Best default theme plugins for WordPress
The most popular default theme plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Fourteen Colors leads with 8K+ active installs, ahead of Twenty Eleven Theme Extensions (3K+). All 3 plugins tagged “Default Theme” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 default theme plugins
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Fourteen ColorsThe most installed default theme plugin, with 8K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 48 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
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Twenty Eleven Theme Extensions3K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 12 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
All 3 plugins tagged “Default Theme”
Fourteen Colors
Up in the last 7 days:6#2,368by Nick Halsey3 months ago
Not a big fan of green and black? Love the layout of Twenty Fourteen, but need its colors to match your brand? Don't have time to create a child …
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.8(48)
- Downloads
- 18/day
Twenty Eleven Theme Extensions
Up in the last 7 days:3#3,955by EnglishMike9 years ago
Easy to use customizations for the default theme Twenty Eleven--add sidebars back into your blog pages, and quickly change individual color settings.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.7(12)
- Downloads
- 13/day