Best jquery plugins for WordPress
The most popular jquery plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Animate It! leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of jQuery Updater (20K+) and Use Google Libraries (10K+). All 295 plugins tagged “jquery” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 jquery plugins
- 1.
Animate It!The most installed jquery plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 127 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.jQuery Updater
20K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 64 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.Use Google Libraries
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 47 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 4.Scroll Back To Top
9K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 56 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 5.
jQuery Manager for WordPress7K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 113 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 6.
Version Control for jQuery5K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 7 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 7.jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries
4K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 8.Responsive Image Maps
3K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 64 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 9.
Remove jQuery Migrate3K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 10.WP-Slimbox2 Plugin
3K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago.
All 295 plugins tagged “jquery”

Animate It!
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,118by eleopard1 month ago
Add cool CSS3 animations to your content.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.9(127)
- Downloads
- 132/day
jQuery Updater
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,338by Ramoonus3 months ago
This plugin updates jQuery to the latest stable version on your website.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.5(64)
- Downloads
- 100/day
Use Google Libraries
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,045by Jason Penney9 years ago
Allows your site to use common javascript libraries from Google's AJAX Libraries CDN, rather than from WordPress's own copies.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.4(47)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Scroll Back To Top
Down in the last 7 days:5#2,167by joesexton009 years ago
This plugin will add a button that allows users to scroll smoothly to the top of the page.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.2(56)
- Downloads
- 34/day

jQuery Manager for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:9#2,591by Remzi Cavdar6 years ago
Manage jQuery and jQuery Migrate, activate a specific jQuery and/or jQuery Migrate version. The ultimate jQuery debugging tool for WordPress.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 5.0(113)
- Downloads
- 27/day

Version Control for jQuery
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,933by Leander Iversen1 year ago
Version Control for jQuery is one of the easiest ways to control the version of jQuery used on your website.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.9(7)
- Downloads
- 31/day
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries
Up in the last 7 days:7#3,275by Automattic9 years ago
Makes the native WordPress galleries use a lightbox script called ColorBox to display the fullsize images.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.0(10)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Responsive Image Maps
Up in the last 7 days:1#3,613by Philip Newcomer9 years ago
Makes image maps responsive by packaging the RWD Image Maps jQuery plugin for use in WordPress.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.9(64)
- Downloads
- 17/day

Remove jQuery Migrate
Down in the last 7 days:21#4,059by Hendy Tan3 years ago
A very lightweight plugin that removes jQuery Migrate script from your WordPress site's front end.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 18/day
WP-Slimbox2 Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:10#4,141by malcalevak9 years ago
A WordPress implementation of the Slimbox2 javascript.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Featherlight Disabled
Down in the last 7 days:12#4,625by treeflips1 year ago
The most lightweight WordPress lightbox plugin...and the featherlight CSS/JS (only 7kb) is automatically disabled unless you manually enable within ea …
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Cleaner Gallery
Down in the last 7 days:5#4,886by Justin Tadlock9 years ago
A cleaner WordPress [gallery] that integrates with multiple Lightbox-type scripts.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(23)
- Downloads
- 14/day

Alligator Popup
Down in the last 7 days:3#5,105by cubecolour1 year ago
Add popups to your site. Add links to pages/posts via a shortcode which will be opened in a popup browser window.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(45)
- Downloads
- 14/day
jQuery UI Widgets
Down in the last 7 days:1#5,429by David Gwyer2 months ago
Simple, flexible, and powerful way to add jQuery UI widgets to your site posts, pages, or widgets. Works right out of the box!
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(19)
- Downloads
- 13/day
Test jQuery Updates
Up in the last 7 days:1#5,527by Andrew Ozz11 months ago
Test different versions of jQuery.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 22/day
WP To Top
Down in the last 7 days:13#5,562by Asvin Balloo9 years ago
This plugin will add a "back to top/ scroll to top" icon automatically to your blog.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
FooTable
Down in the last 7 days:10#5,734by bradvin9 years ago
FooTable's goal is simple : to make HTML tables look awesome on all devices!
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(17)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Animated Typed JS Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:41#5,814by Yong2 years ago
This plugin add shortcode to create an animated typing effect with Typed JS. No settings needed, just plug and play.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

fancyBox 3 for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:5#5,851by w3dev3 years ago
Seamlessly integrates the fancyBox 3 script into your WordPress installation: Upload, activate, and you're done. Additional configuration is opti …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(7)
- Downloads
- 12/day
jQuery Lightbox
Down in the last 7 days:27#6,170by Pedro Lamas9 years ago
Used to add the lightbox effect to images on your WordPress blog :)
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Slideshow
Down in the last 7 days:16#6,423by Justin Tadlock9 years ago
A shortcode for displaying a slideshow of image attachments for a post.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP jQuery Plus
Up in the last 7 days:5#7,098by Zach Schnackel11 years ago
Loads jQuery from a CDN using the exact version as your current WordPress install
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day
jQuery Image Lazy Load WP
Down in the last 7 days:31#7,834by ayn2 months ago
Retired on WordPress 5.5 and newer. Legacy jQuery image lazy loading remains available for older WordPress installations.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 3.1(14)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Custom CSS/JS
Down in the last 7 days:23#7,849by johnibom1 year ago
WP Custom CSS JS plugin allows you to add any HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery or Tracking Pixel easily on your wordpress site right from your dashboard.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Flipclock
Up in the last 7 days:8#8,313by Rhys Wynne11 months ago
Quickly and easily add a flipclock to your site’s posts and pages via a shortcode.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP DataTable
Down in the last 7 days:52#8,507by samsk1 year ago
WP DataTable provides simple possibility to include raw javascript DataTables in any blog post or page, that will add advanced interaction controls to …
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Cudazi Scroll to Top
#8,709by Cudazi15 years ago
Adds a smooth scroll to top feature/link in the lower-right corner of long pages.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.5(10)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Advanced Spoiler
Down in the last 7 days:6#8,841by Cheon, YoungMin9 years ago
Show or hide contents(text, image etc.) with animated effects wrapped by spoiler markup tag([spoiler][/spoiler]).
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Nav Menu Item Duplicator
Up in the last 7 days:9#9,146by Sohan Zaman8 years ago
A simple plugin that adds a duplicate button to each items on edit menu screen.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 3.7(7)
- Downloads
- 7/day
Referrer Input for Contact Form 7
Down in the last 7 days:49#9,365by damiarita9 years ago
Contact Form 7 Addon that creates a cache-resistant input that contains the URL of the page the user visited before the contact form page.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 6/day
WP Search Suggest
Up in the last 7 days:48#9,583by Konstantin Obenland2 months ago
Provides title suggestions while typing a search query, using the built-in jQuery suggest script.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.6(11)
- Downloads
- 17/day
Post UI Tabs
Up in the last 7 days:22#9,626by Mark / t31os13 years ago
Create jQuery tabs inside your posts, pages or post types using simple shortcodes inside the post editor.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(14)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Admin Bar Toggle
Up in the last 7 days:3#9,717by James Kemp11 years ago
Hides the admin bar on the front-end by default, and adds a toggle to activate it.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.9(18)
- Downloads
- 11/day
jQuery Vertical Scroller
Down in the last 7 days:6#9,775by Vamsi Pulavarthi7 years ago
Use jQuery Vertical Scroller plugin to display posts as a vertical scroll in a widget, post or page. Supports multiple instances.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.8(11)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Smart JavaScript Auto Loader
Down in the last 7 days:22#10,026by Peter Raschendorfer2 years ago
Load JavaScript files without coding
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Whistles
Up in the last 7 days:10#10,203by Justin Tadlock13 years ago
Tabs, toggles, accordions, and all that jazz. Bells and whistles done right.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.8(19)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Page Specific Scripts
Up in the last 7 days:11#10,214by Afnan Abbasi6 years ago
Simple and easy to use wordpress plugin to add jQuery/JS Scripts only to specific pages.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
imageLightbox
Down in the last 7 days:43#10,474by Bjørn Johansen10 years ago
Image Lightbox, Responsive and Touch‑friendly.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Excerpt Tools
Up in the last 7 days:11#10,767by Marcus Downing6 years ago
Change the default text and description of the excerpt box, add an excerpt box to pages and show a jQuery character counter and limiter.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Snazzy Archives
Up in the last 7 days:29#10,857by Vladimir Prelovac12 years ago
Snazzy Archives is a visualization plugin for your WordPress site featuring an unique way to display all your posts. Your archive page will never be b …
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Jquery news ticker
Up in the last 7 days:37#10,934by gopiplus@hotmail.com2 years ago
Jquery news ticker plugin brings a lightweight, flexible and easy to configure ticker plugin to site. This plugin adds scrolling horizontal tickers.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.5(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Super FAQ
Up in the last 7 days:13#10,959by Ryan15 years ago
A lightweight FAQ/QNA plugin that includes an FAQ shortcode for your site. A simple jQuery animation is included to show/hide each question.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries
Up in the last 7 days:57#10,972by EWSEL Team12 years ago
Makes the WordPress galleries use a lightbox script called ColorBox to display the fullsize images.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.6(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
JinMenu
Up in the last 7 days:30#12,018by Rohit Kumar6 years ago
The Jin Menu adds onclick event in wordpress custom link menu item, so that you can use your javascript/jQuery codes from wordpress menu.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.0(27)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Superfish Menus
Up in the last 7 days:58#12,497by Matt Hodder13 years ago
Adds jQuery Superfish effects to most WordPress menus.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.6(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Headmaster
Down in the last 7 days:88#13,154by bavington12 years ago
A simple plugin for adding, enqueuing and organising common items into the Head tag without hard-coding.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Force jQuery in Head
Down in the last 7 days:580#13,225by Jagdish Sarma3 days ago
Load jQuery in the head, choose its source, and add custom scripts to the header, footer, specific pages or via shortcode.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
AnythingSlider for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:53#13,673by Jacob Dubail14 years ago
Integrates Chris Coyier's popular AnythingSlider jQuery plugin with WordPress.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.7(6)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Remove jQuery from Theme
Down in the last 7 days:96#13,707by Marc Tönsing5 years ago
Removes jQuery from your frontend theme if no administrator is logged-in. jQuery will still be loaded and continue to work in you backend and when the …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disable jQuery Migrate
Up in the last 7 days:75#13,823by ivanblagdan11 years ago
A simple plugin to disable loading of jquery-migrate on the frontend due to a XSS vulerability of jQuery Migrate 1.2.1.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 16/day