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Best custom plugins for WordPress

The most popular custom plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. White Label CMS leads with 200K+ active installs, ahead of Simple Custom CSS Plugin (100K+) and ACF Photo Gallery Field (60K+). All 328 plugins tagged “custom” 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 custom plugins

  1. 1.
    White Label CMS

    The most installed custom plugin, with 200K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 114 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Simple Custom CSS Plugin

    100K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 159 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  3. 3.
    ACF Photo Gallery Field

    60K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 29 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  4. 4.
    Smart Custom Fields

    50K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 21 reviews, updated 3 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  5. 5.
    Gallery Custom Links

    30K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 208 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  6. 6.
    Scripts n Styles

    30K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 30 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.

  7. 7.
    Ocean Custom Sidebar

    20K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  8. 8.
    Custom Block Builder

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 80 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  9. 9.
    Custom Body Class

    10K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 21 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  10. 10.
    Meks Time Ago

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 9 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

All 328 plugins tagged “custom”