The Essential Plugins You Should Install On Every Website
by cameronjonesweb
WordPress.org plugins
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 4 days ago
1 billion downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27821 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 4 days ago
172.5 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8706 ratings)
Enable Media Replace
by ShortPixel
updated 4 days ago
14.6 million downloads
600,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (302 ratings)
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
updated 11 days ago
70.7 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6053 ratings)
Persistent Login
by lukeseager
updated 20 days ago
150,179 downloads
5,000 active installs
Rating: 78 / 100 (26 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 30 days ago
432 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (5038 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 50 days ago
77.5 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1440 ratings)
Stream – Activity Log & Audit Trail
by XWP
updated 61 days ago
2.6 million downloads
70,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (76 ratings)
Crop-Thumbnails
updated 332 days ago
881,333 downloads
40,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (67 ratings)