Best public post plugins for WordPress
The most popular public post plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. User Submitted Posts leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Easy Post Submission (4K+) and Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor (100+). All 4 plugins tagged “public post” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 public post plugins
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User Submitted PostsThe most installed public post plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 913 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
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Easy Post Submission4K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 6 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
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Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 22 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 4 plugins tagged “public post”
User Submitted Posts
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,545by Jeff Starr10 days ago
Enable visitors to submit posts and images from the front-end of your site. Many features including anti-spam security, content restriction, and more.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(913)
- Downloads
- 306/day
Easy Post Submission
Up in the last 7 days:14#3,429by ThemeRuby5 months ago
Enable users to submit posts and manage profiles from the front-end. Ideal for news, magazines, and creative platforms.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.5(6)
- Downloads
- 49/day
Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor
Down in the last 7 days:106#14,667by aharonyan8 months ago
This plugin enables users to submit post content from Front End. Use our plugin to implement guest posting
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(22)
- Downloads
- 22/day