Best separate plugins for WordPress
The most popular separate plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Category Listing for WooCommerce leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Mailroad Switch (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “separate” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 separate plugins
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Category Listing for WooCommerceThe most installed separate plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 2.Mailroad Switch
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
All 2 plugins tagged “separate”

Category Listing for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:16#13,959by Alexander Juul Jakobsen3 years ago
Increase user-experience by listing both products and categories on your shop pages in separate lists. Easy setup. Install and activate only.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Mailroad Switch
Up in the last 7 days:30#29,479by MARSWorks Inc.5 years ago
Automated admin email rerouting. This plugin allows you to set separate admin email recipients for certain actions such as New User Registration or Fa …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day