Best pager plugins for WordPress
The most popular pager plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simplistic page navi leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of Pager Widget (100+) and Module Pager (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “pager” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 pager plugins
- 1.
Simplistic page naviThe most installed pager plugin, with 200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Pager Widget100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 3.
Module Pager10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 4.
Pagination Test Drive10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
All 4 plugins tagged “pager”
Simplistic page navi
Up in the last 7 days:58#12,902by strix-bubol511 months ago
This plugin displays a linked list by page number. It is simple but has several features.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Pager Widget
Up in the last 7 days:115#15,279by Paul Ryan5 months ago
Prints "Parent | Previous | Next" links to navigate between pages at the same level in the page hierarchy (and up to the parent page).
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Module Pager
Up in the last 7 days:30#29,564by yama-dev3 months ago
Create customizable pagination by editing HTML templates in the WordPress admin screen.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pagination Test Drive
Down in the last 7 days:2,363#45,687by Yuya Hoshino4 years ago
You can test the pagination without having to post an article even once.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day