If you could only have 3-5 plugins for WordPress...

[The Curator]

I appreciated it when everyone shared their top SEO tools in this previous thread.

Now I want to know what everyone thinks are the top mandatory plugins that WordPress site owners need to have to have a robust and high performance website (not talking about loading times but marketability).

Appreciate any replies!

 

[Xalion]

Wordfence.
WP Fastest Cache
Yoast

 

[MonkeyClaws13]

If not talking about loading times, but marketability, I go with these(some depending on the niche or type of site):
NextScripts
AddtoAny
Social Login
One for email optin, can't remember the name :/
AIO SEO pack

 

[WeWontBeAlone]

Depends on the site tbh

 

[MonkeyClaws13]

Depends on the site tbh

Are there any plugins you would use in particular, depending on each type of site?

 

[blogzandstuff]

Easybay pro for live auctions in posts and sidebar
Easyazon to add amazon products to posts.
So I use either depending on client need

 

[Dwain Stewart]

1. Wp Rocket
2. Thrive Content Builder
3. Yoast SEO

 

[Kuldheep89]

Go Daddy Quick Start
Akismet Anti-Spam
Hello Dolly
Yoast SEO
Limit Login Attempts

 

[stevesolo]

Mine is,

Yoast SEO
WordFence
Next scripts
Social icons
WP smush

 

[SEO]

I have a lot, so I'll provide a few variations. There are other plugins I would recommend in general, but I'm trying to filter them just for marketability.

Core:

• Yoast (for OG tags)
• Microblog Poster (Way better than NextScript's SNAP)
• OptinMonster (now a SaaS, but I bought when it was a plugin)
• Anti-Spam Bee
• Monarch by Elegant Themes (turn off share counts, they're slow. This is true for all social sharing plugins)

Variations based on site:

Link cloaking: Thirsty Affiliates (I own Pretty Links Pro, but I prefer Thirsty)
Membership site: Restrict Content Pro or Paid Memberships Pro
Selling your own affiliate product: AffiliateWP
Display ads: Ad Insterter Pro
Additional social media promotion: Post Promoter Pro
Selling online courses: WP Courseware
Review site: WP Rich Snippets

 

[aidenhera]

wp rocket
yoast
some silo plugin which name i forgot
something for copy protection
WP Statistics
possibly imagify or wp smush for images
updraft

 

[Initial Effort]

BackupBuddy, MonsterInsights, Yoast Seo, W3 total cache, Akismet

 

[Naulex]

As a lot of people is answering, in my opinion, it depends on the website but some plugins that I always install are:

• Yoast By Seo (Yeah, everyone seems to use the same, but hey, it seems to work!)
• W3 Total Cache (a lot of people in the thread is using WP Rocket, I should take a look)
• SumoMe (sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it)
• WP Smush (oh, those pictures... )
• And recently, AMP

 

[blackbeans]

My dream plugin would be one that would automatically search FB groups, join for me, then post my blog posts in realtime on a cherry picked basis.

This needs AI to work properly

 

[Crashtest]

Visual composer
Anti-spam Bee
Duracell Tomi's GTM