10 Best Create Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Create has 6,000+ 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 Create
- 1
Recipe Card Blocks Lite
Closest match4.8 (20) 10,000+ active installsRecipe Card Blocks with Schema Markup — create SEO-optimized recipes with Gutenberg, Elementor & AMP support
Shares the Recipe, recipe card, schema tags on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
- 2
WP Recipe Maker
Paid version available5.0 (354) 50,000+ active installsThe easy and user-friendly recipe plugin for everyone. Automatic JSON-LD metadata for food AND how-to recipes will improve your SEO!
Shares the Recipe, schema tags on WordPress.org. About 8.3 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
- 3
4.6 (680) 30,000+ active installsBecome the brand AI recommends. SEO + AEO + GEO so your WordPress ranks on Google and gets cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini & AI Overviews.
Shares the schema tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 16 days ago.
- 4
4.8 (52) 7,000+ active installsAdd structured data to any page or post type. Create an SEO friendly contact card with your business info and associated schema.
Shares the schema tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 18 days ago.
- 5
4.1 (36) 7,000+ active installsGet Schema.org structured data for all pages, posts, categories and profile pages on activation. Use Schema App to customize any Schema Markup.
Shares the schema tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 19 days ago.
- 6
4.3 (221) 30,000+ active installsGet the next generation of Schema Structured Data to enhance your WordPress site presentation in Google search results.
Shares the schema tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since June 14, 2025.
- 7
SmartCrawl SEO
Paid version availableSmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer
4.8 (170) 10,000+ active installsSEO checker, content analysis & SEO optimizer. Rank higher on search engines with 301 redirects, XML sitemaps & one-click setup.
Shares the schema tag on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
- 8
Schema Engine AI – AI Schema Markup, Reviews & Rich Snippets for SEO
4.8 (25) 10,000+ active installsAI-Powered schema markup plugin for WordPress. Generate JSON-LD schema and FAQs, validate Rich Results, and audit your structured data.
Shares the schema tag on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, last updated 15 days ago.
- 9
Xagio SEO & AEO – AI SEO for Google Rankings & AI Visibility
4.9 (51) 10,000+ active installsAI powered meta, clustering, content, schema & rank tracking, plus an AI website builder - the AI SEO weapon most WordPress users haven't found yet.
Shares the schema tag on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
- 10
ThinkRank AI SEO – AI SEO Plugin for WordPress: Schema, XML Sitemaps, Meta Tags, Search Console & Local SEO
4.8 (26) 10,000+ active installsWordPress SEO plugin with AI SEO: meta descriptions, schema, XML sitemaps, Search Console, llms.txt, AEO & GEO. Your AI SEO assistant runs it via MCP.
Shares the schema tag on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, last updated today.
Switching from Create: common questions
What is the best alternative to Create?
Recipe Card Blocks Lite is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Create alternative has the most users?
WP Recipe Maker, with 50,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Create alternative is rated highest?
WP Recipe Maker, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 354 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Create 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 Create 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 Create 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
Recipe Card Blocks Lite is the closest match to Create by the data we track, and WP Recipe Maker has the widest reach with 50,000+ active installs. ThinkRank shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
Weekly · free
What moved this week
One email a week, built from the same daily snapshots these rankings come from: the plugins that climbed, what launched, and one ranking worth a look.