Best freelance plugins for WordPress
The most popular freelance plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Freelance Status leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of MerchantKits Client Portal (10+) and Gigneo (10+). All 10 plugins tagged “freelance” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 freelance plugins
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Freelance StatusThe most installed freelance plugin, with 20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8.2.
- 2.
MerchantKits Client Portal10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Gigneo10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago.
- 4.
Freelancer10+ active installs. Rated 2.2 from 11 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 5.
AI Proposal BuilderFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
TeriyaFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 7.
NR Brief BuilderFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
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Freelance Availability WidgetFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 10 plugins tagged “freelance”
Freelance Status
Down in the last 7 days:808#26,350by konrad_ha17 years ago
Sidebar-widget displaying your freelance-availability status in a nice box. Might be used for other stuff as well.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MerchantKits Client Portal
Up in the last 7 days:37,799#34,693by Khalid Durani1 month ago
Give each client a branded portal with file sharing, project milestones, message threads, and deliverable approvals.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gigneo
#39,068by deveasel2 days ago
Build a freelance marketplace, job board or service platform, or sell your own services online. Orders, payments, commissions and messaging.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 12/day
Freelancer
#41,215by namaless13 years ago
Management of its business as "Freelancer". Bills, Tickets, HowTo's and much more.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.2(11)
- Downloads
- 1/day
AI Proposal Builder
#57,211by Bitcraftx1 year ago
AI-powered Freelance Proposal Generator plugin leverages ChatGPT to streamline the proposal creation process.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Teriya
Down in the last 7 days:7,745#64,306by ramatasissoko9 days ago
A private client area where each client follows their project, files and brief. No WooCommerce needed: ideal for showcase sites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
NR Brief Builder
#69,525by nicognito232 months ago
Smart client brief builder for freelancers and agencies. Drop a multi-step brief form anywhere with one shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Freelance Availability Widget
Down in the last 7 days:10,886#71,045by Rhys Wynne11 months ago
This plugin is a widget to show on sites run by freelancers their availability for paid work.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day