WordPress Plugins are like apps for your WordPress site. They allow you to add features and customization to your WordPress site. Think contact form, photo galleries, etc.
You can install plugins from your WordPress dashboard by clicking on the Plugins page.
There are currently more than 58,000 free plugins available for WordPress. There are also paid plugins sold by third-party websites and developers.
Here is our list of essential plugins that you should install on your site right away. All of them are free.
Features
WPForms Lite – Allows you to add a contact form to your WordPress site.
Envira Gallery Lite – Add beautiful image galleries to your WordPress site
MonsterInsights – Connect your website with Google Analytics and see how visitors find and use your website, so you can keep them coming back.
SeedProd – Drag and drop page builder for creating completely custom designs & layouts without any technical know how.
Website Optimization
All in One SEO – Improve your WordPress SEO and get more traffic from Google
WP Super Cache – Free WordPress caching plugin that helps improve your website speed
PushEngage – Helps increase website traffic by letting you connect with visitors after they leave your website. Push notifications are top 5 traffic source for WPBeginner.
Security
Updraft Plus – Create automatic scheduled backups of your website
Sucuri – Website security audit and malware scanner
Extras
WooCommerce – makes it easy to set up an online store and sell physical products.
MemberPress – makes it easy to create and sell online courses and digital memberships.
Smash Balloon – makes it easy to add social media widgets for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
OptinMonster – helps you get more email subscribers and optimize website conversion rate.
Uncanny Automator – helps you set up automated workflows to streamline your small business workflows and save time.
WP Mail SMTP – fixes WordPress email deliverability issues with PHP Mail configurations on managed WordPress hosting providers.
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