WordPress continues to be the most used CMS in the world for building websites. Its success is undoubtedly given by the ease of use and the huge number of additional features that you can implement through plugins.
Let’s find out together the best free WordPress plugins that cannot be missing on your site.
Yoast SEO
If you have a website, you can’t help but think about SEO (Search Engine Optimization), i.e. the optimization of web content according to parameters that wink at search engines, in particular Google, the most used in the world (about 75% of worldwide internet users).
Yoast SEO makes this activity easy to understand for all users who build a website. Very often, this plugin is already installed together with the WordPress environment. Therefore, there is no need to proceed with its installation. If by chance you are not among these lucky ones, you can immediately run for cover by downloading it here.
Elementor
Elementor is a plugin that is part of the category of ” Page Builder.” That is, those plugins that allow you to build the architecture and graphics of a page or an article on WordPress in the most free and complete way possible. Elementor, like most WordPress plugins, is a Freemium plugin. It consists of a free part and additional paid content.
In its category, Elementor is the most downloaded and used because already with its free version it allows very high levels of customization of the contents of a website. The best way to check it is to test it on your site while building the layout of a page or an article. You can download it immediately at this link.
Autoptimize
Autoptimize allows you to optimize your website built with WordPress in an extremely easy way. This plugin will allow you for example to aggregate, minify and cache scripts and styles, embed critical CSS, and minify HTML.
You can also set lazy loading for images (with support for WebP and AVIF formats) and make the loading of the non-aggregated JavaScript code asynchronous, all to speed up the loading of the site and make it more performing, thus also wink to the positioning on Google.
Contact Form 7
With Contact Form 7 you can create and insert contact forms on your site through which you can collect leads, collect messages or obtain information from users who visit the site.
Thanks to its ease of use and the countless customization possibilities, this plugin is among the most used among the form builders. A real must-have for your site that you can find here.
Yoast Duplicate Post
How many times have you created pages or articles on WordPress with a functional structure and wanted to replicate it for many other contents? With Duplicate Post, you can clone pages, articles, and any WordPress element with a simple click.
To enable content for cloning, just go to the plugin settings and flag the elements you are interested in duplicating. This plugin is also totally free and you can download it directly here.
Wordfence Security
The topic of security for those who use WordPress is always a delicate but vital topic. With Wordfence, you will be able to protect your site in the right way, with dedicated Firewalls and a scanning tool to identify the critical areas of your website.
Wordfence also allows you to monitor the traffic on your site and see the log of access to the reserved area, A complete plugin even in its free version that keeps your WordPress site safe in an optimal way. You can find it at this link.
Bonus: WooCommerce
If you are planning to build an e-commerce site, then WooCommerce is the solution for you. This plugin is the most used in the world for building e-commerce sites with WordPress because it contains all the required features and allows a high degree of customization. The management of the product catalog and orders is really easy and intuitive, as well as the entire configuration of the plugin settings. Try it now on your site and download it here.
