Best echo plugins for WordPress
The most popular echo plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Last Updated Shortcode leads with 700+ active installs, ahead of LTL Freight Quotes (10+) and Literal Shortcode (10+). All 7 plugins tagged “echo” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 echo plugins
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Last Updated ShortcodeThe most installed echo plugin, with 700+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 2.
LTL Freight Quotes10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.
Literal Shortcode10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
All 7 plugins tagged “echo”
Last Updated Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:9#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
LTL Freight Quotes
Up in the last 7 days:2,323#34,328by enituretechnology19 days ago
Real-time LTL freight quotes from Echo. Fifteen day free trial.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Literal Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:224#45,908by 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
- 1/day