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 5 days ago
34.4 million downloads
800,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (3975 ratings)
WP Activity Log
by Melapress
updated 12 days ago
7.4 million downloads
200,000 active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (463 ratings)
Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth
by Automattic
updated 12 days ago
457.7 million downloads
4 million active installs
Rating: 74 / 100 (2323 ratings)
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
by Yoast
updated 13 days ago
835.1 million downloads
10 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (27771 ratings)
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
by Vova
updated 16 days ago
23.2 million downloads
500,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (5899 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 19 days ago
59.5 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (6015 ratings)
Disqus Comment System
by Disqus
updated 19 days ago
4.4 million downloads
50,000 active installs
Rating: 54 / 100 (215 ratings)
WooCommerce
by Automattic
updated 21 days ago
391.3 million downloads
7 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (4552 ratings)
W3 Total Cache
by BoldGrid
updated 25 days ago
58.2 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (5408 ratings)
WP Super Cache
by Automattic
updated 33 days ago
58.8 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (1338 ratings)
TermsFeed AutoTerms: Privacy Policy Generator, Cookie Consent, GDPR, CCPA, Terms & Conditions, Disclaimers, Cookies Policy, EULA
by TermsFeed
updated 38 days ago
3.2 million downloads
90,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (243 ratings)
Force Regenerate Thumbnails
by nosilver4u
updated 40 days ago
4.6 million downloads
300,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (182 ratings)
Broken Link Checker
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
updated 53 days ago
21.2 million downloads
600,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (579 ratings)
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy
by Tobias Bäthge
updated 53 days ago
20.2 million downloads
700,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (4610 ratings)
WPCore Plugin Manager
by stueynet
updated 54 days ago
163,161 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (32 ratings)
ManageWP Worker
by Vladimir Prelovac
updated 80 days ago
22.8 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 92 / 100 (670 ratings)
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery
by Syed Balkhi
updated 80 days ago
42.8 million downloads
400,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (4310 ratings)
Nested Pages
by Kyle Phillips
updated 152 days ago
2.2 million downloads
90,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (125 ratings)
My Eyes Are Up Here
by interconnectit
updated 1018 days ago
170,121 downloads
3,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (32 ratings)
BJ Lazy Load
by Bjørn Johansen
updated 2785 days ago
847,579 downloads
20,000 active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (90 ratings)
WordPress Backup to Dropbox
by Michael De Wildt
updated 3054 days ago
1.5 million downloads
60,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (107 ratings)
BruteProtect
by Automattic
updated 3575 days ago
333,257 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (64 ratings)
Edik – Advanced Image Editor for WordPress
by Site.Devel
updated 4039 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 4398 days ago
4,336 downloads
200 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (1 ratings)
WordPress Events Calendar and Scheduler
by Aktsiamaailm LLC, iPenelo LLC
updated 4841 days ago
4,617 downloads
10 active installs
Rating: 0 / 100 (0 ratings)
WP Smush.it NextGEN Gallery Integration
by Alex Dunae
updated 4988 days ago
13,100 downloads
200 active installs
Rating: 60 / 100 (1 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.