WordPress Plugins: The Ultimate Reference
What if you remembered every useful WordPress plugin you came across? That’s the goal here. This page is my ongoing library of WordPress plugins and resources. Everything I want to remember gets added ASAP. It differs from many large lists in that it will be maintained year after year. Note: this work is supported by affiliate links when available. But all resources must be noteworthy in their own right, because I’m not maintaining private bookmarks anymore, this list is it. -Seans
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Hosting: WordPress Only
WordPress hosting companies
Flywheel
Pressable
WP Engine
Pressidium
Kinsta
Presslabs
Pagely
Hosting: General
general hosting companies
GoDaddy
iPage
SiteGround
HostGator
DreamHost
Media Temple
Bluehost
Themes: Marketplaces
Themes: Authors
MyThemeShop
Rocket Theme
SKT Themes
Templatic
Elegant Themes
CSS Igniter
Tesla Themes
Graph Paper Press
StudioPress
Kopa Theme
Theme Junkie
ThemeFuse
CyberChimps
Themify
WP Zoom
ThemeIsle
Organic Themes
Gorilla Themes
Premium Coding
Obox Themes
Themezilla
Gabfire
Press75
Array Themes
WPeka
WPlook Studio
Themes Kingdom
The Theme Foundry
Themeum
UpThemes
Support
Plugin Marketplaces
Admin: General
Admin Columns
Admin Menu Editor
Adminize
OptionTree
tags: #wp-admin
Admin: Find & Replace
Better Search & Replace
Search & Replace
Search Regex
Real-Time Find and Replace
Admin: User Mgt.
WPFront User Role Editor
Simple History
tags: #permission | #role
Admin: White-Label
Admin: Maintenance
Coming Soon and Maintenance
Maintenance Mode
tags: #maintenance
Advertising: Management
AdSanity
Advanced Ads
WP Simple AdSense Insertion
tags: #advertising | #adsense
Advertising: Facebook
Advertising: Classifieds
Affiliate
AffiliateWP
Affiliates Manager
ThirstyAffiliates
Easy Affiliate Links
Amazon JS
tags: #affiliate | #amazon
Analytics: Google
Monster Insights
Better Google Analytics
Google Analytics Dashboard
tags: #google analytics
Analytics: Tag Manager
DuracellTomi’s GTM
Tracking Code Manager
Insert Headers and Footers
Analytics: Other
Backup / Migration
Duplicator
All-in-One WP Migration
UpdraftPlus
BlogVault
BackupBuddy
WPBackItUp
VaultPress
tags: #backup | #migration
Caching
W3 Total Cache
WP Super Cache
WP Rocket
tags: #cache | #caching | #cdn
Categories
Ultimate Category Excluder
Category Sticky Post
Allow HTML in Category Desc
Add Category to Pages
tags: #category | #categories
Comments: Systems
Comments: Features
Subscribe to Comments Reloaded
Postmatic
Commenter Emails
Disable Comments
Delete All Comments Easily
Yoast Comment Hacks
CommentLuv
Comments: Avatars
Comments: Anti-Spam
Community
bbPress
BuddyPress
PeepSo
AnsPress
tags: #community | #discussion
| #forums
Compliance
Contact, Advanced
Gravity Forms
Ninja Forms
WPForms
Formidable Pro
tags: #contact | #form | #feedback
Contact, Free
Contact Form 7
Fast Secure Contact Form
Leadin
tags: #contactform7
Contact: Anti-Spam
CSS
Simple Custom CSS
tags: #custom css | #styles
Custom Fields
Advanced Custom Fields
Custom Field Suite
Custom Post Types & Fields
tags: #custom field | #fields
Developer
Directory
Business Directory Plugin
GeoDirectory
Connections Business Directory
tags: #directory | #biz-directory
Donations
Ecommerce: General
WooCommerce
tags: #woocommerce | #shop | #store | #e-commerce | #ecommerce
Ecommerce: Suites
WooCommerce Extensions
WooCommerce Customizer
Booster for WooCommerce
Ecommerce: Cart
Ecommerce: Comparison
YITH WooCommerce Compare
YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter
WooCommerce Products Filter
YIKES Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce
Ecommerce: Customer
Ecommerce: Pricing
Ecommerce: Shipping
WooCommerce Advanced Free Shipping
WooCommerce Advanced Shipping
PDF Invoices & Packing Slips
AfterShip WooCommerce Tracking
WooCommerce Stock Manager
Ecommerce: Analytics
WooCommerce AdWords Conversion
WooCommerce AdWords Remarketing
Ecommerce: Import/Export
Editors: Front End
Beaver Builder
– Ultimate Addons for Beaver
– Beaver Addons
Page Builder by SiteOrigin
Visual Composer
MotoPress Content Editor
Editus
The Divi Builder
Themify Builder
Live Composer
Editors: Editor
Email: Newsletters
MailPoet Newsletters
Newsletter
tags: #newsletter | #mailchimp
Email: Integration
Email: Lead Capture
Email: Anti-Spam
Events: Calendars
The Events Calendar
Event Organizer
Events Manager
Event Espresso
tags: #event
Events: Booking
Booking Calendar
WP Simple Booking Calendar
Pinpoint Booking System Pro
tags: #appointment | #availability calendar | #bookings | #booking calendar | #reservations
Fonts
Gallery
Foo Gallery
Gallery
NextGEN Gallery
Envira Gallery
HUGE-IT Portfolio Gallery
tags: #gallery | #album | #portfolio
Headers & Footers
Header and Footer
Insert Headers & Footers
Footer Putter
tags: #header | #footer
Help Desk
Awesome Support
tags: #help | #helpdesk | #support
Images: Media Mgt.
Media Library Assistant
Enhanced Media Library
Media from FTP
tags: #image | #photo | #picture
Images: Compression
Images: Thumbnails
Images: Widgets
Images: Other
Industry-Specific
Landing Pages
Local: Reviews
Yoast Local SEO
Yelp Widget Pro
Yellow Pages Reviews
tags: #local seo
Local: Schema
Local: Maps
Membership
MemberMouse
MemberPress
Restrict Content Pro
iThemes Exchange
WooCommerce Memberships
Memberium
tags: #membership
Multisite
Navigation: Menu
Navigation: In-Page
Notification Bars
WP Notification Bars
WP Notification Bar Pro
WPFront Notification Bar
tags: #notification bar
News
WP News and Scrolling Widgets
News Announcement Scroll
Ditty News Ticker
tags: #news | #latest news | #news widget
Optimization
WP Optimize
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions
tags: #optimize | #clean
Podcasting
Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting
Smart Podcast Player
Seriously Simple Podcasting
tags: #podcast | #audio
Posts: Related
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
Jetpack
Related Posts for WordPress
tags: #related posts
Posts: Popular
WordPress Popular Posts
Jetpack
WP Tab Widget
Top 10
tags: #popular
Posts: Types
Pods
Custom Post Type UI
Toolset Types
Easy Content Types
tags: #custom post types
Posts: Rating
Posts: Planning
Editorial Calendar
Edit Flow
CoSchedule
tags: #editorial calendar
Posts: Misc.
Duplicate Post
Public Post Preview
WP Old Post Date Remover
Liveblog
Just Writing
tags: #duplicate posts
Reviews
WP Product Review
WP Customer Reviews
Good Reviews for WordPress
tags: #rating | #reviews | #testimonials
Search
Security: Suites
Wordfence
All In One WP Security & Firewall
iThemes Security (Better WP Security)
tags: #security | #firewall
Security: 2-Factor
Rublon Two-Factor Authentication
Google Authenticator – Two Factor Auth
tags: #authentication
Security: Login Protect
Login Lockdown
Rename wp-login.php
Force Strong Passwords
Jetpack
tags: #login | #passwords | #permissions
Security: Misc.
SEO: General
Yoast SEO
All In One SEO Pack
The SEO Framework
tags: #seo | #search engine optimization
SEO: Redirection
Redirection
Quick Page/Post Redirect Plugin
Safe Redirect Manager
Linker
Pretty Link
Page Links To
SEO: Sitemaps
SEO: Schema etc.
WP SEO Structured Data
All In One Schema.org
WPSSO
tags: #microdata | #microformat | #schema.org
Sharing
Floating Social Bar
Jetpack
Simple Sharing icons
AddToAny Share Buttons
AddThis Share Buttons
tags: #share buttons | #social buttons
Shortcodes
Sliders
Slider Revolution
Meta Slider
Master Slider
Crelly Slider
tags: #slider | #carousel | #slideshow
Social: General
Super Socializer
Feed Them Social
Social Icons Widget by WPZOOM
OnePress Social Locker
tags: #social-media
Social: Facebook
Custom Facebook Feed
Easy Facebook Like Box
Facebook Widget
Facebook comments WordPress
tags: #facebook
Social: Twitter
Rotating Tweets
Twitter Widget with Styling
Better Click To Tweet
tags: #twitter
Social: Instagram
Instagram Feed
Instagram Feed WD
Instagram Widget by WPZOOM
Instagram Slider Widget
tags: #instagram
Social: Pinterest
Pinterest “Pin It” Button
jQuery Pin It Button For Images
tags: #pinterest
Social: YouTube
YouTube Embed Plugin
YouTube Channel Gallery
YouTube Widget Responsive
tags: #youtube
Tables
TablePress
tags: #table | #data
Widgets
Widget Logic
Restrict Widgets
Display Widgets
Widgets on Pages
Gabfire Widget Pack
Q2W3 Fixed Widget
Misc.
Other: Forums
wordpress.org/support/
wordpress.stackexchange.com
reddit.com/r/wordpress
quora.com/topic/wordpress
Also find the forums of your theme provider, plugin providers, etc.