As a plugin author, I think it’s appropriate that I give credit to those plugins that power this very site. I’ll admit, I use a lot – 25! More than I really should, but each has been reviewed and I really appreciate the functionality that they provide 🙂
This list has been produced by my plugin Plugins List.
- Akismet Anti-Spam (Automattic)Used by millions, Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from spam. It keeps your site protected even while you sleep. To get started: activate the Akismet plugin and then go to your Akismet Settings page to set up your API key.
- Artiss.blog Configuration (David Artiss)Configuration Settings for Artiss.blog
- Broken Link Checker (Janis Elsts, Vladimir Prelovac)Checks your blog for broken links and missing images and notifies you on the dashboard if any are found.
- Code Prettify (Kaspars Dambis)Automatic code syntax highlighter
- Double Image (Sébastien Dumont)A way to insert two images side by side or stacked with optional overlay text using Gutenberg.
- Draft List (David Artiss)Manage and promote your drafts and schedules posts and pages.
- Drop it (Riad Benguella)Easily insert free photos from unsplash.com or giphy.com right from Gutenberg's sidebar.
- Featured Image Admin Thumb (Sean Hayes)Adds inline thumbnail image to admin columns for All Post/post types view (where supported). Click to easily set/change the featured image for that content.
- Footnotes Made Easy (David Artiss)Easily add footnotes to a post
- Imsanity (Exactly WWW)Imsanity stops insanely huge image uploads
- Jetpack Beta Tester (Automattic)Use the Beta plugin to get a sneak peek at new features and test them on your site.
- Jetpack by WordPress.com (Automattic)Bring the power of the WordPress.com cloud to your self-hosted WordPress. Jetpack enables you to connect your blog to a WordPress.com account to use the powerful features normally only available to WordPress.com users.
- Limit Login Attempts (Johan Eenfeldt)Limit rate of login attempts, including by way of cookies, for each IP.
- Nomad World Map (Nomad World Map)Create your own custom travel map. Link locations on the map to blog posts and share your travel plans.
- No Self Pings (Michael D. Adams)Keeps WordPress from sending pings to your own site.
- Plugins List (David Artiss)Allows you to insert a list of the WordPress plugins you are using into any post/page.
- Public Post Preview (Dominik Schilling)Enables you to give a link to anonymous users for public preview of any post type before it is published.
- Safe Redirect Manager (10up)Easily and safely manage HTTP redirects.
- Stackable - Gutenberg Blocks (Gambit Technologies, Inc)Blocks for everyone
- To Top (Catch Plugins)To Top plugin allows the visitor as well as admin to easily scroll back to the top of the page, with fully customizable options and ability to use image.
- VaultPress (Automattic)Protect your content, themes, plugins, and settings with realtime backup and automated security scanning from VaultPress. Activate, enter your registration key, and never worry again. Need some help?
- Wapuuvatar (Lee Willis)Use Wapuus for your user avatars.
- World Domination (David Artiss)Add WordPress market coverage summary to your dashboard.
- WP Dev Dashboard (Mickey Kay Creative)Easily see all of your unresolved plugin & theme support requests.
- WP Review (MyThemeShop)Create reviews! Choose from stars, percentages or points for review scores. Supports Retina Display, WPMU and Unlimited Color Schemes.