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Best genesis plugins for WordPress

The most popular genesis plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Genesis eNews Extended leads with 40K+ active installs, ahead of Genesis Simple Hooks (20K+) and Genesis Simple Share (10K+). All 89 plugins tagged “genesis” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 genesis plugins

  1. 1.
    Genesis eNews Extended

    The most installed genesis plugin, with 40K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 28 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Genesis Simple Hooks

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 22 reviews, updated 7 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Genesis Simple Share

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 33 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  4. 4.
    Genesis Connect for WooCommerce

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 17 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  5. 5.
    Genesis Simple Sidebars

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 27 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  6. 6.
    Genesis Columns Advanced

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 25 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.

  7. 7.
    Genesis Featured Page Advanced

    7K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 29 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.

  8. 8.
    Genesis Portfolio Pro

    5K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.

  9. 9.
    Genesis Widget Column Classes

    5K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 8 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  10. 10.
    Genesis Simple Menus

    2K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 11 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

All 89 plugins tagged “genesis”