Best jquery ui plugins for WordPress
The most popular jquery ui plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. jQuery Updater leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of WP Datepicker (6K+) and jQuery UI Widgets (1K+). All 11 plugins tagged “jquery ui” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 jquery ui plugins
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jQuery UpdaterThe most installed jquery ui plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 64 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 2.
WP Datepicker6K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 37 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
jQuery UI Widgets1K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 19 reviews, updated 2 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 4.
Custom Datepicker NMR1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 5 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
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Post UI Tabs400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 14 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
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QuickTags10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
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Website FAQ (Responsive and Categorized with Shortcode)10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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Contact Dialog10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
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Rehabtabs10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
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WP Slider Captcha10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
All 11 plugins tagged “jquery ui”
jQuery Updater
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,337by Ramoonus3 months ago
This plugin updates jQuery to the latest stable version on your website.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.5(64)
- Downloads
- 99/day
WP Datepicker
Down in the last 7 days:7#2,729by Fahad Mahmood9 days ago
A great plugin to implement custom styled jQuery UI datepicker site-wide.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.8(37)
- Downloads
- 66/day
jQuery UI Widgets
Up in the last 7 days:1#5,424by 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
- 12/day
Custom Datepicker NMR
Up in the last 7 days:22#6,591by mirceatm5 months ago
Use date format like dd.mm.yy in date fields (jquery ui datepicker) for Contact Form 7.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(5)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Post UI Tabs
Up in the last 7 days:27#9,599by 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
- 11/day
QuickTags
Down in the last 7 days:582#34,446by Rafiki13 years ago
Allows for front-end tagging of posts via a simple widget.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Website FAQ (Responsive and Categorized with Shortcode)
Up in the last 7 days:2,412#36,662by Nikunj Soni5 years ago
Useful and handy FAQ plugin for any WordPress website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Contact Dialog
Down in the last 7 days:1,312#40,506by jameslafferty15 years ago
Enables display of an AJAX driven contact form when a user clicks on links with a specified class.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Rehabtabs
Up in the last 7 days:6,724#41,121by Grant Mangham14 years ago
Rehabtabs makes it easy to add pretty jQuery UI tabs to your pages, posts and custom posts using simple shortcodes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Slider Captcha
Down in the last 7 days:226#42,261by captbrogers14 years ago
An anti-spam captcha using jQuery's UI slider. After the position of the slider is past 60% (default), it will enable the submit button.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PJ jQuery UI Helper
#46,394by pjokumsen11 years ago
Plugin to incorporate jQuery UI in posts and pages using shortcodes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day