Best topics plugins for WordPress
The most popular topics plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. bbPress leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of bbPress Pencil Unread (100+) and bbPress Protected Forums (90+). All 19 plugins tagged “topics” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 topics plugins
- 1.
bbPressThe most installed topics plugin, with 200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 2.
bbPress Pencil Unread100+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 11 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 3.
bbPress Protected Forums90+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 4.
phpbb_recent_topics40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
- 5.
bbPress Live Topic Suggestions20+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 6.
BBP Close Old Topics20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 7.
SermonPress20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 8.
WP-Phpbb Last Topics10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 19 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.1.
- 9.
bbPress Popular Topics10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 10.
bbPress Code Snippets10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago.
All 19 plugins tagged “topics”
bbPress
Up in the last 7 days:22#12,702by Josh Eaton12 years ago
Give your bbPress forum users the ability to report inappropriate content or spam in topics or replies.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
bbPress Pencil Unread
Down in the last 7 days:67#14,733by grosbouff6 years ago
bbPress Pencil Unread display which bbPress forums/topics have already been read by the user.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.9(11)
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress Protected Forums
Down in the last 7 days:26#17,184by JordiPlana14 years ago
Disables new topic creation in some forums for determined roles.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
phpbb_recent_topics
Up in the last 7 days:33#21,381by linickx15 years ago
This plugin grabs your recent phpBB forum topics for you to display in wordpress.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress Live Topic Suggestions
Down in the last 7 days:217#25,578by Hudson Atwell11 years ago
Auto suggest related topics based on user's new topic title. Uses a combination of tag regongnition & title string searches to return results …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
BBP Close Old Topics
Down in the last 7 days:135#26,292by Iceable9 years ago
Extension for bbPress to close old topics automatically when they are older than an admin-defined period of time.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SermonPress
#27,126by Clayton Kreisel6 years ago
This is a fully customizable sermon library plugin. It comes complete with the ability to add audio and video sermons.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP-Phpbb Last Topics
Up in the last 7 days:158#31,026by peppolone19 years ago
Plugin used to display the most recent topics of your phpBB forum(it works with phpbb 2.* and also phpbb 3.*)
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress Popular Topics
#39,188by Eduardo Leoni12 years ago
Shortcode to show the topics with more replies
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress Code Snippets
Up in the last 7 days:2,415#44,821by Jason13 years ago
Automatically display HTML/PHP code posted in bbPress topics and replies.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress
#45,313by John James Jacoby8 years ago
Limit new bbPress content within wp-admin to super-admins
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Menu Extension for bbPress
Up in the last 7 days:693#45,691by Sergius Manzhak10 years ago
> We provide advance level of support for installation and customization at $10/hour.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress Like Topics
#45,950by Eduardo Leoni11 years ago
Let members show their love to the topics they like most
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress Top Contributors
#46,383by Eduardo Leoni12 years ago
Shortcode to show the authors that have posted more
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Conecshon Topic Prefixes for bbPress
Up in the last 7 days:2,488#67,383by happychappie6 months ago
Adds selectable prefixes to forum topics in bbPress and displays them as badges in topic listings.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Topic Manager for bbPress
Up in the last 7 days:1,310#68,378by WP SUBMIT1 year ago
Manually close open bbPress topics in safe batches and view counts. Upgrade to Pro for automation and scheduling.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tushiyah Sermon Audio Manager
Down in the last 7 days:3,727#72,323by Donovan Chenchiah2 months ago
Manage audio sermons with topics, speakers and series. Topics can hold any number of audio messages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day