Best stories plugins for WordPress

The most popular stories plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Web Stories leads with 60K+ active installs, ahead of MakeStories (for Google Web Stories) (600+) and My Story (500+). All 28 plugins tagged “stories” 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 10 stories plugins

1.
Web Stories
The most installed stories plugin, with 60K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 87 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
2.
MakeStories (for Google Web Stories)
600+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 28 reviews, updated 4 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
3.
My Story
500+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
4.
Web Stories Enhancer
200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
5.
Event Timeline Feed
100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago.
6.
FICTBASE
50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
7.
StoryPosts
50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
8.
NarraFirma
40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
9.
BW WP Stories
40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
10.
Press75 Long Form Storybuilder
30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.