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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Daily

12 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Daily

All 12 Free only Premium only

Choosing a WordPress plugin for daily 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 12 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. 12 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. 1. Bible Verse of the Day Best overall 82/100
  2. 2. Daily Prayer Time 82/100
  3. 3. Easy Quotes 79/100
  4. 4. DayOfWeek 78/100
  5. 5. Daily Readings 77/100
  6. 6. Years Ago Today 77/100
  7. 7. Keep Backup Daily 76/100
  8. 8. Divine Astro 76/100
  9. 9. BuddyPress Group Email Subscription 58/100
  10. 10. Quote of the Day and Random Quote 46/100
  11. 11. Bible Verse Display 46/100
  12. 12. The Daily Horoscope 46/100
1 Bible Verse of the Day
Best overall Free by dailyverses

Bible Verse of the Day

Shows the daily inspiring Bible verse or a random Bible verse from DailyVerses.net. In English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, …

4.9★
from 11 ratings
3k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
82

WPScore

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3 Easy Quotes
Free by Jürgen Müller

Easy Quotes

Collect and show your favorite Quotes / Reviews / Testimonials or any other short snippet of Text.

4.7★
from 6 ratings
700+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
79

WPScore

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4 DayOfWeek
Free by Peachy Software

DayOfWeek

This plugin provides an easy, lightweight way to show content based on the day of the week.

4.6★
from 5 ratings
300+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
78

WPScore

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5 Daily Readings
Free by acesco

Daily Readings

Get the Mass daily readings on your website, automatically. 17 languages, 8 main liturgical rites available. This plugin allows you to embed the readi …

5★
from 1 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
77

WPScore

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6 Years Ago Today
Free by Scott Reilly

Years Ago Today

Lists posts published to your site on this day in previous years via admin dashboard widget, block, shortcode, and/or optional daily email.

5★
from 6 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
77

WPScore

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7 Keep Backup Daily
Free by Fahad Mahmood

Keep Backup Daily

Keep Backup Daily backup your wordpress database and email to you daily, weekly, monthly and even yearly according to the settings.

4.4★
from 45 ratings
300+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
76

WPScore

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8 Divine Astro
Free by Divine API

Divine Astro

Divineapi.com is a leading API platform for services like Daily Horoscope, Tarot reading, Kundali, Panchang, Natal Chart, Fortune Cookie, Coffee Cup r …

4.6★
from 11 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
76

WPScore

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11 Bible Verse Display
Free by kirilisa

Bible Verse Display

Lets you display either the verse of the day from Biblegateway, or a random verse from your favorites.

5★
from 1 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Sep 2012
Tested to
WP 3.4.2
46

WPScore

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12 The Daily Horoscope
Free by FreddyOlsson

The Daily Horoscope

Add The Daily Horoscope Plugin to your widgets, posts and pages. Select your sign and read your daily horoscope.

5★
from 2 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2016
Tested to
WP 4.7.35
46

WPScore

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