WordPress turns 19: our 19 favorite plugins
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 7:26 am
Nearly 40% of all websites in the world use WordPress , the most popular and successful content management system on the planet. And it's no coincidence: the free CMS not only has a huge community, but also numerous extension options in the form of plugins. To celebrate WordPress' 19th anniversary, we're presenting our 19 favorite WordPress plugins.
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Name Category Functions WordPress Version Active installations Languages Price
Two-Factor Security and data protection Multiple two-factor denmark phone number data authentication methods Built-in test function 4.3 or higher 40,000+ 31, Spanish included Gratuitous
Avatar Privacy Security and data protection Presenting avatars in compliance with GDPR 7.2 or higher 1000+ 8, Spanish included Gratuitous
Embed Privacy Security and data protection Prevents unwanted content from loading from third-party pages 4.7 or higher 1000+ 4, not available in Spanish Gratuitous
Password Protected Security and data protection Password Protection for WordPress Pages 4.6 or higher 300,000+ 20, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Webmention Development Integrating web mentions with WordPress 4.9 or higher 900+ 8, Spanish included Gratuitous
WP Migrate Development Database Export and Migration 5.2 or higher 300,000+ 13, in Spanish Free Lite variant, Pro variant from $49
Query Monitor Development Debugging databases or PHP error messages 3.7 or higher 100,000+ 20, also in Spanish Gratuitous
Open Graph Development Open Graph Protocol Support 2.3 or higher 8000+ English Gratuitous
PWA Development WordPress Page as PWA 5.5 or higher 40,000+ 9, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Glue Newsletter Tools Newsletter by email 5.7 or higher 200+ English Starting at $99/year
BackWPup Tools Backup for WordPress page and content 3.9 or higher 700,000+ 19, available in Spanish Free version, Pro version from €59
Statify Tools Overview of the number of page hits 4.7 or higher 200,000+ 20, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Disable Emojis Tools Disable WordPress emoji functionality in older browsers 4.8 or higher 70,000+ 18, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Antispam Bee Tools Block spam comments 4.5. or higher 700,000+ 27, available in Spanish Gratuitous
User Switching Tools Quickly switch between WordPress user accounts 3.7 or higher 200,000+ 46, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Preferred Languages Tools Individual adaptation of language preferences 5.3 or higher 2000+ 32, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Yoast Duplicate Post Edition Allows you to copy and edit posts 5.6 or higher 4+ million 51, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Public Post Preview Edition Sending draft posts 5.0 or higher 90,000+ 25, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Save SVG Edition Allows uploading vector graphics 4.7 or higher 600,000+ 11, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Data updated in May 2022
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Two-Factor: Two-factor authentication for your WordPress website
Two-Factor Security Plugin Home Page
With the Two-Factor WordPress security plugin you can implement two-step verification on your website. This means that when users log in, they have to verify their identity in two different ways, allowing you to make your website more secure.
Users of this plugin have several authentication options available to them, such as authentication via email codes or authentication with time-based one-time passwords, also known as Time-based One-time password (TOTP) . With over 40,000 installations, the plugin is well-known in terms of security .
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The IONOS team's favorite plugins
Name Category Functions WordPress Version Active installations Languages Price
Two-Factor Security and data protection Multiple two-factor denmark phone number data authentication methods Built-in test function 4.3 or higher 40,000+ 31, Spanish included Gratuitous
Avatar Privacy Security and data protection Presenting avatars in compliance with GDPR 7.2 or higher 1000+ 8, Spanish included Gratuitous
Embed Privacy Security and data protection Prevents unwanted content from loading from third-party pages 4.7 or higher 1000+ 4, not available in Spanish Gratuitous
Password Protected Security and data protection Password Protection for WordPress Pages 4.6 or higher 300,000+ 20, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Webmention Development Integrating web mentions with WordPress 4.9 or higher 900+ 8, Spanish included Gratuitous
WP Migrate Development Database Export and Migration 5.2 or higher 300,000+ 13, in Spanish Free Lite variant, Pro variant from $49
Query Monitor Development Debugging databases or PHP error messages 3.7 or higher 100,000+ 20, also in Spanish Gratuitous
Open Graph Development Open Graph Protocol Support 2.3 or higher 8000+ English Gratuitous
PWA Development WordPress Page as PWA 5.5 or higher 40,000+ 9, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Glue Newsletter Tools Newsletter by email 5.7 or higher 200+ English Starting at $99/year
BackWPup Tools Backup for WordPress page and content 3.9 or higher 700,000+ 19, available in Spanish Free version, Pro version from €59
Statify Tools Overview of the number of page hits 4.7 or higher 200,000+ 20, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Disable Emojis Tools Disable WordPress emoji functionality in older browsers 4.8 or higher 70,000+ 18, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Antispam Bee Tools Block spam comments 4.5. or higher 700,000+ 27, available in Spanish Gratuitous
User Switching Tools Quickly switch between WordPress user accounts 3.7 or higher 200,000+ 46, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Preferred Languages Tools Individual adaptation of language preferences 5.3 or higher 2000+ 32, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Yoast Duplicate Post Edition Allows you to copy and edit posts 5.6 or higher 4+ million 51, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Public Post Preview Edition Sending draft posts 5.0 or higher 90,000+ 25, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Save SVG Edition Allows uploading vector graphics 4.7 or higher 600,000+ 11, available in Spanish Gratuitous
Data updated in May 2022
Advice
You don't have your own WordPress website yet to test plugins? With WordPress Hosting from IONOS, you can create your own custom website in just a few steps.
New call to action
Two-Factor: Two-factor authentication for your WordPress website
Two-Factor Security Plugin Home Page
With the Two-Factor WordPress security plugin you can implement two-step verification on your website. This means that when users log in, they have to verify their identity in two different ways, allowing you to make your website more secure.
Users of this plugin have several authentication options available to them, such as authentication via email codes or authentication with time-based one-time passwords, also known as Time-based One-time password (TOTP) . With over 40,000 installations, the plugin is well-known in terms of security .