Default Plugin List by DrPeril
Some duplicates, the idea here is to have a simple 'catch all' group, then choose the plugins on install given the nature of the site and it's unique requirements.
WordPress.org plugins
Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection
by Nexcess
updated yesterday
38.1 million downloads
700,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (3982 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 2 days ago
951.7 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27806 ratings)
WP Activity Log
by Melapress
updated 3 days ago
9 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (479 ratings)
ManageWP Worker
by ManageWP
updated 3 days ago
27.7 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (677 ratings)
Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth
by Automattic
updated 8 days ago
491 million downloads
3 million active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (2396 ratings)
Nested Pages
by Kyle Phillips
updated 15 days ago
2.2 million downloads
90,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (125 ratings)
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
updated 15 days ago
65.9 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6038 ratings)
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery
by Syed Balkhi
updated 19 days ago
44.8 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (4337 ratings)
WP Super Cache
by Automattic
updated 29 days ago
63.2 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (1342 ratings)
WooCommerce
by Automattic
updated 30 days ago
443 million downloads
7 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (4785 ratings)
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy
by Tobias Bäthge
updated 37 days ago
23.4 million downloads
700,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (4624 ratings)
W3 Total Cache
by BoldGrid
updated 43 days ago
63.4 million downloads
900,000 active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (5417 ratings)
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
by Vova
updated 51 days ago
24.8 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (5920 ratings)
Broken Link Checker
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
updated 64 days ago
22.6 million downloads
500,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (592 ratings)
Force Regenerate Thumbnails
by nosilver4u
updated 85 days ago
4.9 million downloads
200,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (183 ratings)
TermsFeed AutoTerms: Privacy Policy Generator, Cookie Consent, GDPR, CCPA, Terms & Conditions, Disclaimers, Cookies Policy, EULA
by TermsFeed
updated 105 days ago
3.4 million downloads
80,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (244 ratings)
Disqus Comment System
by Disqus
updated 118 days ago
4.5 million downloads
40,000 active installs
Rating: 54 / 100 (219 ratings)
WPCore Plugin Manager
by stueynet
updated 358 days ago
169,749 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (32 ratings)
My Eyes Are Up Here
by interconnectit
updated 1322 days ago
174,925 downloads
2,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (32 ratings)
BJ Lazy Load
by Bjørn Johansen
updated 3089 days ago
851,970 downloads
20,000 active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (90 ratings)
WordPress Backup to Dropbox
by Michael De Wildt
updated 3358 days ago
1.5 million downloads
60,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (107 ratings)
BruteProtect
by Automattic
updated 3880 days ago
333,257 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (64 ratings)
Edik – Advanced Image Editor for WordPress
by Site.Devel
updated 4343 days ago
11,024 downloads
1,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (10 ratings)
Advanced Custom Field: Shortcode Field
by 水野史土
updated 4702 days ago
4,842 downloads
200 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (1 ratings)
WordPress Events Calendar and Scheduler
by Aktsiamaailm LLC, iPenelo LLC
updated 5145 days ago
4,617 downloads
10 active installs
Rating: 0 / 100 (0 ratings)
WP Smush.it NextGEN Gallery Integration
by Alex Dunae
updated 5292 days ago
13,541 downloads
200 active installs
Rating: 60 / 100 (1 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.