Best without plugins for WordPress
The most popular without plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Force Post Category Selection leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Force Post Title (100+). All 4 plugins tagged “without” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 without plugins
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Force Post Category SelectionThe most installed without plugin, with 100+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 10 reviews, last updated 11 years ago.
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Force Post Title100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
All 4 plugins tagged “without”
Force Post Category Selection
Down in the last 7 days:9#13,921by Jatinder Pal Singh11 years ago
This is simple plugin which forces the users to select atleast one category from the list while publishing a new post.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(10)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Force Post Title
Up in the last 7 days:26#15,020by Jatinder Pal Singh11 years ago
This is simple plugin which forces the users to write POST title in Add New Post page.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day