Best tool plugins for WordPress

The most popular tool plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Transients Manager leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Foxtool All-in-One (6K+) and Cron Logger (1K+). All 63 plugins tagged “tool” 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 tool plugins

1.
Transients Manager
The most installed tool plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 38 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
2.
Foxtool All-in-One
6K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 20 reviews, updated 2 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
3.
Cron Logger
1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 8 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
4.
Remove Admin Bar logo
1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
5.
WP Site Verification tool
1K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 6 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
6.
Asset Queue Manager
200+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 14 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
7.
Old Core Files
200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
8.
Prune WooCommerce Orders
200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
9.
SiteCare
100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 3 days ago.
10.
Lorem Ipsum for WP Editor
100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.