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
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated yesterday
152.4 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8384 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 2 days ago
67.7 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1426 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 2 days ago
924.7 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27790 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 4 days ago
70.9 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (688 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 10 days ago
241.2 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (980 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 10 days ago
64.7 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6031 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 12 days ago
11.1 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (459 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 13 days ago
7.7 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (311 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin
by Emre Vona
updated 23 days ago
63.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4206 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 25 days ago
409.6 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2153 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
by WPChef
updated 52 days ago
79.3 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1436 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 74 days ago
406.4 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4816 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 90 days ago
3 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1648 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 94 days ago
37.2 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (525 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 99 days ago
76.5 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5060 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 113 days ago
386.1 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1173 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 170 days ago
3 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (139 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 373 days ago
12.6 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (353 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.