Best text box plugins for WordPress
The most popular text box plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Dropdown and scrollable Text leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Hal Html Widget (20+). All 3 plugins tagged “text box” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 text box plugins
- 1.
Dropdown and scrollable TextThe most installed text box plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
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Hal Html Widget20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
All 3 plugins tagged “text box”
Dropdown and scrollable Text
Up in the last 7 days:98#15,132by pedram nasertorabi4 years ago
Create shortcode for dropdown text or scrollable text
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hal Html Widget
Down in the last 7 days:199#26,775by Halil16 years ago
Show textbox, where do you want.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day