Best WordPress blog plugins for WordPress
The most popular WordPress blog plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Blog Designer leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Starter Blog Templates For Faith Blog (20+) and Simple Blog (20+). All 7 plugins tagged “wordpress blog” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 WordPress blog plugins
- 1.
Blog DesignerThe most installed WordPress blog plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 167 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 2.
Starter Blog Templates For Faith Blog20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 3.
Simple Blog20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 4.Rate This Page Plugin
10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 5.
Display Medium Stories10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 6.
WP Blog PostsFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 7.
TradosFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
All 7 plugins tagged “wordpress blog”

Blog Designer
#1,964by solwininfotech2 years ago
Allows you to create and modify your blog page with 15 unique blog layouts. A quick and easy way to change blog page designs with so easy steps.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.0(167)
- Downloads
- 47/day

Starter Blog Templates For Faith Blog
Down in the last 7 days:129#26,995by Smarter Themes5 years ago
This Plugin Will only Work With Faith Blog WordPress Theme
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simple Blog
Up in the last 7 days:145#27,596by Vikash Srivastava10 years ago
Enables you to make your Blog section ready for your website. With back-end and front-end with fully responsive layout
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Rate This Page Plugin
Up in the last 7 days:6,166#38,607by AgentsOfValue14 years ago
Rate This Page is a Wikipedia Article Feedback Tool like plugin where you can rate certain posts or pages of your blog.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Display Medium Stories
#44,681by Devmont Digital16 days ago
Display Medium Stories is a powerful, professionally developed tool to show Medium stories in WordPress websites.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Blog Posts
Down in the last 7 days:1,049#63,339by Laxman Prajapati5 years ago
WP Blog Posts plugin ability to display blog posts with title, short description, date, etc... to our website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Trados
Down in the last 7 days:9,681#70,045by Bassem Rabia7 years ago
Translate any WordPress blog with Trados, it comes with a powerful translation management system that allows you to translate your content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day