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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Wpmu

12 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Wpmu

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for wpmu 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. Admin Menu Editor Best overall 89/100
  2. 2. Disable User Gravatar 52/100
  3. 3. BP Disable Activation Reloaded 51/100
  4. 4. Advanced Export for WP & WPMU 48/100
  5. 5. Activate Update Services 47/100
  6. 6. Multisite Cloner 47/100
  7. 7. Multisite Plugin Manager 46/100
  8. 8. Gravatar Favicon 46/100
  9. 9. Improved Simpler CSS 46/100
  10. 10. Reorder My Sites 45/100
  11. 11. YD Network-wide Options 44/100
  12. 12. BuddyPress Russian Months 42/100
1 Admin Menu Editor
Best overall Free by Janis Elsts

Admin Menu Editor

Lets you edit the WordPress admin menu. You can re-order, hide or rename menus, add custom menus and more.

4.6★
from 312 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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2 Disable User Gravatar
Free by Marcus (aka @msykes)

Disable User Gravatar

Stops WordPress from grabbing a user avatar using their registrated email from gravatar.com.

5★
from 10 ratings
3k+
active installs
Updated
Nov 2022
Tested to
WP 6.1.12
52

WPScore

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3 BP Disable Activation Reloaded
Free by Damian

BP Disable Activation Reloaded

Based on crashutah, apeatling plugin Disables the activation email and automatically activates new users in BuddyPress under a standard WP install and …

5★
from 19 ratings
800+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2014
Tested to
WP 3.9.40
51

WPScore

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4 Advanced Export for WP & WPMU
Free by Ron Rennick

Advanced Export for WP & WPMU

Adds an Advanced Export to the Tools menu which allows selective exporting of pages, posts, specific categories and/or post statuses by date.

3.7★
from 3 ratings
700+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2015
Tested to
WP 4.8.30
48

WPScore

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5 Activate Update Services
Free by feedmeastraycat

Activate Update Services

WordPress removes the Update Services ability when you create a network. Activate this plugin to get it back.

5★
from 1 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
May 2016
Tested to
WP 4.5.33
47

WPScore

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6 Multisite Cloner
Free by Manuel Razzari

Multisite Cloner

When creating a new blog on WordPress Multisite, copies all the posts, settings and files, from a selected blog into the new one.

4.7★
from 29 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Nov 2016
Tested to
WP 4.6.30
47

WPScore

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7 Multisite Plugin Manager
Free by Aaron Edwards

Multisite Plugin Manager

The essential plugin for every multisite install! Manage plugin access permissions across your entire multisite network.

4.2★
from 23 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2020
Tested to
WP 4.9.31
46

WPScore

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8 Gravatar Favicon
Free by Patrick Chia

Gravatar Favicon

This plugin allows you to generate a gravatar favicon for your blog and admin logo included Apple touch icon.

5★
from 1 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2012
Tested to
WP 3.3.2
46

WPScore

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10 Reorder My Sites
Free by ericjuden

Reorder My Sites

For WordPress Multisite. Reorders the My Sites dropdown menu in the Admin Bar alphabetically. It keeps the main blog at the top.

5★
from 6 ratings
40+
active installs
Updated
May 2018
Tested to
WP 4.9.31
45

WPScore

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11 YD Network-wide Options
Free by Yann at WP&Co

YD Network-wide Options

This plugin has been thoroughly tested and is fully compatible with WordPress 3.0x multisite or with WPMU 2.9.

4.4★
from 8 ratings
30+
active installs
Updated
Jan 2012
Tested to
WP 3.0.5
44

WPScore

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