In this blog, check out all the important WordPress Plugins that every website shall have. The list of plugins are free and premium both.
Building anything isn’t an easy task and if you are alone it could be a nightmare or never-ending process. But with some help anything is easy. Technology makes our lives simple in many ways so why don’t we use it to make the best?
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We have already discussed how to make a Static Website using WordPress and it’s the foundation of the website. WordPress offers multiple plugins to make our work simple with ease.
Here are some important WordPress Plugins that every website shall have and you should too.
Important WordPress Plugins for Every Website:
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YoastSEO
Yoast SEO is the best SEO plugin with over 5 Million users. This plugin helps in adding a Title, Meta Description and Keyword for your content. It helps to post SEO friendly content which helps in better rankings on SERP.
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WooCommerce
WooCommerce is the best plugin for e-commerce website building. Adding products, cart and checkout pages are simple to create. A Secure Payment Gateway system with automatic tax calculations are integrated. It is customizable based on company products or brands.
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Tawk
Tawk is a live chat plugin that also monitors website visitors. Tawk is completely free and has no ads. It has a dashboard for insights on visitors and helps in customer engagement experience. We can create some default texts for regular use. Tawk can be enabled for multiple websites with a single account.
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Duplicator
Duplicator plugin can clone, migrate, copy and move all the content from one site to another. The database, plugins, themes and WordPress files of the website are stored in ZIP format to migrate it easily with zero downtime. Another key feature of Duplicator is Backup
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UpdraftPlus
UpdraftPlus is the best backup and restoration plugin with over 2 Million users. It is the only backup plugin which offers scheduled backups for free. Backups can be directly stored in Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3, UpdraftVault, FTP, Openstack Swift, email etc.
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Rank Math
Rank Math is another SEO plugin which acts like all in one plugin. Some of the key features are keyword tool plus rankings, SEO Analyser, Redirect manager, 404 monitors, AMP ready, Social Media Optimisation, XML sitemap, robots.txt, site verification tool, ping search engine etc
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Under Construction
Coming Soon Page, Under Construction & Maintenance Mode by Seedprod is a plugin everyone must-have. Website Development will take time and maintenance process should happen at regular intervals so by using this plugin the website will deliver the right message while being inactive or when it’s a new website.
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WP Forms
A Contact Form is simple to create now with WP Forms by WordPress. A Drag and Drop Contact Form Builder with 100% mobile responsiveness. It’s easy for the beginners and no need of any developers for contact form building.
Contact Form 7 and Ninja Contact plugins are also simple to use.
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W3 Total Cache
As we clean the cache regularly on our phones and laptops for cleaning up some space and to improve the speed. Similarly, W3 Total Cache helps website performance and experience. This plugin also helps in SERP rankings with the support of AMP.
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Header and Footer
Insert Headers and Footers by WP Beginner and Header Footer Code Manager by 99robots are two plugins (choose either of them) which help in inserting code in the header and footer section. This plugin places the code in the right place without disturbing the other code of the webpage or the whole website.
So these are just 10 out of thousands of plugins available on WordPress. Choose the right plugins for your website based on your need.
In addition, these plugins can also be a helping hand for your WordPress website.
- Akismet.
- XML Sitemap.
- Elementor.
- Smush Image Compressor.
- Word Fence.
- AMP.
- Monarch.
- MonsterInsights.
- WP rocket.
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