Best self hosted plugins for WordPress
The most popular self hosted plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. BuddyPress leads with 90K+ active installs, ahead of Push Notifications by LaraPush (4K+) and OpenPorte Spam Protection (600+). All 15 plugins tagged “self hosted” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 self hosted plugins
- 1.
BuddyPressThe most installed self hosted plugin, with 90K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 375 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Push Notifications by LaraPush4K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 13 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
OpenPorte Spam Protection600+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 6 hours ago.
- 4.
BTC Checkout100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Media Picker for Immich40+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
WhoKnew Signal40+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 7.
Peak Publisher10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 8.
Saxon Email Marketing Center10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
HitKeep Analytics10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 10.
OsKracht Video CompressieFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 15 plugins tagged “self hosted”
BuddyPress
Down in the last 7 days:1#483by BuddyPress16 days ago
Get together safely, in your own way, in WordPress.
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 4.1(375)
- Downloads
- 1.9K/day
Push Notifications by LaraPush
Down in the last 7 days:30#3,385by larapush1 year ago
LaraPush's "Push Notifications" is a premium add-on exclusively available for the larapush pro panel. With this add-on, users can easil …
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.7(13)
- Downloads
- 19/day
OpenPorte Spam Protection
Up in the last 7 days:453#8,389by J-C Berthontoday
Stop spam without CAPTCHAs. Proof-of-Work protection for your forms and logins. Open-source, self-hosted, privacy-first.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 105/day
BTC Checkout
Up in the last 7 days:252#16,368by joelledesma7 months ago
Accept Bitcoin payments on your WooCommerce store. Self-hosted, no third-party fees, no KYC. Your keys, your coins.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Media Picker for Immich
Up in the last 7 days:274#21,469by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)1 month ago
Use photos and videos from your Immich server in WordPress without copying files, or import them into the media library.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WhoKnew Signal
Up in the last 7 days:998#22,119by WhoKnew.io24 days ago
Truly self-hosted web push and PWA for WordPress -- iOS, Android, Chrome, Safari. No SaaS, no Firebase, no monthly fees.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Peak Publisher
Up in the last 7 days:4,877#32,828by Helmut Wandl15 days ago
One place for all your plugins: publish to wordpress.org without SVN, self‑host the rest, and serve updates — all inside WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Saxon Email Marketing Center
Up in the last 7 days:903#33,791by Saxonblade1 month ago
Self hosted email marketing in WordPress | Marketing campaigns with contact lists, email templates, newsletter forms and scheduled email campaigns.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
HitKeep Analytics
#44,487by Pascale3 months ago
Adds the first-party HitKeep tracker to WordPress without analytics cookies, third-party CDNs, or a tag manager.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
OsKracht Video Compressie
#55,108by Oskracht1 month ago
Compress videos up to 2GB with no visible quality loss. Powered by Hetzner servers and Bunny.net CDN for fast, reliable, ad-free streaming.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Live Visitor Analytics
#60,403by pinnaclequant10 days ago
See every visitor on your site right now: IP address, city, ISP, screen size, traffic source and pages read. Self-hosted, in your own database.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Version Pilot
#64,014by wowown1 year ago
Provides an efficient, secure, and user-friendly version update mechanism for non-official WordPress plugins.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TypeFlow Font Loader for Google Fonts
Down in the last 7 days:5,462#71,735by sebastianhornoi7 months ago
Beautiful Google Fonts for WordPress with self-hosted GDPR-compliant mode — no coding required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Danico Chat
#72,588by hamid8038623 days ago
Persian live chat with a right-to-left widget, dashboard replies, and a dedicated operator role. Conversations stay on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day