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
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
by WPChef
updated 5 days ago
68.8 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1389 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 5 days ago
840.7 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27773 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 6 days ago
198.5 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (956 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 10 days ago
9.5 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (426 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 12 days ago
61.9 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1419 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 17 days ago
7.2 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (302 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 19 days ago
372.1 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1137 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Takayuki Miyoshi
updated 38 days ago
387 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2136 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 39 days ago
59.7 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6017 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache
by Emre Vona
updated 48 days ago
58.1 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4160 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 59 days ago
68.4 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (4875 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 68 days ago
143.1 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8089 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 99 days ago
62.6 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (674 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 114 days ago
36.2 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (521 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 117 days ago
384.8 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4633 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 159 days ago
12 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (349 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 228 days ago
2.7 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1631 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 374 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.