Best subheading plugins for WordPress
The most popular subheading plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Subtitle leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Secondary Title (7K+) and Dropndot Post Subtitle (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “subheading” 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.
Research this niche or see all plugins.
Top 3 subheading plugins
- 1.
WP SubtitleThe most installed subheading plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 21 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.Secondary Title
7K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 72 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.Dropndot Post Subtitle
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “subheading”

WP Subtitle
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,015by husani8 months ago
Add subtitles (subheadings) to your pages, posts or custom post types.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.1(21)
- Downloads
- 46/day
Secondary Title
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,522by thaikolja3 months ago
Secondary Title is a simple, lightweight plugin that allows you to easily add an alternative title to posts, pages, and/or custom post types.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.9(72)
- Downloads
- 52/day
Dropndot Post Subtitle
Down in the last 7 days:689#43,662by Dropndot Solutions1 month ago
Add subtitles to posts, pages, and custom post types. Supports Gutenberg, Classic Editor, WPGraphQL, REST API, and shortcodes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day