Top 9 Plugins for Your WordPress Website

WordPress is a great way to create and personalize a website without having to contract from an outside entity. To get your site running the way you want, you'll need to find the right set of plugins that work for you and your needs. Some WordPress plugins are universal, meaning no matter what kind of website you're running, they should be the first plugins you get. Follow along to find out what the top 9 plugins are for your WordPress website and why you need to add them today.

WPForms

WPForms is the very first plugin you're going to want to add to your website for a variety of different reasons. Forms on your website are crucial because they allow you to collect information from visitors. Without a plugin, you'd have to pay a third party website to create forms for you. Those types of forms send website visitors to that third party website. With the WPForms plugin, you no longer have to worry about going through that process and losing visitors. Once you set it up, you're ready to start collecting information from your visitors.

Yoast SEO

Yoast SEO is the best SEO plugin that you can add to your website. It'll help you increase your rankings across the board and also does a wide range of other things like provide cards for social media posts. If you're looking to get your website to the top of Google's search rankings, Yoast SEO is the way to go. Plus, it's easy to use so you don't have to worry about not being familiar with SEO. It tells you exactly what to do to optimize every page.

MonsterInsights

After you've started to get website traffic, MonsterInsights will be able to tell you how much is coming and from where. No other analytics plugin is as accurate and efficient as MonsterInsights. The best part is a report appears on your WordPress dashboard so each time you log in to your site you'll be able to see your analytics. It tells you how many people have visited and how your numbers are doing in a simple way.

Akismet Anti-Spam

One of the struggles of starting any website is avoiding spam. Your website can get attacked if you don't have any anti-spam software. With Akismet, you no longer have to worry about bots spamming your forms or comments. This plugin protects your website from harmful spam that floats around the internet looking for a site to infect. Just install the plugin, sit back and relax as it tells you how many threats it has blocked from your website.

Elementor Pro

The design of a website is a big part of the allure. If you have a nice, easy to navigate layout then more visitors will come to your website leading to more success. Elementor Pro can help you make a beautiful site. You can choose from a wide variety of different layouts and designs that will bring life to your website. The designs are customizable so you can control every single aspect of your website's design workflow from one place. You can design the perfect site by dragging and dropping. This makes it perfect for people who are starting with web design and need a little help here and there.

WP Rocket

WP Rocket does wonders for a website. If you've noticed lag on your website or general slowness, the WP Rocket can speed it up quite a bit. It's a caching plugin that will help increase the speed of your website in a variety of different ways. If you have a lot of pictures or media content on your site, this plugin will compress them so they still look great but take up less space. Improving the load time of your page will also boost other things like your SEO. This plugin is a great way to help your website operate smoothly.

Woocommerce

Any e-commerce website needs to have the Woocommerce plugin. It makes selling on your website extremely easy and doable. You can easily create high-quality storefronts on your site and multiple pages filled with product blocks. Immediately set prices and increase checkouts by using the Woocommerce plugin. If you plan on selling anything online, this plugin is exactly what you want.

Simple 301 Redirects

Redirecting URLs on your website no longer has to be difficult with Simple 301 Redirects. You can redirect new pages and URLs so you don't have to worry about losing out on any SEO those pages might have by deleting them. In a world where SEO is key to getting business, you don't want to lose out on redirecting new visitors to the right places and keeping your rank on Google.

Broken Link Checker

Don't use up all your free time monitoring and checking links to see if they might be broken on your website. Use the Broken Link Checker plugin to automatically monitor your links. This WordPress plugin alerts you if links are no longer working on your website. It monitors both external and internal links and checks each page and comment section to make sure those links work too. You'll receive an alert notification in your email, and on your dashboard letting you know of any broken links. Doing this will help to improve your website visitor's experience and your SEO as well.

Takeaways

All nine of these plugins are necessities for anyone looking to take their WordPress site to the next level. Plugins can be hard to navigate and offer different features that you might, or might not, need. It's important to do your research on what works best for you before installing a plugin.

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