WP Abstracts
Manage conferences, abstracts submission, authors, reviews, attachments, email notifications and more.
Solid choice
WP Abstracts is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 70/100 on our health check.
- Loved by users — 4.8/5 from 36 reviews
- Small user base (300+ active installs)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where WP Abstracts stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| abstracts manager | #1 |
| Conference Plugin | #9 |
| manuscript manager | #1 |
| peer reviews | #8 |
| submission review | #40 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 from 36 reviews
About WP Abstracts
From the official readme · v2.7.6Description
Starting a new conference? Meet SimplyConf — our next-generation conference and abstract management plugin, rebuilt from the ground up with a modern interface. Existing WP Abstracts users are fully supported.
Manage abstracts submissions on your site. Manage everything from events, abstracts, authors, reviews, attachments, email notifications and more.
Authors submit abstracts and upload papers from the front-end while site administrators manage submissions and assigns reviewers from the admin panel.
View view demo or get more information at wpabstracts.com
For advance features including the option to assign unlimited reviewers, automated email alerts, email templates, reports, custom titles and headings, PDF and CSV exports and more get the pro version
Current Language Support (more coming)
– Spanish (Argentina, es_AR)
– Spanish (Chile, es_CL)
– Spanish (Spain, es_ES)
– Greek (Greece, el)
– Turkish (tr_TR)
– Persian (Iran, fa_IR)
– German (Germany, de_DE)
– Portuguese (Brazil, pt_BR)
– French (France, fr_FR)
– Dutch (Netherlands, nl_NL)
Installation
- Upload
wpabstractsto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Create your event on the events tab and take note of the event ID for the next step
- Place [wpabstracts event_id=ID] shortcode in a page to show the user dashboard
Changelog
2.7.6 – 07-02-2026
- New – Introducing SimplyConf, our next-generation conference plugin — see the dashboard notice to learn more. WP Abstracts remains fully supported.
- Maintenance – Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 7.0.
- Fix – Corrected the “Requires PHP” header format so it is recognized on WordPress.org.
- Housekeeping – Removed mpdf runtime cache directories from the plugin package.
2.7.5 – 06-03-2025
- Fix – Resolved issue where user profile updates failed if the user was created outside of WP Abstracts.
- Security – Implemented best practices to protect against Local File Inclusion.
- Compatibility testing up to WP 6.8.1
2.7.4 – 02-10-2025
- Improvement – Added ability to sort topics.
- Improvement – Added ability to set display order of Abstract admin columns.
- Improvement – Included author affiliation in Abstract admin columns.
- Security – Implemented best practices to protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability.
- Compatibility testing up to WP 6.7.1
2.7.3 – 01/16/2025
- Fix – Resolved blank value for topics in PDF exports and {ABSTRACT_TOPIC} shortcode in email notifications.
- Improvement – Added peekaboo password icon on login and registration pages.
- Security – Implemented best practices to protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
- Compatibility testing up to WP 6.7.1
2.7.2 – 10/28/2024
- Security – Implemented data validation and sanitization to protect against Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability on topic names.
- Compatibility testing up to WP 6.6.2
2.7.1 – 09/15/2024
- Fix – Resolves missing DB table errors on abstracts listing.
- Fix – Resolves deprecated use of unserialize().
- Fix – Resolved minimum topic count error when delete topics.
- Improvement – Removed the restriction on simultaneous access to admin and frontend dashboard.
- Compatibility testing up to WP 6.6.2
Screenshots
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FAQ
WP Abstracts: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 10, 2026
Is WP Abstracts free?
Yes. WP Abstracts is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WP Abstracts safe to use in 2026?
WP Abstracts is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 70/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WP Abstracts?
WP Abstracts is active on 300+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 22,916 times since it launched in September 2013. It was downloaded 267 times in the last 30 days.
Does WP Abstracts work with WordPress 7.1?
WP Abstracts is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does WP Abstracts need?
WP Abstracts requires PHP 7.2 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was WP Abstracts last updated?
The latest version, 2.7.6, was released on July 3, 2026 (3 months ago).
Who makes WP Abstracts?
WP Abstracts is developed and maintained by Kevon Adonis.
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