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
278.5 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (1009 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 2 days ago
13 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (489 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention
by WPChef
updated 6 days ago
94.9 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (1481 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 6 days ago
3.4 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1651 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 6 days ago
996.5 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27819 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 9 days ago
78 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (703 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 11 days ago
76.1 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1438 ratings)
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
updated 14 days ago
69.1 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6051 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 17 days ago
164.5 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8637 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 19 days ago
8.3 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (312 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin
by Emre Vona
updated 19 days ago
67 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4224 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 20 days ago
405.9 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1186 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 20 days ago
42.1 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (538 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 21 days ago
423.7 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2179 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 28 days ago
423.7 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4994 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 44 days ago
15 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (356 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 74 days ago
83.6 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5189 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 356 days ago
3.1 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (140 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.