Best separator plugins for WordPress
The most popular separator plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. CSSIgniter Shortcodes leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of Icon Separator (2K+) and Add menu separators to navigation (900+). All 7 plugins tagged “separator” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 separator plugins
- 1.
CSSIgniter ShortcodesThe most installed separator plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Icon Separator2K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Add menu separators to navigation900+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.0.
- 4.
Gosign300+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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Separator Widget200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
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Modern Design Library70+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
All 7 plugins tagged “separator”
CSSIgniter Shortcodes
Up in the last 7 days:9#4,967by Anastis Sourgoutsidis11 months ago
This plugin defines and allows you to use a lot of useful shortcodes. Need a button? Sure. A message box? You know we have it.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 17/day
Icon Separator
Down in the last 7 days:6#5,066by Phi Phan2 months ago
A simple, lightweight, accessibility-ready icon separator block.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 19/day
Add menu separators to navigation
Up in the last 7 days:1#7,179by Mark Howells-Mead11 months ago
Allow separator (HR / line) and unlinked, text-only entries in WordPress' classic navigation menus.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Gosign
Up in the last 7 days:41#11,017by Gosign4 years ago
This plugin enables you to add custom border, spaces, styling borders with icons there positioning, sizes, colors and many other options.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 7/day
Separator Widget
Down in the last 7 days:40#12,225by Daniel Ostman10 years ago
A widget that inserts a horizontal rule or a custom div.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Modern Design Library
Up in the last 7 days:283#18,355by Ciprian Popescu1 month ago
A Modern Design Library toolkit for blocks: separators, headings, marquees, call-to-action banners, and author boxes.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day