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
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 3 days ago
392.9 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2139 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 8 days ago
213.3 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (961 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 10 days ago
862.3 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27774 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 11 days ago
2.8 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1638 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache
by Emre Vona
updated 16 days ago
59.5 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4173 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 17 days ago
2.9 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (137 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 23 days ago
63.6 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1417 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 30 days ago
60.5 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6021 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 31 days ago
9.9 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (434 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 32 days ago
7.4 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (304 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 35 days ago
70.9 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (4917 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
by WPChef
updated 37 days ago
72.7 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1405 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 39 days ago
389.6 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4684 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 57 days ago
145.5 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8160 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 80 days ago
375.2 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1145 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 160 days ago
63 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (678 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 175 days ago
36.5 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (523 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 220 days ago
12.2 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (351 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.