useful but no must by Athletia
some plugins i found useful in various projects but aren't a must-have
WordPress.org plugins
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)
by MonsterInsights
updated 5 days ago
210.3 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (3015 ratings)
EWWW Image Optimizer
by Exactly WWW
updated 7 days ago
39.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (1731 ratings)
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance
by TeamUpdraft, DavidAnderson
updated 9 days ago
43.9 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (2378 ratings)
Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth
by Automattic
updated 14 days ago
433.4 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 74 / 100 (2194 ratings)
White Label CMS
by www.videousermanuals.com
updated 30 days ago
3.9 million downloads
200,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (111 ratings)
YouTube WordPress Plugin by Embed Plus
by Embed Plus YouTube Plugin Team
updated 36 days ago
7.8 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (567 ratings)
Admin Columns
by AdminColumns.com
updated 79 days ago
2.7 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (1616 ratings)
Smush Image Optimization – Optimize Images | Compress & Lazy Load Images | Convert WebP | Image CDN
by WPMU DEV
updated 140 days ago
56.2 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5995 ratings)
Advanced Editor Tools
by Automattic
updated 257 days ago
34.4 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (346 ratings)
Shortcode Widget
by Gagan Deep Singh
updated 571 days ago
412,898 downloads
20,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (33 ratings)
P3 (Plugin Performance Profiler)
by GoDaddy.com
updated 1513 days ago
1.7 million downloads
50,000 active installs
Rating: 68 / 100 (409 ratings)
Velvet Blues Update URLs
by VelvetBlues.com
updated 1522 days ago
3.3 million downloads
200,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (260 ratings)
Better WordPress Minify
by Khang Minh
updated 2577 days ago
687,626 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (137 ratings)
Per page add to head
by Erik von Asmuth
updated 2920 days ago
112,174 downloads
20,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (35 ratings)
Video.js – HTML5 Video Player for WordPress
by Dustin Lammiman, Steve Heffernan
updated 3888 days ago
221,856 downloads
6,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (26 ratings)
WPDBSpringClean
by WPSolutions-HQ
updated 4147 days ago
72,000 downloads
1,000 active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (51 ratings)
WP System Health
by Heiko Rabe
updated 4344 days ago
79,798 downloads
7,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (6 ratings)
Ambrosite Body Class Enhanced
by J. Michael Ambrosio
updated 4917 days ago
7,748 downloads
300 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (5 ratings)
Custom plugins
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