Best demos plugins for WordPress
The most popular demos plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. aThemes Starter Sites leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of Hester Core (10K+) and Sinatra Core (8K+). All 7 plugins tagged “demos” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 demos plugins
- 1.
aThemes Starter SitesThe most installed demos plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 2.
Hester Core10K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.
Sinatra Core8K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 4.
Hoot Import1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 5.
Emoza Starter Sites70+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Hawk CoreFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 7.
TSP Demos InstallerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
All 7 plugins tagged “demos”
aThemes Starter Sites
#913by Syed Balkhi3 months ago
We've got a full and ever-growing library stocked with ready-made templates for any kind of business.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 2.0(2)
- Downloads
- 253/day
Hester Core
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,891by peregrinethemes4 months ago
The official companion plugin for Peregrine Themes. Adds widgets, customization options, Elementor widgets, and demo import features.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 2.5(2)
- Downloads
- 78/day
Sinatra Core
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,413by sinatrateam3 years ago
Sinatra Core is an optional companion plugin for Sinatra theme. It adds additional features such as widgets, blocks and a collection of pre-built webs …
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Hoot Import
Down in the last 7 days:14#6,715by wpHoot28 days ago
Hoot Import lets you import demo content for WordPress themes by wpHoot.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Emoza Starter Sites
Up in the last 7 days:6#19,019by Emoza1 month ago
Quickly import demo content and starter sites for the Emoza theme with 1 click.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hawk Core
#56,654by WPInterface1 year ago
Hawk Core is the official companion plugin for the Hawk Theme.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TSP Demos Installer
#62,448by Theme Space5 years ago
Setup you site with dummy data easily. Import settings, widgets and content with one click. Your dummy data must have ZIP file of xml, dat and wie fi …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day