Best credentials plugins for WordPress
The most popular credentials plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Sertifier Certificate & Badge Maker for WordPress leads with 60+ active installs, ahead of Certloom (20+) and Briefnote (fewer than 10). All 9 plugins tagged “credentials” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 credentials plugins
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Sertifier Certificate & Badge Maker for WordPressThe most installed credentials plugin, with 60+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
Certloom20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
BriefnoteFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Monprez Schema IdentityFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
IssueBadgeFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
CertFusionFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 7.
CertifyMe for LifterLMSFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 8.Fenton Digital Badges
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 9.
Certifier for LearnDashFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 9 plugins tagged “credentials”

Sertifier Certificate & Badge Maker for WordPress
#19,953by sertifier1 year ago
Easily create professional certificates and badges for every course or training you offer on WordPress. Give your students an exciting way to showcase …
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Certloom
Up in the last 7 days:311#25,380by Ecapla2 months ago
Manage certificates and publish exact-number verification with a native block, shortcode, CSV tools, and optional Elementor widgets.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Briefnote
#57,016by Saud Barudanovic9 months ago
A live-rendering Markdown editor and secure credentials storage for developer documentation in the WordPress admin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Monprez Schema Identity
Down in the last 7 days:3,528#59,346by Monprez1 month ago
Add structured data for people and organizations. Manage credentials, social links, and authorship with schema.org JSON-LD.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

IssueBadge
Up in the last 7 days:6,395#60,110by issuebadge1 year ago
Generate and issue digital certificates and badges using the IssueBadge API directly from your WordPress admin panel.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

CertFusion
Down in the last 7 days:3,823#66,748by certfusion3 months ago
Issue, manage and verify CertFusion certificates from WordPress. Includes a native recipient form with auto-issue and a front-end verification widget.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CertifyMe for LifterLMS
#67,637by certifyme3 months ago
Auto-issue CertifyMe digital credentials when a student completes a LifterLMS course.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Fenton Digital Badges
Down in the last 7 days:551#71,841by Steve Fenton16 days ago
Issue, manage, and display Open Badges 1.0 credentials from your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Certifier for LearnDash
#73,605by Certifier3 months ago
Issue Certifier credentials automatically when learners complete mapped LearnDash courses.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day