Best frontend plugins for WordPress
The most popular frontend plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. My WP Customize Admin/Frontend leads with 8K+ active installs, ahead of UsersWP (3K+) and Hide Title (800+). All 98 plugins tagged “Frontend” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 frontend plugins
- 1.
My WP Customize Admin/FrontendThe most installed frontend plugin, with 8K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 16 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
UsersWP3K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.Hide Title
800+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 4.
Archive Posts Sort Customize500+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 14 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 5.Checklist
300+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 6.Tailor Page Builder
300+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 53 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 7.
Media Playback Speed300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 8.
Gravity Forms300+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 13 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 9.
Disable Version Caching200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 10.Advanced Settings 3
200+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 7 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 98 plugins tagged “Frontend”

My WP Customize Admin/Frontend
Up in the last 7 days:4#2,312by gqevu6bsiz18 days ago
Simply and easy-to-use the customize for Admin and Frontend. A lot of custom filters and actions, and included the developer tools.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.3(16)
- Downloads
- 92/day

UsersWP
Up in the last 7 days:2#3,925by Stiofan1 month ago
ReCaptcha addon for UsersWP.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 37/day
Hide Title
Down in the last 7 days:26#7,274by Jitendra Banjara9 years ago
Allows admin to hide the title tag on single pages and posts.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Archive Posts Sort Customize
#8,685by gqevu6bsiz11 years ago
Customize the display order of the list of Archive Posts.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.9(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Checklist
Down in the last 7 days:31#10,172by checklistcom7 years ago
Turn any list in your blog to a beautiful interactive checklist. Print, Use, Share, Download to Mobile and more. 100% Free.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Tailor Page Builder
Down in the last 7 days:51#10,593by Andrew Worsfold9 years ago
Build beautiful layouts for your content faster and easier than ever before using your favourite theme!
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.8(53)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Media Playback Speed
Up in the last 7 days:20#10,788by LewisCowles4 years ago
Add speed controls to audio and video hosted from your WordPress blog.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Gravity Forms
Up in the last 7 days:16#11,104by Jupitercow11 years ago
Allows you to use Gravity Forms to update any post on the front end.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.5(13)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Disable Version Caching
Down in the last 7 days:42#12,219by mrkhanakia6 years ago
Updates the assets version of all CSS and JS files. Shows the latest changes on the site without asking the client to clear browser cache.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Advanced Settings 3
Down in the last 7 days:1#12,643by Helmut Wandl16 days ago
Adds settings that you might expect to find in the WordPress core.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.9(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day

BuddyForms Advanced Custom Fields
Down in the last 7 days:182#13,837by Themekraft1 month ago
Add BuddyForms frontend forms that map to field groups created with the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. Independent integration; ACF is not included.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.3(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Flexible Frontend Login
Up in the last 7 days:117#15,037by palatino13 years ago
Easily place a link to a Login Form Popup at any place of your site. Saves a lot of screen property and looks very nice.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.6(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day
DJD Site Post
Down in the last 7 days:54#15,310by djarzyna12 years ago
Write and edit a post at the front end without leaving your site. Supports guest posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.9(20)
- Downloads
- 0/day

FV Thoughtful Comments
Down in the last 7 days:90#18,269by FolioVision1 year ago
FV Thoughtful Comments adds front end comment moderation including sophisticated banning mechanisms. Say Goodbye to Disqus!
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Frontend File Upload
Up in the last 7 days:306#18,775by Muneeb2 months ago
Allows users to upload files directly in WordPress Database from frontend.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Dokan Product Duplicator
Down in the last 7 days:120#19,105by weDevs9 years ago
Duplicate other sellers product to your store on Dokan marketplace.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tailor Page Builder
Down in the last 7 days:166#19,222by Andrew Worsfold10 years ago
Adds new features and functionality to the Tailor page builder.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

One Click Delete Page and Post
Up in the last 7 days:269#19,467by Magnathorax5 months ago
Adds a "Delete" item to the frontend admin bar next to the Edit link.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
CodeablePress
Down in the last 7 days:37#20,415by codeablepress10 months ago
A simple, lightweight, and secure way for users to upload profile pictures directly from the WooCommerce My Account page or via shortcode.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Quick Admin Links
Up in the last 7 days:41#21,444by Mark Barnes17 years ago
Widget to add useful admin links on every page, allowing you to add new posts/pages, edit existing posts/pages, go to the admin, or log out.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WooCommerce Frontend Shop Manager
Up in the last 7 days:104#21,634by dzeriho11 years ago
The ultimate tool for managing WooCommerce shops, right at the frontend, featuring live product editing and full vendor support! - Mihajlovicnenad.com
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Frontier Buttons
Down in the last 7 days:75#21,690by finnj6 years ago
Full control of your WP editor toolbars. Adds Table, Search/Replace, Preview & Code sample tinymce plugins. Enable visual editor for comments.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

CiviCRM Event List
Down in the last 7 days:181#22,281by orcasdev8 years ago
Show all your Events managed with CiviCRM in your frontend.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post From Site
Down in the last 7 days:141#22,529by Kelly Choyce-Dwan15 years ago
Write a post without leaving your site!
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 2.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection
Up in the last 7 days:272#23,016by Prashant Baldha10 years ago
Frontend HTTP Authentication Protection makes private front part of your website. When web developer like to give demo of website to end client before …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 4/day

Frontend User Avatar
Up in the last 7 days:111#24,642by Albert Tarres1 year ago
Effortlessly manage and display your user profile avatar from the frontend
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Eonet Frontend Publisher
Down in the last 7 days:23#25,162by Alkaweb8 years ago
Create and Edit any WordPress post type, easily with Eonet. Manage permissions as well.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 4/day
RT Frontend Entry View for Gravity Forms
Down in the last 7 days:23#26,088by raintech3572 months ago
Display Gravity Forms entries on the frontend with a simple shortcode. Supports filtering, search, pagination, export, and custom views.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Front-end Category Management
#26,960by Manish Kumar Agarwal12 years ago
A handy and simple plugin for creating/editing categories/terms and sub-categories on the WordPress user end.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

PaleSwitch
Up in the last 7 days:560#28,006by AguilArt Design4 months ago
Manage frontend light and dark color palettes for Elementor using Global Colors.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CSS-JS-Booster
Up in the last 7 days:151#28,085by Schepp16 years ago
CSS-JS-Booster automates performance optimizing steps related to CSS, Media and Javascript linking/embedding.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Admin Menu in Frontend
#29,486by Kostya Tereshchuk26 days ago
Shows the WordPress admin menu on the public pages of your site, so every admin screen is one click away while you view the site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tailor Page Builder
#29,609by Andrew Worsfold9 years ago
Show off your creative side with this powerful extension for the free Tailor frontend page builder!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Login Non-Admin Redirection
Up in the last 7 days:47#30,286by edik12 years ago
Sets login redirection to front-end site url if 'redirect to' parameter isn't set.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Sewn In Notifications
Down in the last 7 days:509#30,668by Jupitercow11 years ago
A centralized, application notification center for front end users.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Caregiver
#30,969by Blintux13 years ago
Adds many options for tweaking frontend and backend of your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

muv
#31,088by Meins und Vogel (muv)9 years ago
Dieses Plugin erweitert Ihren Internet-Auftritt um die Möglichkeit, Ihren Kunden ein Kundenkonto anzubieten. Kunden können sich registrieren, anmelden …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Sewn In Post Delete
Down in the last 7 days:174#31,204by Jupitercow11 years ago
A very basic framework for deleting posts on the front end. Uses a nonce for security and checks capabilities to what a user has access to.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

TeenyBar
Up in the last 7 days:67#31,241by Neutrope Inc.4 months ago
TeenyBar hides the front-end Admin Bar until needed, with hot zones, fixed-header support, and timing controls.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Main Entrance
Up in the last 7 days:3,115#31,550by Christian Gatti2 months ago
Login, register or recover password through a handy and safe form that you can easily place, through shortcode, in every page or post of your WordPres …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Front-end Categories
Up in the last 7 days:2,460#31,879by Jack - BNFW12 years ago
A tiny and super simple plugin for creating categories and sub-categories on the WordPress front-end using Ajax.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

LH Logged In Static Frontpage
Up in the last 7 days:440#33,040by shawfactor9 years ago
Have a different static frontpage for logged in visitors
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tailor Page Builder
#33,699by Andrew Worsfold10 years ago
Create a stylish storefront with this powerful extension for the free Tailor frontend page builder!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

AdMinimal Bar
Down in the last 7 days:134#34,457by DCODED3 years ago
AdMinimal Bar is designed to streamline your workflow and enhance productivity. With AdMinimal Bar, you can minimize the WordPress admin bar on the fr …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CubeAccount Frontend Login
Up in the last 7 days:12,879#35,453by Jonathan Lau15 years ago
CubeAccount Frontend Login lets your users login and register from the frontend of your site. The WordPress dashboard and admin bar can be hidden comp …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

BP Site Post
Up in the last 7 days:12,415#35,457by Venutius2 years ago
Designed to work with BuddyPress Group, Members Only and Friends posts this front end post editor comes with a wide range of features to allow you to …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Oi Frontend Profile
#35,550by Sh1411 years ago
This plugin disallow users going to the backend. They can manage theme prifile on the frontend page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Featured Box
Up in the last 7 days:6,635#35,579by mch0lic13 years ago
Simple featured image slider.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LH Buddypress Group Redirect
#37,221by shawfactor4 years ago
Redirect group members where they are members of only one group
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LH Xprofile forms
Up in the last 7 days:4,875#38,373by shawfactor4 years ago
Decouple Xprofile forms from the profile and signup screens via a shortcode
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day