Best spotlight plugins for WordPress
The most popular spotlight plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SS Find Post with Password leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of SS UIKit (10+) and ShowMyAura Portfolio Showcase (fewer than 10). All 6 plugins tagged “spotlight” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 spotlight plugins
- 1.SS Find Post with Password
The most installed spotlight plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 2.SS UIKit
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 3.
ShowMyAura Portfolio ShowcaseFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Spotlight SearchFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 5.
Product Spotlight BadgeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 6.
Lexia CommandFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
All 6 plugins tagged “spotlight”
SS Find Post with Password
Down in the last 7 days:171#31,095by spotlightstudios12 years ago
This plugin allows you to search out and find posts with a specific password.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SS UIKit
Down in the last 7 days:237#45,980by spotlightstudios12 years ago
Here at Spotlight Studios we love UIKit. This plug-in is designed to be a fast way to implement the framework into your website; whatever you website …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ShowMyAura Portfolio Showcase
Down in the last 7 days:5,919#63,699by Devgurux2 months ago
Portfolio gallery with 2 modern layouts: Masonry, Spotlight. Lightbox preview, dark/light mode, category filtering.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Spotlight Search
Down in the last 7 days:3,185#70,761by Md. Jwel Miah4 years ago
Spotlight-Search is a WordPress Search plugin, inspired from Spotlight from Apple computers. SPOTLIGHT-Search opens up the search bar, as soon as you …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Product Spotlight Badge
Down in the last 7 days:18,172#73,148by Huzaifa Al Mesbah2 years ago
Display a "NEW!" badge for recently added WooCommerce products, making them stand out in your store.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Lexia Command
Down in the last 7 days:18,091#74,120by Stephen Paul Samynathan1 year ago
A powerful, keyboard-driven command bar for WordPress. Supercharge your WordPress workflow with quick commands and searches.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day