Best network plugins for WordPress
The most popular network 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 Nobs • Share Buttons (3K+) and Unconfirmed (1K+). All 120 plugins tagged “network” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 network plugins
- 1.BuddyPress
The most installed network plugin, with 90K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 375 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Nobs • Share Buttons3K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 93 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.Unconfirmed
1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 47 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 4.Dropdown Multisite Selector
900+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 19 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
Snitch700+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 27 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
Theme Duplicator400+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 7.Network Privacy
300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 8.Activate Update Services
200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 9.User Activation Keys
100+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 20 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 10.
WP Multi Network100+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 24 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.
All 120 plugins tagged “network”
BuddyPress
Down in the last 7 days:1#483by BuddyPress17 days ago
Get together safely, in your own way, in WordPress.
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 4.1(375)
- Downloads
- 1.9K/day

Nobs • Share Buttons
Down in the last 7 days:11#4,039by Geoffrey8 months ago
Juiz Social Post Sharer is now Nobs • Share Buttons. Add beautiful share buttons in your posts to allow visitors to share your content on social media …
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.7(93)
- Downloads
- 25/day
Unconfirmed
Down in the last 7 days:13#5,127by Boone Gorges2 years ago
Allows WordPress admins to manage unactivated users, by activating them manually, deleting their pending registrations, or resending the activation em …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(47)
- Downloads
- 174/day
Dropdown Multisite Selector
Down in the last 7 days:32#7,204by alordiel1 month ago
Build a configurable dropdown whose options redirect visitors to the URLs you choose: network sites, or your own custom links.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(19)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Snitch
Down in the last 7 days:30#7,760by pluginkollektiv8 months ago
Network monitor for WordPress. Connection overview for monitoring and controlling outgoing data traffic.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.0(27)
- Downloads
- 13/day

Theme Duplicator
Down in the last 7 days:14#9,247by Rohit Choudhary2 years ago
This plugin creates a duplicate copy of you selected theme.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Network Privacy
Down in the last 7 days:1#10,551by Ron Rennick11 years ago
Adds more privacy options to both single Wordpress sites and WordPress networks.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Activate Update Services
Up in the last 7 days:30#12,674by feedmeastraycat10 years ago
WordPress removes the Update Services ability when you create a network. Activate this plugin to get it back.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
User Activation Keys
Down in the last 7 days:24#14,127by David Sader10 years ago
A Multisite Network plugin for user activation key removal or approval.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(20)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Multi Network
Up in the last 7 days:90#15,299by John James Jacoby28 days ago
A WordPress plugin that provides a network management interface for global multisite administrators.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.3(24)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Humix for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:32#15,617by humix1 year ago
The plugin allows users to embed videos from Humix.com with a Humix widget in your theme, a custom block with playback settings like float, autoplay w …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Multisite Enhancements
Up in the last 7 days:268#15,896by Frank Bueltge2 years ago
Enhance Multisite for Network Admins with different topics
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.5(49)
- Downloads
- 89/day

Metro Share Widget
Down in the last 7 days:72#16,351by WPManiax9 years ago
Add Metro style social share widget to your sidebar. 5 most popular social networks supported
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sort My Sites
Up in the last 7 days:25#16,957by Tryon Eggleston2 years ago
Sort My Sites lets you change the ordering of the My Sites menu on the dashboard and in the admin bar.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Network Username Restrictions Override
Up in the last 7 days:37#17,390by Daniel Westermann-Clark2 years ago
Override restrictions on WordPress network usernames.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Open.Video
Up in the last 7 days:212#17,608by openvideo11 days ago
The Open.Video plugin allows you to embed videos from Open.Video using a widget, a custom block with playback settings (like float and autoplay), or a …
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Over Network
Down in the last 7 days:137#17,657by yuka2py13 years ago
Add ability to get posts from over your network sites. Supports widget, shortcode, and customizable original function.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Network Plugin Auditor
#17,992by Katherine Semel-Munson10 years ago
For multisite/network installations only. Adds columns to your network admin to show which sites are using each plugin and theme.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(22)
- Downloads
- 12/day
BootstrapCDN
Down in the last 7 days:98#18,538by jimaek13 years ago
The official WordPress plugin of BootstrapCDN by MaxCDN.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 7/day

WP-GraphViz
Down in the last 7 days:62#21,479by Jan DeBAAT3 years ago
A plugin to provide GraphViz functionality for WordPress sites.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Advanced Custom Fields
Down in the last 7 days:259#21,961by Tigerton10 years ago
Adds a sites field type to ACF. Allows for selection of one or multiple sites in a multisite network.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

TFO Graphviz
Down in the last 7 days:65#22,370by Chris Luke7 years ago
Generates Graphviz graphics using shortcodes. Supports almost all Graphviz features (depending on the generation method in use.)
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Social Networks
Up in the last 7 days:176#24,852by mikeogbin15 years ago
Social Networks plugin displays your facebook link, Twitter, Youtube, linkedin, myspace and RSS Feed. I guarantee that you will like it after using th …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Private Sites
#26,560by Brent Maxwell11 years ago
Quick plugin to enable the setting of a site private. Includes options for with multi-site capabilities.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ChatHispano
#27,799by Toni Garcia6 years ago
Integra los servicios de la red de IRC & Chat de ChatHispano en tu WordPress. Inserta un Webchat en tu Web para chatear y conocer a la gente.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Multisite Directory
#29,259by Meitar9 years ago
Add a browseable, flexible directory of the sites in a WP Multisite network. Each subsite gets its own page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.3(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Remote Request Check
Down in the last 7 days:94#29,579by danstever12 years ago
Checks if the WordPress HTTP API is able to be used by making calls using wp_remote_request().
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Toggle Admin Bar Menu
Up in the last 7 days:49#29,898by Aram1 year ago
Replaces the WordPress admin bar menu with a compact menu icon. Clicking the icon toggles the visibility of the full admin bar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Avelon Network
Up in the last 7 days:1,058#30,327by Roland Pogonyi2 months ago
Plugin to connect Avelon Network to woocommerce.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Limit Post Revisions Network Option
Down in the last 7 days:449#30,601by David Sader10 years ago
A Multisite Network plugin to add Network Admin->Settings to limit, or disable, the number of post revisions and set the post autosave interval.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hide Super Admin Users
Up in the last 7 days:825#30,609by Josh Eby4 years ago
Hides super admin users from non-super admin users within the dashboard of a WordPress multisite install.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Multisite Post Cloner
Down in the last 7 days:446#30,766by Aram1 year ago
Multisite Post Cloner allows you to clone posts and pages across sites in your WordPress multisite network.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Social Media with defered Javascript
Up in the last 7 days:394#30,904by Matthew Horne14 years ago
Adds Facebook Like, Twitter button, Google +1 and Digg button below posts.The javascript is defered so to improve performance on your site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Multisite Administration Tools
Down in the last 7 days:230#31,653by Aaron Axelsen7 months ago
Adds information to the network admin sites, plugins and themes page. Allows you to easily see what theme and plugins are enabled on a site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
MultiSite Widget Link
Up in the last 7 days:41#32,887by Bastien Ho3 years ago
Simply add widgets in order to link another blog in a multisite instance
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bulk Marketpress Product Category Copier
Up in the last 7 days:815#33,811by Samer Bechara12 years ago
This plugin allows you to bulk copy your marketpress product categories between sites on your network which have the marketpress plugin activated.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Network Ping
#35,221by Sean Fisher16 years ago
Running a WordPress MU network can be annoying when sites can be submitting different pings lists. The site will allow for a standard ping list for al …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Network Stats
Up in the last 7 days:12,157#35,844by Harshit10 years ago
View/Export network statistics related to users & plugins per site, themes, plugins and other site stats in your multisite network.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Network Mass Email
#36,120by Kenny Zaron13 years ago
Allows network admins to send a manually created notification email to all registered users based on user role.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.3(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Network Menu Copier
Up in the last 7 days:2,013#36,225by Samer Bechara12 years ago
This plugin allows you to bulk copy your menus between sites on your network which are using the same theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CPD-Journals
Up in the last 7 days:9,528#37,166by saulcoz12 years ago
Turns a WordPress Multisite installation into a CPD (Continuous Professional Development) journal platform.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Network Sites Counts Dashboard Widget
Up in the last 7 days:4,640#38,557by Michael Beckwith3 years ago
Display a list of post counts for all your sites in your network.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Surbma
Up in the last 7 days:7,585#38,585by Surbma5 months ago
Very useful fixes and add-ons for WordPress Multisite installations.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Network Restricted Members
Up in the last 7 days:5,468#38,670by Luis Rodrigues10 years ago
Restrict user access to selected sites on open multisite networks.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
BP Multi Network
#39,127by Ron Rennick10 years ago
Segregate your BP networks in a multi-network WP install.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.8(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPMU Network Site Users Dropdown
Up in the last 7 days:3,022#40,964by Konstantin Obenland2 months ago
Replace the input field for adding existing users to a site with a more comfortable dropdown menu!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Tsu Popup
Up in the last 7 days:2,042#41,514by Md Nurullah11 years ago
Add your own tsu ( Social Network ) popup in any website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simply Social Links
Up in the last 7 days:2,037#41,547by Matheus Eduardo15 years ago
This plugin adds a new field (metadata) in the section editing links in order to add social networking links (like twitter, flickr, etc.) to any link.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CardzNet
Up in the last 7 days:2,168#41,595by Malcolm3 years ago
The CardzNet plugin allows you to play cards over the internet
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Multisite Theme Statistics
Up in the last 7 days:2,551#41,790by Ron Rennick11 years ago
Adds theme usage statistics within your network, shows themes by user and most popular themes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day