Best query plugins for WordPress
The most popular query plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Display Posts leads with 70K+ active installs, ahead of Debug This (2K+) and SQL Executioner (2K+). All 68 plugins tagged “query” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 query plugins
- 1.
Display PostsThe most installed query plugin, with 70K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 164 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 2.
Debug This2K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 17 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.SQL Executioner
2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 11 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 4.Tangible
2K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 39 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.Run SQL Query
500+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 6.Query Multiple Taxonomies
400+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 10 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 7.Admin Bar Tools
300+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 8 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.0.
- 8.Query Filter
100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 9.Sort Query Posts
100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 10.
WP Query Creator70+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
All 68 plugins tagged “query”

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

Debug This
Down in the last 7 days:15#4,819by Razvan Aldea1 year ago
Peek under the hood with sixty debugging reports just one click away.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(17)
- Downloads
- 21/day
SQL Executioner
Down in the last 7 days:40#4,823by Justin Watt10 years ago
Execute arbitrary SQL queries against your WordPress database from the Admin.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.6(11)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Tangible
Up in the last 7 days:8#4,832by Tangible1 month ago
Loops & Logic is a template system with content loops and conditions.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(39)
- Downloads
- 45/day
Run SQL Query
Down in the last 7 days:6#8,748by Fabricio Carella10 years ago
Run SQL Query is a simple plugin to quickly execute any type of SQL query into the WordPress's DB and export the results in a CSV format file.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Query Multiple Taxonomies
Down in the last 7 days:46#9,410by scribu13 years ago
Filter posts through multiple taxonomies.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.6(10)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Admin Bar Tools
Down in the last 7 days:72#10,576by Grégory Viguier5 years ago
Adds some small development tools to the admin bar.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.8(8)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Query Filter
Up in the last 7 days:35#14,005by marsjaninzmarsa11 years ago
Advanced taxonomy and Custom Fields CPT filtering plugin.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sort Query Posts
Down in the last 7 days:10#16,530by Tubal14 years ago
Sort posts on-the-fly without making a new SQL query
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Query Creator
Up in the last 7 days:26#18,404by Patel1 year ago
WP Query Creator provides an interface for creating WP queries as shortcodes.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Slider
Down in the last 7 days:34#19,365by Jürgen Müller2 months ago
Just another slider for Gutenberg. Customize your slides with core blocks or automatically generate them from posts or custom post types.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
info
Down in the last 7 days:88#19,460by webvitalii6 years ago
Plugin shows in the admin bar the number of SQL queries, the amount of time in seconds and memory load.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

appiapp Clickable Container
Up in the last 7 days:60#20,982by wpnote1 year ago
A simple solution to a common problem: make any block or group of blocks clickable - even within Query Loops.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Views Output Formats
#21,222by Stanislav Khromov10 years ago
Export your WordPress data in XML and JSON formats easily!
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PJW Query Child Of
Up in the last 7 days:96#22,518by Peter Westwood15 years ago
This plugin allows you to run loops within your WordPress templates where you query for children of the current page.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MaxiCharts Query Builder Add-on
#24,792by termel5 years ago
Extends MaxiCharts plugin adding the famous Query Builder js widget in order to filter gravity forms entries real time via front end.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 2/day
OpenSearch
Up in the last 7 days:519#26,572by Jeff Waugh18 years ago
Add OpenSearch discovery and querying to your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Query Shortcode
#27,636by Peter Hebert1 year ago
A powerful shortcode that enables you to query anything you want and display it however you like, on both pages and posts, and in widgets.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Frontier Query
Down in the last 7 days:147#27,695by finnj3 years ago
Display list and grouping of posts in widgets, posts and pages. Breakdown posts by categories, taxonomies, date, post type etc.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Health and Server Condition
Down in the last 7 days:128#29,989by M. Ali Saleem5 months ago
Display Health and Server Condition in Charts and Table for Google Page Speed, Database Performance, Memory Usage, Peak Memory Usage, Page load time & …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day
URL Parameter Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:617#30,005by Joe Hall12 years ago
A shortcode to display the value of a parameter in a URL query string.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Theme Blvd Post Template Options
#30,030by Jason13 years ago
This plugins adds a meta box to reveal available custom fields you can use with Post List/Grid page templates of a Theme Blvd theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Remove Pages From Search
Up in the last 7 days:442#31,071by George Gkouvousis1 year ago
Tired of search for an one-click solutions for your search results? This plugin will exclude everything except posts from your website's search r …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

McAvoy
Down in the last 7 days:53#31,595by Steve Grunwell10 years ago
Discover what visitors are searching for on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Query Engine
#33,190by Bob Moore7 years ago
Display a custom query using a shortcode
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Add Custom Post Type into Post Query
#35,192by Puvox Software2 years ago
Deprecated. Use https://wordpress.org/plugins/additional-wp-tweaks-options/
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DeMomentSomTres Display Posts Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:10,128#35,344by Marc Queralt i Bassa1 year ago
Display a listing of posts using the [display-posts] shortcode allowing multiple network instances.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Query Slideshow
Up in the last 7 days:10,289#36,133by Jonathan Daggerhart12 years ago
Query Slideshow is a plugin that adds 'Slideshow' as a Template Style for Query Wrangler.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Query Fields
Up in the last 7 days:5,591#36,158by julian182815 years ago
Extend your site's querying and sorting functionality using custom field values.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
DZS Custom WP Query Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:10,310#37,079by digitalzoomstudio15 years ago
This plugin creates a custom wp_query via a shortcode. Accepts any parameter of WP_Query
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SM
Down in the last 7 days:3,677#37,308by Mi7oSz9 years ago
Record and view all SQL queries that your WordPress is requesting. Browse formated and highlighted syntax queries for debug and speedup your site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Query Editor
Up in the last 7 days:1,815#39,046by Robert O'Rourke14 years ago
Adds a simple set of options to modify the default query by changing what post types are used, the ordering and more.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Inject Query Posts
Up in the last 7 days:6,614#40,037by Scott Reilly1 year ago
Facilitates injecting an array of posts into a WP query object as if queried. Particularly useful to allow use of standard template tags.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Query Generator
Down in the last 7 days:3,679#40,168by Azeem Hassni12 years ago
Generate queries from wp-admin
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

SQLog
Down in the last 7 days:198#40,527by xuxu.fr4 years ago
Log WordPress MySQL queries in csv file (and log file). Useful when you need to improve the performance or debug something.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Checking Variables (Dev. Tool)
Down in the last 7 days:439#41,644by sujin2f11 years ago
Developers! Check your variables.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Ajax Query
#42,625by aizatto16 years ago
WP Ajax Query allows you to query your WordPress database using the same query paramaters you would use for WP_Query, and return a JSON respresentatio …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

hiWeb Soft Search
Down in the last 7 days:2,298#42,837by Den Media9 years ago
Soft search. Analyzes the search query selects the most similar posts, sorted by relevance. Мягкий поиск. Анализирует поисковый запрос, подбирает пост …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Query Inside Post
Down in the last 7 days:4,677#42,947by k-ny18 years ago
Displays a custom list of posts to the current one.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPDB Profiling
#42,996by tierrainnovation17 years ago
This plugin will give you the total number of queries to the db per page, as well as the total time it took to render those queries out to the page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ACF Dynamic Choices
Up in the last 7 days:3,646#43,230by grexican12 years ago
Advanced Custom Fields plugin to allow for dynamic choices (through SQL queries)
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

DBS-NeatlyGone
Up in the last 7 days:2,281#44,300by Sadoo11 years ago
Trying to hide a post, page or any custom post types from your website? or just redirecting them to another URL in a specified way? or maybe both?
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Shaun's WP Query Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:9,513#47,267by Shaun Scovil14 years ago
This extensible plugin allows you to run a custom WP_Query using a simple shortcode, then display the results using compatible nested shortcodes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

LH Log sql queries to file
Down in the last 7 days:2,283#48,047by shawfactor4 years ago
Log all queries to a text file for development and debugging purposes
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Page Load Stats
Down in the last 7 days:413#48,318by Mike Jolley11 years ago
Display memory, page load time, average load time and query count in the footer of your site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SEO QUERY
#48,488by meuhsli15 years ago
SEO QUERY display on your posts the search engine query that your visitors have typed to get to your website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Query Blocks
Up in the last 7 days:14,252#53,698by Isamu Takeda27 days ago
This is a collection of blocks that display WordPress posts. It includes blocks for selectively displaying posts, setting selection, pagination, and d …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Explore Wp Database
Down in the last 7 days:126#55,656by mihai908 years ago
View the content of your mysql tables in a easy way.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Better Page Comments
Up in the last 7 days:5,874#57,304by SwiftNinjaPro6 years ago
Comments that Strip away HTML, but allow basic fonts in another way. Also includes some basic spam control options.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Marbak Fixed Slots for Elementor Loop Grid
Up in the last 7 days:12,087#58,857by marbak4 months ago
Adds fixed slot ordering and taxonomy-based fallback logic to Elementor Pro Loop Grid.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day