Very few people know the list of must-have WordPress plugins because... No two WordPress blogs are created equal. It really depends on the objective of the website owner at the end of the day. You may argue that there should be at least 5-6 WordPress plugins that every person on the WordPress.org platform needs. In many cases, the answer is yes. Until something terrible happens like your blog gets hacked or images become corrupted there could be a handful of needed plugins. Many bloggers continue to struggle with many challenges when it comes to creating their website on WordPress. The truth is to take a layered approach. Build the basic functionality and security measures into your blog it should be fine. In this post, you will learn what those basic plugins are and why you need them. As well as another 5-6 plugins that add the cherry on the top. Disclosure: Please note that this post may contain affiliate links which means that if you buy one of my recommended products I get paid a commission for sharing the link at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products that I have tried myself and have experienced success. What is a WordPress Plugin? Let's spend some time looking at what a WordPress plugin is and why you will need to add them in the first place. The best way to describe a WordPress plugin in layman terms is for you to see it as an add on feature (a piece of code packaged). It gives formatting and/or functionality to your website. There are a lot of things that come as standard when you install your WordPress site. For example, the block or Gutenberg formatting is there as standard. These WordPress add-ons help you to save time. In many cases, they also give you the ability to improve the reader experience. A great example of this is the plugin that allows you to place a Table of Contents on each blog post. This can be really helpful for longer blog posts. As you can imagine each plugin comes with advantages as well as disadvantages. It is generally accepted that a website with a maximum of 8 plugins runs more efficiently compared to one that has 30 plugins. How to Install a WordPress Plugin? If you never had the opportunity to install a plugin before, the process is pretty straight-forward to get done. Simply head over to plugins in the left side-bar and click on that link. You will then see the 'add new' button on the top left, click on that button. You then have two options which are to search for one from the standard plugins directory. Or upload a new plugin that you might have saved to your hard drive. When uploading from your hard drive, navigate to the folder where the plugin is stored, select it and click upload. After the upload process is complete then click activate. However, if you are choosing one from the WordPress directory of plugins simply click install. Then select activate after the plugin has been installed. Ensure that the plugin is compatible with your version of WordPress. Also, the total number of active installations plus the review rating gives you a good idea of its success. Depending on the plugin that you are installing you may also need to configure the plugin settings to suit your specific needs.
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