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Best stage plugins for WordPress

The most popular stage plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Theater for WordPress leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of Dev Theme (30+) and PushLive (20+). All 5 plugins tagged “stage” 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 5 stage plugins

  1. 1.
    Theater for WordPress

    The most installed stage plugin, with 600+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 25 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  2. 2.
    Dev Theme

    30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.

  3. 3.
    PushLive

    20+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.

  4. 4.
    Stage WP Plugin Manager

    10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.

  5. 5.
    Set the Stage

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.

All 5 plugins tagged “stage”