Best live blog plugins for WordPress
The most popular live blog plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Liveblog leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of Arena.IM (100+) and DmiMag LiveBlog. Live broadcast (40+). All 7 plugins tagged “live blog” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 live blog plugins
- 1.Liveblog
The most installed live blog plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 2.9 from 15 reviews, updated 1 month ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Arena.IM100+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
DmiMag LiveBlog. Live broadcast40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Live Blog WP10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 5.Live Center
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 6.
PublishDesk ConnectorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
UniSignInFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 day ago.
All 7 plugins tagged “live blog”
Liveblog
Up in the last 7 days:7#4,869by Automattic1 month ago
Empowers website owners to provide rich and engaging live event coverage to a large, distributed audience.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 2.9(15)
- Downloads
- 58/day

Arena.IM
Down in the last 7 days:142#13,392by Arena.IM1 year ago
Arena.im is a powerful FREE live blogging platform for real-time events. Cover sports, news, tech, etc. SEO optimized and mobile ready.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day

DmiMag LiveBlog. Live broadcast
Up in the last 7 days:193#22,898by dmimag2 months ago
DmiMag LiveBlog. Live broadcast - is a lightweight WordPress live broadcast Plugin
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Live Blog WP
Up in the last 7 days:8,039#39,044by liveblogwp5 years ago
Create a Gutenberg powered auto updating live blog and start live blogging directly within WordPress today.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Live Center
Down in the last 7 days:1,372#45,793by Norkon3 years ago
Live Center is a flexible live blog platform, allowing publishers and media organizations to seamlessly deliver up-to-the-second live news.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

PublishDesk Connector
Down in the last 7 days:438#50,110by publishdesk1 month ago
Run breaking-news coverage, publish into exact categories, and manage posts across all your WordPress sites from one editorial command center.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

UniSignIn
Up in the last 7 days:1,622#71,112by Transfon1 day ago
Login, paywall and first-party data platform for publishers. Grow registered audiences with access walls, live blogs, comments and recommendations.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 33/day