10 Best CoolClock Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
CoolClock has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to CoolClock
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Donations via PayPal
Closest match4.7 (27) 20,000+ active installsEasy, simple setup to add a PayPal Donation button as a Widget or with a shortcode.
Shares the shortcode, widget tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 21 days ago.
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Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)
4.9 (80) 10,000+ active installsThis plugin enables you to edit and display Content Blocks in a sidebar widget or using a shortcode.
Shares the shortcode, widget tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated July 22, 2026.
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4.9 (34) 10,000+ active installsAdds a text-like widget that allows you to write shortcode in it.
Shares the shortcode, widget tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated March 22, 2026.
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4.3 (52) 300+ active installsCreate forms and manage submissions easily with a simple interface. Contact forms, subscription forms, or other forms for WordPress. Absolutely FREE!
Shares the shortcode, widget tags on WordPress.org. 300+ installs against 2,000+, no update since November 13, 2019.
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4.4 (38) 10,000+ active installsGenerate QR Code through Widgets and Shortcodes, without any dependencies.
Shares the shortcode, widget tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated May 17, 2026.
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4.8 (40) 20,000+ active installsExtend Gutenberg Reusable Blocks feature with a complete admin panel, widgets, shortcodes and PHP functions.
Shares the shortcode, widget tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
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4.4 (45) 10,000+ active installsCode Embed provides a very easy and efficient way to embed code (JavaScript, CSS and HTML) in your posts and pages.
Shares the javascript tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 17 days ago.
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4.5 (64) 20,000+ active installsThis plugin updates jQuery to the latest stable version on your website.
Shares the javascript tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated July 27, 2026.
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4.8 (84) 10,000+ active installsAdd CSS, JavaScript, PHP and HTML code snippets to your site.
Shares the javascript tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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4.7 (60) 10,000+ active installsEasily add custom CSS and JavaScript code to your WordPress site, with draft previewing, revisions, and minification!
Shares the javascript tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since August 12, 2024.
Switching from CoolClock: common questions
What is the best alternative to CoolClock?
Donations via PayPal is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 20,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which CoolClock alternative has the most users?
Donations via PayPal, with 20,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which CoolClock alternative is rated highest?
Content Blocks, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 80 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these CoolClock alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with CoolClock score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against CoolClock on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Donations via PayPal is the closest match to CoolClock by the data we track, and Donations via PayPal has the widest reach with 20,000+ active installs. Reusable Blocks Extended shipped the most recent release, on August 28, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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