Here is a list of 20 popular and useful plugins that can enhance the functionality of a WordPress website:
- Yoast SEO: Optimizes website content for search engines
- Akismet: Anti-spam plugin
- WPForms: Drag-and-drop form builder
- WP Smush: Optimizes images for faster loading times
- Gravity Forms: Advanced form builder
- Advanced Custom Fields: Custom field creator for posts and pages
- WP-Optimize: Cleans up and optimizes the database
- W3 Total Cache: Caching plugin for improved website performance
- Contact Form 7: Contact form plugin
- BackupWordPress: Backup plugin for regularly saving a website’s files and database
- WP Super Cache: Caching plugin for faster page load times
- WP-CLI: Command-line interface for WordPress
- Google Analytics for WordPress: Adds Google Analytics tracking code to the website
- Yoast SEO: Optimizes website content for search engines
- WP-Sweep: Cleans up and optimizes the database
- NextGEN Gallery: Image gallery plugin
- Shortcodes Ultimate: Adds a library of shortcodes for styling and formatting content
- Redirection: Manages 301 redirects and keeps track of 404 errors
- Gravity Forms: Advanced form builder
- Advanced Custom Fields: Custom field creator for posts and pages
Please keep in mind that the appropriateness of these plugins will depend on your specific website’s functionality, performance and security needs and using all of the above is not necessary. It is also important to make sure that the plugin is compatible with your current version of WordPress, and you should always back up your site before installing any plugin.