Recommended Plugins

Some of the best free WordPress plugins from the official open source wordpress.org plugin library.

These are my personal recommendations from experience, all installed, tried & tested. I keep an eye on them and remove any plugins if they are not updated for over two years, as they lack sufficient support, as software needs to be kept up to date. Full plugin details are pulled in automatically from the official library, including: Last updated, Compatibility (latest version), Tested up to (WP version), Download count and Rating.

See “Jason’s comments” after plugin details, for tips & suggestions related to the plugin.

I’ve listed about 50 recommended plugins here, for various solutions. I usually install about a dozen WordPress plugins by default.

Read more about WordPress website security, protection, prevention, where I list a few good plugins to assist.

I’ve expanded my recommendations to the Premium WordPress market which has exploded over the last few years to provide some quality standalone products and worthwhile upgrades.

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Sucuri Security

Mar 202016

Sucuri Security has many features, which I’m still exploring. This plugin can scan for malware. The free version will only scan the front end of your website, if you want it to scan the back end of your site, you will need to pay for an account. I’ve recently used it to harden (make more secure) WordPress folders, check for vulnerabilities and re-download all plugins which originate from the WordPress plugin library. Read up on other WordPress security related plugins and strategies.

Plugin Inspector

Mar 162016

WordPress Plugin Name: Plugin Author: WordPress profile: Contributors: Version: Last updated: () Compatibility (latest version): (of votes) Tested up to (WP version): WP Download count: Rating: (out of 5) Description | Screenshots | Other notes | Latest Change | Tags | + Jason’s comments Description Checks plugins for deprecated WordPress functions, known security vulnerabilities and some unsafe PHP functions. See the WordPress plugin library description of Plugin Inspector Screenshots: Other notes: Latest Change log entry: Tags: + Jason’s Comments Always good to make sure your WordPress website is healthy – a quick check up today could prevent headaches tomorrow. Read up on other WordPress security related plugins and strategies.

My WordPress Health Check

Mar 162016

Always good to make sure your WordPress website is healthy – a quick check up today could prevent headaches tomorrow. Read up on other WordPress security related plugins and strategies.

jQuery Smooth Scroll

Mar 162016

Simple – just activate for smooth transitions to all on page links and a scroll to top button lower right.

Recommended Plugins

Popup Maker

Nov 182015

This plugin superseeds the earlier version Easy Modal. First create a theme layout, but then it’s easy to the create pop-ups.

Recommended Plugins Tagged with: publishing

Better Search Replace

Oct 292015

I have switched to an alternative Search and Replace plugin which gives more details of the search result.

Recommended Plugins

WP ReCaptcha Integration

Jul 032015

Google have provided a new style of anti bot check box – “No Captcha” – just click a button. I use this plugin to integrate “No Captcha” for the login forms, post comments and for Contact Form 7 (replaces Really Simple CAPTCHA).

Site Origin Widgets Bundle

May 092015

These widgets work in any widget area – created by Site Origin which makes a Page Builder.

Recommended Plugins Tagged with: default plugin

Page Builder by SiteOrigin

May 092015

Page Builder by Site Origin makes content layout so easy. Add various blocks or widgets into your page. An easy responsive solution for managing page content. Check out Site Origin Widget Bundle too. A simple theme to use with this plugin is SiteOrigin’s Vantage theme. I can provide installation, setup and premium upgrade for SiteOrigin Vantage Theme and Page Builder. Contact me. Check out some other Page Builders made especially for certain themes, such as Elegantthemes.

Recommended Plugins Tagged with: default plugin

Use Any Font

Mar 242015

If you can’t find the font family you want from regular web fonts or google fonts, then this plugin allows you to upload a font from your computer, to display on your website. You select various rules to show the font. Nifty!

Recommended Plugins

Better Font Awesome

Mar 132015

This is the big list of icons automatically kept up to date. For a smaller list try Genericon’d.

Recommended Plugins

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