Essentials by somepaulo
A collection of essential plugins for most modern websites. These plugins take care of speed, security, SEO, analytics, contacts and looks. The latter bit is optional, while everything else is pretty much indispensable. The plugins in this collection are constantly tracked and replaced as needed.
WordPress.org plugins
EWWW Image Optimizer
by Shane Bishop
updated 5 days ago
47.9 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (1835 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 9 days ago
974.5 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27814 ratings)
Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF
by Jordy Meow
updated 16 days ago
6 million downloads
60,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (279 ratings)
ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin)
by Syed Balkhi
updated 46 days ago
51.8 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 50 / 100 (1547 ratings)
Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection
by Nexcess
updated 47 days ago
38.7 million downloads
700,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (3987 ratings)
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions
by NerdPress
updated 54 days ago
4 million downloads
60,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (181 ratings)
Canvas Image Resize
by sippsolutions
updated 58 days ago
13,755 downloads
1,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (10 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 61 days ago
418.3 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2174 ratings)
Autoptimize
by Optimizing Matters
updated 102 days ago
44.1 million downloads
800,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1427 ratings)
Cache Enabler
by KeyCDN
updated 135 days ago
2.7 million downloads
90,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (139 ratings)
Photoswipe Masonry Gallery
by THRIVE - Web Design Gold Coast
updated 146 days ago
174,025 downloads
6,000 active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (46 ratings)
Better Font Awesome
by Mickey Kay
updated 518 days ago
1.2 million downloads
70,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (85 ratings)
Easy Google Fonts
by Sunny Johal
updated 1818 days ago
3.4 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (218 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.