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Best follower plugins for WordPress

The most popular follower plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. TwitterWidget leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of TwitterGrid (10+) and Twitter Bird (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “follower” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 5 follower plugins

  1. 1.
    TwitterWidget

    The most installed follower plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7.

  2. 2.
    TwitterGrid

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.

  3. 3.
    Twitter Bird

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.

  4. 4.
    Infoblast SMS Follower

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.

  5. 5.
    WP User Subscribe

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.

All 5 plugins tagged “follower”