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 today
187.9 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (952 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 2 days ago
9 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (415 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 6 days ago
141.9 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8022 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 13 days ago
60.9 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1416 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache
by Emre Vona
updated 21 days ago
57.1 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4146 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 26 days ago
364.1 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1127 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 28 days ago
58.9 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6011 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
by WPChef
updated 32 days ago
68.3 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1371 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 33 days ago
7 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (302 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 38 days ago
62.2 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (671 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 52 days ago
36 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (521 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Takayuki Miyoshi
updated 54 days ago
381.5 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2130 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Wordfence Security
updated 55 days ago
383.6 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4572 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 89 days ago
65.9 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (4827 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 98 days ago
11.8 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (347 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 167 days ago
2.7 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1630 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 313 days ago
2.7 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (138 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.