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 2 days ago
77.5 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 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 6 days ago
62.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6026 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 8 days ago
3 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1641 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 10 days ago
66.4 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1420 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 10 days ago
400.6 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4738 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 12 days ago
10.5 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (445 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 12 days ago
893.1 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27780 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 12 days ago
227 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (970 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 12 days ago
36.8 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (523 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache
by Emre Vona
updated 13 days ago
61.5 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4192 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 14 days ago
403.1 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2145 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 18 days ago
75.1 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (4986 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 31 days ago
383.4 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1151 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 32 days ago
149.6 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8253 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 89 days ago
2.9 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (138 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 104 days ago
7.5 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (307 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 232 days ago
63.4 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (682 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 292 days ago
12.4 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (353 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.