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Best installation plugins for WordPress

The most popular installation plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Hydra leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Product Assembly / Gift Wrap / … Cost for WooCommerce (300+) and WP Install Profiles (200+). All 9 plugins tagged “installation” 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 7 installation plugins

  1. 1.
    WP Hydra

    The most installed installation plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.

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    Product Assembly / Gift Wrap / … Cost for WooCommerce

    300+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

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    WP Install Profiles

    200+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 9 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.

  4. 4.
    Simple blueprint installer

    20+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.

  5. 5.
    SVN Updater

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.

  6. 6.
    Plugin Installer Speedup

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

  7. 7.
    WP-Portability

    10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.

All 9 plugins tagged “installation”