Best decentralized plugins for WordPress
The most popular decentralized plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Friends leads with 900+ active installs, ahead of Web3Press (300+) and LGPDY (10+). All 8 plugins tagged “decentralized” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 decentralized plugins
- 1.
FriendsThe most installed decentralized plugin, with 900+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Web3Press300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
LGPDY10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 4.
YEGHRO Nostr Login10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 5.
CLKTFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 6.
miniOrange Digital Identity LoginFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 7.
Peace ProtocolFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.
Support for the Social Profile Exchange Protocol (SPXP)Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 8 plugins tagged “decentralized”
Friends
Down in the last 7 days:27#7,175by Alex Kirk25 days ago
A self-hosted social reader for WordPress: follow people via RSS and ActivityPub, with multiple themes and a plugin ecosystem.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 41/day
Web3Press
Up in the last 7 days:4#10,037by LikeCoin1 year ago
FINAL LEGACY VERSION: Read-only maintenance version before 3ook.com transition. No new publishing features.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
LGPDY
Down in the last 7 days:1,983#44,729by luciliocodeby5 years ago
The LGPDY WordPress Plugin allows you to automatically inject LGPDY Cookie Banner.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
YEGHRO Nostr Login
Down in the last 7 days:2,718#46,392by YEGHRO1 year ago
Enable secure WordPress authentication using Nostr keys - login with your Nostr identity.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CLKT
Down in the last 7 days:1,020#50,609by divydovy3 months ago
Permanently preserve WordPress posts and media on Arweave with one-click decentralized storage.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
miniOrange Digital Identity Login
Up in the last 7 days:9,691#57,748by miniOrange1 year ago
This plugin allows secure logins through digital identity, leveraging various digital wallets.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Peace Protocol
Down in the last 7 days:8,069#63,346by Billy Wilcosky1 year ago
A secure, decentralized protocol for WordPress administrators to connect their sites and build a network of trust through cryptographic handshakes.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Support for the Social Profile Exchange Protocol (SPXP)
Up in the last 7 days:863#72,094by HeyFolks.app3 months ago
Exposes your blog via the Social Profile Exchange Protocol so your friends can follow your updates using any SPXP client, like the HeyFolks app.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day