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 8 days ago
250.4 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 78 / 100 (1656 ratings)
Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images
by WPMU DEV
updated 8 days ago
33.2 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5719 ratings)
Yoast SEO
by Team Yoast
updated 8 days ago
368 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27406 ratings)
WP Activity Log
by WP White Security
updated 14 days ago
3.2 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (347 ratings)
W3 Total Cache
by BoldGrid
updated 14 days ago
32.6 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (4862 ratings)
WooCommerce
by Automattic
updated 15 days ago
158.5 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (3796 ratings)
WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
by Vladimir Anokhin
updated 20 days ago
13.4 million downloads
800,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (5656 ratings)
Broken Link Checker
by WPMU DEV
updated 29 days ago
11 million downloads
700,000 active installs
Rating: 82 / 100 (420 ratings)
WP Super Cache
by Automattic
updated 41 days ago
38.1 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (1278 ratings)
WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery
by Imagely
updated 42 days ago
34.1 million downloads
700,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (3900 ratings)
ManageWP Worker
by GoDaddy
updated 49 days ago
14.4 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (599 ratings)
WP AutoTerms: Privacy Policy Generator, Terms & Conditions Generator, Cookie Notice Banner
by WP AutoTerms
updated 62 days ago
2.5 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (210 ratings)
Nested Pages
by Kyle Phillips
updated 75 days ago
1 million downloads
90,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (112 ratings)
iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security)
by iThemes
updated 77 days ago
23.1 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (3878 ratings)
TablePress
by Tobias Bäthge
updated 99 days ago
7.6 million downloads
800,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (4222 ratings)
Disqus Comment System
by Disqus
updated 154 days ago
4 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 54 / 100 (202 ratings)
WPCore Plugin Manager
by Stuart Starr
updated 452 days ago
108,521 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (26 ratings)
My Eyes Are Up Here
by interconnect/it
updated 1029 days ago
126,480 downloads
4,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (31 ratings)
BJ Lazy Load
by Bjørn Johansen, Aron Tornberg, angrycreative
updated 1540 days ago
807,242 downloads
60,000 active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (89 ratings)
WordPress Backup to Dropbox
by Michael De Wildt
updated 1698 days ago
1.5 million downloads
60,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (107 ratings)
Force Regenerate Thumbnails
by Pedro Elsner
updated 1877 days ago
2.9 million downloads
500,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (162 ratings)
BruteProtect
by Automattic
updated 2220 days ago
333,257 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (64 ratings)
Edik – Advanced Image Editor for WordPress
by Site.Devel
updated 2683 days ago
11,024 downloads
1,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (10 ratings)
Advanced Custom Field: Shortcode Field
by Fumito MIZUNO
updated 3042 days ago
3,465 downloads
400 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (1 ratings)
WordPress Events Calendar and Scheduler
by Aktsiamaailm LLC, iPenelo LLC
updated 3486 days ago
4,463 downloads
10 active installs
Rating: 0 / 100 (0 ratings)
WP Smush.it NextGEN Gallery Integration
by Dialect
updated 3633 days ago
11,358 downloads
500 active installs
Rating: 60 / 100 (1 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.