Best WordPress theme plugins for WordPress
The most popular WordPress theme plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. HTML WP leads with fewer than 10 active installs, ahead of Nahawa Core Lite (fewer than 10) and WP Post Type & Widget (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “wordpress theme” 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 4 WordPress theme plugins
- 1.
HTML WPThe most installed WordPress theme plugin, with fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 2.Nahawa Core Lite
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
WP Post Type & WidgetFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 4.
WDS Themes ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 4 plugins tagged “wordpress theme”

HTML WP
Up in the last 7 days:3,691#50,143by Krishnendu Paul3 years ago
HTML WP Menu addon is a plugin that create wp menu from html.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Nahawa Core Lite
Up in the last 7 days:9,112#53,146by sadiosan2313 days ago
Free companion plugin for the Nahawa theme with guided onboarding, two free Starter Sites and local diagnostics.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Post Type & Widget
Down in the last 7 days:14,744#64,207by Joy Saha5 years ago
WP Post Type & Widget is the perfect plugin to create Custom Post Types and custom Taxonomies and custom widgets in a user friendly way, just like …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WDS Themes Manager
Up in the last 7 days:2,485#69,497by webdesignsun8 years ago
WDS Themes Manager is a versatile plugin for fast and effective management of the themes on a website by setting different filters.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day