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
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 2 days ago
64.1 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (684 ratings)
Smush Image Optimization – Optimize Images | Compress & Lazy Load Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | Image CDN
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
updated 8 days ago
62.8 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6027 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 14 days ago
404.3 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4751 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 16 days ago
10.8 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (449 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
by WPChef
updated 18 days ago
77.7 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1421 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 18 days ago
229.8 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (974 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache
by Emre Vona
updated 19 days ago
62.2 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4195 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 19 days ago
898.7 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27786 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 29 days ago
3 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1642 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 31 days ago
66.7 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1420 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 33 days ago
36.9 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (523 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 34 days ago
404 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2147 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 38 days ago
75.5 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5007 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 52 days ago
384.1 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1157 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 52 days ago
149.9 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8289 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 109 days ago
2.9 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (138 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 124 days ago
7.5 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (307 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 312 days ago
12.4 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (353 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.