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Best recommended plugins for WordPress

The most popular recommended plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Author Recommended Posts leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Daisy Related Posts (10+) and Awesome YouTube Embed (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “recommended” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 4 recommended plugins

  1. 1.
    Author Recommended Posts

    The most installed recommended plugin, with 100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

  2. 2.
    Daisy Related Posts

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  3. 3.
    Awesome YouTube Embed

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.

  4. 4.
    Recommended For You

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.

All 4 plugins tagged “recommended”