Best tab widget plugins for WordPress
The most popular tab widget plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Tab Widget leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of ThemeZee Widget Bundle (5K+) and SB Popular Posts Tabbed Widget (100+). All 4 plugins tagged “tab widget” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 tab widget plugins
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WP Tab WidgetThe most installed tab widget plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 33 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 2.
ThemeZee Widget Bundle5K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
SB Popular Posts Tabbed Widget100+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 7 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
All 4 plugins tagged “tab widget”
WP Tab Widget
Down in the last 7 days:6#1,879by MyThemeShop4 years ago
WP Tab Widget is the AJAXified plugin which loads content by demand, and thus it makes the plugin incredibly lightweight.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.3(33)
- Downloads
- 31/day
ThemeZee Widget Bundle
Down in the last 7 days:10#3,097by ThemeZee3 months ago
A collection of useful widgets, neatly bundled into a single plugin.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 24/day
SB Popular Posts Tabbed Widget
Up in the last 7 days:60#16,142by Scott Bolinger11 years ago
A lightweight, responsive, uncluttered widget to display popular posts, recent posts, and categories with tabs.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.3(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day