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
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 2 days ago
60.1 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1416 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 3 days ago
361.8 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1124 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 4 days ago
184.9 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (947 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 5 days ago
58.8 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6007 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 9 days ago
8.8 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (411 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
by WPChef
updated 9 days ago
68 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1365 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 10 days ago
6.9 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (300 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 14 days ago
62.1 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (670 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 23 days ago
140.3 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (7993 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache
by Emre Vona
updated 28 days ago
56.5 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4143 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 29 days ago
35.9 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (521 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Takayuki Miyoshi
updated 31 days ago
380.2 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2129 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Wordfence Security
updated 32 days ago
382.9 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4552 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 66 days ago
65.6 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (4801 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 75 days ago
11.7 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (347 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 144 days ago
2.7 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1626 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 290 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.