Best fen plugins for WordPress
The most popular fen plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. RPB Chessboard leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of ChessOnline (10+) and Chessdiag (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “fen” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 fen plugins
- 1.
RPB ChessboardThe most installed fen plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 20 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
ChessOnline10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 3.
ChessdiagFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 3 plugins tagged “fen”
RPB Chessboard
Down in the last 7 days:8#5,888by yo351 month ago
This plugin allows you to typeset and display chess diagrams and PGN-encoded chess games.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(20)
- Downloads
- 33/day
ChessOnline
Down in the last 7 days:3,539#48,279by anaximander14 years ago
The ChessOnline plugin allows you to display a chessboard and to set up positions (using the FEN). You can also use it as a PGN viewer (experimental).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Chessdiag
Up in the last 7 days:10,062#59,975by wouf5 months ago
Generate chess diagrams easily in your posts and pages using a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day