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
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated yesterday
157.2 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8475 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
by WPChef
updated yesterday
85.5 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1453 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin
by Emre Vona
updated 2 days ago
64.6 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4216 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 2 days ago
413.4 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4889 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 3 days ago
11.9 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (473 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 4 days ago
254.9 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (998 ratings)
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
updated 9 days ago
65.9 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6038 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 11 days ago
947.7 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27803 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 15 days ago
392.8 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1180 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 22 days ago
3.2 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 22 days ago
79.1 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5115 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 29 days ago
69.7 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1434 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 61 days ago
39.3 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (533 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 69 days ago
72 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (699 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 78 days ago
7.9 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (311 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 90 days ago
412.4 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2168 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 235 days ago
3 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (140 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 438 days ago
12.8 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (355 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.