Best setup plugins for WordPress
The most popular setup plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Waka Bulk Page leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Ellie’s Checklist (60+) and Apex Digital Toolbox (50+). All 16 plugins tagged “setup” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 setup plugins
- 1.
Waka Bulk PageThe most installed setup plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 2.
Ellie’s Checklist60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Apex Digital Toolbox50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
WP Quick Provision20+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 19 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 5.
Simple blueprint installer20+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 6.
Custom Page Templates Setup10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 7.
Simple Tag Manager10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.0.
- 8.
PhpSword SMTP Email Setup10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 9.
PHP Floating Point DoS Attack Workaround10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 10.
Azwar Launch Task ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 16 plugins tagged “setup”
Waka Bulk Page
Down in the last 7 days:26#5,909by Quentin4 years ago
Bulk page creation for setting up quickly your website. Intuitive and easy to use.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Ellie’s Checklist
Down in the last 7 days:228#20,087by Ellie Miguel2 months ago
QA and setup checklist for reviewing WordPress sites during development, launch and handoff.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Apex Digital Toolbox
Down in the last 7 days:1,477#21,168by nwells20 days ago
Too many plugins installed to do basic things? Bring some common functions ones into one plugin to make life that little bit easier for developers.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Quick Provision
Up in the last 7 days:1,277#27,739by HasinHayder5 years ago
This is a powerful provisioning plugin to install multiple themes and plugins automatically by providing them as a list from https://gist.github.com.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(19)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple blueprint installer
Up in the last 7 days:111#28,483by pablocianes7 years ago
Install this as your first plugin and make easy and fast the first setup of your WordPress.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Page Templates Setup
Down in the last 7 days:10#31,087by Spencer Brown10 years ago
Easily add custom page templates without having to use ftp or keep track of changing themes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Tag Manager
Up in the last 7 days:4,112#37,114by Daniel Sedmak9 years ago
Easily and automatically add Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics in your website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PhpSword SMTP Email Setup
Down in the last 7 days:379#41,690by Pradnyankur Nikam4 years ago
Configure SMTP email address on your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PHP Floating Point DoS Attack Workaround
Down in the last 7 days:5,762#45,437by Sergey Biryukov14 years ago
Prevents 32-bit PHP versions from hanging when processing a request containing 2.2250738585072011e-308 value.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Azwar Launch Task Manager
#53,399by Rao Azwar1 month ago
Step-by-step checklist to build, optimize, and launch your WordPress site, with Smart Checks that detect finished tasks automatically.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Switcher for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:12,951#54,430by newterra5 years ago
WPLife Switcher for WooCommerce поможет переключить, изменить, настроить многое в плагине WooCommerce
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Fresh Install Assistant (FIA)
Up in the last 7 days:11,954#55,695by Thushara Lakshan1 year ago
Automates WordPress initial setup by cleaning default content, creating essential pages, and optionally installing popular themes.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WOW Best WP Lightweight
Up in the last 7 days:4,779#63,262by baonguyenyam4 years ago
Boost your site's speed and performance. Best WP Lightweight help you configure your websites without any coding knowledge required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Quick Setup Cleaner
#72,188by Md Fahad10 months ago
Quickly clean a fresh WordPress install: remove demo content, reset basics, and tidy your setup in one click.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day