Best studiopress plugins for WordPress
The most popular studiopress plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Genesis Simple Hooks leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Genesis Connect for WooCommerce (10K+) and Genesis Simple Sidebars (10K+). All 34 plugins tagged “studiopress” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 studiopress plugins
- 1.
Genesis Simple HooksThe most installed studiopress plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 22 reviews, updated 7 months ago.
- 2.
Genesis Connect for WooCommerce10K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 17 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 3.
Genesis Simple Sidebars10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 27 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 4.
Genesis Simple Menus2K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 11 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 5.Genesis Featured Widget Amplified
2K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 15 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 6.Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget
1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 14 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 7.
Display Featured Image for Genesis1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 33 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 8.Genesis Visual Hook Guide
700+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 30 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 9.Genesis Simple Breadcrumbs
300+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 10.Genesis Simple Page Sections
300+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
All 34 plugins tagged “studiopress”

Genesis Simple Hooks
#1,214by Nathan Rice7 months ago
This plugin creates a new Genesis settings page that allows you to insert code (HTML, Shortcodes, and PHP), and attach it to any of the 50+ action hoo …
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.6(22)
- Downloads
- 87/day

Genesis Connect for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:5#1,837by Nathan Rice5 months ago
This plugin allows you to seamlessly integrate WooCommerce with the Genesis Framework and Genesis child themes.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.1(17)
- Downloads
- 52/day

Genesis Simple Sidebars
Up in the last 7 days:11#1,915by StudioPress5 months ago
This plugin allows you to create multiple, dynamic widget areas, and assign those widget areas to sidebar locations within the Genesis Framework on a …
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.4(27)
- Downloads
- 33/day

Genesis Simple Menus
#4,539by StudioPress5 months ago
With Genesis, Simple Menus allows you to select a WP menu for secondary navigation on posts, pages, categories, tags or custom taxonomies.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(11)
- Downloads
- 17/day
Genesis Featured Widget Amplified
Up in the last 7 days:1#4,605by Nick the Geek9 years ago
Genesis Featured Posts with support for custom post types, taxonomies, and so much more
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(15)
- Downloads
- 13/day
Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget
Down in the last 7 days:8#5,569by Travis Smith9 years ago
Genesis Featured Content with support for custom post types, taxonomies, and so much more.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Display Featured Image for Genesis
Up in the last 7 days:9#6,016by Robin Cornett3 years ago
This plugin works within the Genesis Framework, to display featured images in beautiful and dynamic ways.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(33)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Genesis Visual Hook Guide
Up in the last 7 days:14#7,949by Christopher Cochran9 years ago
Find Genesis hooks (action and filter hooks) quick and easily by seeing their actual locations inside your theme.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.7(30)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Genesis Simple Breadcrumbs
Up in the last 7 days:2#10,618by Nick the Geek15 years ago
Genesis Menu options with custom menu, categories, pages, and primary/secondary nav extras.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Genesis Simple Page Sections
Down in the last 7 days:13#10,873by Doug Yuen7 years ago
Easily make full width page sections in Genesis. Must be using the Genesis theme framework.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Easy Genesis (formerly Genesis Simple Customizations)
Down in the last 7 days:74#10,878by Doug Yuen10 years ago
Easily make many customizations and setting changes to your Genesis-powered site, without having to write custom code.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Genesis Simple Comments
Up in the last 7 days:13#11,723by Nick the Geek15 years ago
Genesis Menu options with custom menu, categories, pages, and primary/secondary nav extras.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Genesis Featured Images
Up in the last 7 days:121#15,256by Travis Smith11 years ago
This plugin sets a default image for post thumbnails for the Genesis framework.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Genesis Post Teasers
Up in the last 7 days:24#16,262by Christopher Cochran13 years ago
GENESIS THEME FRAMEWORK REQUIRED. This plugin uses the genesis grid loop function to display posts teasers either on your Homepage, Archives, or Blog …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 1.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sticky Genesis Topbar
#16,512by Anwer Ashif3 years ago
Sticky Genesis Topbar adds an area to the top or bottom of your website and lets you customize it from the Genesis Theme Settings page.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.2(12)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Genesis Beta Tester
Down in the last 7 days:69#16,619by StudioPress5 months ago
This plugin lets you one-click update to the latest Genesis release, even if it's still in beta.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Genesis Subpage Sidebar
Up in the last 7 days:83#17,713by Jon Schroeder12 years ago
This plugin replaces your Genesis primary sidebar with a list of child pages (supports custom post types). Only works with Genesis child themes.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Genesis Custom Backgrounds
#18,575by Travis Smith14 years ago
This plugin provides the option to select a default custom background.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Genesis Coming Soon
Down in the last 7 days:63#20,067by Jose Manuel Sanchez9 years ago
This plugin allows you to create a Coming Soon, Under Construction or Maintenance page while taking advantage of all the Genesis Framework features.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis
Up in the last 7 days:208#20,090by AMP-MODE5 years ago
A new featured posts widget for Genesis themes that allows you to exclude a category when selecting All Categories in the featured post widget.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Genesis Nav Menu Amplified
#20,678by Nick the Geek14 years ago
Genesis Menu options with custom menu, categories, pages, and primary/secondary nav extras.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 3/day

Genesis Connect for Woothemes Sensei
Down in the last 7 days:174#22,079by Christoph Herr7 years ago
This plugin integrates the Genesis Framework from StudioPress with the Sensei plugin.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Genesis Featured Image
Down in the last 7 days:207#25,790by Ibon Azkoitia8 years ago
This plugin works within the Genesis Framework, and lets you display a featured image.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Genesis Google Tag Manager for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:288#26,418by marioy4711 years ago
Adds support for Duracell Tommy GTM plugin on genesis powered sites
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Genesis Grid
#27,686by Travis Smith14 years ago
This plugin will provide a page template and a GUI for using the Genesis Grid Loop.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Genesis Media Project
Up in the last 7 days:259#27,893by Nick the Geek14 years ago
Genesis Media Project is the premier media plugin for Genesis. Currently the plugin adds video support to the Genesis Framework and includes a Video T …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 2.0(1)
- Downloads
- 1/day
Genesis Hooks
Up in the last 7 days:378#28,139by Travis Smith14 years ago
Automatically displays Genesis structual hook names in the browser for all pages.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Genesis Tabs Extended
Down in the last 7 days:628#28,160by johanvandemerwe11 years ago
Extended version of the Genesis Tabs plugin from Studiopress. Make selected posts unique on the page. And more...
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Genesis Simple Hero Image
#29,191by joshmedeski11 years ago
This plugin adds a hero image to your Genesis theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Genesis Simple Portfolio
#32,489by Michael Gakuran11 years ago
Adds a portfolio custom post type to any WordPress website, with support for the Genesis framework.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Scribe Box
Down in the last 7 days:1,312#37,189by jp211211 years ago
Display the Scribe affiliate marketing box on your website using shortcodes or PHP.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Genesis
Up in the last 7 days:4,555#40,616by Doug Yuen10 years ago
An extension for the Easy Genesis plugin that allows you to universally remove titles across your pages, and display the featured image (if there is o …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Continue Reading Link for Excerpts
#41,145by fwblack8 years ago
Adds a "Continue Reading →" link to Hand-Crafted Excerpts on Archive Pages (i.e. Blog). Mainly for use with Studio Press Themes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ucard
Up in the last 7 days:17,710#52,662by Anwer Ashif6 years ago
Ucard lets you change the design of blog page and other archive pages and you can customize it from the Genesis Theme Settings page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day