Best nostalgia plugins for WordPress
The most popular nostalgia plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Wajeez OTD leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Son of Clippy (10+) and G33Z3R Birthday Song & Retro Music Widgets (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “Nostalgia” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 nostalgia plugins
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Wajeez OTDThe most installed nostalgia plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
Son of Clippy10+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 3.
G33Z3R Birthday Song & Retro Music WidgetsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “Nostalgia”
Wajeez OTD
Down in the last 7 days:10,873#46,274by Raouf Shabayek1 year ago
A quick and light plugin that shows previous blog posts published on this date in past years.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 1/day
Son of Clippy
#47,658by Steve Grunwell12 years ago
Add "fun" animated characters to your WordPress edit screens!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
G33Z3R Birthday Song & Retro Music Widgets
Down in the last 7 days:8,417#59,976by g33z3r3 months ago
Free retro music widgets: the #1 song for any birthday, a daily flashback, and a daily music poll. Blocks or shortcodes. No ads, no tracking.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day