Best gedcom plugins for WordPress
The most popular gedcom plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. RootsPersona leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of GedShow (200+) and AP Family Trees (40+). All 6 plugins tagged “GEDCOM” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 gedcom plugins
- 1.
RootsPersonaThe most installed gedcom plugin, with 400+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 17 reviews, updated 1 day ago.
- 2.
GedShow200+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 8 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 3.
AP Family Trees40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
GeneaCanvas GEDCOM Family Tree10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 days ago.
- 5.
ForeBranchFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 6.
AP Family ArchiveFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “GEDCOM”
RootsPersona
Up in the last 7 days:80#9,565by urryes1 day ago
A real WordPress page for every person of your family tree, made from a GEDCOM file: photos, maps, sources, search and a front page for the tree.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.6(17)
- Downloads
- 22/day
GedShow
Up in the last 7 days:35#12,446by colinsp2 years ago
GedShow creates a shortcode to display the contents of an uploaded gedcom file to show the family history of individuals in the file.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.6(8)
- Downloads
- 6/day
AP Family Trees
Up in the last 7 days:606#22,641by ancestorpress11 days ago
Publish beautiful, interactive family trees on WordPress from GEDCOM. Multiple charts, profile pages, and your family data stays on your own site.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
GeneaCanvas GEDCOM Family Tree
Up in the last 7 days:6,214#34,646by Modern Solutions IT5 days ago
Interactive family tree for WordPress. Import a GEDCOM file and publish a zoomable genealogy chart of ancestors, descendants and family clans.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
ForeBranch
Up in the last 7 days:22,599#50,431by jlcox196427 days ago
Publish your family tree on WordPress from a GEDCOM file: people, families, surnames, sources, and places.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AP Family Archive
#65,506by ancestorpress15 days ago
Publish your family history as a complete website - person pages, family groups, a surname index and full search, with living people protected.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day