Best simile plugins for WordPress
The most popular simile plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP SIMILE Timeline leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of Timelines (10+) and Datapress (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “Simile” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 simile plugins
- 1.
WP SIMILE TimelineThe most installed simile plugin, with 20+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 2.Timelines
10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 3.Datapress
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
All 3 plugins tagged “Simile”

WP SIMILE Timeline
Down in the last 7 days:575#26,336by freshlabs5 years ago
Integrates the SIMILE Timeline into WordPress and provides an option interface for the various timeline settings.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.3(3)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Timelines
Up in the last 7 days:5,211#41,481by caugb15 years ago
Allows to create and publish timelines in your blog using Simile Timeline Widget [http://www.simile-widgets.org/timeline/].
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Datapress
Down in the last 7 days:8,000#43,676by edwardbenson15 years ago
DataPress lets you publish rich, interactive data visualizations in your blog pages and posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day