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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 27, 2026

Best Settings Plugins for WordPress

96 plugins are tagged “settings” 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 One Click Demo Import with 1M+ active installs.

Plugins in category96
#1 by installsOne Click Demo Import
Top-30 installs1.4M+
Avg. health (this page)48/100

96 Settings plugins

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Best Settings Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 One Click Demo Import One Click Demo Import Import your demo content, widgets and theme settings with one click. Theme authors! Enable… by Syed Balkhi 1M+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (79) 5 months ago 73
2 CMB2 CMB2 CMB2 is a metabox, custom fields, and forms library for WordPress that will blow your mind. by Justin Sternberg 300K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (91) 3 days ago 93
3 Import / Export Customizer Settings Import / Export Customizer Settings Astra theme customizer offers several settings for header/footer layout, sidebar and blog… by Brainstorm Force 50K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (6) 1 month ago 81
4 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
5 Custom Global Variables Custom Global Variables Easily create custom variables that can be accessed globally in Wordpress and PHP… by akirak 5K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (10) 4 years ago 41
6 Catch Themes Demo Import Catch Themes Demo Import Catch Themes Demo Import is a simple and easy-to-use demo importer WordPress plugin that… by Catch Plugins 5K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 1 (1) 3 months ago 58
7 Starter Templates by Gradient Themes Starter Templates by Gradient Themes Setup you site with dummy data easily. Import settings, widgets and content with one click… by Gradient Themes 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 months ago 56
8 Display HTML Sitemap Display HTML Sitemap Display HTML Sitemap creates a configurable HTML sitemap supporting Pages, Posts, and… by Dipak Kumar Pusti 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (4) 3 weeks ago 78
9 Custom Posts Per Page Custom Posts Per Page Custom Posts Per Page provides a settings page in your WordPress admin that allows you to… by Jeremy Felt 800+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (12) 12 years ago 38
10 Custom Posts Per Page Reloaded Custom Posts Per Page Reloaded Set how many posts are displayed per page for each view type — home, categories, tags… by WPZOOM 700+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 months ago 66
11 ThemeKit For WordPress ThemeKit For WordPress Supercharge your WordPress themes and plugins with powerful features that are easy to… by Josh Lyford 600+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 15 years ago 27
12 Admin Options Pages Admin Options Pages Create and edit your own options pages with ease. by Johannes van Poelgeest 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (9) 2 days ago 82
13 CFS Options Screens CFS Options Screens Create options screens that utilize Custom Field Suite by Jon Christopher 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 5 years ago 34
14 WP Logout Redirect WP Logout Redirect A simple yet powerful plugin that redirects users to a custom URL after logout. Featuring a… by HasinHayder 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 9 months ago 49
15 Intervention Intervention Less But Better — Dieter Rams. by Darren Jacoby 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 years ago 26
16 CMB2 Admin Extension CMB2 Admin Extension Create and manage CMB2 meta boxes from the WordPress admin without writing code. by twoelevenjay 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 7 months ago 48
17 i-Divi Post Settings i-Divi Post Settings The plugin add some fields in Divi Theme Customizer for setting your favorite default post… by dangub86 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 8 years ago 33
18 CMB2 Taxonomy CMB2 Taxonomy CMB2 Taxonomy will create metaboxes and forms with custom fields for your taxonomies using… 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 11 years ago 33
19 Admin Customization Admin Customization Customize your Wordpress backend. by Alex Ciobica 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 15 years ago 26
20 Advanced Settings 3 Advanced Settings 3 Adds settings that you might expect to find in the WordPress core. by Helmut Wandl 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (7) 2 months ago 68
21 ConfigPress ConfigPress An easy way to manage all your website custom settings. by AAM Plugin 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (6) 11 years ago 32
22 Global Setting Global Setting Global Setting allows you to add, update and delete the global variables for your blog. Get… by victor4g 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (4) 14 years ago 29
23 Xolo Websites Xolo Websites FREE TEMPLATES FOR ELEMENTOR PAGE BUILDER by Xolo Software 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 years ago 25
24 DevBrothers Admin Panel DevBrothers Admin Panel Centralized admin panel for all DevBrothers plugins. by DevBrothers 80+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 months ago 46
25 Site Settings Site Settings Manage custom site settings and global content fields (extendable by plugins/themes). by Ben Huson 80+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 10 years ago 25
26 Extra Settings for WooCommerce Extra Settings for WooCommerce Easily customize and enhance WooCommerce store with highly demanded settings and additional… by taisho 70+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (8) 7 years ago 37
27 Admin Page Framework Admin Page Framework Facilitates WordPress plugin and theme development. by miunosoft 70+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (23) 4 years ago 42
28 SacksonWeb Data SacksonWeb Data A comprehensive WordPress plugin that monitors security issues, performance issues, and… by ehops32 60+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 8 months ago 34
29 Clean Admin Bar Removal Clean Admin Bar Removal Allows you to hide the top admin bar in WP 3.2+ on the public site by changing user… by Christiann 50+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 15 years ago 32
30 Readministrator (Read Only Administrator) Readministrator (Read Only Administrator) A read-only administrator role — users can view the entire wp-admin like an admin but… by Dhanendran Rajagopal 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 weeks ago 66

Top Settings plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
One Click Demo ImportOne Click Demo Import vs CMB2CMB2 One Click Demo ImportOne Click Demo Import vs Import / Export Customizer SettingsImport / Export Custo… One Click Demo ImportOne Click Demo Import vs Custom PHP SettingsCustom PHP Settings CMB2CMB2 vs Import / Export Customizer SettingsImport / Export Custo… CMB2CMB2 vs Custom PHP SettingsCustom PHP Settings Import / Export Customizer SettingsImport / Export Custo… vs Custom PHP SettingsCustom PHP Settings

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 11.9Kwidget 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 1.6Kgutenberg 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 1.1Kcontact form 1Kspam 1Kchatbot 1Ksearch 993links 977

FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

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

What is the most popular settings plugin for WordPress?

One Click Demo Import is the most popular settings plugin with 1M+ active installs and a 4.3/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many settings plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 96 plugins tagged “settings” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which settings plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, CMB2 has the highest rating at 5/5 from 91 reviews.

Are these settings plugins actively maintained?

4 of the top 30 settings 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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