16 Best WordPress Plugins for Blogs

[2022 Edition]

Plugins can help improve many different elements of your blog...

...including design, site speed, traffic, monetization + more.

There are thousands of WordPress plugins on the market...

Here are our top picks for essential WordPress plugins.

...BUT, having too many plugins, or ones that are poorly designed,

can negatively impact your site speed.

The 16 Best WordPress Plugins For Your Blog

For Blog Design

wpDiscuz (Comments)

Fancier Author Box (Author Box)

WPForms  (Contact Forms)

Q2W3 Fixed Widget (Sticky Widget)

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For Site Speed + Performance

5.

Cache Enabler (Site Speed)

6.

WP-Optimize (Image Optimization)

7.

Resize Image After Upload (Image Optimization)

8.

Optimus (Image Optimization)

For Blog Traffic

9.

Rank Math (SEO)

10.

Google Analytics  (Traffic Stats + Analytics)

11.

Redirection (Redirects)

For Monetization (Making Money)

12.

ConvertKit (Email Collection)

13.

Pretty Links (Affiliate Links)

For Security + Protection

14.

Akismet Anti-Spam (Combat Spam Comments)

15.

UpdraftPlus (Content Backups)

16.

Wordfence Security (Security)

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