Best custom controls plugins for WordPress
The most popular custom controls plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Granular Controls For Elementor leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Creatus Video Player with Chapters (fewer than 10) and N360Blocks (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “Custom Controls” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 custom controls plugins
- 1.
Granular Controls For ElementorThe most installed custom controls plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 25 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 2.
Creatus Video Player with ChaptersFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
N360BlocksFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 3 plugins tagged “Custom Controls”

Granular Controls For Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,476by NoreWP8 years ago
Custom controls for Elementor Page Builder.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.2(25)
- Downloads
- 24/day

Creatus Video Player with Chapters
#62,726by shrikant Paprikar5 months ago
Allows you to create a custom video player with chapters, a customizable seekbar, and full control over playback functionality.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

N360Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:18,004#69,077by Hasibul Hossain Santo Sheikh1 year ago
A modern Gutenberg block plugin for embedding YouTube and Vimeo videos with custom player controls.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day