Best gui plugins for WordPress
The most popular gui plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. GUI for List Category Posts leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of Gridster (20+) and LH Oembed White List (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “gui” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 gui plugins
- 1.GUI for List Category Posts
The most installed gui plugin, with 600+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 2.Gridster
20+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 8 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 3.
LH Oembed White ListFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
All 3 plugins tagged “gui”
GUI for List Category Posts
Down in the last 7 days:11#8,502by zymeth253 years ago
This plugin adds a graphical shortcode creator for the List Category Posts plugin, accessible via the "LCP" button in WordPress editor.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Gridster
Down in the last 7 days:807#27,175by Carsten Bach13 years ago
Use Gridster to manage your content with ease in a customizable grid.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.0(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day

LH Oembed White List
Down in the last 7 days:4,821#73,691by shawfactor7 years ago
Makes adding Oembed providers as easy as filling in a form
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day