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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Drag & Drop Builder

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Drag & Drop Builder

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for drag & drop builder 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. 1. WPForms Best overall 98/100
  2. 2. Elementor Website Builder 94/100
  3. 3. Fluent Forms 94/100
  4. 4. Smart Slider 3 93/100
  5. 5. Website Builder by SeedProd 93/100
  6. 6. Simple Custom Post Order 93/100
  7. 7. Formidable Forms 93/100
  8. 8. Page Builder by SiteOrigin 92/100
  9. 9. Fonts Plugin 91/100
  10. 10. Post Types Order 90/100
  11. 11. Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 90/100
  12. 12. Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 90/100
  13. 13. Folders 90/100
  14. 14. Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager 89/100
  15. 15. Everest Forms 89/100
1 WPForms
Best overall Free by Syed Balkhi

WPForms

The best WordPress contact form plugin. Drag & Drop form builder to create beautiful contact forms, payment forms, & other custom forms.

4.8★
from 14,369 ratings
5M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
98

WPScore

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2 Elementor Website Builder
Free by Elementor

Elementor Website Builder

The Elementor Website Builder has it all: drag and drop page builder, Atomic Editor, pixel perfect design, global and reusable style systems, mobile r …

4.5★
from 7,297 ratings
10M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
94

WPScore

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3 Fluent Forms
Free by WPManageNinja

Fluent Forms

Get a fast contact form plugin. Create advanced forms using drag and drop form builder with all smart features.

4.8★
from 790 ratings
700k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
94

WPScore

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4 Smart Slider 3
Free by Nextendweb

Smart Slider 3

Responsive slider plugin to create sliders in visual editor easily. Build beautiful image slider, layer slider, video slider, post slider, and more.

4.9★
from 1,123 ratings
800k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
93

WPScore

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5 Website Builder by SeedProd
Free by SeedProd

Website Builder by SeedProd

Easy Drag & Drop Page Builder. A complete solution to create a WordPress Website, Custom Themes, Landing Pages, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Pages.

4.9★
from 4,699 ratings
700k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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6 Simple Custom Post Order
Free by colorlibplugins

Simple Custom Post Order

Easily reorder posts, pages, custom post types, and taxonomies with intuitive drag-and-drop sorting in the WordPress admin.

4.8★
from 569 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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7 Formidable Forms
Free by Strategy11 Team

Formidable Forms

The most powerful drag and drop WordPress form builder for contact forms, payment forms, calculators, quizzes, surveys, and data-driven applications.

4.8★
from 1,380 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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8 Page Builder by SiteOrigin
Free by Greg - SiteOrigin

Page Builder by SiteOrigin

Build responsive page layouts using the widgets you know and love using this simple drag and drop page builder.

4.8★
from 1,005 ratings
400k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
92

WPScore

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9 Fonts Plugin
Free by fontsplugin

Fonts Plugin

The #1 fonts plugin for WordPress. 1,400+ Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts and your own font files. Live preview, no code required.

5★
from 1,220 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
91

WPScore

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10 Post Types Order
Free by nsp-code

Post Types Order

Sort posts and custom post type objects using a drag-and-drop, sortable JavaScript AJAX interface, or through the default WordPress dashboard

4.5★
from 296 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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13 Folders
Free by Premio

Folders

Create unlimited folders with the Folders WordPress plugin, organize & manage your Media Library files, Pages & Posts in folders 📁

5★
from 1,517 ratings
90k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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15 Everest Forms
Free by wpeverest

Everest Forms

AI form builder for WordPress. Build contact forms, payment forms, quiz, survey & conversational forms with built-in AI or drag & drop builder.

4.9★
from 375 ratings
90k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
89

WPScore

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