diff --git a/.changeset/chilly-numbers-chew.md b/.changeset/chilly-numbers-chew.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ee9e7837f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilly-numbers-chew.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/frontend-plugin-api': patch
+---
+
+Renamed `createPlugin` to `createFrontendPlugin`. The old symbol is still exported but deprecated.
diff --git a/docs/frontend-system/architecture/15-plugins.md b/docs/frontend-system/architecture/15-plugins.md
index 042d4fbc36..c1539f0309 100644
--- a/docs/frontend-system/architecture/15-plugins.md
+++ b/docs/frontend-system/architecture/15-plugins.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ How to create a simple plugin
  -->
 
 ```ts
-export const myPlugin = createPlugin({
+export const myPlugin = createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'my-plugin',
 });
 ```
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ link to relevant docs
 
 <!--
 
- - Example of how this option is used in `createPlugin`
+ - Example of how this option is used in `createFrontendPlugin`
 
 link to relevant docs
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ link to relevant docs
 
 <!--
 
- - Example of how this option is used in `createPlugin`
+ - Example of how this option is used in `createFrontendPlugin`
 
 link to relevant docs
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ link to relevant docs
 
 <!--
 
- - Example of how this option is used in `createPlugin`
+ - Example of how this option is used in `createFrontendPlugin`
 
 link to relevant docs
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ link to relevant docs
 
 <!--
 
- - Example of how this option is used in `createPlugin`
+ - Example of how this option is used in `createFrontendPlugin`
 
 link to relevant docs
 
diff --git a/docs/frontend-system/architecture/36-routes.md b/docs/frontend-system/architecture/36-routes.md
index 9db4d007b6..e684932414 100644
--- a/docs/frontend-system/architecture/36-routes.md
+++ b/docs/frontend-system/architecture/36-routes.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The code snippet in the previous section does not indicate which plugin the rout
 ```tsx title="plugins/catalog/src/plugin.tsx"
 import React from 'react';
 import {
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   createPageExtension,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { indexRouteRef } from './routes';
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const catalogIndexPage = createPageExtension({
   loader: () => import('./components').then(m => <m.IndexPage />),
 });
 
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'catalog',
   // highlight-start
   routes: {
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Now the only thing left is to provide the page and external route via a plugin:
 ```tsx title="plugins/catalog/src/plugin.tsx"
 import React from 'react';
 import {
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   createPageExtension,
   useRouteRef,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ const catalogIndexPage = createPageExtension({
   loader: () => import('./components').then(m => <m.IndexPage />),
 });
 
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'catalog',
   routes: {
     index: indexRouteRef,
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ Finally, see how a plugin can provide subroutes:
 ```tsx title="plugins/catalog/src/plugin.tsx"
 import React from 'react';
 import {
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   createPageExtension,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { indexRouteRef, detailsSubRouteRef } from './routes';
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ const catalogIndexPage = createPageExtension({
   loader: () => import('./components').then(m => <m.IndexPage />),
 });
 
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'catalog',
   routes: {
     index: indexRouteRef,
diff --git a/docs/frontend-system/architecture/50-naming-patterns.md b/docs/frontend-system/architecture/50-naming-patterns.md
index f031b80d84..b21a01c0d2 100644
--- a/docs/frontend-system/architecture/50-naming-patterns.md
+++ b/docs/frontend-system/architecture/50-naming-patterns.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Example:
 
 ```ts
 // This declaration is only for internal usage in tests. This could also be a direct default export.
-export const userSettingsPlugin = createPlugin({
+export const userSettingsPlugin = createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'user-settings',
   ...
 })
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const catalogSearchResultListItem = SearchResultListItemBlueprint.make({
 });
 
 // Note that the extensions themselves are not exported, only the plugin instance
-export const catalogPlugin = createPlugin({
+export const catalogPlugin = createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'catalog',
   extensions: [catalogEntityPage, catalogSearchResultListItem /* ... */],
 });
diff --git a/docs/frontend-system/building-apps/08-migrating.md b/docs/frontend-system/building-apps/08-migrating.md
index 5d92478661..b8fd49c269 100644
--- a/docs/frontend-system/building-apps/08-migrating.md
+++ b/docs/frontend-system/building-apps/08-migrating.md
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ createApp({
 Can be converted to the following plugin configuration:
 
 ```tsx
-createPlugin({
+createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'tech-radar',
   // ...
   featureFlags: [{ name: 'tech-radar' }],
diff --git a/docs/frontend-system/building-plugins/01-index.md b/docs/frontend-system/building-plugins/01-index.md
index 618e660f2b..355de26616 100644
--- a/docs/frontend-system/building-plugins/01-index.md
+++ b/docs/frontend-system/building-plugins/01-index.md
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ The created plugin will currently be templated for use in the legacy frontend sy
 
 ## The plugin instance
 
-The starting point of a frontend plugin is the `createPlugin` function, which accepts a single options object as its only parameter. It is imported from `@backstage/frontend-plugin-api`, which is where you will find most of the common APIs for building plugins.
+The starting point of a frontend plugin is the `createFrontendPlugin` function, which accepts a single options object as its only parameter. It is imported from `@backstage/frontend-plugin-api`, which is where you will find most of the common APIs for building plugins.
 
 This is how to create a minimal plugin:
 
 ```tsx title="in src/plugin.ts"
-import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { createFrontendPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 
-export const examplePlugin = createPlugin({
+export const examplePlugin = createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'example',
   extensions: [],
 });
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export const rootRouteRef = createRouteRef();
 
 ```tsx title="in src/plugin.ts"
 import {
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   createPageExtension,
   createNavItemExtension,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ const exampleNavItem = createNavItemExtension({
 });
 
 // The same plugin as above, now with the extensions added
-export const examplePlugin = createPlugin({
+export const examplePlugin = createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'example',
   extensions: [examplePage, exampleNavItem],
   // We can also make routes available to other plugins.
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ const exampleApi = createApiExtension({
 
 /* Omitted definitions for examplePage, exampleNavItem, and rootRouteRef. */
 
-export const examplePlugin = createPlugin({
+export const examplePlugin = createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'example',
   extensions: [
     // highlight-add-next-line
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ const exampleEntityContent = createEntityContentExtension({
     )),
 });
 
-export const examplePlugin = createPlugin({
+export const examplePlugin = createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'example',
   extensions: [
     // highlight-add-next-line
diff --git a/docs/frontend-system/building-plugins/05-migrating.md b/docs/frontend-system/building-plugins/05-migrating.md
index 16f465ece7..79b259a2e5 100644
--- a/docs/frontend-system/building-plugins/05-migrating.md
+++ b/docs/frontend-system/building-plugins/05-migrating.md
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ The main concept is that routes, components, apis are now extensions. You can us
 In the legacy frontend system a plugin was defined in its own `plugin.ts` file as following:
 
 ```ts title="my-plugin/src/plugin.ts"
-  import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+  import { createFrontendPlugin } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
-  export const myPlugin = createPlugin({
+  export const myPlugin = createFrontendPlugin({
     id: 'my-plugin',
     apis: [],
     routes: {
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ In the legacy frontend system a plugin was defined in its own `plugin.ts` file a
   });
 ```
 
-In order to migrate the actual definition of the plugin you need to recreate the plugin using the new `createPlugin` utility exported by `@backstage/frontend-plugin-api`.
-The new `createPlugin` function doesn't accept apis anymore as apis are now extensions.
+In order to migrate the actual definition of the plugin you need to recreate the plugin using the new `createFrontendPlugin` utility exported by `@backstage/frontend-plugin-api`.
+The new `createFrontendPlugin` function doesn't accept apis anymore as apis are now extensions.
 
 ```ts title="my-plugin/src/alpha.ts"
-  import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+  import { createFrontendPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 
-  export default createPlugin({
+  export default createFrontendPlugin({
     id: 'my-plugin',
     // bind all the extensions to the plugin
     /* highlight-next-line */
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ const fooPage = createPageExtension({
 then add the `fooPage` extension to the plugin:
 
 ```ts title="my-plugin/src/alpha.ts"
-  import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+  import { createFrontendPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 
-  export default createPlugin({
+  export default createFrontendPlugin({
     id: 'my-plugin',
     // bind all the extensions to the plugin
     /* highlight-remove-next-line */
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ const exampleWorkApi = createApiExtension({
 Finally, let's add the `exampleWorkApi` extension to the plugin:
 
 ```ts title="my-plugin/src/alpha.ts"
-  import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+  import { createFrontendPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 
-  export default createPlugin({
+  export default createFrontendPlugin({
     id: 'my-plugin',
     // bind all the extensions to the plugin
     /* highlight-remove-next-line */
diff --git a/docs/frontend-system/utility-apis/02-creating.md b/docs/frontend-system/utility-apis/02-creating.md
index 77caaf55f0..bd0b71120d 100644
--- a/docs/frontend-system/utility-apis/02-creating.md
+++ b/docs/frontend-system/utility-apis/02-creating.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ The plugin itself now wants to provide this API and its default implementation,
 import {
   createApiExtension,
   createApiFactory,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   storageApiRef,
   StorageApi,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const exampleWorkApi = createApiExtension({
  * The Example plugin.
  * @public
  */
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'example',
   extensions: [exampleWorkApi],
 });
diff --git a/packages/app-next-example-plugin/src/plugin.tsx b/packages/app-next-example-plugin/src/plugin.tsx
index 99c377b7e5..7c41405c59 100644
--- a/packages/app-next-example-plugin/src/plugin.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-next-example-plugin/src/plugin.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {
   createPageExtension,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 
 export const ExamplePage = createPageExtension({
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const ExamplePage = createPageExtension({
 });
 
 /** @public */
-export const examplePlugin = createPlugin({
+export const examplePlugin = createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'example',
   extensions: [ExamplePage],
 });
diff --git a/packages/app-next/src/examples/pagesPlugin.tsx b/packages/app-next/src/examples/pagesPlugin.tsx
index 095c992e18..2b9907dd59 100644
--- a/packages/app-next/src/examples/pagesPlugin.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-next/src/examples/pagesPlugin.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Link } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import {
   createPageExtension,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   createRouteRef,
   createExternalRouteRef,
   useRouteRef,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ const ExternalPage = createPageExtension({
   },
 });
 
-export const pagesPlugin = createPlugin({
+export const pagesPlugin = createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'pages',
   // routes: {
   //   index: indexRouteRef,
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.test.tsx b/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.test.tsx
index aa3beee679..b721592ffd 100644
--- a/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.test.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { Navigate, Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { collectLegacyRoutes } from './collectLegacyRoutes';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-relative-monorepo-imports
-import { toInternalBackstagePlugin } from '../../frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createPlugin';
+import { toInternalBackstagePlugin } from '../../frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createFrontendPlugin';
 import {
   createPlugin,
   createRoutableExtension,
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.tsx b/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.tsx
index 3523b0a40b..9af994d4e0 100644
--- a/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
   createExtension,
   createExtensionInput,
   createPageExtension,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import React, { Children, ReactNode, isValidElement } from 'react';
 import { Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom';
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export function collectLegacyRoutes(
   );
 
   return Array.from(pluginExtensions).map(([plugin, extensions]) =>
-    createPlugin({
+    createFrontendPlugin({
       id: plugin.getId(),
       extensions: [
         ...extensions,
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/src/compatWrapper/BackwardsCompatProvider.tsx b/packages/core-compat-api/src/compatWrapper/BackwardsCompatProvider.tsx
index 4f9ba3a836..445f42124f 100644
--- a/packages/core-compat-api/src/compatWrapper/BackwardsCompatProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-compat-api/src/compatWrapper/BackwardsCompatProvider.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { AppContextProvider } from '../../../core-app-api/src/app/AppContext';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-relative-monorepo-imports
 import { RouteResolver } from '../../../core-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRef';
 import {
-  createPlugin as createNewPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin as createNewPlugin,
   BackstagePlugin as NewBackstagePlugin,
   appTreeApiRef,
   componentsApiRef,
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/collectRouteIds.test.ts b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/collectRouteIds.test.ts
index 6b9fdecf70..d74ab43e33 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/collectRouteIds.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/collectRouteIds.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import {
   createRouteRef,
   createExternalRouteRef,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { collectRouteIds } from './collectRouteIds';
 
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ describe('collectRouteIds', () => {
     );
 
     const collected = collectRouteIds([
-      createPlugin({ id: 'test', routes: { ref }, externalRoutes: { extRef } }),
+      createFrontendPlugin({
+        id: 'test',
+        routes: { ref },
+        externalRoutes: { extRef },
+      }),
     ]);
     expect(Object.fromEntries(collected.routes)).toEqual({
       'test.ref': ref,
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/extractRouteInfoFromAppNode.test.ts b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/extractRouteInfoFromAppNode.test.ts
index bdab2781e0..c22cb6ff1d 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/extractRouteInfoFromAppNode.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/extractRouteInfoFromAppNode.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
   coreExtensionData,
   createExtension,
   createExtensionInput,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   createRouteRef,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { MockConfigApi } from '@backstage/test-utils';
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function createTestExtension(options: {
 }
 
 function routeInfoFromExtensions(extensions: ExtensionDefinition<any, any>[]) {
-  const plugin = createPlugin({
+  const plugin = createFrontendPlugin({
     id: 'test',
     extensions,
   });
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/tree/createAppTree.test.ts b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/tree/createAppTree.test.ts
index 9ee58fe2d2..f24f199d5d 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/tree/createAppTree.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/tree/createAppTree.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import {
   createExtension,
   createExtensionOverrides,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { MockConfigApi } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import { createAppTree } from './createAppTree';
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('createAppTree', () => {
       },
     });
     const features = [
-      createPlugin({
+      createFrontendPlugin({
         id: 'plugin',
         extensions: [],
       }),
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/tree/resolveAppNodeSpecs.test.ts b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/tree/resolveAppNodeSpecs.test.ts
index 65f3f77640..a732b327b6 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/tree/resolveAppNodeSpecs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/tree/resolveAppNodeSpecs.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import {
   createExtensionOverrides,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   Extension,
   ExtensionDefinition,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ describe('resolveAppNodeSpecs', () => {
 
   it('should override attachment points', () => {
     const b = makeExt('b');
-    const pluginA = createPlugin({ id: 'test', extensions: [makeExtDef('a')] });
+    const pluginA = createFrontendPlugin({
+      id: 'test',
+      extensions: [makeExtDef('a')],
+    });
     expect(
       resolveAppNodeSpecs({
         features: [pluginA],
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ describe('resolveAppNodeSpecs', () => {
   it('should fully override configuration and duplicate', () => {
     const a = makeExt('test/a');
     const b = makeExt('test/b');
-    const plugin = createPlugin({
+    const plugin = createFrontendPlugin({
       id: 'test',
       extensions: [makeExtDef('a'), makeExtDef('b')],
     });
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ describe('resolveAppNodeSpecs', () => {
     const b = makeExt('b', 'disabled');
     expect(
       resolveAppNodeSpecs({
-        features: [createPlugin({ id: 'empty', extensions: [] })],
+        features: [createFrontendPlugin({ id: 'empty', extensions: [] })],
         builtinExtensions: [a, b],
         parameters: [
           {
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ describe('resolveAppNodeSpecs', () => {
     const g = makeExt('g', 'disabled');
     expect(
       resolveAppNodeSpecs({
-        features: [createPlugin({ id: 'empty', extensions: [] })],
+        features: [createFrontendPlugin({ id: 'empty', extensions: [] })],
         builtinExtensions: [a, b, c, d, e, f, g],
         parameters: [
           { id: 'e', disabled: false },
@@ -272,7 +275,7 @@ describe('resolveAppNodeSpecs', () => {
   });
 
   it('should apply extension overrides', () => {
-    const plugin = createPlugin({
+    const plugin = createFrontendPlugin({
       id: 'test',
       extensions: [makeExtDef('a'), makeExtDef('b')],
     });
@@ -323,7 +326,7 @@ describe('resolveAppNodeSpecs', () => {
   it('should use order from configuration when rather than overrides', () => {
     const result = resolveAppNodeSpecs({
       features: [
-        createPlugin({
+        createFrontendPlugin({
           id: 'test',
           extensions: [
             makeExtDef('a', 'disabled'),
@@ -357,7 +360,10 @@ describe('resolveAppNodeSpecs', () => {
     expect(() =>
       resolveAppNodeSpecs({
         features: [
-          createPlugin({ id: 'test', extensions: [makeExtDef('forbidden')] }),
+          createFrontendPlugin({
+            id: 'test',
+            extensions: [makeExtDef('forbidden')],
+          }),
         ],
         builtinExtensions: [],
         parameters: [],
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/tree/resolveAppNodeSpecs.ts b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/tree/resolveAppNodeSpecs.ts
index e31c70025d..0560066f6b 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/tree/resolveAppNodeSpecs.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/tree/resolveAppNodeSpecs.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { toInternalExtensionOverrides } from '../../../frontend-plugin-api/src/w
 import { ExtensionParameters } from './readAppExtensionsConfig';
 import { AppNodeSpec } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-relative-monorepo-imports
-import { toInternalBackstagePlugin } from '../../../frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createPlugin';
+import { toInternalBackstagePlugin } from '../../../frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createFrontendPlugin';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-relative-monorepo-imports
 import { toInternalExtension } from '../../../frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/resolveExtensionDefinition';
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.test.tsx b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.test.tsx
index 94254a2e01..ead9422a13 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.test.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   createExtension,
   createExtensionOverrides,
   createPageExtension,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   createThemeExtension,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('createApp', () => {
         }),
       }),
       features: [
-        createPlugin({
+        createFrontendPlugin({
           id: 'test',
           extensions: [
             createThemeExtension({
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('createApp', () => {
     const app = createApp({
       configLoader: async () => ({ config: new MockConfigApi({}) }),
       features: [
-        createPlugin({
+        createFrontendPlugin({
           id: duplicatedFeatureId,
           extensions: [
             createPageExtension({
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe('createApp', () => {
             }),
           ],
         }),
-        createPlugin({
+        createFrontendPlugin({
           id: duplicatedFeatureId,
           extensions: [
             createPageExtension({
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe('createApp', () => {
       async load({ config }) {
         return {
           features: [
-            createPlugin({
+            createFrontendPlugin({
               id: 'test',
               extensions: [
                 createPageExtension({
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ describe('createApp', () => {
     const app = createApp({
       configLoader: async () => ({ config: new MockConfigApi({}) }),
       features: [
-        createPlugin({
+        createFrontendPlugin({
           id: 'test',
           featureFlags: [{ name: 'test-1' }],
           extensions: [
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ describe('createApp', () => {
     const app = createApp({
       configLoader: async () => ({ config: new MockConfigApi({}) }),
       features: [
-        createPlugin({
+        createFrontendPlugin({
           id: 'my-plugin',
           extensions: [
             createPageExtension({
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.tsx b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.tsx
index d82d0ca782..6f23f4cf2c 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ import {
 import { InternalAppContext } from './InternalAppContext';
 import { AppRoot } from '../extensions/AppRoot';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-relative-monorepo-imports
-import { toInternalBackstagePlugin } from '../../../frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createPlugin';
+import { toInternalBackstagePlugin } from '../../../frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createFrontendPlugin';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-relative-monorepo-imports
 import { toInternalExtensionOverrides } from '../../../frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtensionOverrides';
 import { DefaultComponentsApi } from '../apis/implementations/ComponentsApi';
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/discovery.test.ts b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/discovery.test.ts
index 6008ce6746..8570ca1bc7 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/discovery.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/discovery.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { createFrontendPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { getAvailableFeatures } from './discovery';
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('getAvailableFeatures', () => {
   });
 
   it('should discover a plugin', () => {
-    const testPlugin = createPlugin({ id: 'test' });
+    const testPlugin = createFrontendPlugin({ id: 'test' });
     globalSpy.mockReturnValue({
       modules: [{ default: testPlugin }],
     });
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ describe('getAvailableFeatures', () => {
   });
 
   it('should discover multiple plugins', () => {
-    const test1Plugin = createPlugin({ id: 'test1' });
-    const test2Plugin = createPlugin({ id: 'test2' });
-    const test3Plugin = createPlugin({ id: 'test3' });
+    const test1Plugin = createFrontendPlugin({ id: 'test1' });
+    const test2Plugin = createFrontendPlugin({ id: 'test2' });
+    const test3Plugin = createFrontendPlugin({ id: 'test3' });
     globalSpy.mockReturnValue({
       modules: [
         { default: test1Plugin },
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
index 399ecb259e..c736f3b7d0 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -893,6 +893,25 @@ export function createExternalRouteRef<
       }
 >;
 
+// @public (undocumented)
+export function createFrontendPlugin<
+  TId extends string,
+  TRoutes extends AnyRoutes = {},
+  TExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes = {},
+  TExtensions extends readonly ExtensionDefinition<any, any>[] = [],
+>(
+  options: PluginOptions<TId, TRoutes, TExternalRoutes, TExtensions>,
+): BackstagePlugin<
+  TRoutes,
+  TExternalRoutes,
+  {
+    [KExtension in TExtensions[number] as ResolveExtensionId<
+      KExtension,
+      TId
+    >]: KExtension;
+  }
+>;
+
 // @public @deprecated
 export function createNavItemExtension(options: {
   namespace?: string;
@@ -988,24 +1007,8 @@ export function createPageExtension<
   },
 ): ExtensionDefinition<TConfig>;
 
-// @public (undocumented)
-export function createPlugin<
-  TId extends string,
-  TRoutes extends AnyRoutes = {},
-  TExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes = {},
-  TExtensions extends readonly ExtensionDefinition<any, any>[] = [],
->(
-  options: PluginOptions<TId, TRoutes, TExternalRoutes, TExtensions>,
-): BackstagePlugin<
-  TRoutes,
-  TExternalRoutes,
-  {
-    [KExtension in TExtensions[number] as ResolveExtensionId<
-      KExtension,
-      TId
-    >]: KExtension;
-  }
->;
+// @public @deprecated (undocumented)
+export const createPlugin: typeof createFrontendPlugin;
 
 // @public
 export function createRouteRef<
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createPlugin.test.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createFrontendPlugin.test.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createPlugin.test.ts
rename to packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createFrontendPlugin.test.ts
index f76e4ec9a5..71508b0c15 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createPlugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createFrontendPlugin.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { createApp } from '@backstage/frontend-app-api';
 import { screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { createSchemaFromZod } from '../schema/createSchemaFromZod';
-import { createPlugin } from './createPlugin';
+import { createFrontendPlugin } from './createFrontendPlugin';
 import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 import { createExtension } from './createExtension';
 import { createExtensionDataRef } from './createExtensionDataRef';
@@ -133,16 +133,16 @@ function createTestAppRoot({
   }).createRoot();
 }
 
-describe('createPlugin', () => {
+describe('createFrontendPlugin', () => {
   it('should create an empty plugin', () => {
-    const plugin = createPlugin({ id: 'test' });
+    const plugin = createFrontendPlugin({ id: 'test' });
 
     expect(plugin).toBeDefined();
     expect(String(plugin)).toBe('Plugin{id=test}');
   });
 
   it('should create a plugin with extension instances', async () => {
-    const plugin = createPlugin({
+    const plugin = createFrontendPlugin({
       id: 'test',
       extensions: [Extension1, Extension2, outputExtension],
     });
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ describe('createPlugin', () => {
   });
 
   it('should create a plugin with nested extension instances', async () => {
-    const plugin = createPlugin({
+    const plugin = createFrontendPlugin({
       id: 'test',
       extensions: [Extension1, Extension2, Extension3, Child, outputExtension],
     });
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ describe('createPlugin', () => {
   });
 
   it('should create a plugin with nested extension instances and multiple children', async () => {
-    const plugin = createPlugin({
+    const plugin = createFrontendPlugin({
       id: 'test',
       extensions: [
         Extension1,
@@ -251,14 +251,14 @@ describe('createPlugin', () => {
 
   it('should throw on duplicate extensions', async () => {
     expect(() =>
-      createPlugin({
+      createFrontendPlugin({
         id: 'test',
         extensions: [Extension1, Extension1],
       }),
     ).toThrow("Plugin 'test' provided duplicate extensions: test/1");
 
     expect(() =>
-      createPlugin({
+      createFrontendPlugin({
         id: 'test',
         extensions: [
           Extension1,
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ describe('createPlugin', () => {
 
   describe('overrides', () => {
     it('should return a plugin instance with the correct namespace', () => {
-      const plugin = createPlugin({
+      const plugin = createFrontendPlugin({
         id: 'test',
         extensions: [Extension1, Extension2],
       });
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ describe('createPlugin', () => {
     });
 
     it('should allow overriding extensions that have a matching ID, while keeping old extensions that do not have overlapping IDs', async () => {
-      const plugin = createPlugin({
+      const plugin = createFrontendPlugin({
         id: 'test',
         extensions: [Extension1, Extension2, outputExtension],
       });
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createPlugin.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createFrontendPlugin.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createPlugin.ts
rename to packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createFrontendPlugin.ts
index b6b9aa23cf..bab09c631e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createFrontendPlugin.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export interface InternalBackstagePlugin<
 }
 
 /** @public */
-export function createPlugin<
+export function createFrontendPlugin<
   TId extends string,
   TRoutes extends AnyRoutes = {},
   TExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes = {},
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export function createPlugin<
             resolveExtensionDefinition(e, { namespace: options.id }).id,
           ),
       );
-      return createPlugin({
+      return createFrontendPlugin({
         ...options,
         extensions: [...nonOverriddenExtensions, ...overrides.extensions],
       });
@@ -145,3 +145,9 @@ export function toInternalBackstagePlugin(
   }
   return internal;
 }
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ * @deprecated Use {@link createFrontendPlugin} instead.
+ */
+export const createPlugin = createFrontendPlugin;
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts
index e3389593e9..0b64490742 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ export {
   type ExtensionDataValue,
   type ConfigurableExtensionDataRef,
 } from './createExtensionDataRef';
-export { createPlugin, type PluginOptions } from './createPlugin';
+export {
+  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
+  type PluginOptions,
+} from './createFrontendPlugin';
 export {
   createExtensionOverrides,
   type ExtensionOverridesOptions,
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/alpha.tsx
index 48dae28cdd..4d803b3991 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
   createApiFactory,
   createNavItemExtension,
   createPageExtension,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   createSchemaFromZod,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ const apiDocsApisEntityContent = createEntityContentExtension({
     ),
 });
 
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'api-docs',
   routes: {
     root: convertLegacyRouteRef(rootRoute),
diff --git a/plugins/app-visualizer/src/plugin.tsx b/plugins/app-visualizer/src/plugin.tsx
index 9a726ecc99..b41f1c69e8 100644
--- a/plugins/app-visualizer/src/plugin.tsx
+++ b/plugins/app-visualizer/src/plugin.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import {
   createNavItemExtension,
   createPageExtension,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   createRouteRef,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import VisualizerIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Visibility';
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const appVisualizerNavItem = createNavItemExtension({
 });
 
 /** @public */
-export const visualizerPlugin = createPlugin({
+export const visualizerPlugin = createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'app-visualizer',
   extensions: [appVisualizerPage, appVisualizerNavItem],
 });
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/alpha.tsx
index 6d8429332e..d42d5587ae 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {
   createPageExtension,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   createSchemaFromZod,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ const CatalogGraphPage = createPageExtension({
     ),
 });
 
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'catalog-graph',
   routes: {
     catalogGraph: convertLegacyRouteRef(catalogGraphRouteRef),
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/catalog-import/src/alpha.tsx
index 795e697874..9f685cf778 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {
 import {
   createApiExtension,
   createPageExtension,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import {
   scmAuthApiRef,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const catalogImportApi = createApiExtension({
 });
 
 /** @alpha */
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'catalog-import',
   extensions: [catalogImportApi, catalogImportPage],
   routes: {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/plugin.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/plugin.tsx
index 9a964c4e46..8a18500043 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/plugin.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/plugin.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { convertLegacyRouteRefs } from '@backstage/core-compat-api';
-import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { createFrontendPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 
 import { entityRouteRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import entityContents from './entityContents';
 import searchResultItems from './searchResultItems';
 
 /** @alpha */
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'catalog',
   routes: convertLegacyRouteRefs({
     catalogIndex: rootRouteRef,
diff --git a/plugins/devtools/src/alpha/plugin.tsx b/plugins/devtools/src/alpha/plugin.tsx
index 0420556504..73b94f52f8 100644
--- a/plugins/devtools/src/alpha/plugin.tsx
+++ b/plugins/devtools/src/alpha/plugin.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   createApiFactory,
   createNavItemExtension,
   createPageExtension,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   discoveryApiRef,
   fetchApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const devToolsNavItem = createNavItemExtension({
 });
 
 /** @alpha */
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'devtools',
   routes: {
     root: convertLegacyRouteRef(rootRouteRef),
diff --git a/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx
index b13c2a2e0e..e31fe833f6 100644
--- a/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   createExtensionDataRef,
   createExtensionInput,
   createPageExtension,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   createRouteRef,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { compatWrapper } from '@backstage/core-compat-api';
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const homePage = createPageExtension({
 /**
  * @alpha
  */
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'home',
   extensions: [homePage],
 });
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes/src/alpha/plugin.tsx b/plugins/kubernetes/src/alpha/plugin.tsx
index 47433bce35..1369133a24 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes/src/alpha/plugin.tsx
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes/src/alpha/plugin.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { convertLegacyRouteRefs } from '@backstage/core-compat-api';
-import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { createFrontendPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { kubernetesPage } from './pages';
 import { entityKubernetesContent } from './entityContents';
 import { rootCatalogKubernetesRouteRef } from '../plugin';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
   kubernetesProxyApi,
 } from './apis';
 
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'kubernetes',
   extensions: [
     kubernetesPage,
diff --git a/plugins/org/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/org/src/alpha.tsx
index 3fbf5bcc41..481d9f2b63 100644
--- a/plugins/org/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/org/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   compatWrapper,
   convertLegacyRouteRefs,
 } from '@backstage/core-compat-api';
-import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { createFrontendPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import React from 'react';
 import { catalogIndexRouteRef } from './routes';
 import { createEntityCardExtension } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const EntityUserProfileCard = createEntityCardExtension({
 });
 
 /** @alpha */
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'org',
   extensions: [
     EntityGroupProfileCard,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/alpha.tsx
index 37e2978802..d1240e19e2 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   createApiFactory,
   createNavItemExtension,
   createPageExtension,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   discoveryApiRef,
   fetchApiRef,
   identityApiRef,
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const scaffolderNavItem = createNavItemExtension({
 });
 
 /** @alpha */
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'scaffolder',
   routes: convertLegacyRouteRefs({
     root: rootRouteRef,
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
index 838fb95046..dbb98691c9 100644
--- a/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
 import {
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   createApiExtension,
   createPageExtension,
   createExtensionInput,
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export const searchNavItem = createNavItemExtension({
 });
 
 /** @alpha */
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'search',
   extensions: [searchApi, searchPage, searchNavItem],
   routes: convertLegacyRouteRefs({
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/alpha.tsx
index 07fd7667ff..d1a186f227 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import LibraryBooks from '@material-ui/icons/LibraryBooks';
 import {
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
   createSchemaFromZod,
   createApiExtension,
   createPageExtension,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ const techDocsNavItem = createNavItemExtension({
 });
 
 /** @alpha */
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'techdocs',
   extensions: [
     techDocsClientApi,
diff --git a/plugins/user-settings/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/user-settings/src/alpha.tsx
index f14db7233d..cfc3369487 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/user-settings/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   createExtensionInput,
   createNavItemExtension,
   createPageExtension,
-  createPlugin,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import {
   convertLegacyRouteRef,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export const settingsNavItem = createNavItemExtension({
 /**
  * @alpha
  */
-export default createPlugin({
+export default createFrontendPlugin({
   id: 'user-settings',
   extensions: [userSettingsPage, settingsNavItem],
   routes: convertLegacyRouteRefs({