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Best members plugins for WordPress

The most popular members plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. BuddyPress leads with 90K+ active installs, ahead of Simple Membership (40K+) and Simple Membership After Login Redirection (10K+). All 154 plugins tagged “members” 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 10 members plugins

  1. 1.
    BuddyPress

    The most installed members plugin, with 90K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 375 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Simple Membership

    40K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 476 reviews, updated 6 days ago.

  3. 3.
    Simple Membership After Login Redirection

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 15 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  4. 4.
    WCFM Membership

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 25 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  5. 5.
    Buy Me a Coffee

    6K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 18 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  6. 6.
    BP Profile Search

    5K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 71 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.

  7. 7.
    Patreon WordPress

    3K+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 55 reviews, updated 6 days ago.

  8. 8.
    Simple Membership Form Shortcode

    2K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  9. 9.
    Authenticator

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  10. 10.
    Team Section Block

    1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 day ago.

All 154 plugins tagged “members”