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
Force Regenerate Thumbnails
by Exactly WWW
updated today
4.1 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (175 ratings)
WP Activity Log
by Melapress
updated 5 days ago
6 million downloads
200,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (435 ratings)
WooCommerce
by Automattic
updated 5 days ago
338.4 million downloads
7 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (4382 ratings)
Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth
by Automattic
updated 7 days ago
421.8 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 74 / 100 (2154 ratings)
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy
by Tobias Bäthge
updated 8 days ago
16.5 million downloads
700,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (4563 ratings)
W3 Total Cache
by BoldGrid
updated 8 days ago
50.6 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (5387 ratings)
Yoast SEO
by Team Yoast
updated 9 days ago
717.7 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27730 ratings)
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
by Vova Anokhin
updated 39 days ago
21.1 million downloads
500,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (5875 ratings)
Smush Image Optimization – Optimize Images | Compress & Lazy Load Images | Convert WebP | Image CDN
by WPMU DEV
updated 48 days ago
55.8 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5988 ratings)
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery
by Imagely
updated 61 days ago
41 million downloads
500,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (4250 ratings)
WP Super Cache
by Automattic
updated 62 days ago
54.7 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (1334 ratings)
Broken Link Checker
by WPMU DEV
updated 63 days ago
18 million downloads
600,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (559 ratings)
Nested Pages
by Kyle Phillips
updated 76 days ago
1.9 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (124 ratings)
Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection
by SolidWP
updated 90 days ago
31.8 million downloads
800,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (3957 ratings)
ManageWP Worker
by GoDaddy
updated 126 days ago
21.4 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (659 ratings)
WPCore Plugin Manager
by Stuart Starr
updated 160 days ago
155,649 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (31 ratings)
Disqus Comment System
by Disqus
updated 168 days ago
4.3 million downloads
60,000 active installs
Rating: 54 / 100 (213 ratings)
WP AutoTerms: Privacy Policy Generator (GDPR & CCPA), Terms & Conditions Generator, Cookie Notice Banner
by WP AutoTerms
updated 168 days ago
3 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (240 ratings)
My Eyes Are Up Here
by interconnect/it
updated 719 days ago
162,308 downloads
3,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (32 ratings)
BJ Lazy Load
by Bjørn Johansen, Aron Tornberg, angrycreative
updated 2596 days ago
841,723 downloads
30,000 active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (90 ratings)
WordPress Backup to Dropbox
by Michael De Wildt
updated 2755 days ago
1.5 million downloads
60,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (107 ratings)
BruteProtect
by Automattic
updated 3276 days ago
333,257 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (64 ratings)
Edik – Advanced Image Editor for WordPress
by Site.Devel
updated 3739 days ago
11,024 downloads
1,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (10 ratings)
Advanced Custom Field: Shortcode Field
by Fumito MIZUNO
updated 4099 days ago
3,928 downloads
200 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (1 ratings)
WordPress Events Calendar and Scheduler
by Aktsiamaailm LLC, iPenelo LLC
updated 4542 days ago
4,617 downloads
10 active installs
Rating: 0 / 100 (0 ratings)
WP Smush.it NextGEN Gallery Integration
by Dialect
updated 4689 days ago
12,580 downloads
300 active installs
Rating: 60 / 100 (1 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.