Best genealogy plugins for WordPress
The most popular genealogy plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Genealogical Tree leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of RootsPersona (400+) and GedShow (200+). All 20 plugins tagged “genealogy” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 genealogy plugins
- 1.
Genealogical TreeThe most installed genealogy plugin, with 600+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 16 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
RootsPersona400+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 17 reviews, updated 2 days ago.
- 3.
GedShow200+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 8 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 4.WP Family Tree
100+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 18 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 5.TNG WordPress Integration
100+ active installs. Rated 1.8 from 10 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 6.Genealogy
50+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 7.
AP Family Trees40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 8.
Single Sign On For TNG20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Unilevel MLM Plan10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 10.
Binary MLM For WooCommerce10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 5 days ago.
All 20 plugins tagged “genealogy”

Genealogical Tree
Down in the last 7 days:21#8,160by akdevs2 months ago
Build interactive family trees, create ancestor profiles, and display your genealogy data beautifully on any WordPress site.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.1(16)
- Downloads
- 12/day

RootsPersona
Up in the last 7 days:87#9,561by urryes2 days 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
Down in the last 7 days:111#12,514by 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
- 11/day
WP Family Tree
Down in the last 7 days:50#13,176by the_arv10 years ago
WP Family Tree is a graphical family tree generator plugin for Wordpress. Each family member have their own blog post.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.8(18)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TNG WordPress Integration
Up in the last 7 days:28#15,458by Mark Barnes2 years ago
Integrates TNG (The Next Generation) genealogy software into Wordpress.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 1.8(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Genealogy
Up in the last 7 days:26#21,088by SuitePlugins5 months ago
"Being revamped" Map out your family relationships using the Genealogy plugin.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

AP Family Trees
Up in the last 7 days:1,396#21,860by ancestorpress12 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

Single Sign On For TNG
Down in the last 7 days:358#26,526by Colin Stearman2 months ago
Single Sign On For TNG automates the login to the genealogy program TNG by Darrin Lithgoe.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Unilevel MLM Plan
Up in the last 7 days:15#29,483by LETSCMS MLM Software12 days ago
Run a unilevel MLM network in WordPress: member registration with sponsors, ePins and a graphical genealogy tree.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Binary MLM For WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:2,874#31,787by LETSCMS MLM Software5 days ago
Binary MLM plugin for WooCommerce with advanced features to manage users, commissions, and eCommerce growth.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

GeneaCanvas GEDCOM Family Tree
#34,329by Modern Solutions IT6 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
Secure Iframe Embed for Genealorama
Down in the last 7 days:2,276#46,023by Frank Bracq1 year ago
Professional genealogy integration for WordPress - Secure, interactive family trees with automatic setup and enterprise-grade authentication.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AP One-Place Studies
Down in the last 7 days:2,301#56,350by ancestorpress15 days ago
Publish, analyse and preserve your one-place study on your own WordPress site - your data in your own database, with full export.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ForeBranch
Down in the last 7 days:3,691#61,879by jlcox196428 days ago
Publish your family tree on WordPress from a GEDCOM file: people, families, surnames, sources, and places.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DigitalPulse Family Archive
Up in the last 7 days:5,292#65,309by digitalpulse10 days ago
Free, open-source family tree with biographies, touch galleries, multilingual labels, private access and fullscreen viewing.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

AP Family Research
#68,047by ancestorpress15 days ago
The private research workbench behind your family tree: capture evidence, work your research questions, log every search, promote what you prove.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AP Family Archive
Down in the last 7 days:22,465#71,654by 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
- 11/day

AP Casework Manager
Down in the last 7 days:17,202#72,066by ancestorpress15 days ago
Client casework for professional genealogists: enquiries, clients with GDPR tools, a genealogy intake form sent as a private link, and secure uploads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Bsaeed Family Tree Builder
#72,813by bsaeed1 month ago
All-in-one plugin: interactive family tree builder, PayPal subscriptions, user accounts, dashboard, i18n, and notifications.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AP One-Name Studies
Down in the last 7 days:4,068#73,337by ancestorpress15 days ago
Publish your one-name study on WordPress: surname variants, a searchable occurrence index, distribution maps and full CSV export.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day