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 3 days ago
139.6 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (7961 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 6 days ago
356.2 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1123 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache
by Emre Vona
updated 8 days ago
56.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4139 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 9 days ago
35.8 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (521 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Takayuki Miyoshi
updated 10 days ago
379 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2127 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Wordfence Security
updated 12 days ago
382.2 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4532 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 12 days ago
59.5 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1417 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 13 days ago
179.9 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (945 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 14 days ago
8.5 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (405 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 32 days ago
58.2 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6006 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 46 days ago
65.3 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (4786 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 54 days ago
11.6 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (346 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 63 days ago
61.9 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (669 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
by WPChef
updated 69 days ago
66.8 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1358 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 123 days ago
2.7 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1625 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 160 days ago
6.7 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (299 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 269 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.