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Best legacy plugins for WordPress

The most popular legacy plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Billink leads with 70+ active installs, ahead of wp-admin classic (10+) and Label Old Posts (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “legacy” 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 5 legacy plugins

  1. 1.
    Billink

    The most installed legacy plugin, with 70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  2. 2.
    wp-admin classic

    10+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 32 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.

  3. 3.
    Label Old Posts

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.

  4. 4.
    Countdown Rescue

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.

  5. 5.
    Lifeboat

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.

All 5 plugins tagged “legacy”