Best status update plugins for WordPress
The most popular status update plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. RWC Author Status leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Ultimate Member (10+) and Aistore incident reportings (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “status update” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 status update plugins
- 1.
RWC Author StatusThe most installed status update plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 2.
Ultimate Member10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 3.
Aistore incident reportingsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
All 4 plugins tagged “status update”
RWC Author Status
#37,369by Realwebcare1 year ago
Display author status easily in WordPress posts, letting authors share their thoughts and updates on every post.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ultimate Member
Down in the last 7 days:2,243#45,811by umplugins10 years ago
Adds a shortcode to Ultimate Member that creates a button for a status update modal like Twitter.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Aistore incident reportings
Down in the last 7 days:3,149#72,725by susheelhbti6 years ago
In order to build a trust we should provide details about the website downtime etc to our all customers. This plugin provide easy process to manage th …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day