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Best groups plugins for WordPress

The most popular groups plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Groups leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Private groups (1K+) and Registration Options for BuddyPress (1K+). All 79 plugins tagged “groups” 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 groups plugins

  1. 1.
    Groups

    The most installed groups plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 382 reviews, updated 4 days ago.

  2. 2.
    Private groups

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 49 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Registration Options for BuddyPress

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 33 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.

  4. 4.
    BuddyPress Group Email Subscription

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 32 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

  5. 5.
    Groups 404 Redirect

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 10 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  6. 6.
    Wbcom Designs

    600+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 10 reviews, updated 4 days ago.

  7. 7.
    BuddyPress Groups Extras

    300+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 35 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  8. 8.
    BuddyPress Default Data

    300+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 22 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  9. 9.
    User Groups

    200+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.

  10. 10.
    Advanced XProfile Fields for BuddyPress

    100+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

All 79 plugins tagged “groups”