Best custom templates plugins for WordPress
The most popular custom templates plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Custom post types, Custom Fields & more leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of WP Page Templates (300+) and Hide Header on Posts for Landing Pages (200+). All 11 plugins tagged “custom templates” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 custom templates plugins
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Custom post types, Custom Fields & moreThe most installed custom templates plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 56 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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WP Page Templates300+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Hide Header on Posts for Landing Pages200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Custom HTML/PHP Post Templates50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
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Zen Custom Fields10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
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Quick Location Maps10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
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Ultimate Post Types10+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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Taxonomy Templates10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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Custom-Single10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
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Developersd Custom Theme TemplatesFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 11 plugins tagged “custom templates”
Custom post types, Custom Fields & more
Down in the last 7 days:6#3,887by TotalPress.org1 year ago
Custom Post Types, Custom Fields, Custom Taxonomies, Custom Templates, Custom Admin Pages, Custom Admin Notices. Directly from the WP dashboard.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.6(56)
- Downloads
- 21/day
WP Page Templates
Up in the last 7 days:6#9,996by Jose Vega2 months ago
Create full width pages, add left or right sidebars, add above or below content sidebars.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 2.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Hide Header on Posts for Landing Pages
Up in the last 7 days:20#11,899by Jose Vega2 months ago
Hide header on single post pages.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 2.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom HTML/PHP Post Templates
Up in the last 7 days:276#20,241by Stephen AfamO9 years ago
Use your HTML or PHP files for any page or post.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Zen Custom Fields
Up in the last 7 days:12,155#35,878by Grzegorz Sarzy?ski7 years ago
Easy to implement and use custom fields for WordPress templates.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Quick Location Maps
Up in the last 7 days:2,030#41,684by Shashikanta14 years ago
This Plugin insert a google map in to your posts using the Google Maps Api Free.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ultimate Post Types
Down in the last 7 days:3,557#43,647by Radoslav Georgiev8 years ago
Manage your Custom Post Types (CPT) and Custom Taxonomies, their templates and fields, without touching a line of code!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Taxonomy Templates
#43,880by Jackson Whelan4 years ago
Taxonomy Templates allows user selection of a theme's available taxonomy archive templates, much like how pages can select their template.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom-Single
#45,761by Tor N. Johnson13 years ago
Enables themes to support custom single.php templates per category in the form single-CATEGORYID.php.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Developersd Custom Theme Templates
Up in the last 7 days:2,862#68,695by Sudip Debnath2 months ago
Create and manage custom theme templates from the WordPress admin with a visual drag-and-drop builder — no theme files required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dynamic Template Parts
Up in the last 7 days:791#72,536by Matt Watson1 year ago
Enhance your site’s flexibility with Dynamic Template Parts, allowing you to swap headers, footers, and more on a post-by-post basis.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day