Best modification plugins for WordPress
The most popular modification plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Silent Update leads with 50+ active installs, ahead of Extend Search Block (30+). All 2 plugins tagged “modification” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 modification plugins
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Silent UpdateThe most installed modification plugin, with 50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
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Extend Search Block30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “modification”
Silent Update
Up in the last 7 days:173#20,252by Tomasz Dobrzyński11 years ago
Control whether update post's modification date or not.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Extend Search Block
Down in the last 7 days:171#23,945by WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas11 months ago
Extending WordPress Search block with search results modifier fields.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 3/day