Top 30 WordPress plugins (Aug 2012)

The Top 30 WordPress plugins are summarised in tabular form. The list of 30 plugins was created in the middle of August 2012, but the figures you see are the most recent figures.

Plugin name and description Plugin links Version, total downloads, last update, tested
All in One SEO – Best WordPress SEO Plugin – Easily Improve SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic
The original WordPress SEO plugin. Improve your WordPress SEO rankings and traffic with our comprehensive SEO tools and smart SEO optimizations!
4.4.6
126,655,535
14th September 2023
6.3.1
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.
5.3
299,841,721
13th September 2023
6.3.1
XML Sitemap Generator for Google
Generate multiple types of sitemaps to improve SEO and get your website indexed quickly.
4.1.13
36,131,094
11th August 2023
6.3.1
Contact Form 7
Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.
5.8
285,150,686
6th August 2023
6.3.1
WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery
The most popular WordPress gallery plugin and one of the most popular plugins of all time with over 31 million downloads.
3.39
38,110,234
13th September 2023
6.3.1
WP Super Cache
A very fast caching engine for WordPress that produces static html files.
1.10.0
48,857,401
16th August 2023
6.3.1
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)
The best free Google Analytics plugin for WordPress. See how visitors find and use your website, so you can grow your business.
8.19
161,890,344
23rd August 2023
6.3.1
WordPress Importer
Import posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, tags and more from a WordPress export file.
0.8.1
46,935,304
28th April 2023
6.2.2
si-contact-form No info available  
WP-PageNavi
Adds a more advanced paging navigation interface.
2.94.1
12,079,039
9th August 2023
6.3.1
Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth
Improve your WP security with powerful one-click tools like backup, WAF, and malware scan. Get essential free tools including stats, CDN and social sh …
12.6.1
355,169,576
21st September 2023
6.3.1
WP eCommerce
WP eCommerce is a free, powerful plugin that empowers you to sell anything online, quickly and easily.
3.15.1
3,606,688
21st August 2020
5.5.12
Yoast SEO
Improve your WordPress SEO: Write better content and have a fully optimized WordPress site using the Yoast SEO plugin.
21.2
589,820,060
19th September 2023
6.3.1
sociable No info available  
Advanced Editor Tools
Extends and enhances the block editor (Gutenberg) and the classic editor (TinyMCE).
5.9.2
33,096,762
14th August 2023
6.3.1
W3 Total Cache
Search Engine (SEO) & Performance Optimization (WPO) via caching. Integrated caching: CDN, Page, Minify, Object, Fragment, Database support.
2.4.1
43,790,545
9th August 2023
6.3.1
BuddyPress
BuddyPress helps site builders & developers add community features to their websites, with user profiles, activity streams, and more!
11.3.1
12,019,749
24th August 2023
6.3.1
gtrans No info available  
vipers-video-quicktags No info available  
XPoster
Posts to X when you update your WordPress blog or add a link, with your chosen URL shortening service.
4.0.3
3,857,343
3rd September 2023
6.3.1
SEO Ultimate
This all-in-one SEO plugin gives you control over meta titles & descriptions, open graph, auto-linking, rich-snippets, 404 monitoring, siloing &am …
7.6.5.9
2,327,416
3rd November 2016
4.6.26
seo-automatic-links No info available  
Ultimate TinyMCE
Description: Beef up the WordPress TinyMCE content editor with a plethora of advanced options.
5.7
2,824,580
10th December 2014
3.7.41
WPtouch
Make your WordPress website mobile-friendly with just a few clicks.
4.3.53
14,099,568
24th May 2023
6.2.2
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) helps you easily customize WordPress with powerful, professional and intuitive fields. Proudly powering over 2 million we …
6.2.1
41,007,884
7th September 2023
6.3.1
BackWPup – WordPress Backup Plugin
Schedule complete automatic backups of your WordPress installation. Decide which content will be stored (Dropbox, S3…). This is the free version
4.0.0
12,774,690
16th August 2023
6.3.1
BulletProof Security
WordPress Security Protection: Malware scanner, Firewall, Login Security, DB Backup, Anti-Spam…
6.9
4,240,257
9th August 2023
6.3.1
WooCommerce
Everything you need to launch an online store in days and keep it growing for years. From your first sale to millions in revenue, Woo is with you.
8.1.1
271,001,887
15th September 2023
6.3.1
ManageWP Worker
A better way to manage dozens of WordPress websites.
4.9.17
18,145,130
5th April 2023
6.2.2
spam-free-wordpress No info available  

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