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Best open science plugins for WordPress

The most popular open science plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. HAL leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of Mon Laboratoire (60+) and CINDA (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “open science” 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 3 open science plugins

  1. 1.
    HAL

    The most installed open science plugin, with 600+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Mon Laboratoire

    60+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.

  3. 3.
    CINDA

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.

All 3 plugins tagged “open science”