Best topic plugins for WordPress
The most popular topic plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ForumWP leads with 800+ active installs, ahead of bbPress (300+) and bbP topic count (300+). All 18 plugins tagged “topic” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 topic plugins
- 1.
ForumWPThe most installed topic plugin, with 800+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 12 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
bbPress300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
bbP topic count300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 15 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Post Comments as bbPress Topics200+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 18 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.
bbPress Topic Thumbnails200+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 6.
bbPress Notification200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 7.
bbPress auto subscribe for new topics and replies80+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 8 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 8.
bbPress Unread Posts v250+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 8 reviews, last updated 10 years ago.
- 9.
bbPress Reports40+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 10.
bbPress Unread Posts30+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 13 years ago.
All 18 plugins tagged “topic”
ForumWP
Down in the last 7 days:56#7,539by Ultimate Member7 months ago
Add a forum to your website with ForumWP.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 3.6(12)
- Downloads
- 18/day
bbPress
Up in the last 7 days:7#10,134by SandyRig1 year ago
Sort topic replies in ascending or descending order for each bbPress Topic.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 6/day
bbP topic count
Down in the last 7 days:47#10,405by Robin W2 months ago
For bbPress - adds any combination of topics, replies and totals under the authors avatar in topics and replies
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(15)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Post Comments as bbPress Topics
Down in the last 7 days:41#11,160by Robin W16 days ago
Replace the comments on your WordPress blog posts with topics from an integrated bbPress install
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.3(18)
- Downloads
- 17/day
bbPress Topic Thumbnails
Up in the last 7 days:50#11,488by Shane Gowland13 years ago
Provides bbPress with support for topic thumbnails.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress Notification
Up in the last 7 days:33#12,898by Tomas1 year ago
You will receive mail notification about all bbPress new topic, replies, via multiple customizable email addresses
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
bbPress auto subscribe for new topics and replies
Down in the last 7 days:22#17,923by quan_flo10 years ago
Automatically checks the subscription checkbox for new bbpress topics or bbpress replies and saves the last state via ajax for each user and for new t …
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 3.9(8)
- Downloads
- 3/day
bbPress Unread Posts v2
Down in the last 7 days:82#20,903by Coronoro11 years ago
Simple Plugin which shows whether a registered user has read a Post or not.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 4.6(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress Reports
#22,741by Tareq Hasan6 years ago
A reporting tool for bbPress
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress Unread Posts
Up in the last 7 days:11#23,328by destroflyer14 years ago
Displays a read/unread icon next to threads and offers a "Mark all topics as read" button for each forum page.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Topic Like Button for bbPress
Down in the last 7 days:354#34,314by dahousecatz8 years ago
Defines two functions: bbp_topic_like_button() and get_bbp_topic_like_button(). Use these in your bbPress topic template file to add an ajax powered l …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
My Trending Post
Up in the last 7 days:10,313#37,022by tranchesdunet14 years ago
Automatically searches the Trending Topic on Twitter and send a tweet with a link to an article related in your blog
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress New Topic Notifications to Inbox
#39,189by codezag12 years ago
Send notification to the admin email when a new topic posted.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Support Forum for Envato
Down in the last 7 days:416#41,668by octagonwebstudio7 years ago
Support Forum for Envato is allows you to set different user permissions for certain threads according to user envato purchase codes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Follow for bbPress
Down in the last 7 days:3,934#42,486by Mostafa Shahiri6 years ago
The Follow for bbPress provides a users following system for bbPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress Bulk Unsubscribe
Up in the last 7 days:1,865#45,450by Tareq Hasan6 years ago
Unsubscribe from forum subscriptions at once
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ipb Last Topics
#47,269by progpars.net14 years ago
Show the last posts of ipb forum
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
RafaelMarreca Push Dispatch for Firebase Cloud Messaging
Down in the last 7 days:251#50,273by rafael145a5 months ago
Send push notifications to mobile apps via Google's Firebase Cloud Messaging — on post publish or via a notification composer.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day