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
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated yesterday
3.1 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 2 days ago
78.3 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5102 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 5 days ago
941.8 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27796 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 6 days ago
11.8 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (468 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, 2FA, Brute Force Protection & Firewall
by WPChef
updated 9 days ago
83.3 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1446 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 9 days ago
69.4 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1430 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin
by Emre Vona
updated 11 days ago
64.1 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4210 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 12 days ago
249.8 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (989 ratings)
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
updated 17 days ago
65 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6035 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 24 days ago
154.6 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8442 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 40 days ago
39 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (529 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 49 days ago
71.8 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (694 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 57 days ago
7.8 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (311 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 69 days ago
411.7 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2162 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 119 days ago
407.4 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4863 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 157 days ago
387.2 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1175 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 215 days ago
3 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (140 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 418 days ago
12.7 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (355 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.