Best obituary plugins for WordPress
The most popular obituary plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Obituary Assistant leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of WP Obituary Manager (80+) and Make My Donation (20+). All 6 plugins tagged “obituary” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 obituary plugins
- 1.
Obituary AssistantThe most installed obituary plugin, with 200+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
WP Obituary Manager80+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
Make My Donation20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 4.
Karma Memorials10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
ObitMaker LiteFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
GatherFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “obituary”
Obituary Assistant
Up in the last 7 days:77#11,668by Obituary Assistant19 days ago
Add and Manage obituaries on your funeral home website for free.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Obituary Manager
Up in the last 7 days:207#17,889by Arni Cinco1 year ago
WP Obituary Manager is a free WordPress plugin that helps funeral homes, crematories, and cemeteries manage and display obituaries online.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Make My Donation
Down in the last 7 days:97#27,116by Danillo Nunes6 years ago
Integrate your funeral home site with our Make My Donation - In Memory Of Platform and allow donations to over 1.5 million eligible US charities.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Karma Memorials
Down in the last 7 days:2,803#45,115by Ermanno Devitofrancesco9 months ago
Complete system for managing online obituaries and memorials with messages, search, notifications and customizable templates.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ObitMaker Lite
#49,906by Mel Lewis (obitmaker999)2 months ago
A complete free obituary management system for membership organisations, associations, and community groups.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gather
Up in the last 7 days:12,685#50,103by ppricegather2 months ago
Display Gather obituaries, search, carousel, and notification subscriptions on your funeral home WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day