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
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 3 days ago
875.6 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27778 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 3 days ago
218.3 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (964 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache
by Emre Vona
updated 4 days ago
60.1 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4182 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 8 days ago
64.8 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1417 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 10 days ago
10 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (437 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 18 days ago
147.2 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8187 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 18 days ago
61.1 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6024 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 24 days ago
394.4 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2141 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 32 days ago
2.8 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1638 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 38 days ago
2.9 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (137 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 53 days ago
7.5 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (306 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 56 days ago
71.3 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (4935 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
by WPChef
updated 58 days ago
72.8 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1407 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 60 days ago
390.1 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4698 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 101 days ago
375.7 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1153 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 181 days ago
63.1 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (678 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 196 days ago
36.6 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (523 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 241 days ago
12.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (351 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.