WordPress plugins

Understand each tool’s purpose, free and paid features, and limitations before choosing.

Comparisons and selections

25 WooCommerce payment plugins

Compare 25 plugins for taking payments with WooCommerce. Examine local methods, actual costs, block checkout and the tests to run before launch.

Comparisons and selections

25 plugins for managing the WordPress media library

Compare 25 plugins for finding, organizing, auditing and renaming WordPress media. Test virtual folders and URLs before changing the site.

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Elementor

Build pages by dragging and dropping text, image, and button widgets.

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WooCommerce

Turn WordPress into a store with a product catalogue, orders, and payment and shipping options.

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Yoast SEO

Support writing with SEO and readability analyses, and structure information for search engines.

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Wordfence Security

Combine a web application firewall, file scanning, and login protection with two-factor authentication.

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UpdraftPlus

Schedule backups, restore site components, and migrate them to another installation.

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Contact Form 7

Create contact forms that can be embedded in posts and pages using a block or shortcode.

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WPForms Lite

Provide a drag-and-drop form builder to collect visitors’ enquiries.

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WP Mail SMTP

Configure WordPress emails to be sent through SMTP or email providers’ APIs.

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LiteSpeed Cache

Combine file optimisation, media lazy loading, and caching features to speed up WordPress.

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Autoptimize

Optimise HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with options for lazy loading and font optimisation.

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Polylang

Organise posts, pages, categories, and media in multiple languages, with URLs and a language switcher.

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TranslatePress

Translate pages visually from their public-facing view, including form and store content.

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Smush

Compress images and enable lazy loading to reduce the initial page weight.

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Redirection

Manage 301 redirects and track 404 errors to maintain links after URL changes.

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Yoast Duplicate Post

Clone posts or pages and open them as new drafts to reuse an editorial structure.

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Site Kit by Google

Bring data from Google services such as Search Console and Analytics into WordPress.

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The Events Calendar

Publish and organise a calendar of in-person or virtual events in WordPress.

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TablePress

Create embeddable tables with sorting, searching, and pagination, and import or export tabular data.

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Advanced Custom Fields

Add custom fields to editing screens to structure site information.

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Code Snippets

Centralise PHP snippets and reusable HTML content, with individual activation from the administration area.

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Regenerate Thumbnails

Regenerate thumbnail sizes after changing a theme or image dimensions, and optionally remove unused sizes.

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Classic Editor

Restore the classic editor and choose which editor is used for content and users.

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bbPress

Add discussion forums, topics, and replies to the WordPress environment.

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BuddyPress

Add member profiles, groups, connections, and private conversations to build a community.

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WordPress Importer

Import posts, pages, comments, authors, and taxonomies from a WordPress export file.