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
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated yesterday
244.3 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (982 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
by WPChef
updated 6 days ago
80.4 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1443 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 8 days ago
931.4 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27791 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 11 days ago
11.5 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (462 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 16 days ago
38.6 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (526 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 21 days ago
154.1 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8412 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 22 days ago
68.1 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1427 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 24 days ago
71.5 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (689 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 30 days ago
64.9 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6033 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 33 days ago
7.8 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (311 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin
by Emre Vona
updated 43 days ago
63.4 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4207 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 45 days ago
410.8 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2156 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 95 days ago
406.8 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4838 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 110 days ago
3 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1650 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 119 days ago
76.8 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5082 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 133 days ago
386.6 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1174 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 190 days ago
3 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (139 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 393 days ago
12.7 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (354 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.