Best front page plugins for WordPress
The most popular front page plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Custom Front Page leads with 900+ active installs, ahead of Frontype (300+) and Front Page Scheduler (200+). All 14 plugins tagged “front page” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 front page plugins
- 1.
Custom Front PageThe most installed front page plugin, with 900+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 7 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 2.
Frontype300+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Front Page Scheduler200+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 9 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
Front Page Custom Post Type100+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 5 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 5.
Black Studio Homepage Builder for Genesis60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 6.
Front Page Builder50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 7.
CPT on Front Page30+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 8.
Set Front Page Post Count20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 9.
Mooberry Show Latest Posts20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 10.
Organisation Frontpage10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
All 14 plugins tagged “front page”
Custom Front Page
Down in the last 7 days:3#7,183by Micah Wood5 years ago
Easily set any page or post, including custom post types, as the homepage for your site.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Frontype
Up in the last 7 days:74#10,325by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago
It lets you set a custom post type as a front page.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Front Page Scheduler
Up in the last 7 days:7#12,599by Ederson Peka10 days ago
Choose an alternate static front page to a specific daily period.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.6(9)
- Downloads
- 8/day
Front Page Custom Post Type
Up in the last 7 days:33#16,740by Nick Halsey3 months ago
If you use custom post types, you may wish to display recent posts of a custom type in place of recent posts on your front page.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.4(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Black Studio Homepage Builder for Genesis
Up in the last 7 days:34#19,674by Black Studio4 years ago
Customize the home page of Genesis framework child themes using Page Builder by SiteOrigin.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Front Page Builder
Down in the last 7 days:127#20,249by Themes4WP8 years ago
Easily build beautiful home pages. Easy to use with any theme.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CPT on Front Page
#24,364by fabrizim12 years ago
This plugin allows post types other than "page" to be displayed as the static front page.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Set Front Page Post Count
#27,888by Adam Harley (Kawauso)15 years ago
Allows the front page to have a different number of posts than other pages.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mooberry Show Latest Posts
Up in the last 7 days:164#28,318by mooberrydreams10 years ago
Show latest blog posts on the static front page. Customize number of posts and display orientation.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Organisation Frontpage
Down in the last 7 days:639#30,600by bgin2 years ago
Permet de choisir et agencer les posts de la frontpage.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Home Badges
Down in the last 7 days:1,314#37,200by Global13 years ago
Quickly access your Blog and Home page in the Wordpress Admin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Domain Name Autoswitch
Up in the last 7 days:6,486#38,613by bmenant12 years ago
Add a domain name field to the posts’ edit pages you have selected (through category and/or post type identifiers). Allow each post to have its own do …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Unique Easy Share Posts
Down in the last 7 days:13,007#48,294by mbDeveloperz7 years ago
The Best Social Share Posts plugin ever. The easiest way to share posts on social media links from admin side without refresh.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day