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 3 days ago
63.3 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1417 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 4 days ago
855.8 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27773 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 4 days ago
208.1 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (960 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 10 days ago
60.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6017 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 11 days ago
9.8 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (432 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 12 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
by Syed Balkhi
updated 15 days ago
70.3 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (4902 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
by WPChef
updated 17 days ago
72.5 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1401 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 18 days ago
388.8 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4667 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache
by Emre Vona
updated 25 days ago
58.8 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4167 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 36 days ago
145.1 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8136 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Takayuki Miyoshi
updated 39 days ago
389.4 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2139 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 59 days ago
374.2 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1140 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 140 days ago
62.8 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (675 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 155 days ago
36.4 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (522 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 200 days ago
12.1 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (351 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 269 days ago
2.7 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1637 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 415 days ago
2.7 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (137 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.