Best publication plugins for WordPress
The most popular publication plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Calameo leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, Publishers, Writers (2K+) and Content Update Scheduler (2K+). All 10 plugins tagged “publication” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 publication plugins
- 1.
WP CalameoThe most installed publication plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 2.
Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, Publishers, Writers2K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 73 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Content Update Scheduler2K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 12 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
Yumpu E-Paper publishing900+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 25 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 5.
WP Unpublish40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 6.
Manage Calameo Publications by Athlon10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 7.
Dropp Pay Per Use10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 8.
DOI Identifier10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 9.
Valsze Research Profiles for SINTAFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 10 plugins tagged “publication”
WP Calameo
Up in the last 7 days:4#3,902by calameo2 years ago
This plugin allows to embed Calaméo publications in blog posts. Copy the WordPress embed code and paste it into your post.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 2.0(4)
- Downloads
- 20/day
Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, Publishers, Writers
Down in the last 7 days:6#4,362by PublishPress13 days ago
Organize posts into issues or a series. Ideal for magazines, newspapers, teachers, comic artists, and anyone writing multi-part articles.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.5(73)
- Downloads
- 69/day
Content Update Scheduler
Up in the last 7 days:16#4,966by Constantin Oesterling16 days ago
Schedule content updates for any WordPress page or post type.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.3(12)
- Downloads
- 72/day
Yumpu E-Paper publishing
Down in the last 7 days:11#7,142by YUMPU1 year ago
The YUMPU E-Paper Plugin allows you to upload PDF files and converts them into an E-Paper.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 3.6(25)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Unpublish
Down in the last 7 days:185#21,890by Alexandre Froger6 years ago
WP Unpublish adds a post status "Unpublished" to your WordPress Posts (Classic Editor).
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Manage Calameo Publications by Athlon
Down in the last 7 days:387#32,919by Athlon Production13 years ago
This plugin allows managing Calameo account(s) through WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dropp Pay Per Use
Up in the last 7 days:14#34,460by Dropp Payment App26 days ago
Effortlessly monetize your publication with Dropp Pay Per Use. Accept micropayments for your content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
DOI Identifier
Up in the last 7 days:8,730#35,867by Haseeb Ahmad Ayazi9 years ago
Add DOI Indentifer Widget in your website used to find Research Article.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Valsze Research Profiles for SINTA
Down in the last 7 days:340#55,501by valsze2 months ago
Unofficial tool to fetch, cache, and display public SINTA author profile data in WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day