{"id":16851,"date":"2018-08-30T13:06:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T10:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=16851"},"modified":"2023-09-08T14:57:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T11:57:34","slug":"most-popular-wordpress-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/most-popular-wordpress-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are the 10 Most Popular WordPress Plugins of All Time (Based on Data)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are over 60,000+ plugins in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official WordPress plugin repository<\/a>. That&#8217;s, <em>like<\/em>, a lot. Of course, not all of them receive regular updates and use, but the ones we are going to talk about today don&#8217;t fit those criteria. No, this post is focused on\u00a0<strong>the most popular WordPress plugins of all time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>Ever wonder which plugins get used the most? Wonder no more &#8211; we did the math! Below, you&#8217;ll find the data-backed list (<em>i.e. this is not an opinion list<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ti-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='ti-tweet_wrapper'>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_text'>\n\t\t    \t\t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Here+are+the+10+most+popular+%23WordPress+%23plugins+of+all+time+%F0%9F%93%8A+based+on+%23data%21&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/most-popular-wordpress-plugins\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Here are the 10 most popular #WordPress #plugins of all time \ud83d\udcca based on #data!<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_sharebtn'>\n\t\t    \t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Here+are+the+10+most+popular+%23WordPress+%23plugins+of+all+time+%F0%9F%93%8A+based+on+%23data%21&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/most-popular-wordpress-plugins\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<h2>10 most popular WordPress plugins of all time<\/h2>\n<p>Based on the actual active installations from WordPress.org, these are the 10 most popular WordPress plugins of all time from the\u00a060,000+ plugins that are currently available.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n<h3>1. Yoast SEO<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-wordpress-seo\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=772307132  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wordpress-seo\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3257862\" alt=\"Yoast SEO &#8211; Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Yoast SEO &#8211; Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-seo\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wordpress-seo\/assets\/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3419908 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/yoast\/\">Yoast<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 27.4<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> April 14, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/wordpress-seo.27.4.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/wordpress-seo\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t96%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/wordpress-seo.27.4.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t10,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-seo\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 6.8+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper--><link rel='stylesheet' id='dashicons-css' href='https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/css\/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.8.5' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='wppic-style-css' href='https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/dist\/wppic-styles.css?ver=6.1.1' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1\" id=\"jquery-core-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1\" id=\"jquery-migrate-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"wppic-script-js-extra\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar wppicAjax = {\"ajaxurl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themeisle.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php\"};\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/assets\/js\/wppic-script.min.js?ver=6.1.1\" id=\"wppic-script-js\"><\/script>\n\n<p>One of the plugins that gets a lot of love from people is, without a doubt, Yoast SEO. This plugin is used by (almost) everyone who has a blog or site on WordPress. In fact, it can be hard to find websites that DON&#8217;T have Yoast SEO installed.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you&#8217;re one of those people who doesn&#8217;t use this plugin&#8230; well, it helps you <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/get-started-with-wordpress-seo\/\">improve the overall SEO<\/a> score of your articles and pages. With it, you can set your main keyword, the meta description, slug, SEO title, the alt attributes of your images, and it also recommends the best practices for good readability. It&#8217;s nice because the plugin offers stats and actionable advice on how to improve your work and, when everything is done by the book, you get the green light.<\/p>\n<p>Who can use Yoast SEO? I think it&#8217;s for everybody because we all want to <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/essential-seo-settings-wordpress\/\">rank better in the search engines<\/a>, don&#8217;t we?<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n<h3>2. Jetpack<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-jetpack\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/jetpack\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1898163425  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/jetpack\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2653649\" alt=\"Jetpack &#8211; WP Security, Backup, Speed, &amp; Growth\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Jetpack &#8211; WP Security, Backup, Speed, &amp; Growth<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/jetpack\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/jetpack\/assets\/icon.svg?rev=2819237 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/automattic\/\">Automattic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 15.7.1<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> April 16, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/jetpack.15.7.1.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/jetpack\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t76%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/jetpack.15.7.1.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t3,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/jetpack\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 6.8+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>Another plugin built by Automattic makes the top of the most popular WordPress plugins. This time, it&#8217;s Jetpack, a multipurpose tool that&#8217;s good at (almost) everything. It helps you with marketing, design, and security. Among its various features, you can find site analytics, <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-share-old-blog-posts\/\">automated social media posting<\/a>, multiple WordPress themes, spam filtering, <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/website-monitoring-services-to-monitor-wordpress-uptime\/\">downtime monitoring<\/a>, malware scanning, login <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/tighten-wordpress-security\/\">security<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/lazy-load-wordpress\/\">lazy image loading<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/content-delivery-network-for-wordpress\/\">CDN<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/jetpack\/\">Jetpack<\/a> comes in one free and three paid plans, so not all of its features are free of charge. The plugin is suitable for personal blogs, and for both startups and corporate businesses. It fits all the basic needs and all budgets.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n<h3>3. Akismet<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-akismet\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/akismet\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=216106518  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/akismet\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2900731\" alt=\"Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/akismet\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/akismet\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=2818463 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/automattic\/\">Automattic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 5.6<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> November 12, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/akismet.5.6.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/akismet\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t94%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/akismet.5.6.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t6,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/akismet\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 5.8+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>Not far from Yoast SEO when it comes to the number of downloads is Akismet Anti-Spam. <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/akismet\/\">Akismet<\/a> is a tool developed by Automattic, made to automatically block spam comments. Every day, we are spammed by either promotional links, irrelevant stories, malicious content or simply by mistake. And it&#8217;s very hard to filter them all by yourself, especially if you own a business that gets hundreds of comments per day.<\/p>\n<p>The plugin is good not only for automation but also for security purposes since it won&#8217;t allow malicious or problematic content to be published on your site.<\/p>\n<p>Akismet also checks all your <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/add-a-contact-form-to-wordpress\/\">contact form<\/a> submissions against their global database of spam, so you&#8217;ll be sure only the good and relevant information gets to you. The plugin is mandatory for blog and business owners who receive at least tens of comments daily.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n<h3>4. Wordfence Security<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-wordfence\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordfence\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1616098893  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wordfence\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wordfence\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2124102\" alt=\"Wordfence Security &#8211; Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1616098893  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wordfence\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2124102\" alt=\"Wordfence Security &#8211; Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Wordfence Security &#8211; Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordfence\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wordfence\/assets\/icon.svg?rev=2070865 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/mmaunder\/\">Mark Maunder<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 8.1.4<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> December 20, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/wordfence.8.1.4.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/wordfence\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t94%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/wordfence.8.1.4.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordfence\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 4.7+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>As you can see, the most popular WordPress plugins are diverse and come with a wide range of features. Now, Wordfence is a plugin focused solely on security. It was created with one mission in mind: to keep your web assets safe. It&#8217;s able to accomplish that using several tools.<\/p>\n<p>First, Wordfence puts a firewall on your site to keep it away from malicious traffic. Apart from that, it also utilizes a malware scanner which blocks suspected external attempts to log in to your site, and it provides a secure login system.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s nice about this plugin is that it provides alerts every time something weird happens on your site. By weird, I mean anything that shouldn&#8217;t happen in terms of <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/tighten-wordpress-security\/\">WordPress security<\/a>. For instance, when a plugin that you use gets closed or abandoned or when a vulnerability issue takes place.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line is that if you don&#8217;t want to deal with unnecessary problems, then having Wordfence (or a comparable <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-security-plugins\/\">WordPress security plugin<\/a>) installed on your site is mandatory.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n<h3>5. Contact Form 7<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-contact-form-7\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/contact-form-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1230722643  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/contact-form-7\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/contact-form-7\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=880427\" alt=\"Contact Form 7\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1230722643  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/contact-form-7\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=880427\" alt=\"Contact Form 7\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Contact Form 7<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/contact-form-7\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/contact-form-7\/assets\/icon.svg?rev=2339255 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/rocklobsterinc\/\">Rock Lobster Inc.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 6.1.5<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> February 8, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/contact-form-7.6.1.5.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/contact-form-7\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t80%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/contact-form-7.6.1.5.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t10,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/contact-form-7\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 6.7+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>The next most popular plugin is <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-contact-form-7\/\">Contact Form 7<\/a>, which creates simple and effective contact forms for your blog. Given that all of us need an easy way to connect with people, it&#8217;s not a surprise to see this plugin so high on the list. The plugin was developed by\u00a0Takayuki Miyoshi and can handle multiple contact forms on the same site; it also integrates Akismet spam filtering\u00a0and lets you customize the styling and fields that you want to use in the form. The plugin provides <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-captcha\/\">CAPTCHA<\/a> and Ajax submitting.<\/p>\n<p>Again, this is one of the plugins that can be used by absolutely everyone, no matter if you&#8217;re running a personal blog or you&#8217;re having a business that you monetize. Why? Because it&#8217;s free, easy to configure, and efficient.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n<h3>6. WooCommerce<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-woocommerce\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/woocommerce\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1117697135  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/woocommerce\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/woocommerce\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3234504\" alt=\"WooCommerce\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1117697135  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/woocommerce\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3234504\" alt=\"WooCommerce\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>WooCommerce<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/woocommerce\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/woocommerce\/assets\/icon.svg?rev=3234504 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/automattic\/\">Automattic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 10.7.0<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> April 14, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/woocommerce.10.7.0.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/woocommerce\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t90%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/woocommerce.10.7.0.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t7,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/woocommerce\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 6.8+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>How could e-commerce miss this list of the most popular WordPress plugins? WooCommerce is the plugin that lets you <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-start-an-online-store\/\">turn your WordPress site into an online shop<\/a>, so you can sell your products to your clients on the web.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this plugin was built for commercial purposes, so all its users must be business owners (be it for side projects or for a living).<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s nice about <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/best-woocommerce-alternatives\/\">WooCommerce<\/a> is that it&#8217;s very flexible in terms of customization options. Apart from the built-in settings, lots of <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-community-plugins\/\">developers built a community around it<\/a> and created extensions, so that selling online can be as smooth as possible. With WooCommerce you can sell both physical and <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/sell-digital-files-using-wordpress\/\">digital goods<\/a>, add product variations, use affiliate links, and extensive payment methods.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n<h3>7. Really Simple SSL<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-really-simple-ssl\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/really-simple-ssl\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1033363402  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/really-simple-ssl\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/really-simple-ssl\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3100992\" alt=\"Really Simple Security &#8211; Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1033363402  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/really-simple-ssl\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3100992\" alt=\"Really Simple Security &#8211; Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Really Simple Security &#8211; Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/really-simple-ssl\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/really-simple-ssl\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=2839720 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/reallysimpleplugins\/\">Really Simple Plugins<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 9.5.9<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> March 31, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/really-simple-ssl.9.5.9.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/really-simple-ssl\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t98%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/really-simple-ssl.9.5.9.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t3,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/really-simple-ssl\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 6.6+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>As you can tell from the name, this plugin adds <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/cheap-ssl-certificates-for-wordpress\/\">SSL security<\/a> (HTTPS) to your URLs, which explains why it&#8217;s one of the most popular WordPress plugins. But Really Simple SSL is not limited to that. The free version of the plugin also provides server health checks to make sure your site is up to date and some extra security tweaks to back up various WordPress vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>All you need to do is to simply go to <em>Settings<\/em> in your WordPress dashboard and click on <em>SSL<\/em> after installing the plugin. There, you will see all the suggestions the plugin has for you based on the status of your website. For example, it tells whether your site is vulnerable to certain attacks, if the login credentials are weak, or if any sensitive data of your site is public.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n<h3>8. All-in-One WP Migration<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-all-in-one-wp-migration\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/all-in-one-wp-migration\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1837935049  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/all-in-one-wp-migration\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/all-in-one-wp-migration\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3490368\" alt=\"All-in-One WP Migration and Backup\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1837935049  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/all-in-one-wp-migration\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3490368\" alt=\"All-in-One WP Migration and Backup\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>All-in-One WP Migration and Backup<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/all-in-one-wp-migration\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/all-in-one-wp-migration\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=2458334 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/servmask\/\">ServMask<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 7.105<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> April 8, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/all-in-one-wp-migration.7.105.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/all-in-one-wp-migration\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t90%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/all-in-one-wp-migration.7.105.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/all-in-one-wp-migration\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 3.3+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>Another plugin that&#8217;s being used on millions of WordPress websites is All-in-One WP Migration. What does it do? It helps you <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-migration-services\/\">migrate a WordPress site<\/a> to another host. All you have to do is to export your content and data into an external file and bring it to the new WordPress dashboard by using the drag-and-drop feature. <\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need any technical skills to use this plugin, as it was built with the casual user in mind. So just follow the simple steps and your new WordPress site will be live in seconds, without any complications in the back-end.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n<h3>9. Elementor<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-Elementor\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-flip\" style=\"display: none;\"><div class=\"wp-pic-face wp-pic-front error\"><span class=\"wp-pic-no-plugin\">Item not found:<\/br><i>\"Elementor\"<\/i><\/br>does not exist.<\/span><div class=\"monster-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eye-left\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eye-right\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mouth\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tooth-left\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tooth-right\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"arm-left\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"arm-right\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dots\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>A beautiful landing page is essential, so it\u2019s no surprise that #9 is a plugin that lets you build custom pages independent of what your current theme allows you to do. How does it work exactly? It gives you a visual design interface where you can craft your page from scratch or use one of the available templates. <\/p>\n<p>This plugin is one of those that you must install on your website because it helps you big time, especially if you want full control over your design. There are a lot of free templates in the Elementor library that you can use for creating a page straight away. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/elementor-review\/\">Elementor review<\/a> to learn more.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n<h3>10. WPForms<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-wpforms-lite\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wpforms-lite\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1190128662  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wpforms-lite\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wpforms-lite\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3091364\" alt=\"WPForms &#8211; Easy Form Builder for WordPress &#8211; Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, &amp; More\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1190128662  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wpforms-lite\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3091364\" alt=\"WPForms &#8211; Easy Form Builder for WordPress &#8211; Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, &amp; More\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>WPForms &#8211; Easy Form Builder for WordPress &#8211; Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, &amp; More<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wpforms-lite\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wpforms-lite\/assets\/icon.svg?rev=3254748 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/smub\/\">Syed Balkhi<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 1.10.0.4<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> April 10, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/wpforms-lite.1.10.0.4.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/wpforms-lite\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t96%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/wpforms-lite.1.10.0.4.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t6,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wpforms-lite\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 5.5+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>As we finish up this list of the most popular WordPress plugins, let\u2019s meet WPForms, which is also part of our list of <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/must-have-plugins-for-wordpress\/\">must-have WordPress plugins<\/a>. 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