Best global plugins for WordPress
The most popular global plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Contact Details leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Global Javascript (100+) and Global Setting (100+). All 15 plugins tagged “global” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 global plugins
- 1.
Contact DetailsThe most installed global plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 2.
Global Javascript100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 3.
Global Setting100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 4.
WP Multi Network100+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 24 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 5.
Global Posts Ordering80+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 6.
Custom Variables70+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
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Global Content by BusinessBox30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 8.
YaBlog20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 9.
Earth Day Live WP10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 10.
Global Seller Services for WooCommerce10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.0.
All 15 plugins tagged “global”
Contact Details
Up in the last 7 days:6#6,457by Steve9 years ago
Adds the ability to easily enter and display contact information.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Global Javascript
Down in the last 7 days:1#13,928by ctltwp13 years ago
A simple Javascript writing/editing tool using ACE editor and the Minify library
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Global Setting
Up in the last 7 days:28#14,900by victor4g13 years ago
Global Setting allows you to add, update and delete the global variables for your blog. Get Paid version at : http://just4u.x10.bz/global
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Multi Network
Down in the last 7 days:58#15,398by John James Jacoby1 month ago
A WordPress plugin that provides a network management interface for global multisite administrators.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.3(24)
- Downloads
- 34/day
Global Posts Ordering
Up in the last 7 days:46#17,850by Rasso Hilber13 years ago
Adjust the global order of posts from one or various post types via simple drag and drop.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Variables
Up in the last 7 days:203#18,147by lili0allen11 years ago
Custom Variables provides an convenient way of setting WordPress global options. You can use it anywhere on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Global Content by BusinessBox
#24,865by businessbox13 years ago
Define only once some global content and reuse easily in templates and posts/pages as many times as required
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
YaBlog
Down in the last 7 days:48#27,717by Anton Paramonov11 years ago
Allows administrators to globally disable XML-RPC, new emoji functionality in WordPress 4.2, wp generator, wlwmanifest, RSD EditURI and rss/feeds on t …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Earth Day Live WP
Up in the last 7 days:9,283#37,581by djtoakley6 years ago
This plugin allows anyone with a WordPress site to join Earth Day Live with a few clicks. It is a banner that informs visitors about Earth Day Live Ap …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Global Seller Services for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:7,613#46,435by Digital River4 years ago
Together, Digital River and WooCommerce provide the ultimate WordPress solution for simple, fast, and risk-free global selling.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
World Property Journal Real Estate News Free
Up in the last 7 days:12,942#54,392by wpjdev5 years ago
Embed real estate news from all over the world on your website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GV-RE Listings
Up in the last 7 days:1,161#58,142by guanvireak2 months ago
Theme-independent real estate property listings, global locations, AJAX search, and secure inquiry capture.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disable Post Comments
Up in the last 7 days:5,576#66,412by Sumit Singh3 years ago
This plugin allows administrators can disable wordpress all post type comments on their site and also can be disabled specific post type.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day