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
Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection
by SolidWP
updated today
29.5 million downloads
900,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (3926 ratings)
Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth
by Automattic
updated 2 days ago
370.5 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 78 / 100 (1940 ratings)
WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery
by Imagely
updated 6 days ago
38.9 million downloads
500,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (4169 ratings)
W3 Total Cache
by BoldGrid
updated 9 days ago
45.6 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (5302 ratings)
Yoast SEO
by Team Yoast
updated 9 days ago
611.3 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27608 ratings)
WooCommerce
by Automattic
updated 14 days ago
283.2 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (4181 ratings)
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
by Vova Anokhin
updated 15 days ago
17.9 million downloads
600,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (5839 ratings)
WP Activity Log
by Melapress
updated 20 days ago
5.1 million downloads
200,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (405 ratings)
Smush – Optimize, Compress and Lazy Load Images
by WPMU DEV
updated 22 days ago
49.7 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5938 ratings)
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy
by Tobias Bäthge
updated 25 days ago
13.4 million downloads
800,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (4511 ratings)
Broken Link Checker
by WPMU DEV
updated 28 days ago
16.7 million downloads
700,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (539 ratings)
WP Super Cache
by Automattic
updated 29 days ago
50 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (1322 ratings)
Nested Pages
by Kyle Phillips
updated 34 days ago
1.7 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (120 ratings)
Force Regenerate Thumbnails
by Exactly WWW
updated 85 days ago
3.8 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (171 ratings)
WPCore Plugin Manager
by Stuart Starr
updated 180 days ago
146,563 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (31 ratings)
Disqus Comment System
by Disqus
updated 233 days ago
4.2 million downloads
70,000 active installs
Rating: 54 / 100 (210 ratings)
ManageWP Worker
by GoDaddy
updated 247 days ago
18.3 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (646 ratings)
WP AutoTerms: Privacy Policy Generator (GDPR & CCPA), Terms & Conditions Generator, Cookie Notice Banner
by WP AutoTerms
updated 384 days ago
2.9 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (236 ratings)
My Eyes Are Up Here
by interconnect/it
updated 434 days ago
153,738 downloads
4,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (31 ratings)
BJ Lazy Load
by Bjørn Johansen, Aron Tornberg, angrycreative
updated 2311 days ago
833,399 downloads
40,000 active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (90 ratings)
WordPress Backup to Dropbox
by Michael De Wildt
updated 2469 days ago
1.5 million downloads
60,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (107 ratings)
BruteProtect
by Automattic
updated 2991 days ago
333,257 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (64 ratings)
Edik – Advanced Image Editor for WordPress
by Site.Devel
updated 3454 days ago
11,024 downloads
1,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (10 ratings)
Advanced Custom Field: Shortcode Field
by Fumito MIZUNO
updated 3814 days ago
3,796 downloads
300 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (1 ratings)
WordPress Events Calendar and Scheduler
by Aktsiamaailm LLC, iPenelo LLC
updated 4257 days ago
4,617 downloads
10 active installs
Rating: 0 / 100 (0 ratings)
WP Smush.it NextGEN Gallery Integration
by Dialect
updated 4404 days ago
12,284 downloads
400 active installs
Rating: 60 / 100 (1 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.