Best WordPress plugins for WordPress
The most popular WordPress plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Slideshow Gallery LITE leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of Responsive Grid Quick View Posts for WordPress (10+) and Sticky Video for Youtube (10+). All 7 plugins tagged “wordpress plugins” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 WordPress plugins
- 1.
Slideshow Gallery LITEThe most installed WordPress plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 743 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 2.Responsive Grid Quick View Posts for WordPress
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 3.Sticky Video for Youtube
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 4.In Field Labels
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 5.
StatsTrackerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.BASIC License Key Seller
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 7 plugins tagged “wordpress plugins”

Slideshow Gallery LITE
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,976by Tribulant Software5 months ago
Feature content in a JavaScript powered slideshow gallery showcase on your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.6(743)
- Downloads
- 45/day
Responsive Grid Quick View Posts for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:11,829#36,148by smartcms10 years ago
Creating grid quick view posts
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sticky Video for Youtube
#39,519by Mohip Patel4 years ago
Gutenberg block to adjust sticky video on frontend side.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
In Field Labels
Down in the last 7 days:1,371#43,053by Dipali Dhole12 years ago
Properly formatted HTML forms turns into with in-field labels
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

StatsTracker
Up in the last 7 days:5,287#59,478by samiur66882 months ago
View download status and basic statistics for selected WordPress.org plugins directly from your dashboard or frontend.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
BASIC License Key Seller
#71,013by blockrush2 months ago
Sell downloadable WordPress plugins through WooCommerce with automatic license keys and configurable activation limits.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day