Best productivity plugins for WordPress
The most popular productivity plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. The Paste leads with 9K+ active installs, ahead of Publish to Schedule (3K+) and Kanbanz (2K+). All 103 plugins tagged “productivity” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 productivity plugins
- 1.
The PasteThe most installed productivity plugin, with 9K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 35 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Publish to Schedule3K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 23 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Kanbanz2K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 days ago.
- 4.
Admin Page Spider1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 22 reviews, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Noted!1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 15 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.Notices Panel
300+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 7.Save & Go
200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 8.Rino's Toolkit for Elementor
100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Top Bar Links, add custom links to the admin top bar100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.
Simple Dashboard Todo100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
All 103 plugins tagged “productivity”

The Paste
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,205by podpirate11 months ago
Paste files and image data from clipboard and instantly upload them to the WordPress media library.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.8(35)
- Downloads
- 38/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

Kanbanz
Up in the last 7 days:539#4,290by Softaculous4 days ago
Visual kanban boards inside WordPress. Drag-and-drop task management with custom columns, subtasks, roles and optional Deskuss ticket sync.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 167/day

Admin Page Spider
Up in the last 7 days:10#6,252by jatacid6 months ago
Puts all your pages and posts into the admin bar so you can simply hover, view & edit anything in one click.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(22)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Noted!
Up in the last 7 days:13#6,777by Kyle Van Deusen24 days ago
A simple, lightweight note-taking system inside the WordPress admin. Keep general, page-level, and block-level notes all in one place.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(15)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Notices Panel
Up in the last 7 days:3,026#10,869by Megiston19 days ago
Moves admin notices into a bell panel in the admin bar. Nothing stored, nothing lost: success messages and inline notices stay where they are.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 80/day
Save & Go
Up in the last 7 days:95#12,666by Alisha Thomas5 days ago
A modern "2-in-1" save button for the classic AND block editor: save the post and instantly go to your next action.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Rino's Toolkit for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:43#13,234by Rino de Boer2 months ago
A collection of small workflow improvements for the Elementor editor. Each feature can be toggled on or off individually.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Top Bar Links, add custom links to the admin top bar
Down in the last 7 days:79#13,663by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago
Top Bar Links allows you to add custom links to your admin top bar.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Simple Dashboard Todo
Down in the last 7 days:122#16,206by Sharif ME1 month ago
A simple todo management plugin for WordPress site admins. Stay consistent and never forget anything.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Todo for BuddyPress & BuddyBoss
#16,449by wbcomdesigns1 year ago
Transform your BuddyPress or BuddyBoss community into a powerful task management platform. Members can create personal todos, collaborate on group tas …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.7(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Barmaton Quick Admin Logout
Up in the last 7 days:120#18,390by Marcel Hermans3 months ago
Add a direct, clearly visible logout link to the WordPress Admin Bar. Stop wasting time with dropdown menus!
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Wowholic CORE
Down in the last 7 days:154#19,366by Wowholic11 months ago
CORE makes you faster and more efficient when developing custom WordPress sites.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

RobArt Text Collector
#21,640by Rob Art1 day ago
Save text once. Reuse it anywhere you edit on your WordPress site. Collect snippets, organise folders and insert text at your cursor.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Melgab Project ToDo Board
Up in the last 7 days:2,165#22,089by melgabmedia6 months ago
A lightweight project and task management board inside WordPress admin for organising projects, tracking tasks and managing work in one place.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ODD
#25,554by Nick Hamze2 months ago
A growing catalog of delightful apps for OpenStation.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Admin Quicknav
Down in the last 7 days:57#26,977by deardooley11 years ago
Adds a simple quick navigation dropdown box to the top of every admin edit screen.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

The Viking Auto Dismiss
#27,331by Daniel van der Velden5 months ago
Automatically dismisses annoying admin notices while keeping important WordPress updates and security warnings visible.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Posts Bridge
Down in the last 7 days:927#28,224by Còdec2 months ago
Synchronize backend data with WordPress post collections over HTTP APIs, enabling remote and automated web content management.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

REDSHAPE Easy Labels
Down in the last 7 days:697#29,472by REDSHAPE8 months ago
Organize content with colored labels, notes, and dashboard widgets with 5 visualization types.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

DashLinks
Up in the last 7 days:315#29,554by Chris P.4 months ago
Adds a customizable Dashboard widget with quick shortcut buttons for common WordPress admin tasks and pages.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ITG Admin Hover Menus
Up in the last 7 days:942#29,745by itgoldman5 months ago
Adds direct edit links for your latest posts, pages, and custom post types right inside the admin sidebar flyout menus.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

YOOAdmin
#29,957by YOOPixel27 days ago
Modern WordPress admin workspace with Studio Hub, security tools, Focus Mode, notifications, branded login, and advanced appearance controls.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Kanpress
Down in the last 7 days:25#30,668by Isra13 years ago
A kanban board for managing the creation of Wordpress posts
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

OneDesk
#30,678by onedesk2 years ago
This plugin allows you to seamlessly add the OneDesk widget to your website and customize it to fit your website aesthetic in order to enhance the ove …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Kanban for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:1,473#31,340by Nitin Prakash17 days ago
Manage WooCommerce orders like tasks on a visual drag-and-drop Kanban board
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Editor Insights for Elementor
#31,750by editorinsights2 months ago
See useful Elementor metadata at a glance and improve your editing workflow with smarter Navigator and Panel insights.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Bitlence Dev Code Tracker
Down in the last 7 days:2,512#31,824by Kuldipsinh Parmar8 days ago
Track time spent in wp-admin per page/post with idle detection, a 30-day chart, streak tracker, and per-page breakdown.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
P2 By Email
Down in the last 7 days:151#33,242by Daniel Bachhuber13 years ago
Use P2? Use email? Use both!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 132/day
WP Author Report Free
Down in the last 7 days:46#33,766by WPDeveloper9 years ago
"WP Author Report" is the only productivity plugin for WordPress which will generate detail report how authors are working.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.2(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day

AdMinimal Bar
Down in the last 7 days:134#34,457by DCODED3 years ago
AdMinimal Bar is designed to streamline your workflow and enhance productivity. With AdMinimal Bar, you can minimize the WordPress admin bar on the fr …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Wp Libize
#36,745by libize4 years ago
Wp Libize est une extension pour lier sa boutique à l'application Libize.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
P2 Resolved Posts
#39,878by Automattic8 years ago
Lightweight GTD for the P2 WordPress theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Tag With Hash
#40,106by kamiel7912 years ago
Automatically turn terms into tags if you precede them with a #. Nonexisting tags are created.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Todo List
Down in the last 7 days:4,880#41,695by ggwicz11 years ago
The missing todo list dashboard widget for WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Tuyul Ninja
#45,043by nusagates5 years ago
Tuyul Ninja enables you to send wordpress post to available providers via cronjob.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AnswerX AI Search & Chat
#45,438by MotherX AI2 months ago
Enhance Search, Automate Responses & Improve Engagement with AI-powered assistance for WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Project Managment Ultimate
Down in the last 7 days:664#45,440by Lee Mason14 years ago
Simple to use project managment post type for designers / freelancers / anyone.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Drafty In Here
Down in the last 7 days:5,706#48,028by AronMS10 years ago
Get email notifications of draft posts sitting in your WordPress Blog waiting to be published.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day

AdminGrip
Up in the last 7 days:18,099#48,862by Neutrope Inc.2 months ago
Reorder the WordPress admin menu directly in the sidebar with drag and drop. No settings screen.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Pimi Admin Agent
#50,826by Himanshu Bhuyan9 months ago
Manage your WordPress site using simple commands. Create pages, posts, users, manage plugins, and more with commands.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day

Teknora Kanban
Up in the last 7 days:20,542#52,485by Juliana Rodrigues Guimarães7 months ago
🚀 Free Kanban Plugin for WordPress Turn your WordPress into a powerful visual task manager and workflow system.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
DawsonyWeb Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Tabs
#53,087by DawsonyWeb15 days ago
Open several posts, pages or WooCommerce products in browser tabs at once, or save a private editing queue.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
RedRice Admin Menu Marker
Up in the last 7 days:13,124#53,094by Stephan Brey3 months ago
Highlight admin menu items with colors, pinned shortcuts, search, quick navigation and activity panels.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CatBar
Up in the last 7 days:13,412#53,355by winner14 months ago
Move the WordPress admin menu from the sidebar to a compact collapsible horizontal top bar — more screen space, same navigation.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

CodeFaeries QuickFind
#53,387by Long Watch Studio - Code Faeries13 days ago
Full admin search that complements WordPress's Command Palette: find content, menu pages, plugins and settings from the admin bar.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Explorer Soft Admin Shell
Up in the last 7 days:18,197#54,130by explorersoft5 months ago
Transforms the classic WordPress admin into a modern desktop-style workspace with windows, shortcuts, Spaces, native dashboard apps, and a taskbar.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TickTagGO Task Manager
Up in the last 7 days:17,363#54,433by skymiis28 days ago
Personal task management in WordPress: boards, a calendar, rich notes, checklists and encrypted file backups.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Collapsi for the Block Editor
#56,689by DevMoaz5 months ago
Editor-only collapse/expand toggle for every Gutenberg block. Tame long posts and templates without losing your place.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Wexofy Quick Order Status for WooCommerce
#56,741by wexofy1 month ago
Change an order's status right in the WooCommerce orders list — no need to open each order.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day