Best queue plugins for WordPress
The most popular queue plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Mail Queue leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of GD Mail Queue (700+) and 365i Queue Optimizer (50+). All 22 plugins tagged “queue” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 queue plugins
- 1.
Mail QueueThe most installed queue plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.GD Mail Queue
700+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
365i Queue Optimizer50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 4.Mail Queues by PBCI
30+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 5.
AMPM Queue Manager for Action Scheduler10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 6.Post to Queue
10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 7.Simple Email Queue
10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 8.
Forward10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.yapb-queue
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 10.
Postqueue10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 22 plugins tagged “queue”

Mail Queue
Up in the last 7 days:3#6,691by WDM1 month ago
Gain full control over your WordPress emails. Queue outgoing emails and get alerts when your site tries to send unusually high volumes.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 23/day
GD Mail Queue
Down in the last 7 days:19#7,923by Milan Petrovic1 year ago
Intercept emails sent with wp_mail() into flexible mail queue for sending emails, convert plain text emails to HTML, email log, and more.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(11)
- Downloads
- 17/day

365i Queue Optimizer
Up in the last 7 days:8#20,267by Mark McNeece of 365i5 months ago
A lightweight WordPress plugin to optimize ActionScheduler queue processing for faster image optimization and background tasks.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 13/day
Mail Queues by PBCI
Down in the last 7 days:19#23,845by Jeffrey Schutzman13 years ago
Queue, Throttle, Send SMTP email through multiple providers. Automatic re-send when non-delivery received.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 3/day

AMPM Queue Manager for Action Scheduler
Down in the last 7 days:335#30,104by Marcelo Pedra3 months ago
Manage Action Scheduler queue resources, inspect its status, run due actions, and clean old records from a focused settings panel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Post to Queue
Up in the last 7 days:14,085#33,838by Milan Dinić11 years ago
Stack posts to queue and auto publish them in chosen interval and time frame.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Email Queue
Down in the last 7 days:962#34,485by Milan Dinić7 years ago
Put email in queue and send it one by one, by limits.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Forward
Up in the last 7 days:10,385#37,823by Forlæns2 months ago
Queue posts and pages for later publishing at minute, hour, or day intervals.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 14/day
yapb-queue
#41,783yapb-queue13 years ago
Schedule YAPB images from a directory with an interval of time.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Postqueue
Down in the last 7 days:2,378#43,211by Palasthotel GmbH11 days ago
Allows you to create you very own loop order of posts
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Virtual Queue
Down in the last 7 days:7,004#47,774by alxuta6 years ago
By using this plugin you'll be able to allow only a specific number of visitors to navigate through your website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Bookrightly
Up in the last 7 days:22,787#49,774by Bookrightly2 months ago
Add live online booking and a live walk-in queue to your WordPress site with a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SchedSense
Up in the last 7 days:2,117#50,741by shahidirfan1001 month ago
Fast diagnostics for Action Scheduler queues: review overdue and failed actions, likely sources, WP-Cron, loopback, and REST API health.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CoffeeCode Queue Tuning for Action Scheduler
Up in the last 7 days:7,516#54,196by Coffee Code Tech3 months ago
Improve Action Scheduler throughput for high-volume WordPress and WooCommerce sites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Waitpage.io
#57,676by waitpageio5 years ago
Allows you to divert excess traffic from your site to a queuing system to avoid crashes.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Shark Ticketing by Carson
Down in the last 7 days:13,125#62,429by carsonleung4 months ago
Shark Ticketing by Carson is an e-ticketing plugin for physical service queues.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Queue Ajax Calls Performantly
Up in the last 7 days:3,121#63,726by eddr1 month ago
Provides a way to queue selected Ajax and REST calls in a considerably more performantly via an MU plugin. Allows processing these calls as a batch.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

LH Email Queue and Log
#68,403by shawfactor8 years ago
LH Email enables you to queu your emails so they are sent asynchronously.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Pheasantly
Down in the last 7 days:7,275#68,626by Karol K2 months ago
Set a weekly publishing schedule, then queue drafts to fill the next open slot automatically. A simple editorial calendar of scheduled posts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

GIL Waiting Room
Down in the last 7 days:16,342#69,371by Mateus Getulio Vieira2 months ago
A virtual waiting room for WordPress. Caps concurrent visitors at a limit you choose and queues everyone else with live position updates.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day

SapvaDok
Down in the last 7 days:5,129#73,077by lamzdev4 months ago
Doctor scheduling, online appointment booking, and walk-in queue management for hospitals, clinics, and medical practices.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day