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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 26, 2026

Best PHP Plugins for WordPress

143 plugins are tagged “php” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is WPCode with 3M+ active installs.

Plugins in category143
#1 by installsWPCode
Top-30 installs4.5M+
Avg. health (this page)59/100

143 PHP plugins

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Best PHP Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager WPCode Easily add code snippets in WordPress. Insert header & footer scripts, add PHP code… by Syed Balkhi 3M+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (1.9K) 1 month ago 93
2 Code Snippets Code Snippets An easy, clean, and simple way to enhance your site with code snippets. by Code Snippets Pro 1M+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (509) 3 weeks ago 92
3 PHP Compatibility Checker PHP Compatibility Checker Make sure your plugins and themes are compatible with newer PHP versions. by WP Engine 200K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.7 (131) 2 months ago 59
4 PHP Code Widget PHP Code Widget Like the Text widget, but also allows working PHP code to be inserted. by Samuel Wood (Otto) 70K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (61) 4 years ago 47
5 Woody Code Snippets – Insert PHP, CSS, JS, and Header/Footer Scripts Woody Code Snippets Insert PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, ads & tracking code into WordPress headers, footers… by Themeisle 50K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (221) 2 weeks ago 93
6 FluentSnippets – High-Performance Code Snippets, Header & Footer Code, Custom CSS & PHP Code Manager FluentSnippets Fast, file-based code snippets plugin. Insert header & footer scripts and add PHP, CSS, JS… by WPManageNinja 50K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (77) 2 months ago 85
7 Error Log Monitor Error Log Monitor Adds a Dashboard widget that displays the latest messages from your PHP error log. It can… by Janis Elsts 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (48) 12 months ago 59
8 SyntaxHighlighter Evolved SyntaxHighlighter Evolved Easily post syntax-highlighted code to your site without having to modify the code at all… by Alex Mills 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (86) 2 years ago 51
9 WP OPcache WP OPcache Manage OPcache inside your WordPress admin dashboard. by nierdz 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (20) 2 years ago 49
10 WP-Memory-Usage WP-Memory-Usage Monitor PHP memory usage, set alert thresholds, and diagnose your server configuration —… by berkux 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (21) 3 weeks ago 88
11 WP-ServerInfo WP-ServerInfo Display your host's PHP, MYSQL, memcached & Redis information on your WordPress dashboard. by Lester Chan 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (17) 2 months ago 75
12 Custom PHP Settings Custom PHP Settings This plugin makes it possible to override php settings. by cyclonecode 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (15) 10 months ago 55
13 CSS & JavaScript Toolbox CSS & JavaScript Toolbox Add CSS, JavaScript, PHP and HTML code snippets to your site. by wipeoutmedia 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (84) 1 month ago 84
14 ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields Automatically generate the code needed to implement Advanced Custom Fields in your themes. by Aaron Rutley 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (42) 3 years ago 47
15 Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting Code highlighting powered by the VS Code engine. Performance focused. No bloat. by Kevin Batdorf 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (50) 1 month ago 74
16 Include Me Include Me Include Me helps to include any external file (textual, HTML or PHP) in posts or pages. by Stefano Lissa 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (21) 8 months ago 64
17 Code Widget Code Widget Code widget help to add Short Code, PHP Code, HTML, and Simple Text in widget. by Sharaz Shahid 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (35) 4 years ago 45
18 WP PHP Version Display WP PHP Version Display Displays the current running PHP/MySQL version inside "At a Glance" admin dashboard widget. by Arul Prasad J 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 1 year ago 44
19 AWEOS PHP Server Info AWEOS PHP Server Info Brief dashboard overview. Use this plugin to get all important server and PHP information… by AWEOS GmbH 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 2 years ago 34
20 Remove Orphan Shortcodes Remove Orphan Shortcodes Quickly remove unused (orphan) shortcode tags from your content. by Meks 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (14) 2 years ago 35
21 Code Engine – PHP Snippets, AI Functions & Automation for WordPress Code Engine Manage PHP & JS snippets the clean way, then turn any function into an AI tool, a workflow… by Jordy Meow 800+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (9) 2 weeks ago 82
22 ACF Enhanced Message Field ACF Enhanced Message Field Adds an enhanced version of the default Message field to accept PHP and certainly no… by Dreb Bitanghol 600+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (7) 10 years ago 39
23 PHP Browser Detection PHP Browser Detection PHP Browser Detection is a WordPress plugin used to detect a user's browser. Please report… by Mindshare Labs, Inc. 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (16) 11 years ago 35
24 OPcache Reset OPcache Reset Automatic OPcache reset for WordPress. Invalidates both in-memory and file-based OPCache… by Danila Vershinin 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (1) 4 weeks ago 78
25 WPLANG Lite WPLANG Lite Creates a separate tiny .mo file to use on a site front-end. by Sergey Biryukov 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 14 years ago 27
26 BrightLeaf Digital PHP Compatibility Scanner BrightLeaf Digital PHP Compatibility Scanner This plugin scans your installed plugins and themes for potential PHP compatibility issues… by BrightLeaf Digital 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 months ago 31
27 Widget Entries Widget Entries Widget Entries plugin creates the Widget post-type in the administration area to make… by marquex 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 16 years ago 33
28 PHP Vitals PHP Vitals How fast is your web host? Dozens of PHP speed tests, 1 overall grade: The easy way to… by Webslice 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 4 weeks ago 76
29 ionCube Tester Plus ionCube Tester Plus This plugin helps you to determine if the ionCube loaders are installed correctly on your… by Robert Seyfriedsberger 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 9 months ago 48
30 BugFu Console Debugger BugFu Console Debugger Log/Debug the PHP code in your Theme/Plugin with your Browser Console (no extension needed) by Federico Andrioli 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (17) 4 years ago 37

Top PHP plugins, head to head

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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

Popular plugins categories

woocommerce 11.8Kwidget 5.1Kseo 3.5Kadmin 3Kpost 2.8Kshortcode 2.4KAI 2.3Kposts 2.2Ksecurity 2.1Kcomments 2.1Kecommerce 2Kimages 1.8Kemail 1.8Kimage 1.7Kgoogle 1.6Kanalytics 1.5Kgutenberg 1.5Kfacebook 1.5Kelementor 1.5Ktwitter 1.5Kgallery 1.5Klogin 1.5Ksidebar 1.3Kcontent 1.3Kpayment gateway 1.3Kblock 1.2Ksocial 1.2Kperformance 1.2Kpayment 1.2Kvideo 1.2Kpage 1.2Kmedia 1.1Kwidgets 1.1Kslider 1.1Ke-commerce 1Kcontact form 1Kspam 1Kchatbot 997search 992links 977

FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026

What is the most popular php plugin for WordPress?

WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager is the most popular php plugin with 3M+ active installs and a 4.9/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many php plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 143 plugins tagged “php” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which php plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, ACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields has the highest rating at 5/5 from 42 reviews.

Are these php plugins actively maintained?

7 of the top 30 php 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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