Best rota plugins for WordPress
The most popular rota plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ShiftController Employee Shift Scheduling leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of Tagelin Rota (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “rota” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 rota plugins
- 1.
ShiftController Employee Shift SchedulingThe most installed rota plugin, with 600+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 22 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.Tagelin Rota
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 3 plugins tagged “rota”

ShiftController Employee Shift Scheduling
Down in the last 7 days:191#8,456by plainware2 months ago
Schedule staff and shifts anywhere at anytime online from your WordPress powered website.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.4(22)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Tagelin Rota
#63,346by tagelin8 years ago
Allocate people to roles at scheduled events. Who does what - where and when?
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day