress
The most popular copyleft plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Creative Commons leads with 700+ active installs, ahead of License (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “copyleft” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 copyleft plugins
- 1.
Creative CommonsThe most installed copyleft plugin, with 700+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 2.
License10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
All 2 plugins tagged “copyleft”
Creative Commons
Down in the last 7 days:5#7,744by Timid Robot4 years ago
Official Creative Commons plugin for licensing your content. With Creative Commons licenses, keep your copyright AND share your creativity.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
License
Down in the last 7 days:204#32,270by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)13 years ago
The license plugin gives authors the ability to mark their content with a Creative Commons license and to display the license along with the content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day