WP Foundational Stack [2025 Update] by wesellis
A reliable set of foundational plugins for most WordPress builds. Includes essentials for SEO, security, performance, backups, forms, analytics, email deliverability, and key utilities like ACF, redirection, and admin enhancements.
WordPress.org plugins
Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention
by WPChef
updated 2 days ago
88.7 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1459 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 3 days ago
263.3 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (1006 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 4 days ago
73.2 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (700 ratings)
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
updated 6 days ago
66.9 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6044 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 8 days ago
72.2 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1437 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 8 days ago
963.8 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27811 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 13 days ago
160 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8548 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 16 days ago
12.4 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (478 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 19 days ago
13.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (355 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 20 days ago
3.3 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1650 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin
by Emre Vona
updated 28 days ago
65.5 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4220 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 31 days ago
39.7 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (538 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 32 days ago
8.1 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (311 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 34 days ago
417.3 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2174 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 36 days ago
418.1 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4931 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 55 days ago
395.1 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1184 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 63 days ago
80.1 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5143 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 275 days ago
3 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (140 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.