Best Network WordPress Plugins (September 2026)

Best Network Plugins for WordPress
Rank	Plugin	Active installs	Rating	Updated	Health
1	BuddyPress Get together safely, in your own way, in WordPress. by BuddyPress	90K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (375)	2 months ago	79
2	Nobs • Share Buttons Juiz Social Post Sharer is now Nobs • Share Buttons. Add beautiful share buttons in your… by Geoffrey	3K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (93)	7 months ago	48
3	Unconfirmed Allows WordPress admins to manage unactivated users, by activating them manually, deleting… by Boone Gorges	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (47)	3 years ago	42
4	Dropdown Multisite Selector Build a configurable dropdown whose options redirect visitors to the URLs you choose… by alordiel	800+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (19)	2 weeks ago	71
5	Snitch Network monitor for WordPress. Connection overview for monitoring and controlling outgoing… by pluginkollektiv	700+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (27)	7 months ago	54
6	Theme Duplicator This plugin creates a duplicate copy of you selected theme. by Rohit Choudhary	400+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	2 years ago	37
7	Network Privacy Adds more privacy options to both single Wordpress sites and WordPress networks. by Ron Rennick	300+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (7)	11 years ago	38
8	Activate Update Services WordPress removes the Update Services ability when you create a network. Activate this… by feedmeastraycat	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	10 years ago	33
9	User Activation Keys A Multisite Network plugin for user activation key removal or approval. by David Sader	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (20)	10 years ago	41
10	Humix for WordPress The plugin allows users to embed videos from Humix.com with a Humix widget in your theme, a… by humix	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ 1 (1)	11 months ago	35
11	WP Multi Network A WordPress plugin that provides a network management interface for global multisite… by John James Jacoby	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (24)	14 hours ago	77
12	Metro Share Widget Add Metro style social share widget to your sidebar. 5 most popular social networks… by WPManiax	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	9 years ago	25
13	Sort My Sites Sort My Sites lets you change the ordering of the My Sites menu on the dashboard and in the… by Tryon Eggleston	90+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	3 years ago	32
14	Network Username Restrictions Override Override restrictions on WordPress network usernames. by Daniel Westermann-Clark	90+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	2 years ago	32
15	Open.Video The Open.Video plugin allows you to embed videos from Open.Video using a widget, a custom… by openvideo	80+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	3 weeks ago	63
16	WP Over Network Add ability to get posts from over your network sites. Supports widget, shortcode, and… by yuka2py	80+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	13 years ago	32
17	Network Plugin Auditor For multisite/network installations only. Adds columns to your network admin to show which… by Katherine Semel-Munson	80+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (22)	10 years ago	31
18	BootstrapCDN – WordPress CDN Plugin The official WordPress plugin of BootstrapCDN by MaxCDN. by jimaek	80+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	13 years ago	32
19	Multisite Enhancements Enhance Multisite for Network Admins with different topics by Frank Bueltge	50+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (49)	2 years ago	29
20	Advanced Custom Fields: Sites Field Adds a sites field type to ACF. Allows for selection of one or multiple sites in a… by Tigerton	40+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	10 years ago	24
21	WP-GraphViz A plugin to provide GraphViz functionality for WordPress sites. by Jan DeBAAT	40+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (3)	3 years ago	28
22	TFO Graphviz Generates Graphviz graphics using shortcodes. Supports almost all Graphviz features… by Chris Luke	40+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	7 years ago	31
23	ChatHispano Integra los servicios de la red de IRC & Chat de ChatHispano en tu WordPress. Inserta un… by Toni Garcia	40+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	6 years ago	31
24	Social Networks Social Networks plugin displays your facebook link, Twitter, Youtube, linkedin, myspace and… by mikeogbin	30+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	15 years ago	24
25	Private Sites Quick plugin to enable the setting of a site private. Includes options for with multi-site… by Brent Maxwell	20+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	12 years ago	24
26	Unilevel MLM Plan Unilevel MLM Plan software has been design to help customers to make the high profit gain… by LETSCMS MLM Software	20+	★★★★★★★★★★ 3 (2)	10 months ago	40
27	WP Remote Request Check Checks if the WordPress HTTP API is able to be used by making calls using… by danstever	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	12 years ago	23
28	Toggle Admin Bar Menu Replaces the WordPress admin bar menu with a compact menu icon. Clicking the icon toggles… by Aram	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	2 years ago	26
29	Multisite Directory Add a browseable, flexible directory of the sites in a WP Multisite network. Each subsite… by Meitar	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 3.3 (4)	9 years ago	25
30	Limit Post Revisions Network Option A Multisite Network plugin to add Network Admin->Settings to limit, or disable, the number… by David Sader	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	10 years ago	30

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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

25 Update freshness
20 Works with the latest WordPress
25 Rating, weighted by review count
15 Support threads resolved
15 Active installs

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FAQ

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Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026

What is the most popular network plugin for WordPress?

BuddyPress is the most popular network plugin with 90K+ active installs and a 4.1/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many network plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 95 plugins tagged “network” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which network plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Network Plugin Auditor has the highest rating at 5/5 from 22 reviews.

Are these network plugins actively maintained?

3 of the top 30 network plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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