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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 26, 2026

Best Query Plugins for WordPress

61 plugins are tagged “query” 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 Display Posts with 80K+ active installs.

Plugins in category61
#1 by installsDisplay Posts
Top-30 installs87.9K+
Avg. health (this page)35/100

61 Query plugins

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Best Query Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more Add a listing of content on your website using a simple shortcode. Filter the results by… by Bill Erickson 80K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (164) 2 years ago 51
2 SQL Executioner SQL Executioner Execute arbitrary SQL queries against your WordPress database from the Admin. by Justin Watt 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (11) 10 years ago 38
3 Debug This Debug This Peek under the hood with sixty debugging reports just one click away. by Razvan Aldea 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (17) 1 year ago 48
4 Tangible: Loops & Logic Tangible: Loops & Logic Loops & Logic is a template system with content loops and conditions. by Tangible 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (39) 1 week ago 88
5 Run SQL Query Run SQL Query Run SQL Query is a simple plugin to quickly execute any type of SQL query into the… by Fabricio Carella 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 10 years ago 34
6 Query Multiple Taxonomies Query Multiple Taxonomies Filter posts through multiple taxonomies. by scribu 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (10) 13 years ago 37
7 Admin Bar Tools Admin Bar Tools Adds some small development tools to the admin bar. by Grégory Viguier 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (8) 6 years ago 37
8 Query Filter Query Filter Advanced taxonomy and Custom Fields CPT filtering plugin. by marsjaninzmarsa 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 1 (1) 11 years ago 20
9 Sort Query Posts Sort Query Posts Sort posts on-the-fly without making a new SQL query by Tubal 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 14 years ago 32
10 WP Query Creator WP Query Creator WP Query Creator provides an interface for creating WP queries as shortcodes. by Patel 70+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3 (1) 2 years ago 29
11 info info Plugin shows in the admin bar the number of SQL queries, the amount of time in seconds and… by webvitalii 60+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 6 years ago 32
12 Easy Slider Easy Slider Just another slider for Gutenberg. Customize your slides with core blocks or automatically… by Jürgen Müller 60+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 1 month ago 71
13 appiapp Clickable Container appiapp Clickable Container A simple solution to a common problem: make any block or group of blocks clickable - even… by wpnote 50+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 year ago 34
14 PJW Query Child Of PJW Query Child Of This plugin allows you to run loops within your WordPress templates where you query for… by Peter Westwood 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 16 years ago 24
15 Views Output Formats Views Output Formats Export your WordPress data in XML and JSON formats easily! by Stanislav Khromov 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 10 years ago 24
16 MaxiCharts Query Builder Add-on MaxiCharts Query Builder Add-on Extends MaxiCharts plugin adding the famous Query Builder js widget in order to filter… by termel 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (2) 6 years ago 30
17 OpenSearch OpenSearch Add OpenSearch discovery and querying to your WordPress site. by Jeff Waugh 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 18 years ago 24
18 Custom Query Shortcode Custom Query Shortcode A powerful shortcode that enables you to query anything you want and display it however you… by Peter Hebert 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 1 year ago 40
19 Frontier Query Frontier Query Display list and grouping of posts in widgets, posts and pages. Breakdown posts by… by finnj 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 3 years ago 30
20 Health and Server Condition – Integrated with Google Page Speed Health and Server Condition Display Health and Server Condition in Charts and Table for Google Page Speed, Database… by M. Ali Saleem 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 1 (1) 4 months ago 47
21 Theme Blvd Post Template Options Theme Blvd Post Template Options This plugins adds a meta box to reveal available custom fields you can use with Post… by Jason 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 13 years ago 31
22 URL Parameter Shortcode URL Parameter Shortcode A shortcode to display the value of a parameter in a URL query string. by Joe Hall 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 12 years ago 23
23 Remove Pages From Search Remove Pages From Search Tired of search for an one-click solutions for your search results? This plugin will… by George Gkouvousis 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 year ago 32
24 McAvoy McAvoy Discover what visitors are searching for on your WordPress site. by Steve Grunwell 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 10 years ago 23
25 WP Query Engine WP Query Engine Display a custom query using a shortcode by Bob Moore 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 years ago 23
26 SM – SQL logs SM – SQL logs Record and view all SQL queries that your WordPress is requesting. Browse formated and… by Mi7oSz 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 9 years ago 30
27 hiWeb Soft Search hiWeb Soft Search Soft search. Analyzes the search query selects the most similar posts, sorted by relevance… by Den Media 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 9 years ago 30
28 Query Slideshow Query Slideshow Query Slideshow is a plugin that adds 'Slideshow' as a Template Style for Query Wrangler. by Jonathan Daggerhart 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 12 years ago 23
29 WP Query Generator WP Query Generator Generate queries from wp-admin by Azeem Hassni 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 12 years ago 30
30 WPDB Profiling WPDB Profiling This plugin will give you the total number of queries to the db per page, as well as the… by tierrainnovation 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 17 years ago 23

Top Query plugins, head to head

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Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and moreDisplay Posts vs SQL ExecutionerSQL Executioner Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and moreDisplay Posts vs Debug ThisDebug This Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and moreDisplay Posts vs Tangible: Loops & LogicTangible: Loops & Log… SQL ExecutionerSQL Executioner vs Debug ThisDebug This SQL ExecutionerSQL Executioner vs Tangible: Loops & LogicTangible: Loops & Log… Debug ThisDebug This vs Tangible: Loops & LogicTangible: Loops & Log…

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

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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 query plugin for WordPress?

Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more is the most popular query plugin with 80K+ active installs and a 4.8/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many query plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 61 plugins tagged “query” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which query plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Tangible: Loops & Logic has the highest rating at 4.9/5 from 39 reviews.

Are these query plugins actively maintained?

1 of the top 30 query 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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