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
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated yesterday
11.3 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (461 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated yesterday
243.6 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (980 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 2 days ago
38.2 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (525 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 7 days ago
153.8 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8399 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 8 days ago
67.9 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1427 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 8 days ago
926.2 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27790 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 10 days ago
71.2 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 16 days ago
64.8 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6032 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 19 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 29 days ago
63.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4207 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 31 days ago
410.2 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2154 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
by WPChef
updated 58 days ago
79.4 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1441 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 81 days ago
406.5 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4823 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 96 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 105 days ago
76.6 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5067 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 119 days ago
386.3 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1173 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 176 days ago
3 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (139 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 379 days ago
12.6 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (354 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.