Best friendship plugins for WordPress
The most popular friendship plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. BuddyPress Extended Friendship Request leads with 200+ active installs. All 2 plugins tagged “friendship” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 1 friendship plugins
- 1.BuddyPress Extended Friendship Request
The most installed friendship plugin, with 200+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 10 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.