Best hook plugins for WordPress
The most popular hook plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simply Show Hooks leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Heckler (10+) and hooks (10+). All 11 plugins tagged “Hook” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 hook plugins
- 1.
Simply Show HooksThe most installed hook plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 63 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 2.
Heckler10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 3.
hooks10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 4.
Simple Hook Widget10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 5.
Hook Flowchart10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 6.
Guan Mystique Theme Code Inserter10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 7.
Hook LocatorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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Menu Item TypesFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
All 11 plugins tagged “Hook”
Simply Show Hooks
Up in the last 7 days:14#5,234by stuartobrien4 months ago
Simply Show Hooks helps theme and plugin developers to quickly see where all the action and filter hooks are on any WordPress page.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(63)
- Downloads
- 24/day
Heckler
Up in the last 7 days:264#30,996by Maštarija5 years ago
Create custom text and code snippets, and attach them to hooks or use them as short codes, along with programmable display rules.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
hooks
Down in the last 7 days:1,054#36,165by Dejan Batanjac10 years ago
Displays info about WordPress actions and filters inside plugins.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Hook Widget
#39,059by Eddie Moya14 years ago
Allows developers to create a drop down of hooks to be selected from a widget, for on-the-fly widgets without the fuss, or just easily test hooks.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hook Flowchart
#47,668by Daniele Scasciafratte7 years ago
In every WordPress page there are many different hooks, but what is the direct relationship among them?
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Guan Mystique Theme Code Inserter
#48,223by Makoto16 years ago
This plugin allows you to insert html code into Mystique theme without the need to hand code the original theme files.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hook Locator
Up in the last 7 days:4,221#60,081by Jaydip1 year ago
Powerful WordPress hook search and analysis tool. Instantly find and analyze actions, filters, and custom hooks across all plugins and themes.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Menu Item Types
Down in the last 7 days:12,267#65,861by Maxime Pertici3 years ago
This Menu Item Types Add-on adds the possibility of adding action in your navigation menus.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day