Best family plugins for WordPress
The most popular family plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. GedShow leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of Genealogy (50+) and WP Term Family (10+). All 8 plugins tagged “family” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 family plugins
- 1.
GedShowThe most installed family plugin, with 200+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 8 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 2.
Genealogy50+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 3.
WP Term Family10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 4.
Family FriendlyFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago.
- 5.
Vinceweb Shopping ListsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Family WikiFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 7.
DigitalPulse Family ArchiveFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
All 8 plugins tagged “family”
GedShow
Down in the last 7 days:111#12,514by colinsp2 years ago
GedShow creates a shortcode to display the contents of an uploaded gedcom file to show the family history of individuals in the file.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.6(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Genealogy
Up in the last 7 days:26#21,088by SuitePlugins5 months ago
"Being revamped" Map out your family relationships using the Genealogy plugin.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Term Family
Up in the last 7 days:1,245#37,913by John James Jacoby28 days ago
Associate categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms into families.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Family Friendly
Up in the last 7 days:10,652#55,997by jamibaraki8 years ago
Provide users with age appropriate versions of your site
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Vinceweb Shopping Lists
Down in the last 7 days:3,218#61,465by vincewebdesign1 month ago
Create private PIN-protected shopping lists with saved prices, quantities, store locations, shopping mode, totals, and printing.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Family Wiki
Up in the last 7 days:5,618#63,391by Alex Kirk2 months ago
Keep your family history in a wiki hosted on WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DigitalPulse Family Archive
Up in the last 7 days:5,292#65,309by digitalpulse10 days ago
Free, open-source family tree with biographies, touch galleries, multilingual labels, private access and fullscreen viewing.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day