Best day plugins for WordPress
The most popular day plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Bible Verse of the Day leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Current Year Shortcodes (1K+) and Current Moon Information (90+). All 7 plugins tagged “day” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 day plugins
- 1.
Bible Verse of the DayThe most installed day plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 11 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Current Year Shortcodes1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 3.
Current Moon Information90+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 4.
Saint du Jour Widget70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 5.
WP Change Template10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8.3.
- 6.
Earth Observatory IOTD Widget10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
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PCF New Year Countdown10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
All 7 plugins tagged “day”
Bible Verse of the Day
Up in the last 7 days:4#3,645by dailyverses2 months ago
Shows the daily inspiring Bible verse or a random Bible verse from DailyVerses.net. In English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, …
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.9(11)
- Downloads
- 26/day
Current Year Shortcodes
Down in the last 7 days:24#6,362by Lukas2 years ago
Insert the current year, month and day with a shortcode in any page, post or widget of your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Current Moon Information
Down in the last 7 days:197#17,123by vercalendario-info9 years ago
This widget calculates the moon phase and its visibility either from the northern or southern hemisphere.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 1.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Saint du Jour Widget
Down in the last 7 days:33#18,383by Luc D11 years ago
Displays the catholic Saint of the day.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Change Template
Up in the last 7 days:2,083#36,473by t1gr0u17 years ago
The plugin allows to change theme (template) on desired dates.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Earth Observatory IOTD Widget
Up in the last 7 days:5,577#40,128by rhewlif13 years ago
Provides a widget to display the NASA Earth Observatory's Image of the Day and/or the RSS feed on your sidebar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 1/day
PCF New Year Countdown
Down in the last 7 days:1,218#46,921by PC Futures11 years ago
A simple plugin that creates an easy to use New Year countdown for your WordPress sites.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day