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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.

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Contact Form 7
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updated 10 days ago 862.3 million downloads 10 million active installs Rating: 96 / 100 (27774 ratings)
Admin Columns
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updated 11 days ago 2.8 million downloads 100,000 active installs Rating: 98 / 100 (1638 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache
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updated 16 days ago 59.5 million downloads 1 million active installs Rating: 98 / 100 (4173 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
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updated 17 days ago 2.9 million downloads 400,000 active installs Rating: 88 / 100 (137 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
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updated 23 days ago 63.6 million downloads 2 million active installs Rating: 90 / 100 (1417 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
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updated 31 days ago 9.9 million downloads 300,000 active installs Rating: 98 / 100 (434 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
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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
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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
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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)

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