WP Foundational Stack [2025 Update]
by wesellis
WordPress.org plugins
Contact Form 7
updated 2 days ago
432 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2186 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 4 days ago
3.5 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1652 ratings)
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)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More
by Syed Balkhi
updated 10 days ago
90.6 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5209 ratings)
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
updated 10 days ago
70.7 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6053 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 11 days ago
290.2 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (1012 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
updated 14 days ago
13.8 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (491 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin
by Emre Vona
updated 21 days ago
68.5 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4228 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 25 days ago
42.8 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (538 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)
Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention
by WPChef
updated 38 days ago
98.2 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (1488 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 42 days ago
80.4 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (703 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)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 73 days ago
8.4 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (312 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 73 days ago
408.3 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1187 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 97 days ago
15.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (356 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 410 days ago
3.1 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (139 ratings)