Best extended plugins for WordPress
The most popular extended plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Extended Post Status leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Extended Recent Comments (10+) and Feedback Extended (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “extended” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 extended plugins
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Extended Post StatusThe most installed extended plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 11 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.Extended Recent Comments
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 3.Feedback Extended
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 4.Extended Image Box Widget for Elementor
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 4 plugins tagged “extended”

Extended Post Status
Up in the last 7 days:20#6,357by Felix W.2 months ago
Add new statuses to all post types (posts, pages, products, ...).
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(11)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Extended Recent Comments
Down in the last 7 days:261#29,529by Louy Alakkad14 years ago
Add a recent comments widget that shows Gravatars.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Feedback Extended
Down in the last 7 days:8,304#48,485by ehsan4php13 years ago
This plugin requires Jetpack 1.3 or up with Contact Form plugin active. This plugin will enable users to reply to feedbacks from the admin panel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Extended Image Box Widget for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:3,670#62,153by ajaykasam19 months ago
An enhanced Image Box widget for Elementor with independent links, button support, and flexible layout options.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day