The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Plugins

Get the best and most useful plugins.

With nearly 60,000 free plugins available in the WordPress plugin repository, it's hard to know which ones to choose. To help you narrow your search, we've compiled research, statistics, and plugin popularity to bring you a comprehensive guide to the highest-rated plugins for WordPress.

Add more functionality.

Find the best plugins for marketing, development, security, and more.

Optimize your
site.

Increase traffic with SEO, make your site faster, and provide the best digital experiences.

Create with
agility.

No need to code everything yourself. Save time with plugins and focus on your business.

Take the hassle out of plugin maintenance.

WordPress plugins are a great way to optimize websites and add new functionality. From SEO  to eCommerce tools, plugins have the ability to significantly enhance your digital experiences without the need for custom code.

While plugins are a huge value add for many WordPress users, like any piece of software, they also require regular updates and maintenance to ensure that bugs and security vulnerabilities are patched.  

Updating and maintaining plugins is simply hard to keep up with, but it doesn’t have to be. Smart Plugin Manager, which automatically updates plugins to keep your sites secure, takes the hassle out of plugin maintenance so you can reclaim valuable time.

Add WP Engine Smart Plugin Manager to your account today.

Smart Plugin Manager is available to all WP Engine customers. Login to your WP Engine account to get started.