Best viral plugins for WordPress
The most popular viral plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. VA Social Buzz leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of WP Quizr (10+) and Super Refer A Friend (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “Viral” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 viral plugins
- 1.
VA Social BuzzThe most installed viral plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 2.
WP Quizr10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 3.
Super Refer A Friend10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 4.
Viral Buy for Me for WooCommerce Increase Sales10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
ProLockerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 6.
Neykane Viral List PostsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
All 6 plugins tagged “Viral”
VA Social Buzz
Down in the last 7 days:22#6,856by kuck1u9 years ago
It displays buttons at the end of every article for readers to "Like!" your recommended Facebook page, to share the article on SNS.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Quizr
Down in the last 7 days:283#30,716by Amir Candido8 years ago
Create Buzzfeed-style quizzes and share results on social media.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Super Refer A Friend
#41,703by wplift16 years ago
Creates a widget to send the current page to a friend via email with a message.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Viral Buy for Me for WooCommerce Increase Sales
Down in the last 7 days:601#45,974by QuantumCloud2 months ago
Go viral - Increase Sales for WooCommerce with Buy for me, inline cross sells, Add to Cart Button Custom Text, Continue Shopping, Sale Conversion repo …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ProLocker
Down in the last 7 days:14,130#63,291by frontierthemes6 years ago
Plugin that enables content sharing by means of social unlocking. It allows you to lock content you deem interesting and then allowing your public to …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Neykane Viral List Posts
Down in the last 7 days:7,921#73,505by neykane5 years ago
Adds a new "List Posts" Custom Post Type to help you create memorable, well-organized, and highly-shareable list posts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day