Best display plugins for WordPress
The most popular display plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Show User Registration Date leads with 900+ active installs, ahead of Last Updated Shortcode (700+) and Show User ID (700+). All 71 plugins tagged “display” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 display plugins
- 1.
Show User Registration DateThe most installed display plugin, with 900+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 5 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 2.
Last Updated Shortcode700+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 3.
Show User ID700+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 4.
Plugins List700+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
User Meta Display400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 6.
Custom Post Order400+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 17 years ago.
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LIQUID RWD Plus300+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 8.
Display Name Author Permalink200+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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Widget Display Conditions200+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 5 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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Display During Conditional Shortcode200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 71 plugins tagged “display”
Show User Registration Date
Down in the last 7 days:15#7,171by Carlos Martínez Romero3 years ago
This plugin shows the registed date field in the table of the Users section in the WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 3.8(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Last Updated Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:5#7,727by Luke Mlsna11 years ago
Creates a shortcode to display the date/time when a post/page was last updated (with optional formatting).
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Show User ID
Down in the last 7 days:25#7,795by Carlos Martínez Romero3 years ago
This plugin shows the ID field in the table of the Users section in the WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Plugins List
Down in the last 7 days:44#7,858by nutsmuggler2 months ago
Allows you to insert a list of the Wordpress plugins you are using into any post/page.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 34/day
User Meta Display
Down in the last 7 days:61#9,283by tripflex12 years ago
Ajax powered admin page to show, edit, add, and remove user meta. Choose dropdown list by User Login, ID, or Display Name.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Custom Post Order
Up in the last 7 days:2#9,788by ctltwp17 years ago
descending , posts, categories, wordpress mu, wpmu Requires at least: 2.6 Tested up to: 2.7 Stable tag: trunk The plugin enables any user to modify t …
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
LIQUID RWD Plus
Up in the last 7 days:10#10,659by lqd3 months ago
Switch to desktop view on smartphones.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Display Name Author Permalink
Down in the last 7 days:116#11,126by Michael Torbert8 years ago
Replaces the username for author permalinks with the users display name. Returns a 404 if the author permalink using the actual username is used.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Widget Display Conditions
Down in the last 7 days:7#11,271by Maarten Menten5 years ago
Manages widget display by conditions.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.8(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Display During Conditional Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:105#12,378by Gabriel Serafini17 days ago
Show or hide content based on date ranges, recurring day/time schedules, or custom strtotime expressions. Includes a Gutenberg block and shortcode.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Enable bbPress for Block Themes
Up in the last 7 days:55#12,731by WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas1 month ago
Enables bbPress for a full site editing WordPress block theme.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Sitemap HTML Generator
#13,129by Sirius Pro1 year ago
This plugin allows you to use a shortcode to display anywhere in WordPress HTML sitemap with posts and pages list. You can also change title of post a …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
JP's Get RSS Feed
Up in the last 7 days:51#13,251by jp211212 years ago
Get last X number of posts from a selected RSS feed. Default is last 5 items. Includes shortcode for listing feed items on posts or pages.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.7(13)
- Downloads
- 0/day
User Registration Date And Last Login Date
Up in the last 7 days:121#14,299by krajesh00184 years ago
This plugin shows the registration date and Last Login field in the table of the Users section in the WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Show User Password
Down in the last 7 days:170#14,354by Carlos Martínez Romero3 years ago
This plugin shows the password field (with MD5 Encryption) in the table of the Users section in the WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Entity Viewer
Down in the last 7 days:198#14,548by versusbassz2 years ago
Displays properties and custom fields of WordPress entities (posts, users, terms, comments) for debugging/development purposes.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Get Post
Up in the last 7 days:34#14,614by jtatum15 years ago
Get Post adds a tag that allows you to retrieve and display the latest post identified by a specific set of parameters.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Display Category Post Count
Down in the last 7 days:37#15,109by amitk065 years ago
This plugin help you to display post count in category for wordpress post and woocommerce product
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Buy This Book
Down in the last 7 days:133#17,250by Claire Ryan10 years ago
[No longer under development! See the Author Showcase plugin for similar, extended functionality.] Buy This Book allows authors to display their books …
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Display Live Visitors & Counter
Up in the last 7 days:31#17,533by Rajdip Sinha Roy6 years ago
Show How Many Users Are Online On Your Wordpress Site.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tag Display
#20,871by Ismail Nasry2 months ago
Tag Display is a WordPress plugin to display post tags with multiple templates, custom colors, and full control over output.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Resources Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:10#21,756by robertkay14 years ago
Adds a resources post type and simple php calls to display them.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Header Banner
Up in the last 7 days:45#21,828by Ernest Behinov2 years ago
The "Header Banner" plugin provides a user-friendly interface for setting up and displaying a banner in your website's header
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Digitalsignagepress Lite
Up in the last 7 days:27#23,431by digitalsignagepress8 years ago
Digitalsignagepress lets you create, manage, and deliver messages and media to advertising displays.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 2.2(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Beautiful Gallery
Down in the last 7 days:153#26,745by bPlugins2 months ago
A super easy-to-use gallery plugin to showcase images, YouTube/Vimeo videos, and much more.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Display Posts
Down in the last 7 days:7#28,037by wgyun443914 years ago
Adds a widget that shows the posts in a single or more category.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
L7 Display Posts
Down in the last 7 days:175#28,654by Jeff10 years ago
Efficiently show posts by tag or category using a simple shortcode. Utilizes caching for greater speed and fewer database calls.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Display Category Posts Via Shortcode Lite
#29,885by vk01111 years ago
Displays posts with their featured images from a specified category in a responsive grid using a simple shortcode. After installation simply go to Se …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Display A Post
Down in the last 7 days:530#32,214by jd777711 years ago
This is a super simple plugin that displays a specific post by post name (slug) or id. This plugin is very light weight and easy to use in pages, post …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
FS Revenue Maximizer
#35,159by Lucian Apostol6 years ago
Adds your Adsense or any other ads inside your content ( after the first or second paragraph ), enabling you to increase your revenue 10 times.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
LAPDI Facepile
Up in the last 7 days:11,521#35,160by Let A Pro Do IT!3 months ago
Facepile allows you to add WordPress users photo icons to your blog's website in grid format.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hide Priceless products
#35,496by drspock7 years ago
This plugin lets you to choose if you want to display the products without price or with a price set to 0
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PageWhereYouWant
Up in the last 7 days:3,138#36,375by glims14 years ago
Add custom title, show title, show thumbnail, show content or excerpt of any selected page in a widget ready area
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
List of User's Posts Widget
#36,637by Victor Demianenko10 years ago
Displays list of posts of the current authorized user
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Display OpenCart Category
Up in the last 7 days:10,475#37,345by anybuy12 years ago
Display OpenCart Category is a WordPress plugin that allows you to show categories
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bibliar Search in the Bible
#38,428by Schubert Tonarelli13 years ago
Comfortable widget to embed in your blogsite that allow to visits to searching in the Bible.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Last.fm Recent Plays
Up in the last 7 days:8,859#38,630by Arjen Tienkamp14 years ago
With this simple plugin you can easily add your most recent scrobbles on Last.fm to your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WoWTag Widget
Up in the last 7 days:6,710#40,951by SeiferTim16 years ago
Enter your Character's name and realm and a WoWTag displaying your avatar, name, race, class, guild, level and title will be placed on your site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mobile Frame
Up in the last 7 days:2,031#41,638by toledoroy11 years ago
Display images in a mobile device frame.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Display Attached File Size
#41,765by momen200912 years ago
It is plug-in which displays file size on the list of Media Library.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Distinct Preview
Down in the last 7 days:1,801#43,786by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)15 years ago
This plugin adds a big red "preview" watermark to post previews. Never again be confused whether you're looking at a preview or a publi …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
oxyXML generator
#44,442by oxeron17 years ago
This plugin creates a XML file from your posts in order to display them on another website, using PHP or Flash.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Entries Display for WPForms
Down in the last 7 days:2,623#45,607by Yevhen1 year ago
Display WPForms entries as beautifully styled comments with advanced typography controls. Perfect for testimonials, reviews, and feedback.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Literal Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:6,852#45,744by Luke Mlsna14 years ago
Adds a shortcode for the literal display of other shortcodes, html tags, or characters in post or page text.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
StartBox Easy Hooks
Down in the last 7 days:593#46,232by Michael Beckwith13 years ago
Easily hook content in Startbox Theme Framework.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Display Posts Shortcode, Current Page Custom Field Add-On
#46,862by Itamar Ostricher12 years ago
Convert "current" as the current page ID when using the display posts shortcode to query custom fields.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Portgorod OcStore & Opencart product widget
#46,939by Usernaprimer13 years ago
This plugin creates simpe widget to show products from your opencart or ocstore in your wordpress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ajax Scroll
#47,773by Nick16 years ago
Turns standard 'next' and 'previous' post links into animated AJAX scrolling.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PHP Version Display
Down in the last 7 days:10,382#48,325by amrnaga4 years ago
Display the currently PHP-MYSQL version at the end of "At a Glance" admin dashboard widget
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
KudosBlock
Up in the last 7 days:22,792#49,028by Upluggit5 months ago
Display testimonials, reviews, & social proof in grid or carousel layouts with star ratings, colors, and editor controls.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day