Best posts plugins for WordPress
The most popular posts plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. GenerateBlocks leads with 200K+ active installs, ahead of Post Duplicator (200K+) and WP Popular Posts (100K+). All 1,270 plugins tagged “posts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 posts plugins
- 1.GenerateBlocks
The most installed posts plugin, with 200K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 122 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Post Duplicator200K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 80 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 3.
WP Popular Posts100K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 249 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 4.
Public Post Preview100K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 79 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
YARPP100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 1,166 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 6.WP Meta and Date Remover
80K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 71 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 7.
List category posts70K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 254 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 8.
Display Posts70K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 164 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 9.
WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications)30K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 426 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.WP Admin UI Customize
30K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 59 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 1,270 plugins tagged “posts”
GenerateBlocks
#216by Tom26 days ago
A small collection of lightweight WordPress blocks that can accomplish nearly anything.
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 4.9(122)
- Downloads
- 2.1K/day

Post Duplicator
#219by metaphorcreations4 days ago
Creates functionality to duplicate any and all post types, including taxonomies & custom fields. Perfect for developers and content creators.
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 4.8(80)
- Downloads
- 3.8K/day

WP Popular Posts
Down in the last 7 days:1#334by Hector Cabrera5 days ago
A highly customizable, easy-to-use popular posts plugin!
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.5(249)
- Downloads
- 1.2K/day

Public Post Preview
Up in the last 7 days:2#363by Dominik Schilling10 days ago
Allow anonymous users to preview a draft of a post before it is published.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.6(79)
- Downloads
- 1.9K/day

YARPP
Down in the last 7 days:7#410by YARPP2 years ago
The best WordPress plugin for displaying related posts. Simple and flexible, with a powerful proven algorithm and inbuilt caching.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.8(1.2K)
- Downloads
- 456/day
WP Meta and Date Remover
Up in the last 7 days:2#499by prasadkirpekar5 months ago
Remove meta author and date information from posts and pages. Hide from Humans and Search engines.SEO friendly and most advance plugin.
- Installs
- 80K+
- Rating
- 4.2(71)
- Downloads
- 299/day

List category posts
#549by Fernando Briano4 months ago
Very customizable plugin to list posts by category (or tag, author and more) in a post, page or widget. Uses the [catlist] shortcode to select posts.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.7(254)
- Downloads
- 237/day

Display Posts
#550by Bill Erickson2 years ago
Add a listing of content on your website using a simple shortcode. Filter the results by category, author, and more.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.8(164)
- Downloads
- 163/day

WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications)
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,001by WP Socio8 months ago
Integrate your WordPress site perfectly with Telegram with full control.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 5.0(426)
- Downloads
- 117/day
WP Admin UI Customize
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,072by gqevu6bsiz1 year ago
Customize the management screen UI.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.6(59)
- Downloads
- 99/day

Reading Time WP
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,112by yingles2 months ago
Reading Time WP creates an estimated reading time of your posts that is inserted above the content or by using a shortcode.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.8(20)
- Downloads
- 194/day

Subscribe2
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,501by weDevs1 month ago
Sends a list of subscribers an email notification when you publish new posts.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.5(116)
- Downloads
- 124/day
Raw HTML
#1,528by Janis Elsts2 years ago
Lets you use raw HTML or any other code in your posts. You can also disable smart quotes and other automatic formatting on a per-post basis.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.3(33)
- Downloads
- 47/day

Advanced Queries
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,549by Shabti Kaplan4 months ago
An Elementor extension that allows you to easily dynamically query your posts, portfolio, and loop grid widget results without custom query IDs.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(40)
- Downloads
- 35/day

RaraTheme Companion
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,631by Rara Themes10 months ago
23 extremely useful custom widgets to create an engaging website.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 48/day
Related Posts by Taxonomy
Down in the last 7 days:7#1,706by keesiemeijer2 months ago
Display a list of related posts on your site based on the most terms in common. Supports thumbnails, shortcodes, a widget and more.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(77)
- Downloads
- 77/day
Essential Widgets
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,814by Catch Themes4 months ago
Essential Widgets is a WordPress plugin for widgets that allows you to create and add amazing widgets with high customization option
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.5(2)
- Downloads
- 68/day

Posts in Page
#1,859by ivycat7 years ago
Easily add one or more posts to any page using simple shortcodes.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.4(86)
- Downloads
- 26/day

WP Missed Schedule Posts
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,913by NewVariable9 years ago
Auto publish future/scheduled posts missed by WordPress cron
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.0(6)
- Downloads
- 27/day

No Page Comment
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,936by Seth Alling11 months ago
An admin interface to control the default comment and trackback settings on new posts, pages and custom post types.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(22)
- Downloads
- 38/day
Bulk Post Update Date
Up in the last 7 days:6#1,942by Atiq Samtia2 years ago
Change the Post Update date for all posts and pages in one click. This will help your blog in search engines and your blog will look alive.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(18)
- Downloads
- 29/day
Public Post Preview Configurator
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,997by bjoerne5 years ago
Enables you to configure the 'public post preview' plugin with a user interface.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 126/day

JSM Show Post Metadata
Down in the last 7 days:9#2,162by JS Morisset10 days ago
Show post metadata (aka custom fields) in a metabox when editing posts / pages - a great tool for debugging issues with post metadata.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 99/day
Newpost Catch
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,188by Tetsuya Imamura10 days ago
Thumbnails in new articles setting widget.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 103/day
TypePad emoji for TinyMCE
#2,410by picmo9 years ago
This plug-in is done by will being able to use the pictograph of TypePad with TinyMCE.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Flexible Posts Widget
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,511by DaveE9 years ago
An advanced posts display widget with many options. Display posts in your sidebars any way you'd like!
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.7(56)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Posts List
Up in the last 7 days:6#2,577by wokamoto13 years ago
Adds a posts (or pages) list of your blog pages (or posts) by entering the shortcode [posts-list].
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 12/day
WP Display Header
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,659by Konstantin Obenland2 months ago
Select a specific header or random header image for each content item or archive page.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.5(27)
- Downloads
- 44/day

Add Widget After Content
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,706by Arelthia Phillips5 months ago
This plugin is built to add a widget area/sidebar after content.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.7(38)
- Downloads
- 36/day

Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,787by Suplugins11 months ago
Responsive Recent Posts Widget With Images for WordPress. Lightweight & SEO Optimized Code. Free.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 26/day

Bulk Datetime Change
Up in the last 7 days:26#2,893by Katsushi Kawamori20 days ago
Bulk change date/time for posts.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 61/day

WP Smart Preloader
Down in the last 7 days:10#3,105by catchsquare2 years ago
A Plugin to add awesome collection of Loaders and Spinners. Delightful and performance-focused Pure CSS animations.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.4(25)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Redirect
Down in the last 7 days:3#3,230by willshouse9 years ago
Easily redirect any post or page to another page with a dropdown menu or by manually typing in a URL. Check out the screenshots.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(14)
- Downloads
- 26/day

Hierarchical HTML Sitemap
Up in the last 7 days:46#3,458by Alexis Vovk2 months ago
A lightweight HTML sitemap that groups posts by hierarchical categories and can optionally list pages.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 34/day
No External Links
Down in the last 7 days:8#3,608by mihdan1 month ago
Convert external links into internal links, site wide or post/page specific. Add NoFollow, Click logging, and more...
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.8(16)
- Downloads
- 35/day

Custom Layouts
Down in the last 7 days:4#3,704by Code Amp10 months ago
Build a list or grid layout of any post type (posts, products, pages + more).
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(25)
- Downloads
- 25/day

Bulk Edit Categories and Tags
Down in the last 7 days:5#3,709by Jose Vega19 days ago
Modern Bulk Editor for Blog Categories and Tags, create and edit hundreds of categories in a spreadsheet inside wp-admin. Quick edits.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.5(26)
- Downloads
- 79/day

LH Archived Post Status
Up in the last 7 days:10#3,731by shawfactor2 years ago
Allows posts and pages to be archived so you can remove content from the main loop and feed without having to trash it.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.1(18)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Post Fields for Contact Form 7
#3,866by Markus Wiesenhofer9 days ago
This plugin provides a dynamic post selection, radio and checkbox field to your CF7 forms.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(34)
- Downloads
- 66/day

Publish to Schedule
Down in the last 7 days:30#3,986by alexbenfica11 months ago
Automate your WordPress post scheduling with Publish to Schedule. Set rules for days and times to publish posts automatically, saving you time and ens …
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.3(23)
- Downloads
- 58/day

SEO Auto Linker
Down in the last 7 days:11#4,065by Arjan Olsder1 year ago
SEO Auto Linker assists in creating cornerstone SEO content. This is not a full replacement for SEO plugins.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.3(16)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Expanding Archives
Down in the last 7 days:2#4,119by Ashley2 months ago
This plugin adds a new widget where you can view your old posts by expanding certain years and months.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.7(6)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Auto Affiliate Links
Down in the last 7 days:4#4,345by Lucian Apostol1 month ago
Automatically display affiliate links in your website content so you can make more money. It is also working well for internal linking.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.1(39)
- Downloads
- 92/day

CCI Posts Carousel All In One
Down in the last 7 days:36#4,578by teastudio.pl9 days ago
Give your content a place to shine. Create responsive carousels with a visual editor, live preview, templates and a Gutenberg block.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.6(27)
- Downloads
- 80/day

Auto Update Post Date
Down in the last 7 days:12#4,638by Timi Makinde2 months ago
Keep your WordPress content evergreen with Auto Update Post Date – a FREE simple WP plugin designed to effortlessly update your posts and boost SEO
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 22/day
HiFi (Head Injection, Foot Injection)
Down in the last 7 days:29#4,740by farinspace16 years ago
HiFi is a head and foot injection plugin. It allows you to inject code into the head and foot areas of your posts and pages on a per-page basis.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Sortable Word Count Reloaded
Down in the last 7 days:5#4,744by apasionados9 months ago
Adds a sortable column to the posts and pages admin list with the word count of each page/post.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.7(10)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Zone Manager (Zoninator)
Down in the last 7 days:12#4,793by Automattic6 months ago
Content curation made easy! Create "zones" then add and order your content!
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 108/day
WP Image Borders
Down in the last 7 days:1#4,874by Ben Sibley9 years ago
WP Image Borders makes it easy to add decorative image borders to pictures in your blog posts.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.2(45)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Page Tagger
Down in the last 7 days:16#5,067by hiddentao9 years ago
Page Tagger is a Wordpress plugin which lets you tag your pages just like you do with your posts. It adds a tagging widget in the page-editing view in …
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day