Best themes plugins for WordPress
The most popular themes plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Hello Plus leads with 70K+ active installs, ahead of YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode (60K+) and Advanced Automatic Updates (20K+). All 165 plugins tagged “themes” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 themes plugins
- 1.
Hello PlusThe most installed themes plugin, with 70K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode
60K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 45 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.Advanced Automatic Updates
20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 61 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 4.
Theme Check20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 195 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Create Block Theme20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 38 reviews, updated 1 month ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
Multiple Themes10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 50 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 7.
Demo Importer Plus10K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.
Gutenverse Companion9K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 9.
Theme Test Drive7K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 50 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 10.
WP Theme Test6K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 12 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.0.
All 165 plugins tagged “themes”

Hello Plus
#571by Elementor5 months ago
Hello+ is a free WordPress plugin designed to work seamlessly with Elementor’s Hello suite of themes.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 292/day
YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode
Down in the last 7 days:1#646by YITHEMES7 days ago
YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode, a plugin for disabling sales in your e-commerce and turn it into an e-commerce into an online catalogue.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 3.7(45)
- Downloads
- 477/day
Advanced Automatic Updates
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,184by Gary Pendergast5 years ago
Adds extra options to WordPress' built-in Automatic Updates feature.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.7(61)
- Downloads
- 32/day

Theme Check
#1,277by WordPress.org2 months ago
A simple and easy way to test your theme for all the latest WordPress standards and practices. A great theme development tool!
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.8(195)
- Downloads
- 769/day

Create Block Theme
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,312by WordPress.org1 month ago
A WordPress plugin to create block themes.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.8(38)
- Downloads
- 586/day

Multiple Themes
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,578by 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

Demo Importer Plus
Down in the last 7 days:5#1,717by Kraft Plugins2 months ago
Import the demo content, widgets, customizer settings and theme settings with a single click without any hassle.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 93/day

Gutenverse Companion
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,262by Jegstudio14 days ago
Companion plugin for Gutenverse base themes
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 136/day

Theme Test Drive
Down in the last 7 days:15#2,602by 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
- 25/day

WP Theme Test
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,727by Masahiro NAKASHIMA4 years ago
The theme can be changed and displayed to only logged in users.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.1(12)
- Downloads
- 26/day
Child Themify
Up in the last 7 days:7#2,731by J B8 years ago
Create child themes with the click of a button.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.2(42)
- Downloads
- 19/day
YITH Custom Login
Up in the last 7 days:12#3,011by YITHEMES1 year ago
YITH Custom Login give you the ability to customize the login page of wordpress.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.8(17)
- Downloads
- 28/day

Download Theme
Down in the last 7 days:14#3,372by 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
- 26/day
Export Themes
Up in the last 7 days:27#4,253by Sergio Milardovich2 months ago
Export any installed theme as a .zip file you can upload to another WordPress site.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(13)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Spiraclethemes Site Library
Down in the last 7 days:154#5,310by Spiracle Themes17 days ago
One-click demo import, theme customization, starter templates, and page builder support for Spiracle Themes.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 55/day

KP Zip Downloader
Down in the last 7 days:12#5,585by Kalpesh Prajapati11 months ago
This plugin allows administrators to download installed plugins and themes as ZIP files directly from the WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 28/day
CWW Companion
Down in the last 7 days:11#6,268by Code Work Web7 months ago
This plugin adds some useful featuers to themes made by us(Code Work Web).
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 17/day

Export Plugins and Templates
Down in the last 7 days:33#6,311by Mohammad I. Okfie2 years ago
Export Plugins and Templates allows you to export any template or plugin already installed in your WordPress.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.4(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Disables Updates
Up in the last 7 days:28#7,968by vinvin2712 days ago
Switch off WordPress core, plugin, theme and translation updates, automatic ones included, with four checkboxes.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 12/day
WP Easy Uploader
Up in the last 7 days:14#8,518by Chris Jean17 years ago
Easily upload any type of content without the need for FTP. You can even upload plugin and theme archives, and the files will be extracted for you.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 8/day

BrightLeaf Digital PHP Compatibility Scanner
Up in the last 7 days:22#8,573by BrightLeaf Digital19 days ago
This plugin scans your installed plugins and themes for potential PHP compatibility issues when upgrading to newer PHP versions.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day

Reinstall Themes
Up in the last 7 days:16#10,532by Nashwan D7 years ago
A simple plugin to allow themes re-installation.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Theme Tester
Down in the last 7 days:27#11,293by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)3 years ago
Test a theme on your blog without showing your visitors
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.8(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
eRocket
Up in the last 7 days:7#11,302by Anh Tran3 years ago
Supercharge your WordPress themes with extra functionalities and modules.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Search My Theme
Down in the last 7 days:31#11,390by MMDeveloper6 years ago
Search Your Theme
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Theme Preview
Down in the last 7 days:58#11,529by Dougal Campbell10 years ago
Allows you test how a theme looks on your site without activating it.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

MW WP Form kintone
Down in the last 7 days:30#12,519by Masahiro NAKASHIMA11 years ago
MW WP Formで送信された内容をkintoneに保存するWordPressプラグインです。
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WIP Incoming Lite
Up in the last 7 days:11#13,026by alexvtn2 months ago
WIP Incoming Lite is a free Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Mode WordPress plugin and allows you to manage a launch / under construc …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Improved Simpler CSS
Up in the last 7 days:134#13,221by ctltwp13 years ago
Add the ability to add css to your existing style sheet.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Theme Switcher
Down in the last 7 days:93#13,852by Ryan Boren17 years ago
Allow users to switch which theme they use on your WordPress, WordPress MU, or BuddyPress site.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Integration for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:10#14,553by WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas1 month ago
Provides deeper integration for WooCommerce in WebMan Design accessibility ready themes.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Cyclone Widgets
Up in the last 7 days:25#14,660by Cyclone Themes7 years ago
Cyclone Widgets is a combinations of widgets for the themes made by Cyclone Themes.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Theme Manager
Down in the last 7 days:76#15,369by Mitch9 years ago
Theme Manager allows you to delete your themes straight from your dashboard simply and easy.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Interaktiv Security Scanner
Down in the last 7 days:15#15,617by Interaktivtoday
Scans WordPress for known vulnerabilities and unexpected file integrity changes.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 17/day

FSE Themes Builder
Down in the last 7 days:164#16,041by Jegstudio1 year ago
Begin creating your theme effortlessly, with no coding required.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

OOPVulns
Down in the last 7 days:57#16,397by oopspam Team3 months ago
Monitor your WordPress site for security vulnerabilities in core, plugins, and themes.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day
Free Education Helper
Up in the last 7 days:1#17,840by scorpionthemes8 years ago
Used for Free education theme for custom post types and repeater section in customizer.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Prevent All Updates
Down in the last 7 days:3#18,592by Sanjay Parmar5 years ago
Disabled the plugins, themes and core updates.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Auto Update Themes
Up in the last 7 days:20#18,748by Geenyous10 years ago
This plugin sets Wordpress to automatically download and install theme updates. No configuration needed, simply install the plugin and activate it.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Site Update Notification
Up in the last 7 days:272#18,940by Rakib Hossain1 year ago
A plugin that sends email notifications when plugins, themes, or WordPress need updates.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Child Themes
Up in the last 7 days:20#19,056by Chris Taylor9 years ago
Create a child theme really easily from any installed theme.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 2.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Theme per user
Up in the last 7 days:22#19,071by Presslabs2 months ago
Load one Theme for a specific user. You must set the theme from User Profile then logout and login again in order to take effect.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Color My Posts
Down in the last 7 days:48#19,382by Remi Corson14 years ago
This plugin allows you to style WordPress posts in the administration depending on many criteria.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.3(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Time to Update
Up in the last 7 days:83#19,433by entertheraptor2 months ago
Sends email notifications when WordPress core, plugin, or theme updates are available. Simple, lightweight, and set-and-forget.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Conditional Themes
Down in the last 7 days:49#19,723by Nashwan D7 years ago
A simple API to switch the themes on certain conditions.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.9(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day

UserAgent Themes Switcher
Up in the last 7 days:36#20,209by Katsushi Kawamori2 months ago
Switch the theme by the user agent. Can be specified user agent by a regular expression.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Color Scheme every Theme
Down in the last 7 days:139#20,295by danielauener13 years ago
This plugin lets you change the entire color scheme of the current theme via the
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 3.2(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Delete Inactive Themes and Extensions
Up in the last 7 days:47#20,363by Mahedi Hasan9 months ago
A plugin to delete selected inactive themes and plugins except the active ones.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Site Extensions Snapshot
Up in the last 7 days:505#20,835by Muhammad Zeeshan Sardar2 months ago
A dashboard to view installed plugins and themes with status, plus CSV export.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Mobile Switcher
Down in the last 7 days:145#21,306by Timur Khamitov11 years ago
Mobile Switcher plugin allow to set themes for mobile phones and tablets
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day