Best pgn plugins for WordPress
The most popular pgn plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. RPB Chessboard leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Embed Chessboard (500+) and Chessgame Shizzle (100+). All 11 plugins tagged “pgn” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 pgn plugins
- 1.
RPB ChessboardThe most installed pgn plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 20 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Embed Chessboard500+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
Chessgame Shizzle100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
PgnViewerJS50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
pgn-viewer-for-lichess40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
Chess Game Viewer30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 7.
ChessOnline10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 8.
WP-ChessFlash10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 9.
Bednar Chess ReplayFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.
- 10.
ChessdiagFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 11 plugins tagged “pgn”
RPB Chessboard
Down in the last 7 days:4#5,888by yo351 month ago
This plugin allows you to typeset and display chess diagrams and PGN-encoded chess games.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(20)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Embed Chessboard
Up in the last 7 days:3#8,662by pgn4web3 months ago
Allows for the insertion of a chessboard displaying chess games within wordpress articles.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Chessgame Shizzle
Down in the last 7 days:8#15,567by Marcel Pol1 month ago
Chessgame Shizzle is a nice way to integrate chessgames into your WordPress website. Ideal for chess clubs, your chess blog, or any chess related webs …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
PgnViewerJS
Up in the last 7 days:65#21,101by mliebelt1 year ago
Integration of @mliebelt/pgn-viewer into WordPress (formarly named PGNViewerJS).
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
pgn-viewer-for-lichess
Up in the last 7 days:173#21,554by mliebelt1 year ago
Integration of lichess-pgn-viewer into WordPress.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Chess Game Viewer
#25,026by Adrian Hanft13 years ago
The Chess Game Viewer Control Panel is the easiest way to add a customizable chess board to your blog.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ChessOnline
#44,835by anaximander14 years ago
The ChessOnline plugin allows you to display a chessboard and to set up positions (using the FEN). You can also use it as a PGN viewer (experimental).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP-ChessFlash
#48,159by PJvanErp12 years ago
Allows display of a chessgame using the ChessFlash viewer
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bednar Chess Replay
#52,456by Marek Bednář3 days ago
Responsive layouts, board themes, fullscreen and readable diagnostics for existing Embed Chessboard games.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 45/day
Chessdiag
Down in the last 7 days:4,646#62,430by wouf5 months ago
Generate chess diagrams easily in your posts and pages using a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LNC Chessboard
Down in the last 7 days:9,101#64,046by latenightbuilder10 days ago
Embed live chess.com and Lichess player profiles, plus interactive PGN game viewers with replay and analysis, via shortcode or block.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day