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
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated today
13.6 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (491 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated yesterday
168.9 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8676 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 5 days ago
1 billion downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27820 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 7 days ago
428.4 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2183 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin
by Emre Vona
updated 7 days ago
68.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4227 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – Free SMTP Plugin with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Zoho & other SMTP
by Syed Balkhi
updated 9 days ago
88.4 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5205 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 11 days ago
3.5 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1652 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 11 days ago
42.6 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (538 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 12 days ago
287.3 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (1012 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 17 days ago
431.4 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (5025 ratings)
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
updated 18 days ago
70.2 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6053 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention
by WPChef
updated 24 days ago
98.1 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (1487 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 28 days ago
80.1 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (703 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 37 days ago
77.3 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1440 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 60 days ago
8.4 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (312 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 60 days ago
407.7 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1187 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 84 days ago
15.2 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (356 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 397 days ago
3.1 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (139 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.