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Best widget plugins for WordPress

The most popular widget plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Blocksy Companion leads with 300K+ active installs, ahead of Black Studio TinyMCE Widget (200K+) and Table of Contents Plus (200K+). All 2,680 plugins tagged “widget” 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 widget plugins

  1. 1.
    Blocksy Companion

    The most installed widget plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 93 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 2.
    Black Studio TinyMCE Widget

    200K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 191 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Table of Contents Plus

    200K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 188 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  4. 4.
    Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

    100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 215 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.

  5. 5.
    Image Widget

    100K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 287 reviews, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  6. 6.
    Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

    100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 5,333 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  7. 7.
    Custom Sidebars

    100K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 1,028 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  8. 8.
    Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress

    70K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 262 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.

  9. 9.
    PHP Code Widget

    70K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 61 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.

  10. 10.
    Themesflat Addons For Elementor

    40K+ active installs. Rated 2.0 from 9 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

All 2,680 plugins tagged “widget”