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
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 2 days ago
957.2 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27812 ratings)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
by WP Engine
updated 2 days ago
70.9 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (1437 ratings)
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin
by Emre Vona
updated 8 days ago
65.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (4217 ratings)
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
by Pär Thernström
updated 9 days ago
12.2 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (476 ratings)
Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention
by WPChef
updated 10 days ago
88.5 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1455 ratings)
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
by Google
updated 10 days ago
258.2 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (1008 ratings)
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
updated 11 days ago
66.1 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6041 ratings)
Yoast Duplicate Post
by Yoast
updated 11 days ago
39.5 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (539 ratings)
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
updated 12 days ago
8 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (311 ratings)
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
updated 14 days ago
416.3 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 80 / 100 (2175 ratings)
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
by Mark Maunder
updated 15 days ago
417.4 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (4918 ratings)
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
by David Anderson / Team Updraft
updated 22 days ago
158.1 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (8514 ratings)
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
by Automattic
updated 35 days ago
394.2 million downloads
6 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (1187 ratings)
Admin Columns
by Codepress
updated 42 days ago
3.2 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1650 ratings)
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
by Syed Balkhi
updated 42 days ago
79.7 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5137 ratings)
Redirection
by John Godley
updated 89 days ago
72.2 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (704 ratings)
Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri
updated 255 days ago
3 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (140 ratings)
SVG Support
by Benbodhi
updated 458 days ago
12.8 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (355 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.