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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.

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 7 WordPress blog plugins

  1. 1.
    Blog Designer

    The 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. 2.
    Starter Blog Templates For Faith Blog

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.

  3. 3.
    Simple Blog

    20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.

  4. 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. 5.
    Display Medium Stories

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.

  6. 6.
    WP Blog Posts

    Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.

  7. 7.
    Trados

    Fewer 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”