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template plugins
205 plugins in the directory carry the template tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
205
plugins
693,070+
combined reach
27
released in 90 days
76%
quiet 18 months+
3
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | Advanced Steam Widget | 90+ | changed hands |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Advanced Steam Widget | 90+ | released after a long silence |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Contemplate | 30+ | released after a long silence |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template Kit – Import Use this plugin to import Template Kits to WordPress | 400,000+ | 3.4★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Show Current Template A WordPress plugin which shows the current template file name, the current theme name and included template files' name in the tool bar. | 100,000+ | 5.0★ | 18 days ago |
| What The File What The File is the best tool to find out what template parts are used to display the page you're currently viewing! | 40,000+ | 4.9★ | 7 months ago |
| Custom Field Template The Custom Field Template plugin extends the functionality of custom fields. | 30,000+ | 4.0★ | 27 days ago |
| Fullwidth Templates for Any Theme & Page Builder When using a Page Builder, things like page title, boxed layout usually limit your creativity. This plugin helps you go fullwidth on any* theme. | 20,000+ | 4.7★ | 13 days ago |
| Canvas A revolutionary block-based page builder used for building layouts, an interplay of the WordPress block editor features and exceptional UI design. | 10,000+ | 4.1★ | 2 months ago |
| Custom Post Template Provides a drop-down to select different templates for posts from the post edit screen. The templates replace single.php for the specified post. | 10,000+ | 4.8★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Genesis Custom Blocks Custom blocks for WordPress made easy. | 10,000+ | 4.5★ | 5 months ago |
| Multiple Themes Select different Themes for one or more WordPress Pages, Posts or other non-Admin pages. Or Site Home. | 10,000+ | 4.7★ | 18 months ago · quiet |
| Solace Extra Solace Extra: A WordPress plugin with one-click demo import feature, effortlessly giving users a professional website look in an instant. | 10,000+ | — | 5 days ago |
| Gutenverse Companion Companion plugin for Gutenverse base themes | 8,000+ | — | 1 month ago |
| Template Kit – Export Use this plugin to export Template Kits for WordPress. | 8,000+ | 2.5★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| A WP Life Companion A WP Life Companion is a useful plugin for awpbusinesspress WordPress theme by awordpresslife. | 6,000+ | — | 17 days ago |
| which template file Show the name of the php file of your theme used to display the current page. | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 19 months ago · quiet |
| Add Code To Head Add custom JavaScript/HTML/CSS codes to the page head without editing the template. | 3,000+ | 5.0★ | 5 months ago |
| Custom Category Templates Define custom templates for category views. | 3,000+ | 4.3★ | 10 years ago · quiet |
| WP Layouts Save, store and import layouts instantly, all in one place with the click of a button! | 3,000+ | 4.3★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Loops & Logic Loops & Logic is a template system with content loops and conditions. | 2,000+ | 4.9★ | 3 days ago |
| URL ShortCodes URL ShortCodes plugin adds support for a basic short codes to use in your post/page editor that produce correct absolute URLs. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 7.5 years ago · quiet |
| News PhotoCard Pro Create customizable 1080×1080 photo cards from posts with templates, Elementor widget, and shortcode support. | 1,000+ | — | 10 months ago |
| Simple Content Templates for Blog Posts & Pages Create content templates for your posts and pages. When creating a new post or page use one of your content templates as the starting point! | 1,000+ | 4.0★ | 9 months ago |
| SubHeading Adds the ability to easily add and display a sub title/heading on any public post type. | 1,000+ | 4.2★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| What Template Adds the current page's template name to the admin bar. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Which Template Work out which template your page is currently looking at. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 5.5 years ago · quiet |
| WPFrank Companion WPFrank Companion is a companion plugin for WP Frank themes. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| Template List Metabox Template list metabox is to create Metabox for Dropdown List of all available Templates to attach with any Custom Post Types | 900+ | 5.0★ | 8 years ago · quiet |
| Quick Child Theme Generator Quick Child Theme Generator is a WordPress plugin and it is helpful for creating child themes quickly. | 800+ | 5.0★ | 3.5 years ago · quiet |
| WP Print Friendly Extends WordPress' template system to support printer-friendly templates. Works with permalink structures to support nice URLs. | 500+ | 3.5★ | 8 months ago |
| Theme Inspector A developer's inspector to illuminate the WordPress Template Hierarchy and help with building WordPress Classic themes. | 400+ | 4.7★ | 3.5 years ago · quiet |
| Post Template Get the Beauty of Your Webpages in Your Posts Too | 400+ | 4.9★ | 13 years ago · quiet |
| Academy Starter Templates Academy Starter Templates is a one click demo Importer extension for Academy LMS. | 300+ | 1.0★ | 9 months ago |
| Flexible Recent Posts Displays recent posts using flexible template system. Define template for each post entry, set needed taxonomy and much more. | 300+ | 5.0★ | 10 years ago · quiet |
| Blade Brings Laravel's great template engine, Blade, to Wordpress. Just install and start using blade in your theme. | 200+ | 4.0★ | 10 years ago · quiet |
| eRocket Supercharge your WordPress themes with extra functionalities and modules. | 200+ | — | 3 years ago · quiet |
| Search My Theme Search Your Theme | 200+ | 5.0★ | 5.5 years ago · quiet |
| BuddyPress Email Template Designer – WP HTML Mail Simply customize email templates for BuddyPress | 200+ | 5.0★ | 5.5 years ago · quiet |
| WP Post Type Template The plugin is to let users choose template for any post of any type as you can choose for page. | 200+ | 5.0★ | 4.5 years ago · quiet |
| WP w3all phpBB w3all WP phpBB integration - easy, light. | 200+ | 4.7★ | 2 days ago |
| Category Template Hierarchy Adds parent-category.php, child-category.php, and child-category-{slug|id} templates to the hierarchy and conditional tags to match. | 100+ | 5.0★ | 14 years ago · quiet |
| Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy Adds a custom shortcode that returns the number of posts in a category, tag, or custom taxonomy. Accepts a slug (default), ID, or name as input and wo … | 100+ | 5.0★ | 13 years ago · quiet |
| Display Event Location for The Events Calendar This plugin works with The Events Calendar by Modern Tribe. It adds an event's location information to the tooltip on the monthly calendar view. | 100+ | 5.0★ | 21 days ago |
| FSE Themes Builder Begin creating your theme effortlessly, with no coding required. | 100+ | — | 10 months ago |
| Just the Page Displays page content with no additional formatting (e.g., no header, footer, etc.). Useful for publishing stand-alone HTML (such as invitations) with … | 100+ | 4.2★ | 14 years ago · quiet |
| Post Template Select Provides a Dropdown to select Templates For Posts and Custom Post Types. | 100+ | 5.0★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Repeater2Template Widget for ACF Repeater and Elementor The missing bridge between your ACF Repeater fields and your Elementor templates. Loop ACF Repeater fields or any JSON — rendered beautifully, with ze … | 100+ | 5.0★ | 4 months ago |
| Which Template Am I This plugin will display the name of the WordPress Template in use for the current page at in the footer. It only shows for logged in administrators. | 100+ | 5.0★ | 4.5 years ago · quiet |
| WP Template Viewer This plugin allows you to see the content of all theme templates files that were used to display the current page. | 100+ | 5.0★ | 6 years ago · quiet |
| Advanced Steam Widget Displays Steam gaming profile status and recent history in a widget. | 90+ | 5.0★ | 15 days ago |
| Custom Taxonomy Templates Define custom templates for taxonomy archive views. | 90+ | 5.0★ | 9.5 years ago · quiet |
| ThemeForest-Check A supplement to the Theme-Check plugin that adds checks for ThemeForest's WordPress Theme Submission Requirements. | 90+ | 4.3★ | 13 years ago · quiet |
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