Best release plugins for WordPress
The most popular release plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Hide Generator Version leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of GitHub Release Downloads (60+) and Appsero Helper (40+). All 11 plugins tagged “release” 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 9 release plugins
- 1.
Hide Generator VersionThe most installed release plugin, with 100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
GitHub Release Downloads60+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 3.
Appsero Helper40+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Comment License20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 5.
Manage Upcoming Release10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
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Backup release ovh10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
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Continuous Delivery for Digital Goods and DownloadsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
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Product Auto Release with Upvote & CountdownFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
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Latest Github ReleaseFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
All 11 plugins tagged “release”
Hide Generator Version
Up in the last 7 days:134#16,668by freemp2 months ago
Removes the generator meta-tag and comprehensively hides the version number of your WordPress installation.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
GitHub Release Downloads
Up in the last 7 days:34#19,588by IvanRF6 years ago
Get the download count, links and more information for releases of GitHub repositories.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Appsero Helper
Down in the last 7 days:83#22,206by weDevs8 months ago
Connect your website with Appsero Helper plugin to start managing your licenses, create a new account from each, manage affiliates, and do more with A …
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Comment License
Down in the last 7 days:42#27,829by Crowd Favorite4 years ago
Add license terms to your comment form.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Manage Upcoming Release
Down in the last 7 days:8,101#46,018by jabbadu11 years ago
Manage upcoming releases for your Site with Custom Post Type and display them easily via Shortcode.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Backup release ovh
#47,206by Agence web Eoxia - Montpellier14 years ago
Plugin de gestion des sauvegardes sur un serveur dédiés ovh avec planification/rotation/restauration des sauvegardes
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Continuous Delivery for Digital Goods and Downloads
#50,201by dreitier3 years ago
Continuous Delivery for Digital Goods and Downloads expands your WordPress download portal to a fully-fledged Continuous Delivery pipeline.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Product Auto Release with Upvote & Countdown
#55,887by CreedAlly3 years ago
Auto release your products with a countdown timer and upVote feature for the product to identify user’s interest about the product , drive the more in …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Latest Github Release
Down in the last 7 days:7,567#63,428by laurencebahiirwa4 years ago
Automatically add a download link to the latest Github repo release zips with a shortcode [latest_github_release user="github" repo="hub"]
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day