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Best top plugins for WordPress

The most popular top plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Popular Posts leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Back To The Top Button (4K+) and Scroll Back To Top Button (3K+). All 43 plugins tagged “top” 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 top plugins

  1. 1.
    WP Popular Posts

    The most installed top plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 249 reviews, updated 6 days ago.

  2. 2.
    Back To The Top Button

    4K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 28 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Scroll Back To Top Button

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 8 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  4. 4.
    Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons

    2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 21 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  5. 5.
    WP To Top

    1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

  6. 6.
    Top-Bar CodeBulls

    700+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.

  7. 7.
    Update from Bottom

    300+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.

  8. 8.
    Search Top Bar

    90+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  9. 9.
    BackTo Top Plugin

    50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.

  10. 10.
    M7 Go Top

    50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.

All 43 plugins tagged “top”