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Best orphans plugins for WordPress

The most popular orphans plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Widon't Part Deux leads with 60+ active installs, ahead of Orphan Word (50+) and Open Orphanage (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “orphans” 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 5 orphans plugins

  1. 1.
    Widon't Part Deux

    The most installed orphans plugin, with 60+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 5 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.

  2. 2.
    Orphan Word

    50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  3. 3.
    Open Orphanage

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.

  4. 4.
    RM Szlif

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 day ago.

  5. 5.
    MITS No Lonely Words

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.

All 5 plugins tagged “orphans”