Best default plugins for WordPress
The most popular default plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Rename default post Labels leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Default Image Settings (500+) and Default Attributes for WooCommerce (400+). All 26 plugins tagged “default” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 default plugins
- 1.
Rename default post LabelsThe most installed default plugin, with 500+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 2.
Default Image Settings500+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 3.
Default Attributes for WooCommerce400+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Clean WP Dashboard100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7.1.
- 5.
Default Quantity for WooCommerce100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 6.
Default Payment Gateway for WooCommerce80+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 7.
Automatic Post Date Filler80+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 8.
Upload Files by Default When Inserting Media70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 9.
Private by Default50+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 10.
Restore jQuery40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
All 26 plugins tagged “default”
Rename default post Labels
Down in the last 7 days:24#8,708by AboZain Albanna6 years ago
A simple, lightweight WordPress plugin Rename your Default Post labels to custom name in admin menu
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Default Image Settings
Down in the last 7 days:27#9,023by Jesper van Engelen10 years ago
Change default settings for image size, link to and align for images inserted into posts. Allows you to remove the link on images by default.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Default Attributes for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:52#9,689by Condless2 months ago
WooCommerce plugin that sets default attribute for variable products automatically if only 1 option is in-stock.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Clean WP Dashboard
Down in the last 7 days:80#15,480by sant0sk117 years ago
Easily remove any/all of the default WordPress dashboard widgets
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Default Quantity for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:120#15,962by Mohiuddin Abdul Kader1 year ago
Discover the simplest method to establish default quantities for your WooCommerce store effortlessly.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Default Payment Gateway for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:22#17,644by giangel842 years ago
Manage the default chosen Payment method on checkout, easily!
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Automatic Post Date Filler
Down in the last 7 days:33#17,917by Devtard10 years ago
Automatically sets custom date and time when editing posts.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Upload Files by Default When Inserting Media
Down in the last 7 days:81#18,693by cubecolour1 year ago
Makes the Upload Files tab active rather than the Media Library Tab when adding images or other media to a page or post. Useful if you do not often re …
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Private by Default
Down in the last 7 days:60#20,327by anttti11 years ago
When creating new posts or pages (of regular WordPress types or custom post types), this plugin makes them private by default.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Restore jQuery
Down in the last 7 days:286#21,735by silverks14 years ago
Restore the loaded jQuery library to the version bundled with WordPress.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
RA
Down in the last 7 days:1,144#22,355by skuramoto11 years ago
The status of the post exhibited directly from new post is compulsorily changed into "private".
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Varsayılan İçerik
#35,540by sustun16 years ago
Yeni yazılara; varsayılan başlık, özet ve içerik metinleri girilebilmesine olanak sağlayan bir eklentidir.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BuddyPress Default Group Avatar
#36,213by Mike Martel14 years ago
Adds a default group avatar to BuddyPress without disabling Gravatars for users.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
BuddyPress Group Default Avatar
Down in the last 7 days:1,379#38,944by Vernon Fowler14 years ago
Adds a default group avatar to BuddyPress. Configure the image URL via the option page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
LH Buddypress Default Email Notifications
Up in the last 7 days:7,957#40,369by shawfactor5 years ago
Allows admins to control the default email preference for users on BuddyPress based social network..
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPMU Database Reset
Up in the last 7 days:4,553#40,565by shazdeh10 years ago
Clean up a single site in a WP network, by removing all posts, comments, terms and media files. A clean slate for the site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP User Defaults
Down in the last 7 days:1,122#45,242by sant0sk117 years ago
Set some default options for new user accounts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Default Permalink
#45,565by Redwoodcity2 days ago
Prevents multi-byte (URL-encoded) slugs in the default permalink. Multi-byte URL can still be used when the user explicitly specifies it.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Reset Button for ACF
Up in the last 7 days:2,450#45,627by Dimitris Chatzis6 years ago
Reset functionality for Advanced custom fields.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Auto Schedule
Up in the last 7 days:21,508#50,757by hernantas9 years ago
Wordpress plugin to automatically set your post schedule.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disable Default Post Type
Up in the last 7 days:16,055#54,323by Justin Kopepasah5 years ago
Disables the default (Posts) post type.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Reset Roles and Capabilities
#62,015by Francesco Taurino1 year ago
Resets WordPress Roles and Capabilities to their defaults and deactivates the plugin after the process is completed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 4.9(28)
- Downloads
- 0/day
User First Kit
#69,127by Huzaifa Al Mesbah2 years ago
This plugin helps you set permalink structure and remove default plugins, themes, posts, and pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
LH Display Default Category
#69,630by shawfactor4 years ago
Display information about the default category via a shortcode
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Image Config Default
Down in the last 7 days:8,964#71,448by benediktbergmann3 years ago
Image Config Default is a WordPress plugin. It adds default configuration to images when added to a blog post within gutenberg editor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day