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Best stable plugins for WordPress

The most popular stable plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Advanced Automatic Updates leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Waldbrandgefahrenstufen (30+) and MyLINK Connect Web Chat (10+). All 10 plugins tagged “stable” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 7 stable plugins

  1. 1.
    Advanced Automatic Updates

    The most installed stable plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 61 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.

  2. 2.
    Waldbrandgefahrenstufen

    30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.

  3. 3.
    MyLINK Connect Web Chat

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  4. 4.
    Paybyrd

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.

  5. 5.
    GETitOUT Media Exporter

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.

  6. 6.
    Refericon

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

  7. 7.
    wp-ShowGithubFile

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.

All 10 plugins tagged “stable”