{"id":8961,"date":"2017-10-09T16:21:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T13:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=8961"},"modified":"2023-10-20T17:51:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:51:39","slug":"must-have-plugins-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/must-have-plugins-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Must-Have WordPress Plugins + Why You Actually Need Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are tens of thousands of plugins available to WordPress users. So many, in fact, that it&#8217;s difficult to know which ones really make a difference and which are overhyped. Plenty offer useful niche solutions, but few are truly must-have WordPress plugins for all sites.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what kind of site you&#8217;re running, or what niche it belongs to, there are certain plugins that you&#8217;ll want to install. And those are the tools we&#8217;re going to discuss today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e2e2e2;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#fcfcfc;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>\ud83e\udd14 Looking for a more <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/best-wordpress-plugins\/\">ultimate list of the 20+ very best WordPress plugins out there?<\/a> \ud83d\udc48 Check this out.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\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>In this article, we&#8217;re going to introduce you to ten must-have WordPress plugins and explain what makes each one stand out. Better yet, we&#8217;re also going to provide real data to justify why we think each plugin is essential.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get right to it!<\/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=10+%23WordPress+%23plugins+that+every+site+needs+%2B+why&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/must-have-plugins-for-wordpress\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>10 #WordPress #plugins that every site needs + why<\/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=10+%23WordPress+%23plugins+that+every+site+needs+%2B+why&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/must-have-plugins-for-wordpress\/' 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>1. Yoast SEO<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><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>Yoast SEO is by far the most popular SEO tool in the WordPress landscape, and it&#8217;s easy to see why it&#8217;s one of our must-have WordPress plugins. Not only can it help you <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-seo-tips\/\">improve your SEO<\/a>, it can even analyze your content&#8217;s readability. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/briansutter\/2015\/12\/18\/the-most-overlooked-factor-of-content-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About 79% of users<\/a> only scan through your posts and pages, so the more accessible your copy is, the greater your chance of retaining their attention.<\/p>\n<p>As far as SEO is concerned, there are plenty of ways to drive traffic to your site. However, none offer as much potential as search engines. Each day, Google alone handles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oberlo.com\/blog\/google-search-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nine billion searches<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not an exaggeration to say that organic traffic can make or break a website, and you can&#8217;t buy your way to the top in most cases. Just to drive home that point, only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverism.com\/paid-vs-organic-traffic-which-generates-more-and-more-qualified-leads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.7% of paid leads in the search engine traffic<\/a> convert. That&#8217;s why <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/keyword-research-for-wordpress\/\">working on your keyword strategy<\/a> is critical for\u00a0<em>every\u00a0<\/em>website.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2699\ufe0f Key Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Optimize your WordPress posts and pages using keywords and meta descriptions.<\/li>\n<li>See how well your content is currently optimized, and make improvements easily.<\/li>\n<li>Improve your content&#8217;s readability with simple tips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcb0 Price<\/h3>\n<p>The base version of Yoast SEO is 100% free, and there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a premium version<\/a> with other additional features presented in our <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/yoast-seo-review\/\">full Yoast review<\/a>.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<h2>2. UpdraftPlus<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-updraftplus\" ><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\/updraftplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1008964744  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/updraftplus\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=1686200\" alt=\"UpdraftPlus: WP Backup &amp; Migration Plugin\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>UpdraftPlus: WP Backup &amp; Migration Plugin<\/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\/updraftplus\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/updraftplus\/assets\/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=1686200 );\" 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\/davidanderson\/\">David Anderson \/ Team Updraft<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 1.26.2<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> March 25, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/updraftplus.1.26.2.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\/updraftplus\" 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\/updraftplus.1.26.2.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\/updraftplus\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 3.2+<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>An estimate of <a href=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-hacking-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13,000 websites<\/a>\u00a0get\u00a0hacked every day. When you consider the fact that WordPress powers <a href=\"https:\/\/wpshout.com\/wordpress-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">42.5% of sites<\/a> on the web, you can see why it&#8217;s a frequent target. Moreover, parts of your WordPress website can sometimes stop working due to simple errors.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if most people use <a href=\"https:\/\/digwp.com\/2010\/01\/poll-results-how-many-plugins-do-you-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 or fewer plugins<\/a> on their sites and half of those receive monthly updates, it&#8217;s clear that the risk of running into compatibility errors is common. A single recent backup can save you a ton of headaches, whether you&#8217;ve been attacked, encounter a compatibility issue, or simply want to <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/switch-wordpress-hosting-providers\/\">migrate your site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is where our next must-have WordPress plugin comes into play. There are plenty of WordPress backup plugins available online, but few of them are as powerful and easy to use as UpdraftPlus. It integrates with multiple cloud storage options to safeguard your backups. And you can even automate your backups with a recurring schedule.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2699\ufe0f Key Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Create automatic or manual backups of your website.<\/li>\n<li>Store your backups locally or on the cloud.<\/li>\n<li>Restore your website to a previous state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcb0 Price<\/h3>\n<p>There are both free and <a href=\"https:\/\/updraftplus.com\/shop\/updraftplus-premium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">premium versions<\/a> of UpdraftPlus available.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<h2>3. Optimole<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-optimole-wp\" ><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\/optimole-wp\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1339657174  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/optimole-wp\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=3019688\" alt=\"Optimole \u2013 Optimize Images | Convert WebP &amp; AVIF | CDN &amp; Lazy Load | Image Optimization\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Optimole \u2013 Optimize Images | Convert WebP &amp; AVIF | CDN &amp; Lazy Load | Image Optimization<\/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\/optimole-wp\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/optimole-wp\/assets\/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3013666 );\" 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\/optimole\/\">Optimole<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 4.0.3<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> May 27, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/optimole-wp.4.0.3.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\/optimole-wp\" 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\/optimole-wp.4.0.3.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t200,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/optimole-wp\/\" 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>Images take up more than 50% of the average webpage size. That means optimizing your images can make a huge difference to your site&#8217;s page load times.<\/p>\n<p>Why is that important? Because if your website takes more than three seconds to load, <a href=\"https:\/\/bloggingwizard.com\/page-load-time-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the bounce rate can reach 38%<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In case that isn&#8217;t worrying enough, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopify.com\/enterprise\/60726275-page-speed-are-slow-loading-pages-killing-your-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">79% of online shoppers<\/a> might not return to your website if they find its performance lackluster. While images aren&#8217;t the only thing that <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/speed-up-wordpress-quick-wins\/\">impacts website performance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-image-optimizer-plugins-compared\/\">optimizing your WordPress images<\/a> is a key component of improving your page load times.<\/p>\n<p>Optimole takes every graphic you upload to WordPress and optimizes it so that it takes up less space. In addition to that, it uses a cloud-based system to speed up your site. Optimole auto-detects the screen size, and resizes images to provide a fast loading, responsive experience to your users.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2699\ufe0f Key Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Automatically compress your images.<\/li>\n<li>Optimize your JPEG and PNG images.<\/li>\n<li>Bulk optimize any old images that you have<\/li>\n<li>Resize any images you upload to your website.<\/li>\n<li>Supports both Retina and WebP images.<\/li>\n<li>Uses global CDN.<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with modern page builders like Elementor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcb0 Price<\/h3>\n<p>This plugin is free for up to 2,000 visits per month. After that, you can opt for the <a href=\"https:\/\/optimole.com\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">premium version<\/a> for $22.50 \/ month charged annually.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<h2>4. Revive Old Post<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-tweet-old-post\" ><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\/tweet-old-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=321319744  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/tweet-old-post\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/tweet-old-post\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2526099\" alt=\"Revive Social \u2013 Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=321319744  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/tweet-old-post\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2526099\" alt=\"Revive Social \u2013 Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Revive Social \u2013 Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin<\/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\/tweet-old-post\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/tweet-old-post\/assets\/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3127181 );\" 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\/rsocial\/\">rsocial<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 9.3.4<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> December 10, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/tweet-old-post.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\/tweet-old-post\" 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\/tweet-old-post.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t20,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/tweet-old-post\/\" 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>Social media is the source of over 30% of referral traffic to most websites.<\/p>\n<div class=\"visualizer-front-container\" id=\"chart_wrapper_visualizer-9568-761687195\"><style type=\"text\/css\" name=\"visualizer-custom-css\" id=\"customcss-visualizer-9568\">.locker,.locker-loader{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%}.locker{z-index:1000;opacity:.8;background-color:#fff;-ms-filter:\"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=80)\";filter:alpha(opacity=80)}.locker-loader{z-index:1001;background:url(https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/visualizer\/images\/ajax-loader.gif) no-repeat center center}.dt-button{display:none!important}.visualizer-front-container.visualizer-lazy-render{content-visibility: auto;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter label.google-visualization-controls-label {vertical-align: middle;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li.goog-inline-block {margin: 0 0.2em;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li {padding: 0 0.2em;}.visualizer-front-container .dataTables_scrollHeadInner{margin: 0 auto;}.visualizer-editor-front-container{position:relative;width:auto;margin:5%;background:#fff}.visualizer-editor-front{overflow:hidden;width:100%;height:500px}.visualizer-editor-front-actions{padding-bottom:3px}.visualizer-editor-save,.visualizer-editor-cancel{margin:0 4px;padding:2px 15px}.visualizer-cw-error .visualizer-actions{display:none !important;} <\/style><div id=\"visualizer-9568-761687195\" class=\"visualizer-front  visualizer-front-9568 visualizer-lazy\"><\/div><!-- Not showing structured data for chart 9568 because description is empty --><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #aaa;\"><em>(Charts by <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/visualizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visualizer Lite<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That means you&#8217;re losing out on a massive amount of potential traffic if you don&#8217;t remain active on social media. Just to give you an idea, approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/zephoria.com\/top-15-valuable-facebook-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 billion<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocialshepherd.com\/blog\/twitter-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">300 million users<\/a> log into Facebook and Twitter respectively <em>each day<\/em>. If every post on those networks can increase your chances of reaching even a sliver of those users, it means that the plugin we want to point out to you here is definitely worth your time.<\/p>\n<p>Another one of the must-have WordPress plugins on our list is <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/tweet-old-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revive Old Post<\/a>. It&#8217;s designed to help drive more traffic to your website via social media. To accomplish this, the plugin takes your site&#8217;s new and old publications and automatically shares them to Twitter and Facebook.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2699\ufe0f Key Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Share your new <strong>and<\/strong> old posts to Twitter and Facebook automatically.<\/li>\n<li>Set a schedule for your social media publications.<\/li>\n<li>Include hashtags and links back to your website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcb0 Price<\/h3>\n<p>There are both free and <a href=\"https:\/\/revive.social\/plugins\/revive-old-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">premium versions<\/a> available.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<h2>5. WP Rocket<\/h2>\n<p><img data-opt-id=2121324600  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8970 size-full\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 8px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 8px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); box-shadow: 0px 0px 8px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png\" alt=\"The WP Rocket plugin is one of the must-have plugins for WordPress\" width=\"931\" height=\"296\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:931\/h:296\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 931w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:95\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:244\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:16\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:153\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:252\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:94\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:124\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:86\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:931\/h:296\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 2x\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=2121324600  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8970 size-full\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 8px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 8px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); box-shadow: 0px 0px 8px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png\" alt=\"The WP Rocket plugin is one of the must-have plugins for WordPress\" width=\"931\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:931\/h:296\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 931w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:95\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:244\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:16\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:153\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:252\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:94\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:124\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:86\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:931\/h:296\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wp-rocket.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/></noscript><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WP Rocket<\/a> is a powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/caching-in-wordpress\/\">caching plugin<\/a> that helps you to speed up your loading times. It does this by creating cached copies of each dynamically-generated page on your site, so your servers have to do less work.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve already talked about why quick page load times are critical, and caching solutions can be an even more effective solution than image optimization. For example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/w3-total-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">W3 Total Cache<\/a> plugin can decrease your loading times by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wpdingo.com\/speed-study-2-caching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 43% on average<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>WP Rocket does even better &#8211; in our caching plugin tests, it decreased page load times by a whopping 63%.\u00a0It may not be free, but the results are more than worth it, especially if there are conversions on the line.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2699\ufe0f Key Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cache your website&#8217;s dynamically generated pages.<\/li>\n<li>Improve user-end browser caching.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/lazy-load-wordpress\/\">Enable lazy loading<\/a> for faster loading times.<\/li>\n<li>Integrate your caching solution with a <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/content-delivery-network-for-wordpress\/\">Content Delivery Network (CDN)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcb0 Price<\/h3>\n<p>WP Rocket is a premium tool that <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">starts at $59<\/a> for a single site&#8217;s year-long license.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<h2>6. Elementor<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-Elementor\" ><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\/elementor\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1300940628  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/elementor\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/elementor\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3443226\" alt=\"Elementor Website Builder &#8211; more than just a page builder\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1300940628  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/elementor\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3443226\" alt=\"Elementor Website Builder &#8211; more than just a page builder\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Elementor Website Builder &#8211; more than just a page builder<\/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\/elementor\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/elementor\/assets\/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3444228 );\" 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\/elemntor\/\">Elementor<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 4.0.2<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> April 13, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/elementor.4.0.2.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\/elementor\" 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\/elementor.4.0.2.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\/elementor\/\" 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>With over 5,000,000 active installs, Elementor is one of the coolest additions on our must-have WordPress plugins list. It is a visual page builder that gives you the ability to craft original designs for your pages that are somewhat independent of your current theme.<\/p>\n<p>This means you don\u2019t have to be a web development aficionado to add all those cool effects like background overlays, hover effects, animations, and more, it can all be done with a simple drag-and-drop. It is fully compatible with the Gutenberg editor and other WordPress plugins on this list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/elementor-review\/\">Elementor (read review)<\/a> is useful for those who want to create a beautiful landing page for their business. It is also a good choice for those who want to have a custom design for parts of their website but don\u2019t have deep pockets to hire a developer to do the task.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2699\ufe0f Key Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Select from 300+ beautifully built templates from the Elementor library.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/build-a-product-launch-page-with-elementor\/\">Create a value proposition<\/a> with a simple drag and drop.<\/li>\n<li>Build fully original designs for your website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcb0 Price<\/h3>\n<p>The main Elementor plugin is available for free in the WordPress directory. If you need more features, unlocking the premium version has its price tag:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Essential &#8211; $60.00 per year for one site<\/li>\n<li>Advanced &#8211; $99 per year for three sites<\/li>\n<li>Expert &#8211; $204 per year for 25 sites<\/li>\n<li>Agency &#8211; $399 per year for 1,000 sites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<h2>7. WPForms<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><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>WPForms is an amazing WordPress plugin for building beautiful forms (contact forms and other). This plugin offers a perfect blend of useful features and ease of usage. It is highly user-friendly and mobile responsive.<\/p>\n<p>An ability to create eye-catching contact forms without having to work on any JavaScript or other code is one of the big reasons why over 5 million websites are using this plugin already.<\/p>\n<p>WPForms gives you a customizable, modern contact form that not only improves interaction but also generates better conversions, gets more survey results, and much more.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2699\ufe0f Key Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Create an attractive contact form for free.<\/li>\n<li>Save your time with pre-built form templates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcb0 Price<\/h3>\n<p>WPForms Lite is available for free and works well for sites that want to use it on their contact page. WPForms Pro will unlock more features and integrations. You will have access to a lot of form templates for $49.50 per year.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<h2>8. Otter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-otter-blocks\" ><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\/otter-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1214895405  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/otter-blocks\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/otter-blocks\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3019687\" alt=\"Otter Blocks &#8211; Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor &amp; FSE\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1214895405  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/otter-blocks\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3019687\" alt=\"Otter Blocks &#8211; Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor &amp; FSE\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Otter Blocks &#8211; Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor &amp; FSE<\/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\/otter-blocks\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/otter-blocks\/assets\/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3134890 );\" 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\/themeisle\/\">Themeisle<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 3.1.3<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> November 5, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/otter-blocks.3.1.3.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\/otter-blocks\" 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\/otter-blocks.3.1.3.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t300,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/otter-blocks\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 6.2+<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>Otter is a lightweight WordPress plugin for adding useful extra functionality to Gutenberg. It is a library featuring Gutenberg templates and additional blocks.<\/p>\n<p>While Gutenberg is a nice replacement for the WordPress classic editor, there&#8217;s still a long way down the road for Gutenberg to offer premium class functionality. However, you can install Otter for additional Gutenberg blocks and then create intuitive pages with it.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2699\ufe0f Key Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Add Google Maps and advanced heading block.<\/li>\n<li>Create an attractive contact form for free.<\/li>\n<li>30+ Gutenberg blocks for unique pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcb0 Price<\/h3>\n<p>Otter is a free WordPress plugin.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<h2>9. Redirection<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-redirection\" ><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\/redirection\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=578349388  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/redirection\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/redirection\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=983642\" alt=\"Redirection\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=578349388  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/redirection\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=983642\" alt=\"Redirection\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Redirection<\/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\/redirection\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/redirection\/assets\/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=983639 );\" 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\/johnny5\/\">John Godley<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 5.7.5<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> March 1, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/redirection.5.7.5.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\/redirection\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t88%<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\/redirection.5.7.5.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/redirection\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 6.5+<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>Since we are talking about must-have WordPress plugins, we cannot possibly miss out on Redirection. It is a redirect manager for WordPress. Redirection lets you set up custom 301 redirects within your website and then keeps a full record of data on clicks. You can even use it to track broken URLs on your site.<\/p>\n<p>We all know how much Google (and other search engines) hates bad user experience. A 404 or broken page contributes to the same. But, you cannot check every single post or page on your website by hand, especially if you have hundreds of posts. Simply installing the Redirection plugin will show you a list of pages that are 404s, and all you need to do is enter the URL where you want the <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/best-wordpress-redirect-plugin\/\">plugin to redirect<\/a> the visitor.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2699\ufe0f Key Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Track all 4xx error pages.<\/li>\n<li>Set up page-level redirection easily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcb0 Price<\/h3>\n<p>Redirection is available for free.<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<h2>10. MonsterInsights<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-google-analytics-for-wordpress\" ><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\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=786459895  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2159532\" alt=\"MonsterInsights &#8211; Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=786459895  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2159532\" alt=\"MonsterInsights &#8211; Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>MonsterInsights &#8211; Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)<\/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\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/assets\/icon.svg?rev=2976619 );\" 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\/chriscct7\/\">chriscct7<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 10.1.2<\/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\/google-analytics-for-wordpress.10.1.2.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\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\" 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\/google-analytics-for-wordpress.10.1.2.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5.6.0<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>Knowing your audience is essential if you want to grow your business. Based on the users&#8217; behavior on your website, you can adjust your marketing strategy in order to improve engagement and conversions.<\/p>\n<p>To be able to do that, you need the MonsterInsights plugin. It integrates your WordPress website with Google Analytics so you can get all the <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/most-important-google-analytics-metrics\/\">relevant data<\/a> about your visitors. The number of people using this plugin tells a lot about how important it is to understand the way your visitors consume your content.<\/p>\n<p>MonsterInsights is <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/set-up-google-analytics-in-wordpress\/#monster\">easy to set up<\/a>. It simply connects your Google Analytics account with your WordPress website in a few simple steps. When it&#8217;s all done, you can check the stats right from your WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2699\ufe0f Key Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>See what content performs best and which pages need improvement.<\/li>\n<li>Create an audience profile: demographics, education, gender, age, and interests.<\/li>\n<li>Learn about your visitors&#8217; behavior: how they find your site, how much time they spend there, what links they click on, what keywords they search for, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcb0 Price<\/h3>\n<p>The plugin is free. If you want to unlock more features, these are the available plans:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plus &#8211; $99.50 per year<\/li>\n<li>Pro &#8211; $199.50 per year<\/li>\n<li>Agency &#8211; $399.50 per year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Enjoy these must-have WordPress plugins<\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>No matter what type of website you&#8217;re running, there are certain plugins that are always worth installing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><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+ten+must-have+%23WordPress+%23plugins+%2B+why&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/must-have-plugins-for-wordpress\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Here are ten must-have #WordPress #plugins + why<\/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+ten+must-have+%23WordPress+%23plugins+%2B+why&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/must-have-plugins-for-wordpress\/' 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<p>As far as must-have plugins go, these ten are our top picks based on the data:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yoast SEO<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>You can increase your organic traffic using simple SEO techniques.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/updraftplus.com\/?afref=844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UpdraftPlus<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Backups are critical for any website, and this plugin makes them simple.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/optimole-wp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optimole<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Image optimization can help you make your site load faster.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/tweet-old-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revive Old Post<\/a>: <\/strong>This plugin can help you drive traffic to your site using social media.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WP Rocket<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>This is a powerful caching solution that will speed up your website.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/Elementor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elementor<\/a>: <\/strong>A page builder to craft custom pages with original designs.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wpforms-lite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPForms<\/a>: <\/strong>Use it to create beautiful contact forms with simple drag and drop.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/otter-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Otter<\/a>: <\/strong>Gutenberg functionality can be highly improved using this plugin.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/redirection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redirection<\/a>: <\/strong>Set up custom 301 redirections with a couple of clicks.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MonsterInsights<\/a>: <\/strong>Will give you insightful data about your site traffic and audience.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><em>Do you have experience with any of these must-have WordPress plugins? 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