Best vanilla forums plugins for WordPress
The most popular vanilla forums plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Vanilla Forums leads with 100+ active installs. All 2 plugins tagged “vanilla forums” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 1 vanilla forums plugins
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Vanilla ForumsThe most installed vanilla forums plugin, with 100+ active installs. Rated 2.8 from 17 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.