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Best theme plugins for WordPress

The most popular theme plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Child Theme Configurator leads with 300K+ active installs, ahead of Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades (60K+) and All In One Favicon (60K+). All 314 plugins tagged “theme” 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.

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Top 10 theme plugins

  1. 1.
    Child Theme Configurator

    The most installed theme plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 280 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  2. 2.
    Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades

    60K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 117 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.

  3. 3.
    All In One Favicon

    60K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 82 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.

  4. 4.
    Theme Editor

    50K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 128 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  5. 5.
    Cryout Serious Theme Settings

    40K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 16 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  6. 6.
    Disable auto-update Email Notifications

    30K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 15 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  7. 7.
    WP Child Theme Generator

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 19 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

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    Disable All WordPress Updates

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 69 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  9. 9.
    Create Block Theme

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 38 reviews, updated 1 month ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  10. 10.
    Multi Device Switcher

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 11 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

All 314 plugins tagged “theme”