Fluent Forms
A documented profile of Fluent Forms for contact forms, submissions, integrations, and payment-form workflows.
WordPress research
Plugins
A practical WordPress stack: core picks for most sites, plus focused tools for specific requirements.
Select one or more filters to combine requirements.
Start with the essentials
Core plugin picks
These solve recurring operational needs. Add only what your site actually needs, and avoid overlapping plugins—especially SEO and page-cache tools.
Rank Math
A documented profile of Rank Math for on-page SEO controls, metadata, and WordPress search-visibility workflows.
Site Kit by Google
A documented profile of Google’s official WordPress plugin for Search Console, Analytics, and PageSpeed insights.
UpdraftPlus
A documented profile of UpdraftPlus for scheduled WordPress backup and restore workflows.
Wordfence
A documented profile of Wordfence’s WordPress firewall, malware scanning, and login-security tooling.
WP Mail SMTP
A documented profile of WP Mail SMTP for routing WordPress email through an authenticated mailer.
WP Rocket
A documented profile of WP Rocket as a paid page-caching option for WordPress sites not using LiteSpeed server caching.
Choose only when needed
Specialized stack additions
These are strong tools for the right requirement—not default installs. Each profile explains the constraint before the recommendation.
Advanced Custom Fields
A documented profile of Advanced Custom Fields for structured content fields, custom editing interfaces, and theme or block development workflows.
Antispam Bee
A documented profile of Antispam Bee for filtering comment and trackback spam without CAPTCHAs.
Contact Form 7
A documented profile of Contact Form 7 for simple, flexible WordPress contact forms.
Duplicator
A documented profile of Duplicator for WordPress backups, site packages, migrations, and cloning workflows.
Easy Digital Downloads
A documented profile of Easy Digital Downloads for selling digital products, downloads, and related customer workflows.
Elementor
A documented profile of Elementor for drag-and-drop page construction, design controls, and reusable visual layouts.
Jetpack
A documented profile of Jetpack as a modular WordPress service suite for security, performance, growth, and site-management capabilities.
LiteSpeed Cache
A documented profile of LiteSpeed Cache for WordPress sites running LiteSpeed server caching or QUIC.cloud.
MailPoet
A documented profile of MailPoet for WordPress email newsletters, subscriber lists, and automated email workflows.
Query Monitor
A documented profile of Query Monitor for debugging WordPress queries, errors, hooks, scripts, and HTTP requests.
Redirection
A documented profile of Redirection for managing 301 redirects and monitoring missing URLs during site changes.
ShortPixel
A documented profile of ShortPixel for image optimization workflows on media-heavy WordPress sites.
SureCart
A documented profile of SureCart for selling products, subscriptions, donations, and services through WordPress.
TablePress
A documented profile of TablePress for building and maintaining tables, imports, and interactive data displays in WordPress.
The Events Calendar
A documented profile of The Events Calendar for publishing and managing event listings on WordPress.
TranslatePress
A documented profile of TranslatePress for visual WordPress translation and multilingual-site workflows.
Two Factor
A documented profile of the WordPress.org Two Factor plugin for adding account-level two-factor authentication.
WooCommerce
A documented profile of WooCommerce for WordPress sites that need products, carts, checkout, and store operations.
WP Accessibility
A documented profile of WP Accessibility for selected WordPress accessibility remediation and authoring aids.
WP-Optimize
A documented profile of WP-Optimize for caching, database cleanup, and image-oriented performance workflows.
Yoast SEO
A documented profile of Yoast SEO for on-page guidance, technical SEO settings, and search appearance controls.
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Future recommendation briefs
WordPress Performance Plugins
An editorial shortlist framework for documenting which performance plugins suit different WordPress stacks and hosting environments.
WordPress Plugins for Designers
A planned editorial recommendation for designers who need dependable layout, typography, workflow, and handoff tools.