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
Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth
by Automattic
updated today
472.8 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 74 / 100 (2351 ratings)
W3 Total Cache
by BoldGrid
updated today
60.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (5411 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated yesterday
891.3 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27778 ratings)
WooCommerce
by Automattic
updated yesterday
420.3 million downloads
7 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (4671 ratings)
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy
by Tobias Bäthge
updated yesterday
21.9 million downloads
700,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (4616 ratings)
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
by Vova
updated 2 days ago
24 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (5907 ratings)
Broken Link Checker
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
updated 13 days ago
21.8 million downloads
600,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (586 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 14 days ago
61.8 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6025 ratings)
WP Activity Log
by Melapress
updated 14 days ago
8.1 million downloads
200,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (472 ratings)
Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection
by StellarWP
updated 15 days ago
36.1 million downloads
800,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (3980 ratings)
WP Super Cache
by Automattic
updated 22 days ago
61.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (1340 ratings)
ManageWP Worker
by Vladimir Prelovac
updated 48 days ago
23.5 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (672 ratings)
TermsFeed AutoTerms: Privacy Policy Generator, Cookie Consent, GDPR, CCPA, Terms & Conditions, Disclaimers, Cookies Policy, EULA
by TermsFeed
updated 80 days ago
3.3 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (240 ratings)
Disqus Comment System
by Disqus
updated 162 days ago
4.4 million downloads
40,000 active installs
Rating: 54 / 100 (218 ratings)
Force Regenerate Thumbnails
by nosilver4u
updated 183 days ago
4.7 million downloads
200,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (181 ratings)
WPCore Plugin Manager
by stueynet
updated 197 days ago
166,269 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (32 ratings)
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery
by Syed Balkhi
updated 223 days ago
43 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (4326 ratings)
Nested Pages
by Kyle Phillips
updated 295 days ago
2.2 million downloads
90,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (126 ratings)
My Eyes Are Up Here
by interconnectit
updated 1161 days ago
172,847 downloads
3,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (32 ratings)
BJ Lazy Load
by Bjørn Johansen
updated 2927 days ago
849,651 downloads
20,000 active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (90 ratings)
WordPress Backup to Dropbox
by Michael De Wildt
updated 3196 days ago
1.5 million downloads
60,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (107 ratings)
BruteProtect
by Automattic
updated 3718 days ago
333,257 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (64 ratings)
Edik – Advanced Image Editor for WordPress
by Site.Devel
updated 4181 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 4540 days ago
4,479 downloads
200 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (1 ratings)
WordPress Events Calendar and Scheduler
by Aktsiamaailm LLC, iPenelo LLC
updated 4984 days ago
4,617 downloads
10 active installs
Rating: 0 / 100 (0 ratings)
WP Smush.it NextGEN Gallery Integration
by Alex Dunae
updated 5131 days ago
13,277 downloads
200 active installs
Rating: 60 / 100 (1 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.