Best lunar plugins for WordPress
The most popular lunar plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. The Moon leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Moon Calendar Widget (100+) and Moon Phase Widget (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “lunar” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 lunar plugins
- 1.
The MoonThe most installed lunar plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 2.
Moon Calendar Widget100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 3.
Moon Phase Widget10+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 6 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.8.0.
All 3 plugins tagged “lunar”
The Moon
Up in the last 7 days:74#13,015by offsky5 years ago
Shows the current phase of The Moon, it's Zodiac sign and the date of the next lunar eclipse.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Moon Calendar Widget
Down in the last 7 days:14#16,381by Publigo13 years ago
Display the moon calendar of the day (moon phases, moon rise/set times, ...). Customize the widget (background/border/fonts color) to fit your needs !
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Moon Phase Widget
Up in the last 7 days:240#29,770by DuncanMarshall13 years ago
A sidebar widget to display the moon phase.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.7(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day