Best plugin activation plugins for WordPress
The most popular plugin activation plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Debug Bar Plugin Activation leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Safe Activate (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “plugin activation” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 plugin activation plugins
- 1.
Debug Bar Plugin ActivationThe most installed plugin activation plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
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Safe ActivateFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “plugin activation”
Debug Bar Plugin Activation
Up in the last 7 days:1,944#42,687by Juliette Reinders Folmer10 years ago
Debug Bar Plugin Activation adds a new panel to the Debug Bar which displays plugin (de-)activation and uninstall errors.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Safe Activate
Down in the last 7 days:18,251#71,569by Suman Biswas9 months ago
Detects fatal errors during plugin activation and helps admins identify and safely resolve plugin conflicts without automatic actions.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day