About 60‘000 WordPress plugins have been contributed to the
WordPress.org Plugin
Directory.
Millions of websites are powered by these plugins, developed and maintained by an amazing open-source community around the globe.
Originally meant to celebrate the 20th anniversary of WordPress, this table showcases the 108 most popular WordPress plugins in a unique way.
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This plugin has been installed on over 10 million websites and maintains a 4.5/5 rating. It was first published in May 2016.
The Elementor Website Builder has it all: drag and drop page builder, Atomic Editor, pixel perfect design, global and reusable style systems, mobile r …
This plugin has been installed on over 10 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in October 2010.
Real-time SEO guidance, schema, and AI built in. Help search engines and AI systems understand your content. All AI tools included, no hidden fees.
This plugin has been installed on over 10 million websites and maintains a 4/5 rating. It was first published in August 2007.
Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.
This plugin has been installed on over 8 million websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in October 2017.
Enables the previous "classic" editor and the old-style Edit Post screen with TinyMCE, Meta Boxes, etc. Supports all plugins that extend this screen.
This plugin has been installed on over 7 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in January 2016.
All-in-one unbeatable acceleration & PageSpeed improvement: caching, image/CSS/JS optimization...
This plugin has been installed on over 7 million websites and maintains a 4.5/5 rating. It was first published in September 2011.
Everything you need to launch an online store in days and keep it growing for years. From your first sale to millions in revenue, Woo is with you.
This plugin has been installed on over 5 million websites and maintains a 4.2/5 rating. It was first published in October 2019.
Site Kit is a one-stop solution for WordPress users to use everything Google has to offer to make them successful on the web.
This plugin has been installed on over 5 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in March 2016.
The best WordPress contact form plugin. Drag & Drop form builder to create beautiful contact forms, payment forms, & other custom forms.
This plugin has been installed on over 5 million websites and maintains a 4.5/5 rating. It was first published in January 2014.
Trusted by 60M+ sites: The gold standard for WordPress migration and backup. Migrate, backup, and restore your WordPress site with one click.
This plugin has been installed on over 5 million websites and maintains a 4.7/5 rating. It was first published in April 2012.
Firewall, Malware Scanner, Two Factor Auth, and Comprehensive Security Features, powered by our 24-hour team. Make security a priority with Wordfence.
This plugin has been installed on over 4 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in September 2007.
Make email delivery easy for WordPress. Connect with SMTP, Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, Mailgun, SES, Zoho, + more. Rated #1 WordPress SMTP Email plugin.
This plugin has been installed on over 4 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in November 2018.
Grow your organic traffic and AI visibility with powerful SEO tools, XML sitemaps, Schema automation, and built-in AI SEO, all in one place.
This plugin has been installed on over 3 million websites and maintains a 4.7/5 rating. It was first published in December 2007.
The go-to tool for cloning posts and pages, including the powerful Rewrite & Republish feature.
This plugin has been installed on over 3 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in May 2012.
Backup, restore or migrate your WordPress website to another host or domain. Schedule backups or run manually. Migrate in minutes.
This plugin has been installed on over 3 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in May 2016.
Duplicate Posts, Pages and Custom Posts easily using single click
This plugin has been installed on over 3 million websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in March 2015.
Easily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate.
This plugin has been installed on over 3 million websites and maintains a 3.7/5 rating. It was first published in January 2011.
Improve your WP security with powerful one-click tools like backup, WAF, and malware scan. Includes free tools like stats, CDN and social sharing.
This plugin has been installed on over 3 million websites and maintains a 3.5/5 rating. It was first published in November 2023.
Simplified WordPress management. Manage site info, maintenance, security, & redirects.
This plugin has been installed on over 2 million websites and maintains a 4.7/5 rating. It was first published in March 2007.
AIOSEO is the WordPress SEO plugin. Boost SEO rankings with AI SEO tools, schema, meta descriptions, XML sitemaps & rank tracking.
This plugin has been installed on over 2 million websites and maintains a 4.4/5 rating. It was first published in September 2007.
Manage 301 redirects, track 404 errors, and improve your site. No knowledge of Apache or Nginx required.
This plugin has been installed on over 2 million websites and maintains a 3.1/5 rating. It was first published in May 2010.
Import posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, tags and more from a WordPress export file.
This plugin has been installed on over 2 million websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in May 2021.
Enables the previous "classic" widgets settings screens in Appearance - Widgets and the Customizer. Disables the block editor from managing widgets.
This plugin has been installed on over 2 million websites and maintains a 4.5/5 rating. It was first published in September 2007.
The best free Google Analytics plugin for WordPress. See how visitors find and use your website so you can grow your business with powerful analytics.
This plugin has been installed on over 2 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in April 2015.
Change wp-login.php to anything you want.
This plugin has been installed on over 2 million websites and maintains a 4.5/5 rating. It was first published in March 2011.
ACF helps customize WordPress with powerful, professional and intuitive fields. Proudly powering over 2 million sites, WordPress developers love ACF.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in July 2017.
Elementor addon offering 120+ widgets and templates — Elementor Gallery, Slider, Form, Post Grid, Menu, Accordion, WooCommerce & more.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.5/5 rating. It was first published in June 2007.
Extends and enhances the block editor (Gutenberg) and the classic editor (TinyMCE).
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in July 2019.
Join millions who empower their websites with ElementsKit Elementor Addons. Get templates, & 100+ widgets like header-footer, mega menu, custom widget
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in July 2017.
The growing library of 300+ ready-to-use templates that work with all WordPress themes including Astra, Hello, OceanWP, GeneratePress and more
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in August 2016.
WordPress login security with brute force protection, Two-factor authentication (2FA/MFA), firewall, IP/country blocking, and login monitoring
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in June 2013.
The #1 Mailchimp plugin for WordPress. Allows you to add a multitude of newsletter sign-up methods to your site.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.7/5 rating. It was first published in June 2012.
An easy, clean, and simple way to enhance your site with code snippets.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in July 2013.
Translate WordPress plugins and themes directly in your browser. Versatile PO file editor with integrated AI translation providers.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.7/5 rating. It was first published in May 2011.
Allows administrators to globally disable comments on their site. Comments can be disabled according to post type. Multisite friendly.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.3/5 rating. It was first published in November 2007.
A very fast caching engine for WordPress that produces static html files.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.3/5 rating. It was first published in January 2015.
A simple plugin to update URLs or other text in a database.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in May 2012.
Cookie banner, cookie consent and cookie notice plugin for GDPR and CCPA. Auto cookie blocking, Consent Mode v2, policy pages and preference center.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in June 2011.
The best WordPress backup and migration plugin. Quickly and easily backup ,migrate, copy, move, or clone your site from one location to another.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.6/5 rating. It was first published in August 2016.
file manager provides you ability to edit, delete, upload, download, copy and paste files and folders.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.2/5 rating. It was first published in November 2014.
Boost your website performance and page speed, and increase conversions with powerful caching, frontend, media, and environment optimizations.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 5/5 rating. It was first published in August 2025.
Launch and grow your email marketing effortlessly with Hostinger Reach. Collect contacts, sync subscribers, and send emails – all in one, AI powered.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.7/5 rating. It was first published in June 2018.
Publish your cookie banner or notice in minutes. Automatically scan cookies, and create policies to align with GDPR, CCPA, and Google Consent Mode.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in January 2016.
Loginizer is a WordPress security plugin which helps you fight against bruteforce attacks.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in August 2013.
The simplest and fastest WP Cache system
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 1.6/5 rating. It was first published in April 2026.
Manage your WordPress site with AI - create content, install plugins, and perform site management tasks effortlessly.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in July 2014.
Securely upload SVG files to your media library, with built-in sanitization and advanced features for styling and animation.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.6/5 rating. It was first published in February 2010.
Admin UI for creating custom content types like post types and taxonomies
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.5/5 rating. It was first published in May 2021.
Secure your WordPress site from brute-force attacks, threats, malware, and bots. Free to use and easy to set up.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in January 2009.
Get caching and more with this powerful cache plugin. Cache, optimize images, clean your database and minify for maximum performance.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.6/5 rating. It was first published in March 2011.
A better way to manage dozens of WordPress websites.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in July 2015.
Enable SVG uploads and sanitize them to stop XML/SVG vulnerabilities in your WordPress website.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.3/5 rating. It was first published in April 2015.
Make popups & optin forms to get more email newsletter subscribers, leads, and sales - #1 most popular popup builder plugin!
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in June 2005.
Generate multiple types of sitemaps to improve SEO and get your website indexed quickly.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.4/5 rating. It was first published in May 2012.
Great looking maintenance, coming soon & under construction pages. Put your site under maintenance in minutes.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.7/5 rating. It was first published in June 2018.
Gutenberg blocks for existing Spectra websites. Maintained, stable, and fully supported — no action needed on your part.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 1.7/5 rating. It was first published in January 2024.
Automatically resize, optimize, and convert images to WebP and AVIF. Compress images in bulk or on upload to boost your WordPress site performance.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.3/5 rating. It was first published in March 2016.
Import your demo content, widgets and theme settings with one click. Theme authors! Enable simple theme demo import for your users.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in June 2012.
Comprehensive image optimization with WebP, AVIF, Lazy Load, and more. Optimize images automatically for Faster Sites and Happy Visitors.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.7/5 rating. It was first published in June 2013.
Protect your website investment with All-In-One Security (AIOS) – a comprehensive and easy to use security plugin designed especially for WordPress.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in July 2014.
Formerly "Instagram Feed". Display clean, customizable, and responsive Instagram feeds from multiple accounts. Supports Instagram oEmbeds.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.6/5 rating. It was first published in August 2008.
Regenerate the thumbnails for one or more of your image uploads. Useful when changing their sizes or your theme.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in December 2008.
Compress and optimize images, enable lazy load, serve WebP & AVIF, and speed up your site with a global image CDN.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 5/5 rating. It was first published in July 2011.
Multibyte functionality enhancement for the WordPress Japanese package.
This plugin has been installed on over 1 million websites and maintains a 4.3/5 rating. It was first published in January 2016.
Image optimization in 1‑click: compress, resize & convert to WebP/AVIF – free up to 20MB/month. Enjoy the easiest WordPress image optimizer to set up.
This plugin has been installed on over 900 thousand websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in November 2019.
Embed Google reviews fast and easily into your WordPress site. Increase SEO, trust and sales using Google reviews.
This plugin has been installed on over 900 thousand websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in January 2019.
All-in-one WordPress backup, migration and staging plugin — schedule automatic backups, restore in one click, and migrate or clone sites safely.
This plugin has been installed on over 900 thousand websites and maintains a 4.4/5 rating. It was first published in October 2013.
Redux is a simple, truly extensible, and fully responsive options framework for WordPress themes and plugins. It ships with an integrated demo.
This plugin has been installed on over 900 thousand websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in March 2010.
Translate WordPress with Google Translate multilanguage plugin using AI translation. Complete multilingual SEO solution, WooCommerce compatible.
This plugin has been installed on over 900 thousand websites and maintains a 4.4/5 rating. It was first published in July 2009.
Search Engine (SEO) & Performance Optimization (WPO) via caching. Integrated caching: CDN, Page, Minify, Object, Fragment, Database support.
This plugin has been installed on over 900 thousand websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in July 2013.
Consent management platform for WordPress — GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy cookie consent, autoblocking, consent records, Google Consent Mode v2 & GPC.
This plugin has been installed on over 800 thousand websites and maintains a 2.7/5 rating. It was first published in May 2021.
Native integration with Google that allows merchants to easily display their products across Google’s network.
This plugin has been installed on over 800 thousand websites and maintains a 3.4/5 rating. It was first published in April 2020.
Securely accept credit and debit cards on your WooCommerce store. Manage payments without leaving your WordPress dashboard. Only with WooPayments.
This plugin has been installed on over 800 thousand websites and maintains a 4.7/5 rating. It was first published in September 2011.
Go multilingual in a simple and efficient way. Keep writing posts and taxonomy terms as usual while defining their languages all at once.
This plugin has been installed on over 800 thousand websites and maintains a 4.7/5 rating. It was first published in July 2009.
Autoptimize speeds up your website by optimizing JS, CSS, images (incl. lazy-load), HTML and Google Fonts, asyncing JS, removing emoji cruft and more.
This plugin has been installed on over 800 thousand websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in November 2015.
Responsive slider plugin to create sliders in visual editor easily. Build beautiful image slider, layer slider, video slider, post slider, and more.
This plugin has been installed on over 800 thousand websites and maintains a 4.2/5 rating. It was first published in May 2012.
A trustworthy message storage plugin for Contact Form 7.
This plugin has been installed on over 800 thousand websites and maintains a 2.8/5 rating. It was first published in October 2020.
PayPal's latest payment processing solution. Accept PayPal, Pay Later, credit/debit cards, alternative digital wallets and bank accounts.
This plugin has been installed on over 700 thousand websites and maintains a 4.5/5 rating. It was first published in September 2013.
Advanced tag management for WordPress with Google Tag Manager
This plugin has been installed on over 700 thousand websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in December 2017.
Get a fast contact form plugin. Create advanced forms using drag and drop form builder with all smart features.
This plugin has been installed on over 700 thousand websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in January 2009.
Sophisticated antispam plugin for effective daily comment and trackback spam-fighting. Built with data protection and privacy in mind.
This plugin has been installed on over 700 thousand websites and maintains a 3.1/5 rating. It was first published in May 2016.
Accept debit and credit cards in 135+ currencies, many local methods like Alipay, ACH, and SEPA, and express checkout with Apple Pay and Google Pay.
This plugin has been installed on over 700 thousand websites and maintains a 5/5 rating. It was first published in August 2013.
MainWP Child establishes a secure link between your WordPress sites and your self-hosted MainWP Dashboard, simplifying site management.
This plugin has been installed on over 700 thousand websites and maintains a 4.6/5 rating. It was first published in October 2010.
Harden your site security with Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Vulnerability Scanner, Firewall, and more. Formerly iThemes Security.
This plugin has been installed on over 700 thousand websites and maintains a 4.7/5 rating. It was first published in February 2018.
The most installed WordPress plugin for WhatsApp: a customizable floating button that turns your visitors into chats, leads and sales.
This plugin has been installed on over 700 thousand websites and maintains a 4.5/5 rating. It was first published in March 2010.
User Role Editor WordPress plugin makes user roles and capabilities changing easy. Edit/add/delete WordPress user roles and capabilities.
This plugin has been installed on over 700 thousand websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in November 2014.
Want to boost sales & marketing efforts? Use your favorite forms & builder. Unlimited popups & impressions, keep your data, no monthly subscription.
This plugin has been installed on over 700 thousand websites and maintains a 4.9/5 rating. It was first published in January 2014.
Easy Drag & Drop Page Builder. A complete solution to create a WordPress Website, Custom Themes, Landing Pages, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Pages.
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in October 2017.
WhatsApp Chat. Let's make your Web page visitors contact you through 'WhatsApp', 'WhatsApp Business'. Add matching Widget
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 4.2/5 rating. It was first published in January 2010.
The Events Calendar: #1 calendar plugin for WordPress. Create/manage events (virtual too!) on your site with the free plugin.
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 4.5/5 rating. It was first published in July 2022.
Backup, restores, and migration with Backuply are fairly simple with a wide range of storage options from Local Backups, FTP to cloud options like AWS …
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 5/5 rating. It was first published in June 2012.
Embed beautiful, accessible, and interactive tables into your WordPress website’s posts and pages, without having to write code!
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 4.4/5 rating. It was first published in June 2009.
Easily replace any attached image/file by simply uploading a new file in the Media Library edit view - a real time saver!
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 4.4/5 rating. It was first published in December 2015.
Easily add Custom CSS or JS to your website with an awesome editor.
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 4.5/5 rating. It was first published in September 2010.
Sort posts and custom post type objects using a drag-and-drop, sortable JavaScript AJAX interface, or through the default WordPress dashboard
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in January 2021.
Free WP Mail SMTP plugin - fix WordPress email deliverability with Gmail, Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Cloudflare, Postmark, Brevo and any SMTP.
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in June 2021.
Elementor templates, Header footer builder, Elementor Post Grid, Woocommerce Grid builder, Slider, Forms, Gallery, Nav menu addons, Elementor widgets.
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in August 2018.
20+ Gutenberg Blocks with endless options, enabling top-notch efficiency for high-performance dynamic website creation.
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in September 2018.
Best WordPress form builder plugin. Create contact forms, payment forms & order forms with 1000+ integrations.
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 4.2/5 rating. It was first published in November 2011.
The Sucuri WordPress Security plugin is a security toolset for security integrity monitoring, malware detection and security hardening.
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 4.4/5 rating. It was first published in September 2015.
Adds a user friendly and fully automatic way to create and display a table of contents generated from the page content.
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 4.8/5 rating. It was first published in December 2013.
Easy to use Under Construction Page & Coming Soon Page. Enable Under Construction Mode in seconds & show you're Under Construction!
This plugin has been installed on over 600 thousand websites and maintains a 5/5 rating. It was first published in March 2017.
Save and manage Contact Form 7 messages. Never lose important data. It is a lightweight contact form 7 database plugin.