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
W3 Total Cache
by BoldGrid
updated yesterday
23.5 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 88 / 100 (4551 ratings)
iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security)
by iThemes
updated yesterday
20.1 million downloads
900,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (3830 ratings)
WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery
by Imagely
updated 2 days ago
29.8 million downloads
800,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (3605 ratings)
TablePress
by Tobias Bäthge
updated 2 days ago
6 million downloads
800,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (3881 ratings)
WP Activity Log
by WP White Security
updated 2 days ago
2.2 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (281 ratings)
WooCommerce
by Automattic
updated 4 days ago
102.7 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 90 / 100 (3605 ratings)
Jetpack by WordPress.com
by Automattic
updated 4 days ago
190.3 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 78 / 100 (1527 ratings)
Yoast SEO
by Team Yoast
updated 9 days ago
262.9 million downloads
5 million active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (27219 ratings)
WPCore Plugin Manager
by Stuart Starr
updated 13 days ago
87,811 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (24 ratings)
Smush – Compress, Image Optimizer, Lazy Load, WebP Images
by WPMU DEV
updated 17 days ago
22.9 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (5153 ratings)
Broken Link Checker
by WPMU DEV
updated 24 days ago
9.1 million downloads
700,000 active installs
Rating: 82 / 100 (390 ratings)
WP Super Cache
by Automattic
updated 25 days ago
33.5 million downloads
2 million active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (1253 ratings)
ManageWP Worker
by GoDaddy
updated 37 days ago
12 million downloads
1 million active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (561 ratings)
WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
by Vladimir Anokhin
updated 41 days ago
10.4 million downloads
800,000 active installs
Rating: 98 / 100 (5409 ratings)
WP AutoTerms: Privacy Policy Generator, Terms & Conditions Generator, Cookie Notice Banner
by WP AutoTerms
updated 72 days ago
1.9 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (160 ratings)
Nested Pages
by Kyle Phillips
updated 95 days ago
767,698 downloads
70,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (105 ratings)
Disqus Comment System
by Disqus
updated 529 days ago
3.7 million downloads
100,000 active installs
Rating: 56 / 100 (194 ratings)
My Eyes Are Up Here
by interconnect/it
updated 590 days ago
100,039 downloads
4,000 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (30 ratings)
BJ Lazy Load
by Bjørn Johansen, Aron Tornberg, angrycreative
updated 1101 days ago
773,021 downloads
80,000 active installs
Rating: 84 / 100 (88 ratings)
WordPress Backup to Dropbox
by Michael De Wildt
updated 1259 days ago
1.5 million downloads
60,000 active installs
Rating: 76 / 100 (107 ratings)
Force Regenerate Thumbnails
by Pedro Elsner
updated 1438 days ago
2.7 million downloads
500,000 active installs
Rating: 94 / 100 (160 ratings)
BruteProtect
by Automattic
updated 1781 days ago
333,257 downloads
10,000 active installs
Rating: 96 / 100 (64 ratings)
Edik – Advanced Image Editor for WordPress
by Site.Devel
updated 2244 days ago
11,024 downloads
1,000 active installs
Rating: 86 / 100 (10 ratings)
Advanced Custom Field: Shortcode Field
by Fumito MIZUNO
updated 2603 days ago
3,305 downloads
500 active installs
Rating: 100 / 100 (1 ratings)
WordPress Events Calendar and Scheduler
by Aktsiamaailm LLC, iPenelo LLC
updated 3047 days ago
4,359 downloads
10 active installs
Rating: 0 / 100 (0 ratings)
WP Smush.it NextGEN Gallery Integration
by Dialect
updated 3194 days ago
10,709 downloads
600 active installs
Rating: 60 / 100 (1 ratings)
Custom plugins
There are no custom plugins in this collection.