Best WordPress widget plugins for WordPress
The most popular WordPress widget plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. The Publisher Desk leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Simple Feed Widget (10+) and WP Featured Image Widget (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “wordpress widget” 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 5 WordPress widget plugins
- 1.
The Publisher DeskThe most installed WordPress widget plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
Simple Feed Widget10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 3.
WP Featured Image Widget10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 4.
Recent Archive More Widget10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
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Owner/Brand Info WidgetFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
All 6 plugins tagged “wordpress widget”
The Publisher Desk
#30,272by PublisherDesk1 year ago
Headlines Plus: Free plugin for WordPress to grow your audience with traffic sharing, syndication, and lazy-loading widgets or shortcodes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Feed Widget
Up in the last 7 days:358#30,308by Artdevbackendteam7 years ago
This pLugin is used for tweeter feed widget, it's automatically croll your twitter account feed and show on the your website, you can put this widget on sidebar and footer section.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Featured Image Widget
Down in the last 7 days:290#32,257by Nanhe Kumar9 years ago
Provides a widget that displays the featured image for a post or page with custom settings.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Recent Archive More Widget
Up in the last 7 days:10,109#36,888by De paragon12 years ago
'Recent Archive More Widget' displays posts, not listed on page content area on the widget area of the sidebar of category archive page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Owner/Brand Info Widget
#53,087by Pradip Debnath7 years ago
This plugin enables the ability to display website brand/owner information on a widget.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day