Best facts plugins for WordPress
The most popular facts plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Wikipedia Preview leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Factoid (40+) and Hello Norris (10+). All 7 plugins tagged “facts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 facts plugins
- 1.
Wikipedia PreviewThe most installed facts plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 37 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Factoid40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 3.
Hello Norris10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 4.
WP Facts10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 5.
Papy3D Fact Viewer for Chuck365Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
Slodds Random FactsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 7 plugins tagged “facts”
Wikipedia Preview
Down in the last 7 days:11#6,717by Wikimedia Foundation26 days ago
Wikipedia Preview lets you show a popup card with a short summary from Wikipedia when a reader clicks or hovers over a link.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(37)
- Downloads
- 24/day
Factoid
Down in the last 7 days:176#21,977by delahoc8 years ago
Place random quotes or trivia facts on your site through shortcodes or widgets
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hello Norris
Up in the last 7 days:4,201#40,654by jensnilsson14 years ago
Shows a random fact about Chuck Norris in the upper right of admin pages.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Facts
#48,452by jakubas16 years ago
WP Facts shows a simple facts-photo whith short description on Your sidebar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Papy3D Fact Viewer for Chuck365
#57,901by papy3d2 months ago
Displays a unique and different Chuck Norris fact every day via the official Chuck365.fr API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Slodds Random Facts
Down in the last 7 days:6,719#69,593by Slodds2 months ago
Display random facts on any page. 1,000 curated facts across 14 categories. No API calls, no tracking.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day