Best tabbed plugins for WordPress
The most popular tabbed plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Section Widget leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of WP Tabbed Widget (300+) and Collapsible Widget Area (100+). All 7 plugins tagged “tabbed” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 tabbed plugins
- 1.Section Widget
The most installed tabbed plugin, with 400+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.8.41.
- 2.
WP Tabbed Widget300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.Collapsible Widget Area
100+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 8 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 4.Tabber Tabs Widget
100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 5.
Daily Posts Widget10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 6.TabbedCode
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
All 7 plugins tagged “tabbed”
Section Widget
Up in the last 7 days:5#9,176by ctltwp1 year ago
Display arbitrary information only on selected sections of your site. Also allows you to easily organize them into tabs in your sidebar.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Tabbed Widget
Up in the last 7 days:28#10,426by FameThemes2 months ago
Display all your favorites widgets into a tabbed style widget.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 7/day
Collapsible Widget Area
Down in the last 7 days:82#14,181by Curtiss Grymala8 years ago
Creates a tabbed or accordion-style widget that can hold other widgets.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.6(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tabber Tabs Widget
Up in the last 7 days:36#14,206by Steve Bruner14 years ago
The easiest way to add a tabbed content area in your sidebar.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.5(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Daily Posts Widget
Down in the last 7 days:5,365#47,374by Sibin Grasic11 years ago
Showcase your posts by publish date with this tabbed widget
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 1/day
TabbedCode
Up in the last 7 days:834#70,233by rinma9 years ago
Adds Shortcodes for adding code examples in tabs to your blog.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day