Best Free WordPress Plugins for Bloggers And Publishers

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Bloggers & Publishers

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for bloggers and publishers comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

1. GetGenie Best overall 91/100
2. GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 86/100
3. Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner 84/100
4. WP Delicious 84/100
5. Blogger Importer Extended 83/100
6. AI WP Writer 83/100
7. BotWriter 82/100
8. Podlove Podcast Publisher 81/100
9. Tasty Recipes Lite 81/100
10. Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, Publishers, Wri... 81/100
11. Blocks Kit 80/100
12. ImageLinks 79/100
13. BtW Importer 79/100
14. Aimogen 79/100
15. WP Wand 78/100

Best overall Free by Roxnor

GetGenie

AI powered SEO assistant & content writer with 40+ templates, chatbot, NLP keyword research, AEO, GEO, SEO analysis for WordPress,

4.8★: from 118 ratings
80k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by GNPublisher

GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds

GN Publisher makes RSS feeds that comply with the Google News RSS Feed Technical Requirements for including your site in the Google News.

4.9★: from 29 ratings
20k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by WPBeginner

Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner

Are your scheduled posts missing their publication times? Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher effectively resolves the 'missed scheduled post' …

4.9★: from 59 ratings
30k+: active installs
Updated: Mar 2026
Tested to: WP 6.9.7

WPScore

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Free by WP Delicious

WP Delicious

WP Delicious is an SEO-optimized and Schema-friendly recipe plugin for food bloggers to create and display unlimited recipes.

4.9★: from 70 ratings
4k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by pipdig

Blogger Importer Extended

Easily move your blog from Blogger to WordPress. Import all your content and setup 301 redirects automatically.

4.7★: from 130 ratings
4k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by aipost

AI WP Writer

Create high-quality SEO posts, articles, AI images, WooCommerce products. Autofill website. Rewrite and translate with AI. Gemini, chatGPT, Claude

4.9★: from 22 ratings
3k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by Esteban

BotWriter

AI Writer & content generator for WordPress & WooCommerce. Auto blogging, AI writing plugin, product descriptions and SEO content.

4.4★: from 16 ratings
3k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by Eric Teubert

Podlove Podcast Publisher

The one and only next generation podcast publishing system. Seriously. It's magical and sparkles a lot.

4.4★: from 44 ratings
3k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by Strategy11 Team

Tasty Recipes Lite

The WordPress recipe plugin food bloggers and recipe creators love. Schema comes baked in, so Google shows off your recipes!

5★: from 2 ratings
2k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by PublishPress

Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, Publishers, Wri...

PublishPress Series is the publishing plugin that allows you to organize posts into issues or series. This is perfect for magazines, newspapers, write …

4.5★: from 72 ratings
2k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1