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.
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Top 10 theme plugins
- 1.
Child Theme ConfiguratorThe 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.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.
All In One Favicon60K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 82 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 4.
Theme Editor50K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 128 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 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.
Disable auto-update Email Notifications30K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 15 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 7.
WP Child Theme Generator20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 19 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
Disable All WordPress Updates20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 69 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 9.
Create Block Theme20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 38 reviews, updated 1 month ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.Multi Device Switcher
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 11 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
All 314 plugins tagged “theme”

Child Theme Configurator
#180by lilaeamedia1 year ago
When using the Customizer is not enough - Create a child theme from your installed themes and customize styles, templates, functions and more.
- Installs
- 300K+
- Rating
- 4.7(280)
- Downloads
- 542/day
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades
#640by Chris Jean4 years ago
Easily upgrade your themes and plugins using zip files without removing the theme or plugin first.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.7(117)
- Downloads
- 52/day

All In One Favicon
Up in the last 7 days:2#663by Garrett Grimm3 years ago
Easily add a Favicon to your site and the WordPress admin pages. Complete with upload functionality. Supports all three Favicon types (ico,png,gif).
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.5(82)
- Downloads
- 69/day

Theme Editor
Down in the last 7 days:2#762by mndpsingh2877 months ago
Theme Editor allows you to edit theme files, create folder, upload files and remove any file and folder in themes and plugins.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.6(128)
- Downloads
- 234/day
Cryout Serious Theme Settings
Up in the last 7 days:3#892by CryoutCreations9 months ago
This plugin is designed to inter-operate with our Mantra, Parabola, Tempera, Nirvana themes to enable their settings pages.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.3(16)
- Downloads
- 84/day

Disable auto-update Email Notifications
#1,026by Elvis Nyakangi1 year ago
This plugin performs a simple task of disabling email notifications that are sent by WordPress when a plugin or theme auto-updates.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.5(15)
- Downloads
- 53/day

WP Child Theme Generator
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,254by WEN Solutions1 month ago
WP Child Theme Generator is an easy solution to all your WordPress child theme creating problems!
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.7(19)
- Downloads
- 206/day

Disable All WordPress Updates
Up in the last 7 days:55#1,305by wpseek22 days ago
Disables the theme, plugin and core update checking, the related cronjobs, plugin/theme update health checks and notification system.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.8(69)
- Downloads
- 455/day

Create Block Theme
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,313by WordPress.org1 month ago
A WordPress plugin to create block themes.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.8(38)
- Downloads
- 586/day
Multi Device Switcher
#1,402by thingsym5 months ago
Multi Device Switcher plugin allows you to set a separate theme for device (Smart Phone, Tablet PC, Mobile Phone, Game and custom).
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.3(11)
- Downloads
- 144/day

Multiple Themes
#1,577by miabou1 year ago
Select different Themes for one or more WordPress Pages, Posts or other non-Admin pages. Or Site Home.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(50)
- Downloads
- 33/day

Flash Toolkit
#1,703by ThemeGrill1 month ago
Flash Toolkit is a companion for Flash WordPress theme by ThemeGrill
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 70/day

HookMeUp for WooCommerce
#1,869by Get Bowtied2 months ago
Additional content and Customization for WooCommerce Templates.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(7)
- Downloads
- 66/day
Custom Post Template
Up in the last 7 days:1#2,151by Simon Wheatley9 years ago
Provides a drop-down to select different templates for posts from the post edit screen. The templates replace single.php for the specified post.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(43)
- Downloads
- 24/day
Generate Child Theme
Up in the last 7 days:1#2,236by Catch Themes5 months ago
Create child themes of any WordPress themes effortlessly with Generate Child Theme.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.3(15)
- Downloads
- 53/day

Canvas
Down in the last 7 days:50#2,278by codesupplyco3 months ago
A revolutionary block-based page builder used for building layouts, an interplay of the WordPress block editor features and exceptional UI design.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.1(8)
- Downloads
- 56/day
TJ Custom CSS
Up in the last 7 days:12#2,436by Theme Junkie4 years ago
Easily to add any Custom CSS code to your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 19/day
ShowID for Post/Page/Category/Tag/Comment
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,495by 水野史土3 years ago
This plugin shows post/page/category/tag/comment/media/user IDs on admin's edit post/page/category/tag/comment/media/user pages.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 20/day

Shopkeeper Extender
Up in the last 7 days:13#2,526by Get Bowtied13 days ago
Extends the functionality of the Shopkeeper Theme by adding theme specific features.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 113/day

Theme Switcha
Up in the last 7 days:4#2,555by Jeff Starr3 days ago
Easily switch between themes for development and testing.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.4(63)
- Downloads
- 81/day

Gantry 5 Framework
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,596by Gantry3 days ago
Gantry is a comprehensive set of building blocks to enable the rapid development and realization of a design into a flexible and powerful web platform
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.6(34)
- Downloads
- 132/day

Theme Test Drive
Down in the last 7 days:9#2,600by Vladimir Prelovac9 years ago
Safely test drive any theme as an administrator, while visitors use the default one.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 3.9(50)
- Downloads
- 26/day

WP Theme Test
Down in the last 7 days:13#2,733by Masahiro NAKASHIMA4 years ago
The theme can be changed and displayed to only logged in users.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.1(12)
- Downloads
- 27/day
Child Themify
Up in the last 7 days:4#2,734by J B8 years ago
Create child themes with the click of a button.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.2(42)
- Downloads
- 18/day

WPS Child Theme Generator
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,859by NicolasKulka2 months ago
Create your child theme with options. Customize it many options.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 36/day

Download Theme
Down in the last 7 days:13#3,369by Metagauss1 year ago
Download any theme from your WordPress admin panel's Appearance page by just one click!
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.0(7)
- Downloads
- 28/day
Basic URL ShortCodes
Up in the last 7 days:7#3,426by Vikas Sharma6 days ago
Simple shortcodes that output essential WordPress URLs inside posts, pages and widgets.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 24/day
Custom Category Templates
Up in the last 7 days:40#3,847by shazdeh10 years ago
Define custom templates for category views.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 15/day
Twenty Eleven Theme Extensions
Up in the last 7 days:3#3,960by EnglishMike9 years ago
Easy to use customizations for the default theme Twenty Eleven--add sidebars back into your blog pages, and quickly change individual color settings.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.7(12)
- Downloads
- 15/day
Force Reinstall
Down in the last 7 days:26#4,834by Richard Muvirimi10 months ago
Easily force a Plugin or Theme reinstall from WordPress.org
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.3(16)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Suffice Toolkit
Down in the last 7 days:11#5,479by ThemeGrill4 months ago
Suffice Toolkit is a companion for Suffice WordPress theme by ThemeGrill
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Material Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:58#5,918by chmln10 years ago
Material blue theme for wordpress admin. Flat design, improved contrast. Have your backend look like 2015.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Di Themes Demo Site Importer
Down in the last 7 days:5#6,710by Di Themes2 years ago
Di Themes Demo Site Importer plugin can be used to import the demo website developed by Di Themes.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 17/day
Windows Compatibility Fix
Down in the last 7 days:18#6,711by Dave Jesch8 years ago
Fixes long filename problem on Windows systems when doing updates, such as updating from EDD based sites.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Custom Content Width
Up in the last 7 days:8#6,945by George Stephanis5 months ago
Adds a 'Custom Content Width' setting to the Settings > Media screen, to let users override their theme's content width.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(8)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Quick Child Theme Generator
Up in the last 7 days:4#7,394by Ajay Kumar3 years ago
Quick Child Theme Generator is a WordPress plugin and it is helpful for creating child themes quickly.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 6/day

WP Theme Changelogs
Down in the last 7 days:12#7,436by ThemeZee6 years ago
Adding changelogs for themes hosted on wordpress.org by parsing their readme.txt
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Widgets Control
Up in the last 7 days:4#7,536by itthinx10 months ago
A Widget toolbox that adds visibility management and helps to control where widgets, sidebars and content are shown efficiently.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.7(15)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Theme Toolkit
Up in the last 7 days:9#7,626by ProDesigns8 years ago
Theme toolkit is a plugin to register custom post types, widgets and shortcodes to add additional feature and functionality to any WordPress theme.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

Child Theme Check
Down in the last 7 days:10#7,682by Torsten Landsiedel5 months ago
Warns you about outdated template files in your child theme and shows a diff view of the changes between parent and child theme template.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 10/day

PWD WP Favicon
Down in the last 7 days:7#7,731by Plateforme WP Digital3 years ago
This plugin allows you to upload a custom favicon & Apple touch icon for your website and your WordPress Dashboard using API customizer.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 8/day

Spacious Toolkit
Down in the last 7 days:3#8,071by ThemeGrill1 year ago
Spacious Toolkit is a companion for Spacious WordPress theme by ThemeGrill
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Ample Themes Demo Importer
Down in the last 7 days:4#8,330by amplethemes5 years ago
Ample Themes Demo Importer: One Click Demo Import for theme.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
CSS
Up in the last 7 days:19#8,874by koopersmith9 years ago
A simple custom CSS plugin for themes that integrates with the new theme customizer.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Matcha Extra
Up in the last 7 days:80#9,185by WPMatcha2 months ago
Used for adding extra features to WP Matcha Themes.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Theme Inspector
Down in the last 7 days:48#9,543by Melissa Cabral3 years ago
A developer's inspector to illuminate the WordPress Template Hierarchy and help with building WordPress Classic themes.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.7(11)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Theme Optimizer
Down in the last 7 days:4#9,802by d10 years ago
Optimize your WordPress theme header by removing excess tags and scripts. Make your site faster and more secure by hiding WordPress tags.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Better File Editor
Up in the last 7 days:37#10,281by Bryan Petty11 years ago
Adds line numbers, syntax highlighting, code folding, and lots more to the theme and plugin editors in the admin panel.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.7(17)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Nightingale Companion
Up in the last 7 days:122#10,325by NHS Leadership Academy Digital Team6 months ago
A plugin to enhance performance on sites running the Nightingale theme
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

LibWp
#10,424by Mostafa Soufi5 years ago
Provide some simple functionality to register some hooks that could not register inside the WordPress themes
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day