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
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
by WPChef
updated 3 days ago
70.1 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1398 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache
by Emre Vona
updated 4 days ago
58.6 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4163 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 7 days ago
9.7 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (428 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 12 days ago
846.2 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27772 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 12 days ago
201.2 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (958 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 13 days ago
62.6 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1417 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 16 days ago
144.6 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8107 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Takayuki Miyoshi
updated 19 days ago
388.3 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2137 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 38 days ago
7.2 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (303 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 39 days ago
373.2 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1138 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 59 days ago
59.8 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6016 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 79 days ago
68.7 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (4893 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 120 days ago
62.7 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (674 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 134 days ago
36.3 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (521 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 137 days ago
385.1 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4650 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 180 days ago
12.1 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (350 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 249 days ago
2.7 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1633 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 395 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.