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
WooCommerce
by Automattic
updated today
358.2 million downloads
8 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (4434 ratings)
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery
by Imagely
updated 4 days ago
42 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (4280 ratings)
WP Super Cache
by Automattic
updated 10 days ago
55.9 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (1337 ratings)
Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth
by Automattic
updated 11 days ago
438.3 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 74 / 100 (2273 ratings)
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy
by Tobias Bäthge
updated 12 days ago
18.1 million downloads
700,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (4590 ratings)
Yoast SEO
by Team Yoast
updated 13 days ago
761.6 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27750 ratings)
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
by Vova Anokhin
updated 15 days ago
22 million downloads
500,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (5883 ratings)
W3 Total Cache
by BoldGrid
updated 34 days ago
53.7 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (5396 ratings)
Nested Pages
by Kyle Phillips
updated 38 days ago
2 million downloads
90,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (124 ratings)
Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection
by SolidWP
updated 47 days ago
33 million downloads
800,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (3967 ratings)
Broken Link Checker
by WPMU DEV
updated 49 days ago
19.5 million downloads
600,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (573 ratings)
WP Activity Log
by Melapress
updated 63 days ago
6.4 million downloads
200,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (445 ratings)
Force Regenerate Thumbnails
by Exactly WWW
updated 69 days ago
4.4 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (181 ratings)
Disqus Comment System
by Disqus
updated 74 days ago
4.3 million downloads
50,000 active installs
Rating: 54 / 100 (214 ratings)
Smush Image Optimization – Optimize Images | Compress & Lazy Load Images | Convert WebP | Image CDN
by WPMU DEV
updated 173 days ago
56.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5998 ratings)
ManageWP Worker
by GoDaddy
updated 250 days ago
21.6 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (666 ratings)
WPCore Plugin Manager
by Stuart Starr
updated 285 days ago
158,953 downloads
9,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (32 ratings)
WP AutoTerms: Privacy Policy Generator (GDPR & CCPA), Terms & Conditions Generator, Cookie Notice Banner
by WP AutoTerms
updated 293 days ago
3 million downloads
90,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (241 ratings)
My Eyes Are Up Here
by interconnect/it
updated 844 days ago
165,412 downloads
3,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (32 ratings)
BJ Lazy Load
by Bjørn Johansen, Aron Tornberg, angrycreative
updated 2611 days ago
844,427 downloads
30,000 active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (90 ratings)
WordPress Backup to Dropbox
by Michael De Wildt
updated 2879 days ago
1.5 million downloads
60,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (107 ratings)
BruteProtect
by Automattic
updated 3401 days ago
333,257 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (64 ratings)
Edik – Advanced Image Editor for WordPress
by Site.Devel
updated 3864 days ago
11,024 downloads
1,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (10 ratings)
Advanced Custom Field: Shortcode Field
by Fumito MIZUNO
updated 4223 days ago
4,082 downloads
200 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (1 ratings)
WordPress Events Calendar and Scheduler
by Aktsiamaailm LLC, iPenelo LLC
updated 4667 days ago
4,617 downloads
10 active installs
Rating: 0 / 100 (0 ratings)
WP Smush.it NextGEN Gallery Integration
by Dialect
updated 4814 days ago
12,782 downloads
300 active installs
Rating: 60 / 100 (1 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.