Best socialnetwork plugins for WordPress
The most popular socialnetwork plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. BP Favorite Groups leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of BuddyPress xProfiles ACL (10+) and BP Mutual Friends (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “socialnetwork” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 socialnetwork plugins
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BP Favorite GroupsThe most installed socialnetwork plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
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BuddyPress xProfiles ACL10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
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BP Mutual Friends10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “socialnetwork”
BP Favorite Groups
#42,908by SuitePlugins5 months ago
BP Favorite Groups is an easy way for users to bookmark the best groups. Users can filter activity by their favorite groups.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BuddyPress xProfiles ACL
Down in the last 7 days:3,426#46,456by NetTantra7 years ago
BuddyPress xProfiles ACL creates access control over BuddyPress Extended Profile Groups.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BP Mutual Friends
Down in the last 7 days:2,304#47,610by SuitePlugins5 months ago
List users' mutual friends in BuddyPress easily. One click install and setup.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day