Lots of users think that Word­Press experts rely heav­i­ly on cus­tom code for their sites. In our expe­ri­ence, that’s not the case.

Pro­fes­sion­al Word­Press devel­op­ers pre­fer to use exist­ing tools rather than rein­vent the wheel. Most have a Word­Press toolk­it — a col­lec­tion of soft­ware and plu­g­ins — that they use to build a sol­id foun­da­tion for their websites.

At WPBe­gin­ner and across our part­ner brands, we use a tried-and-test­ed set of tools on all our web­sites. These tools help us quick­ly lay the ground­work for suc­cess­ful sites, both for clients and for test­ing and research­ing. They also allow us to con­stant­ly improve and cre­ate pages on our own blog and prod­uct sites.

For starters, we use Dupli­ca­tor for our back­ups, Cloud­flare for secu­ri­ty, and Seed­Prod to build land­ing pages. We also use Mon­sterIn­sights for our ana­lyt­ics needs and All in One SEO to help us boost our rank­ings in search results. But there are so many oth­er fan­tas­tic tools we con­sis­tent­ly rely on!

In this arti­cle, we will share our Word­Press toolk­it with you. It con­sists of 59+ essen­tial tools that will help you build and run Word­Press web­sites like a pro.

How We Test and Review Tools for Our WordPress Toolkit

When select­ing the tools for our ulti­mate Word­Press toolk­it, we kept the fol­low­ing fac­tors in mind:

• We use these tools on our web­sites: We’ve only includ­ed tools we have test­ed and used our­selves. Addi­tion­al­ly, we reviewed user feed­back to ensure oth­er users high­ly rec­om­mend these tools.
• Ease of use: We pri­or­i­tized user-friend­ly tools, espe­cial­ly for begin­ners. A straight­for­ward inter­face, com­pre­hen­sive doc­u­men­ta­tion, and easy onboard­ing process­es were key fac­tors in our selection.
• Dif­fer­ent use cas­es: Not all tools are per­fect for every sit­u­a­tion. That’s why we includ­ed tools that cater to var­i­ous needs, such as back­ups, secu­ri­ty, SEO, and per­for­mance opti­miza­tion.

With that said, let’s dive into the ulti­mate toolk­it of essen­tial Word­Press tools to help you build and man­age your Word­Press web­sites like a pro.

In this arti­cle, we share tons of use­ful tools for Word­Press pros in var­i­ous cat­e­gories. If you’d rather have a list of the must-haves, then check out our top picks. We’ve select­ed the best Word­Press toolk­it plu­g­in for dif­fer­ent categories.

#	Tool	Best for	Pric­ing	Free Ver­sion
🥇	Dupli­ca­tor	Back­ups and Migration	$49.50/yr	✅
🥈	Cloud­flare	Secu­ri­ty and Performance	$20/mo	✅
🥉	All in One SEO	SEO	$49.60/yr	✅
🎖️	WPForms	Form Builder	$49.50/yr	✅
🎖️	Opt­in­Mon­ster	Lead Gen­er­a­tion	$8/mo	❌
🎖️	Seed­Prod	Land­ing Page Builder	$39.50/yr	✅
🎖️	Mon­sterIn­sights	Ana­lyt­ics	$99.60/yr	✅
🎖️	PushEn­gage	Push Noti­fi­ca­tions	$9/mo	✅
🎖️	WooCom­merce	eCom­merce	Free	✅
🎖️	Bud­dy­Boss	Cours­es & Community	$299/yr	❌
🎖️	WPCode	Code Man­age­ment	$49/yr	✅
🎖️	Envi­ra Gallery	Pho­to Galleries	$39.50/yr	✅
🎖️	User­Feed­back	Vis­i­tor Feedback	$49.50/yr	❌

The list is orga­nized into cat­e­gories to help you find the tools you need quick­ly. Each cat­e­go­ry cov­ers a spe­cif­ic aspect of Word­Press site man­age­ment, such as back­ups, secu­ri­ty, SEO, and more. 

For fea­tured tools, you’ll find detailed reviews explain­ing why they stand out. For oth­er tools, we’ve pro­vid­ed con­cise descrip­tions to give you an overview of their ben­e­fits and offer alter­nate options. 

Here is a quick list of cat­e­gories we have used to orga­nize all the tools. You can jump to a spe­cif­ic cat­e­go­ry if you would like:

Backups

Back­ups are essen­tial for any Word­Press site. They ensure you can quick­ly restore your web­site in case of data loss, hack­ing, or oth­er emergencies. 

Reg­u­lar back­ups give you peace of mind, know­ing that your con­tent, set­tings, and cus­tomiza­tions are safe and can be recov­ered with min­i­mal downtime.

1. Duplicator

In our opin­ion, Dupli­ca­tor is the best Word­Press back­up and migra­tion plu­g­in. We use it on the WPBe­gin­ner blog and have had a very pos­i­tive expe­ri­ence with it. Over 1.5 mil­lion web­site own­ers use it, too.

For more details, check out our full Dupli­ca­tor review.

We love Dupli­ca­tor because it is a super user-friend­ly back­up solu­tion. With it, users can eas­i­ly cre­ate on-demand back­ups or set up sched­uled auto­mat­ic backups.

Dupli­ca­tor also works with all top remote stor­age ser­vices and lets you store your back­ups in the cloud. That way, you can rest assured that they will be safe and avail­able when you need them.

In our expe­ri­ence, a back­up solu­tion is use­less if you can’t restore your back­up web­site files. With its one-click restore fea­ture, Dupli­ca­tor has proven to be the eas­i­est way to recov­er a web­site from a backup.

We have exten­sive­ly used Dupli­ca­tor for web­site back­ups and migra­tions. Over­all, it works like a charm, allow­ing you to quick­ly clone a Word­Press web­site and then move it to a dif­fer­ent host.

Why we rec­om­mend Dupli­ca­tor: Dupli­ca­tor has always worked reli­ably for us, even for com­plex migra­tions. It offers plen­ty of cloud back­up options for addi­tion­al peace of mind. Plus, its one-click restore fea­ture puts it way ahead of oth­er Word­Press back­up solutions.

Pric­ing: Start­ing from $49.50/year, and there is also a free ver­sion.

Alter­na­tive Back­up Tools:

2. Updraft­Plus: A reli­able and easy-to-use back­up plu­g­in that allows you to sched­ule reg­u­lar back­ups and store them in mul­ti­ple remote loca­tions. For more details, check out our Updraft­Plus review.
3. Blog­Vault: A com­pre­hen­sive back­up solu­tion that offers real-time back­ups, site migra­tions, and secu­ri­ty fea­tures to keep your site safe. For more infor­ma­tion, see our Blog­Vault review.

Security

With the grow­ing num­ber of cyber threats, it’s impor­tant to pro­tect your site from hack­ers, mal­ware, and oth­er mali­cious activ­i­ties. Using effec­tive secu­ri­ty tools helps safe­guard your data, pre­vent breach­es, and cre­ate a safe brows­ing expe­ri­ence for your visitors.

4. Cloudflare

Cloud­flare is one of the biggest inter­net secu­ri­ty and per­for­mance com­pa­nies in the world. It helps pro­tect and speed up web­sites and online services.

We use Cloud­flare on WPBe­gin­ner and sev­er­al oth­er web­sites. It has pro­vid­ed us with supe­ri­or DDoS pro­tec­tion, bet­ter web­site per­for­mance, and a user-friend­ly interface. 

After switch­ing to Cloud­flare, we noticed that its pow­er­ful CDN and caching fea­tures sig­nif­i­cant­ly improved our site speed, which enhanced the over­all user experience.

Over­all, you can think of Cloud­flare as a pro­tec­tion shield for your web­site. It works by sim­ply rout­ing your site traf­fic through its net­work. These net­work servers fil­ter out spam and mali­cious traf­fic and only send gen­uine users to your website.

It even pro­tects against advanced threats like DDoS attacks, mali­cious bots, and oth­er intru­sions. That way, your web­site remains safe from com­mon inter­net vulnerabilities.

In terms of per­for­mance, Cloud­flare uses a mas­sive glob­al net­work of data cen­ters to cache con­tent close to users, sig­nif­i­cant­ly improv­ing load times. It also offers fea­tures like a Con­tent Deliv­ery Net­work (CDN), caching, and image opti­miza­tion, which fur­ther help speed up websites.

Why we rec­om­mend Cloud­flare: Cloud­flare com­bines pow­er­ful secu­ri­ty with high­ly effec­tive per­for­mance improve­ments. Its fire­wall pro­tects Word­Press web­sites from com­mon threats, while its CDN gives them a sig­nif­i­cant speed boost. Over­all, we have found Cloud­flare to be a reli­able secu­ri­ty plat­form that’s easy to set up and use.

Pric­ing: It offers a com­pre­hen­sive free plan that would work for most small busi­ness­es and new blogs. Paid plans start from $25 per month. 

Alter­na­tive Options: 

5. Sucuri: This is an effec­tive secu­ri­ty plu­g­in that offers a cloud-based web­site fire­wall. We used Sucuri before switch­ing to Cloud­flare for more com­pre­hen­sive cov­er­age. That said, Sucuri can be a good option for small­er web­sites. Just keep in mind that the fire­wall is only avail­able with paid plans. For more infor­ma­tion, check out our Sucuri vs. Cloud­flare com­par­i­son and our full Sucuri review.
6. Word­fence: A pow­er­ful Word­Press secu­ri­ty plu­g­in. The down­side is that it runs on your web­site instead of the cloud, which makes it less effec­tive for performance.

Oth­er Secu­ri­ty Tools: 

7. WP-2FA: A plu­g­in that adds two-fac­tor authen­ti­ca­tion (2FA) to your Word­Press login page for enhanced secu­ri­ty. We use 2FA on all our web­sites, and we rec­om­mend that all Word­Press users set up two-fac­tor authen­ti­ca­tion as well.
8. WP Activ­i­ty Log: A com­pre­hen­sive activ­i­ty log plu­g­in that helps you mon­i­tor and keep track of all changes on your Word­Press site.

Marketing

Mar­ket­ing tools are designed to help you pro­mote your site, attract new vis­i­tors, and con­vert users into loy­al cus­tomers. Our rec­om­men­da­tions in this next sec­tion can help you with email mar­ket­ing, social media inte­gra­tions, lead gen­er­a­tion, and more. They are essen­tial for build­ing your brand, increas­ing vis­i­bil­i­ty, and dri­ving sus­tain­able growth.

9. All in One SEO for WordPress

Look­ing for a tool to opti­mize your site for search engines? We use All in One SEO (AIOSEO) on all our web­sites, includ­ing WPBe­gin­ner, so it’s our top recommendation.

We’ve found AIOSEO to be much more pow­er­ful than any oth­er Word­Press SEO tool. The great thing about it is that it lets you opti­mize your site just like the pros, but you don’t need any spe­cial skills to use it.

For more infor­ma­tion, you can see our full All in One SEO review.

The plu­g­in includes an easy set­up wiz­ard that auto­mat­i­cal­ly con­fig­ures the best SEO set­tings for your online busi­ness. It also fea­tures TruSEO on-page analy­sis with a check­list to help opti­mize your posts and pages. Plus, it sup­ports WooCom­merce SEO out of the box and works with oth­er top eCom­merce platforms.

One stand­out fea­ture of All in One SEO that we love is Author SEO. It enables you to expand author bios to show­case expe­ri­ence, exper­tise, and author­i­ty, align­ing with Google’s E‑E-A‑T guide­lines. This helps search engines trust your con­tent more easily.

The plu­g­in includes rich snip­pet schema markup, smart XML sitemaps, SEO health checks, and more, all aimed at boost­ing your search engine vis­i­bil­i­ty. It also has a pow­er­ful schema gen­er­a­tor that helps you get star rat­ings and oth­er rich snip­pets in Google search results.

For advanced users, AIOSEO offers full con­trol over RSS feeds, a robots.txt edi­tor, local SEO, bread­crumbs, AI SEO tools, Google News sitemaps, video SEO, an advanced redi­rect man­ag­er, 404 track­ing, IndexNow inte­gra­tion, and more.

Fea­tures like Link Assis­tant and on-page SEO tools are incred­i­bly help­ful in our over­all SEO strat­e­gy. To learn more, take a look at our case study, where we explained the rea­sons why we switched to All in One SEO.

Why we rec­om­mend AIOSEO: We have found All in One SEO to be the most com­pre­hen­sive SEO toolk­it for Word­Press web­sites. It includes all the fea­tures you can expect, makes them incred­i­bly easy to use, and is con­tin­u­ous­ly improv­ing to keep up with the lat­est SEO changes. 

Pric­ing: Start­ing from $49.50 per year. There is a lim­it­ed free ver­sion of All in One SEO avail­able. How­ev­er, we rec­om­mend upgrad­ing to a paid plan to unlock its full potential. 

10. WPForms

Forms are incred­i­bly pow­er­ful mar­ket­ing tools. They let users com­mu­ni­cate with you direct­ly, which helps you gen­er­ate leads, gath­er feed­back, and seg­ment your audi­ence for per­son­al­ized marketing.

We rec­om­mend WPForms for all your form needs. It is one of the most pop­u­lar Word­Press form builder plu­g­ins, and we use it for all our con­tact forms and surveys. 

We’ve also cov­ered it exten­sive­ly in our com­plete WPForms review.

We love WPForms because its drag-and-drop builder is designed to be user-friend­ly. It allows you to cre­ate con­tact forms, pay­ment forms, sur­veys, and more with­out writ­ing a sin­gle line of code. It also includes over 2000 pre-built form tem­plates so that you can get start­ed even faster.

Anoth­er thing that we real­ly like about WPForms is that it offers tons of seam­less inte­gra­tions to make your life eas­i­er. For instance, you can con­nect it with pop­u­lar email mar­ket­ing ser­vices, pay­ment gate­ways, and oth­er tools. This way, you can use forms to grow your email list, col­lect pay­ments, and much more.

WPForms also includes advanced fea­tures like con­di­tion­al log­ic, mul­ti-page forms, file uploads, and spam pro­tec­tion, mak­ing it suit­able for more com­plex form needs. 

Addi­tion­al­ly, the plu­g­in offers pow­er­ful entry man­age­ment fea­tures. This allows you to view, man­age, and ana­lyze form sub­mis­sions direct­ly from your Word­Press dashboard.

Whether we need a sim­ple con­tact form or a more com­plex solu­tion, WPForms is our go-to tool.

Why we rec­om­mend WPForms: Unlike many oth­er con­tact form plu­g­ins, WPForms is easy to use. Users can choose a tem­plate or use the drag-and-drop form builder to make any type of form. Its inte­gra­tions with pay­ment ser­vices, email mar­ket­ing providers, and oth­er growth tools make it even more powerful.

Pric­ing: It has a lim­it­ed free ver­sion called WPForms Lite, and paid plans start at $49.50. If you just need a few con­tact forms, then the free ver­sion will work well. How­ev­er, we rec­om­mend upgrad­ing to a paid plan to unlock more features.

11. SeedProd

We often need to cre­ate a land­ing page for a mar­ket­ing cam­paign or prod­uct launch. When­ev­er that hap­pens, we always turn to Seed­Prod.

For more infor­ma­tion about our expe­ri­ence with the plu­g­in, check out our full Seed­Prod review.

Seed­Prod is the best no-code page builder for Word­Press, trust­ed by over 1 mil­lion web­sites. It helps you cre­ate high-con­vert­ing land­ing pages quick­ly with­out any coding.

Whether you’re build­ing a sales page, com­ing soon page, main­te­nance mode page, or any oth­er type of land­ing page, Seed­Prod has you covered.

The best thing about Seed­Prod? Its drag-and-drop builder makes it incred­i­bly easy to design pro­fes­sion­al-look­ing pages.

You can edit any item on the screen by point­ing to and click­ing it. You can also add new design ele­ments by drag­ging and drop­ping them to your page. 

We’ve used Seed­Prod to cre­ate land­ing pages for sev­er­al web­sites and find its pre-built tem­plates high­ly use­ful. We also have expe­ri­ence with its cus­tom theme fea­ture, which has helped us design entire prod­uct sites. Using Seed­Prod reduced devel­op­ment time, result­ing in high­ly pol­ished websites.

If you run an online store, you will love SeedProd’s built-in WooCom­merce sup­port. It includes use­ful blocks that you can add to cre­ate cus­tom check­out pages, prod­uct pages, or store­front pages.

Seed­Prod offers inte­gra­tions with pop­u­lar email mar­ket­ing ser­vices, CRM plat­forms, and oth­er tools, allow­ing you to grow your email list and boost con­ver­sions.

Why we rec­om­mend Seed­Prod: We love Seed­Prod because it is begin­ner-friend­ly and offers an intu­itive drag-and-drop design tool. It includes dozens of pre-built tem­plates, and seam­less inte­gra­tions make it ver­sa­tile for var­i­ous mar­ket­ing needs.

Pric­ing: Paid plans start from $39.50 / year. There is also a free ver­sion of Seed­Prod available. 

Alter­na­tive Option: 

12. Thrive Archi­tect: A visu­al page builder for Word­Press that allows you to cre­ate beau­ti­ful, engag­ing con­tent. For more details, see our full Thrive Archi­tect review.

13. OptinMonster

Dri­ving traf­fic to your web­site is great, but this doesn’t mean any­thing unless you can con­vert those vis­i­tors into sub­scribers or customers.

In our expe­ri­ence, Opt­in­Mon­ster is the best con­ver­sion opti­miza­tion soft­ware for this pur­pose. Designed to help you grow your email list, increase page views, and boost sales, it offers a wide range of fea­tures that make it easy to cre­ate high-con­vert­ing opt-in forms.

At WPBe­gin­ner, we’ve used Opt­in­Mon­ster across our web­sites to grow our email list. We’ve tak­en advan­tage of its exit-intent tech­nol­o­gy to cap­ture vis­i­tors about to leave our site and con­vert them into subscribers.

For more infor­ma­tion, check out our com­plete Mon­sterIn­sights review.

We’ve also found its Mon­ster­Links fea­ture high­ly use­ful. This allows users to click on an offer to view a pop­up. In our A/B tests, these pop­ups per­formed well among our users.

Case Study: Proven meth­ods we use at WPBe­gin­ner to grow our email list.

One of OptinMonster’s key strengths is its drag-and-drop cam­paign builder, which allows you to cre­ate visu­al­ly appeal­ing pop-ups, float­ing bars, slide-ins, and oth­er types of opt-in forms. 

You can choose from a vari­ety of pre-built tem­plates, mak­ing it easy to get start­ed. The soft­ware inte­grates seam­less­ly with pop­u­lar email mar­ket­ing ser­vices, CRM plat­forms, and oth­er tools, enabling you to man­age your leads effectively.

What sets Opt­in­Mon­ster apart is its advanced tar­get­ing and seg­men­ta­tion fea­tures. You can dis­play per­son­al­ized mes­sages to dif­fer­ent seg­ments of your audi­ence based on their behav­ior, loca­tion, device, and more. This makes sure that the right mes­sage reach­es the right per­son at the right time, sig­nif­i­cant­ly improv­ing con­ver­sion rates.

Why we rec­om­mend Opt­in­Mon­ster: This tool is user-friend­ly yet incred­i­bly pow­er­ful. It allows you to eas­i­ly cre­ate pro­fes­sion­al opt-in forms with­out any cod­ing. The advanced tar­get­ing options ensure that your forms reach the most rel­e­vant audi­ence, max­i­miz­ing your con­ver­sion rates. 

Pric­ing: Starts at $8/month, billed annu­al­ly. There is no free ver­sion. Instead, Opt­in­Mon­ster lets you get start­ed with a risk-free, 100% 14-day mon­ey-back guarantee.

14. MonsterInsights

We believe that under­stand­ing how vis­i­tors inter­act with our web­sites is the key to mak­ing informed deci­sions that dri­ve growth. To do that, we track and mon­i­tor web­site traf­fic and user behav­ior with Mon­sterIn­sights, which uses the pow­er of Google Analytics.

We always rec­om­mend Mon­sterIn­sights to our read­ers because it keeps deliv­er­ing excel­lent results. For more infor­ma­tion on how we’ve used and test­ed this plu­g­in, see our full Mon­sterIn­sights review.

The nice thing about Mon­sterIn­sights is that it con­nects your Word­Press web­site to Google Ana­lyt­ics with just a few clicks. Then, you can imme­di­ate­ly start track­ing vis­i­tor inter­ac­tions, under­stand­ing user behav­ior, and mak­ing data-dri­ven deci­sions to opti­mize your site.

We enjoy its user-friend­ly stats dash­board, which direct­ly con­nects all the essen­tial met­rics to the Word­Press admin pan­el. You can get quick reports with­out vis­it­ing the Google Ana­lyt­ics web­site separately.

We par­tic­u­lar­ly appre­ci­ate MonsterInsights’s real-time ana­lyt­ics fea­ture. It pro­vides you with live data about who is on your site, what they are doing, and which con­tent per­forms best. This fea­ture is par­tic­u­lar­ly use­ful for mon­i­tor­ing the suc­cess of mar­ket­ing cam­paigns as they happen.

Mon­sterIn­sights also offers advanced fea­tures, such as eCom­merce track­ing, which helps you mea­sure your online store’s sales, rev­enue, and con­ver­sion rates.

You can also track affil­i­ate links, ban­ner ads, out­bound links, and more, giv­ing you a com­plete view of how vis­i­tors inter­act with your content.

Rec­om­mend­ed Read­ing: Step-by-step Word­Press con­ver­sion track­ing guide.

As we men­tioned, we use Mon­sterIn­sights across all our web­sites to track user engage­ment and opti­mize our con­tent strategy.

The plugin’s detailed reports on user behav­ior, traf­fic sources, and con­ver­sion track­ing have been invalu­able. It allows us to make data-dri­ven deci­sions that enhance the user expe­ri­ence and dri­ve growth.

Why we rec­om­mend Mon­sterIn­sights: This plu­g­in is incred­i­bly easy to use, mak­ing Google Ana­lyt­ics acces­si­ble to every­one, even begin­ners. Even bet­ter, you can do it all with­out leav­ing Word­Press. Its advanced track­ing fea­tures pro­vide in-depth insights that help you bet­ter under­stand your audi­ence and opti­mize your site for high­er engage­ment and con­ver­sions. The real-time ana­lyt­ics and eCom­merce track­ing are par­tic­u­lar­ly pow­er­ful tools for mon­i­tor­ing and improv­ing performance.

Pric­ing: Starts at $99.60/year. A free ver­sion of Mon­sterIn­sights is also avail­able with few­er features.

Addi­tion­al Mar­ket­ing and SEO Tools:

15. PushEn­gage: A push noti­fi­ca­tion ser­vice that helps you send tar­get­ed mes­sages to your sub­scribers on mobile as well as desk­top. We use PushEn­gage on all our web­sites and have found it incred­i­bly use­ful in dri­ving con­ver­sions and sales. For more infor­ma­tion, see our full PushEn­gage review.
16. Thrive Leads: This helps you cap­ture more leads and con­vert users into email sub­scribers and cus­tomers. We love its ease of use and per­for­mance. This tool is part of the company’s mar­ket­ing suite, which we have cov­ered in depth in our Thrive Themes Suite review.
17. Thrive Quiz Builder: A Word­Press quiz builder plu­g­in that allows you to cre­ate engag­ing quizzes to increase user engage­ment and col­lect leads. For details, check out our Thrive Quiz Builder review.
18. SEO­Boost: A pow­er­ful SEO con­tent opti­miz­er soft­ware that uti­lizes AI to help you write con­tent for high­er rank­ings. We use it to opti­mize con­tent on our web­sites. This tool inte­grates seam­less­ly with All in One SEO.
19. Thrive Opti­mize: It allows you to eas­i­ly run A/B tests in Word­Press, which helps you opti­mize your land­ing pages for con­ver­sions. You can also get it as part of a larg­er Thrive Themes package.
20. WP Mail SMTP: Fix email deliv­er­abil­i­ty in Word­Press emails using an SMTP ser­vice. We use WP Mail SMTP on our own web­sites to ensure that our users don’t miss any emails. See our WP Mail SMTP review for more details.
21. Send­Lay­er: A reli­able email deliv­ery ser­vice for Word­Press. We use Send­Lay­er for some of our web­sites, and we love its ease of use and reli­a­bil­i­ty. For more infor­ma­tion, see our com­plete Send­Lay­er review.
22. LowFruits: An SEO tool that helps you find low-com­pe­ti­tion key­words to tar­get for your con­tent. Our teams use it to opti­mize con­tent and do key­word research.
23. Thrive Ulti­ma­tum: A scarci­ty mar­ket­ing tool that helps you cre­ate and man­age mar­ket­ing cam­paigns with count­down timers. We use count­down timers for mar­ket­ing cam­paigns on our web­sites, and we can tell you that they are high­ly effec­tive. This tool is also avail­able as part of the Thrive Themes Suite.
24. Pret­ty Links: The best Word­Press plu­g­in to man­age and track your affil­i­ate links. We like Pret­ty Links because of its sim­plic­i­ty and ease of use. For details, check out our full Pret­ty Links review.
25. Raf­flePress: A give­away plu­g­in that helps you grow your email list, web­site traf­fic, and social media fol­low­ers with viral con­tests and give­aways. We use Raf­flePress to run give­away cam­paigns on WPBe­gin­ner. See our full Raf­flePress review for more details.
26. Bea­con: A lead gen­er­a­tion plu­g­in that allows you to cre­ate and man­age lead mag­nets. We use lead mag­nets on WPBe­gin­ner to grow our email lists. 

eCommerce

eCom­merce tools are essen­tial for busi­ness­es sell­ing prod­ucts or ser­vices online. They pro­vide the func­tion­al­i­ty you need to man­age prod­ucts, process pay­ments, han­dle ship­ping, and more. These tools help cre­ate a smooth and secure shop­ping expe­ri­ence, dri­ving sales and cus­tomer satisfaction.

27. WooCommerce

When build­ing an online store with Word­Press, WooCom­merce is the go-to solu­tion for mil­lions of users world­wide. As the most pop­u­lar eCom­merce plat­form in the world, it pow­ers over 6 mil­lion online stores. 

The great thing about WooCom­merce is that both small busi­ness­es and large enter­pris­es can use it. The plu­g­in is high­ly cus­tomiz­able and scal­able to meet your business’s spe­cif­ic needs.

We don’t per­son­al­ly use WooCom­merce on our web­sites. But that’s sim­ply because we only sell dig­i­tal prod­ucts on our part­ner sites, so most of the plugin’s fea­tures would be unnec­es­sary for us. 

That said, we have tons of expe­ri­ence test­ing the tool and even using it to help our clients build their own online stores. For more details, see our full WooCom­merce review.

WooCom­merce allows you to eas­i­ly man­age your prod­ucts, pay­ments, and ship­ping. It also works with many pay­ment gate­ways, such as Pay­Pal and Stripe, mak­ing it sim­ple for cus­tomers to buy your products.

The best part is that it also sup­ports count­less region­al pay­ment ser­vices. This means users in coun­tries where Pay­Pal and Stripe are unavail­able can use oth­er pay­ment ser­vices. WooCom­merce makes eCom­merce pos­si­ble for everyone. 

What’s more, we have com­pared WooCom­merce and Shopi­fy as well as oth­er sell­ing plat­forms. Dur­ing our research, we found that WooCom­merce is way ahead of the com­pe­ti­tion when it comes to customizations.

It sup­ports thou­sands of add-ons (many of which are free). These WooCom­merce add-ons are like apps for your eCom­merce store and enable you to add fea­tures like advanced ship­ping options, mem­ber­ships, and bookings.

This exten­si­bil­i­ty makes WooCom­merce suit­able for any eCom­merce busi­ness, no mat­ter how com­plex your needs are.

Why we rec­om­mend WooCom­merce: This plu­g­in is the most flex­i­ble and pow­er­ful eCom­merce solu­tion for Word­Press. It’s easy for begin­ners but also offers advanced fea­tures for more com­plex stores. It has a mas­sive library of add-ons. It also sup­ports more pay­ment ser­vices and third-par­ty soft­ware than oth­er eCom­merce platforms.

Pric­ing: WooCom­merce itself is free to use, but there are addi­tion­al costs for pre­mi­um exten­sions and pay­ment gate­way fees. For more details, see our explain­er on eCom­merce web­site costs.

28. MemberPress

Mem­ber­Press is a full-fea­tured Word­Press mem­ber­ship plu­g­in, that allows you to con­trol who can access your con­tent. We like it so much that we even use it to offer our free Word­Press courses.

You can take a look at our full Mem­ber­Press review for more details about our experience.

With Mem­ber­Press, you can offer dig­i­tal prod­ucts and sub­scrip­tion ser­vices, sell online cours­es, and build a com­mu­ni­ty around your content.

One of the best things about Mem­ber­Press is how easy it is to use. You don’t need any cod­ing skills to set up a mem­ber­ship site. 

The plugin’s sim­ple inter­face makes it easy to cre­ate dif­fer­ent mem­ber­ship lev­els, set up pay­ment options, and pro­tect your con­tent. You can also offer free tri­als, dis­count coupons, and var­i­ous pric­ing options to attract new members.

Plus, Mem­ber­Press comes with pow­er­ful access con­trol fea­tures. Based on the mem­ber­ship lev­el, you can restrict access to spe­cif­ic posts, pages, videos, cat­e­gories, tags, and even files. This ensures that only pay­ing mem­bers can view your pre­mi­um content.

Mem­ber­Press also makes it easy to cre­ate cours­es and lessons, upload media, and restrict access to mem­bers only.

We par­tic­u­lar­ly like the mem­ber­ship man­age­ment fea­tures and how easy they are. The plu­g­in even lets you auto­mate billing, send reminders, and pause or can­cel mem­ber­ships. This makes it eas­i­er to man­age your mem­bers and ensure con­sis­tent revenue.

The plu­g­in inte­grates seam­less­ly with pop­u­lar email mar­ket­ing ser­vices. This allows you to send tar­get­ed emails to your mem­bers. It also works well with pay­ment gate­ways like Pay­Pal and Stripe, mak­ing it easy to col­lect payments.

Why we rec­om­mend Mem­ber­Press: Mem­ber­Press is easy to set up, even if you’re new to Word­Press. It offers pow­er­ful tools for man­ag­ing mem­ber­ships, includ­ing access con­trol and sub­scrip­tion man­age­ment. The plu­g­in inte­grates well with oth­er tools, mak­ing it a com­plete solu­tion for build­ing and man­ag­ing a mem­ber­ship site.

Pric­ing: Starts at $179.50/year.

29. Easy Digital Downloads

We use Easy Dig­i­tal Down­loads (EDD) to sell prod­ucts on sev­er­al part­ner web­sites. It is the best plu­g­in for sell­ing dig­i­tal down­loads using Word­Press, and thou­sands of web­site own­ers use it to sell things like eBooks, soft­ware, music, and more.

For more infor­ma­tion, see our full Easy Dig­i­tal Down­loads review.

One of the best things about EDD is how easy it is to use. You don’t need tech­ni­cal skills to get start­ed. The plu­g­in has a sim­ple set­up wiz­ard that helps you add prod­ucts, set prices, and con­nect pay­ment options. EDD sup­ports pay­ments through Pay­Pal, Stripe, and cred­it cards.

It comes with a pow­er­ful down­load man­age­ment area where you can upload dig­i­tal prod­ucts. Using built-in access con­trol fea­tures, you can ensure that cus­tomers have access only to the prod­ucts they have paid for. 

We love the flex­i­bil­i­ty of Easy Dig­i­tal Down­loads. With exten­sions, you can add extra fea­tures to your store. 

For exam­ple, you can set up recur­ring pay­ments, offer dis­counts, or man­age soft­ware licens­es. This flex­i­bil­i­ty is the biggest rea­son we use EDD to sell dig­i­tal prod­ucts for our oth­er businesses.

We also appre­ci­ate that EDD always per­forms opti­mal­ly with our site. Thanks to its light­weight design, it doesn’t slow down your web­site. This is impor­tant because cus­tomers expect fast downloads.

EDD also works well with oth­er Word­Press plu­g­ins, which means you can eas­i­ly add more fea­tures like email mar­ket­ing or analytics.

Why we rec­om­mend Easy Dig­i­tal Down­loads: Easy Dig­i­tal Down­loads is sim­ple and flex­i­ble. It’s great for sell­ing dig­i­tal prod­ucts and sup­ports many pay­ment options. The plu­g­in is light on resources, so your web­site stays fast. Plus, it works well with oth­er tools, mak­ing it easy to add more fea­tures as your busi­ness grows.

Pric­ing: The core plu­g­in is free, but you can buy pre­mi­um fea­tures. Paid plans start at $99.50/year, depend­ing on what you need.

30. WP Simple Pay

WP Sim­ple Pay is a user-friend­ly Stripe pay­ment plu­g­in for Word­Press. It’s ide­al if you want to accept pay­ments online with­out set­ting up a full eCom­merce store.

We have test­ed the tool in-depth on our demo sites because our read­ers have often asked us about it. For more details, check out our com­plete WP Sim­ple Pay review.

In our opin­ion, WP Sim­ple Pay is per­fect for busi­ness­es, non­prof­its, and any­one look­ing to col­lect pay­ments quick­ly with­out addi­tion­al shop­ping cart func­tion­al­i­ty. We have used it on web­sites where we don’t need the cart func­tion­al­i­ty but need an easy way to accept payments.

We like WP Sim­ple Pay’s sim­plic­i­ty and ease of use. You don’t need to deal with com­plex eCom­merce setups. Instead, you can cre­ate cus­tomiz­able pay­ment forms direct­ly in WordPress.

What’s more, WP Sim­ple Pay comes with a drag-and-drop form builder, which makes design­ing cus­tom forms super easy, even for total begin­ners. The plu­g­in also includes sev­er­al tem­plates to quick­ly cre­ate pay­ment forms for dif­fer­ent use cases.

The plu­g­in allows you to accept pay­ments, cal­cu­late tax­es, and trans­fer Stripe pro­cess­ing fees to cus­tomers. You can also cus­tomize the pay­ment con­fir­ma­tion and receipt mes­sages to reflect your branding.

We were also impressed by the pay­ment land­ing pages. The plu­g­in makes it easy to cre­ate a land­ing page with a high­ly opti­mized pay­ment form for conversions.

WP Sim­ple Pay also inte­grates seam­less­ly with Stripe, enabling you to accept cred­it card pay­ments, ACH bank trans­fers, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more.

You can cre­ate one-time or recur­ring pay­ments and even offer sub­scrip­tions or install­ment plans. The plu­g­in also sup­ports coupon codes, allow­ing you to offer dis­counts and pro­mo­tions to your customers.

Why we rec­om­mend WP Sim­ple Pay: We found WP Sim­ple Pay very easy to use, so it’s acces­si­ble even if you don’t have tech­ni­cal expe­ri­ence. Over­all, its sim­plic­i­ty makes it per­fect if you need to accept pay­ments but don’t want more advanced cart and check­out fea­tures. That said, its inte­gra­tion with Stripe lets you secure­ly accept a wide range of pay­ment meth­ods. It also gives you plen­ty of pay­ment options, includ­ing one-time pur­chas­es, sub­scrip­tions, and install­ment plans.

Pric­ing: It starts at $49.50/year. A free ver­sion with basic fea­tures is also avail­able, called WP Sim­ple Pay Lite.

Addi­tion­al eCom­merce Tools:

31. Affil­i­ateWP: An affil­i­ate mar­ket­ing plu­g­in that helps you man­age and grow your affil­i­ate pro­gram. For details, check our Affil­i­ateWP review.
32. Char­i­ta­ble: A fundrais­ing plu­g­in for Word­Press that helps you cre­ate and man­age dona­tion cam­paigns. We use Char­i­ta­ble to col­lect dona­tions on the Balkhi Foun­da­tion (non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tion) web­site. Check out our Char­i­ta­ble review for more details.
33. Thrive Appren­tice: A learn­ing man­age­ment sys­tem (LMS) plu­g­in that helps you cre­ate and sell online cours­es. For details, see our Thrive Appren­tice review.
34. Fun­nelK­it: A plu­g­in that helps you cre­ate sales fun­nels to increase con­ver­sions. We use Fun­nelK­it for a num­ber of busi­ness­es. See our detailed Fun­nelK­it review to learn more.
35. Advanced Coupons: A plu­g­in that enhances the default WooCom­merce coupons with addi­tion­al fea­tures. To learn more, check our Advanced Coupons review.
36. WC Ven­dors: A mar­ket­place plu­g­in that allows you to cre­ate a mul­ti-ven­dor store with WooCom­merce. See our WC Ven­dors review for more information.
37. AdTribes: A plu­g­in that helps you man­age and opti­mize your prod­uct feeds for mar­ket­ing channels. 
38. Sug­ar Cal­en­dar: A sim­ple event man­age­ment plu­g­in for Word­Press. We love Sug­ar Calendar’s easy Stripe inte­gra­tion, sim­ple tick­et­ing, and Zapi­er inte­gra­tions. See our full Sug­ar Cal­en­dar review for more details.
39. Busi­ness Direc­to­ry Plu­g­in: A plu­g­in that helps you cre­ate and man­age a busi­ness direc­to­ry on your Word­Press site. See our full Busi­ness Direc­to­ry Plu­g­in review for details.

Socials

Social media inte­gra­tion tools allow you to con­nect your site with var­i­ous social media plat­forms. This inte­gra­tion helps you share con­tent effort­less­ly, engage with your audi­ence, and boost your online pres­ence. Over­all, social media tools are impor­tant for increas­ing traf­fic, build­ing com­mu­ni­ty, and enhanc­ing your mar­ket­ing efforts.

40. BuddyBoss

Pop­u­lar social media plat­forms like Face­book, Insta­gram, and Red­dit are easy to use, but we don’t like how they lim­it your reach. Wouldn’t it be nice if you con­trolled and owned your online com­mu­ni­ty with­out depend­ing on big tech companies?

Bud­dy­Boss is the best plat­form for build­ing online com­mu­ni­ties, mem­ber­ship sites, and social net­works using WordPress.

We rec­om­mend it to any­one want­i­ng to cre­ate an online com­mu­ni­ty plat­form like Face­book but with full con­trol over the con­tent and audience.

When test­ing out this tool on real web­sites for our full Bud­dy­Boss review, we had a great expe­ri­ence with it.

We like that Bud­dy­Boss lets you cre­ate cus­tom mem­ber pro­files, social groups, and online forums. Mem­bers can send pri­vate mes­sages, join group dis­cus­sions, and share pho­tos or videos. The plat­form sup­ports gam­i­fi­ca­tion, allow­ing you to add points, badges, and ranks to increase engagement.

We found its mobile app inte­gra­tion very excit­ing. You can cre­ate a brand­ed mobile app for your com­mu­ni­ty that works on iOS and Android. 

This means your mem­bers can stay con­nect­ed on the go. The mobile app is built using React Native, the same tech­nol­o­gy used by major plat­forms like Face­book and Airbnb, ensur­ing a smooth user experience.

The platform’s inte­gra­tion with WooCom­merce and Learn­Dash makes it per­fect for sell­ing cours­es or mem­ber­ships while keep­ing the com­mu­ni­ty engaged through forums and social groups.

Why we rec­om­mend Bud­dy­Boss: We love this plu­g­in because it gives you full con­trol over your con­tent and the com­mu­ni­ty you build. It doesn’t require any spe­cial skills and works with exist­ing Word­Press sites. Over­all, it’s ide­al for any­one want­i­ng to cre­ate a social net­work or online com­mu­ni­ty but with­out the lim­i­ta­tions of a giant corporation.

Pric­ing: Starts at $299/year. There are pre­mi­um pack­ages avail­able with addi­tion­al features.

41. Smash Balloon

Smash Bal­loon is a suite of social media feed plu­g­ins for Word­Press. It’s per­fect if you want to dis­play con­tent from your social accounts direct­ly on your website.

We have thor­ough­ly test­ed this suite of tools for our com­plete Smash Bal­loon review, and we loved all of them. All of the Smash Bal­loon plu­g­ins are begin­ner-friend­ly and high­ly versatile.

Whether you want to show off your Insta­gram pho­tos, dis­play Face­book posts, show­case cus­tomer reviews, share your Twit­ter feed, or high­light your YouTube and Tik­Tok videos, Smash Bal­loon makes it sim­ple and customizable.

It allows you to cus­tomize your social media feeds to match your website’s design, with options to change col­ors, fonts, and lay­outs with­out writ­ing any code.

You can also use its Social Wall plu­g­in to com­bine dif­fer­ent plat­forms and cre­ate one feed for all your social content.

One thing we like about this plu­g­in is that all of its lay­outs are ful­ly mobile respon­sive. So they look equal­ly good regard­less of screen size.

Now, when you embed media from third-par­ty sites, speed should be your first con­cern. We were delight­ed with Smash Balloon’s page speed performance. 

Each plu­g­in in the Smash Bal­loon suite loads social media feeds quick­ly with­out slow­ing down your web­site. Addi­tion­al­ly, it sup­ports advanced fea­tures like fil­ter­ing con­tent by hash­tags, com­bin­ing feeds from mul­ti­ple accounts, and even show­ing likes, com­ments, and shares direct­ly on your site.

The Reviews Feed plu­g­in even lets you dis­play cus­tomer reviews from Trust­pi­lot, Google, Yelp, Face­book, Tri­pad­vi­sor, and more. This way, you can eas­i­ly add social proof to your site and trig­ger FOMO for high­er conversions.

Why we rec­om­mend Smash Bal­loon: All of Smash Balloon’s plu­g­ins are super-fast and user-friend­ly. They make it easy to dis­play social media con­tent on your Word­Press site. Plus, for every type of social feed, you get mul­ti­ple lay­outs, beau­ti­ful designs, and exten­sive cus­tomiza­tion options. This way, you can match the look and feel of your site. Whether you’re a blog­ger, a busi­ness own­er, or a social media influ­encer, Smash Bal­loon can help keep your audi­ence con­nect­ed and engaged across platforms.

Pric­ing: Each plu­g­in (Insta­gram Feed, Face­book Feed, Twit­ter Feed, Tik­Tok Feed, Reviews Feed, and YouTube Feed) costs $49/year. The all-access plan with the com­plete suite costs $299/year.

42. Thrive Com­ments: A com­ment­ing plu­g­in that enhances the default Word­Press com­ment­ing sys­tem with addi­tion­al fea­tures. You can also get it as part of Thrive Suite.
43. Thrive Ova­tion: A plu­g­in that helps you col­lect and dis­play tes­ti­mo­ni­als on your web­site. Check out our Thrive Ova­tion review for more infor­ma­tion. You can buy the indi­vid­ual plu­g­in or get it with Thrive Suite.

Database Management

Data­base man­age­ment soft­ware is impor­tant for main­tain­ing the integri­ty, per­for­mance, and secu­ri­ty of your Word­Press data­base. It helps you opti­mize, clean, and back up your data­base, ensur­ing that your site runs smooth­ly and efficiently. 

In the next sec­tion, we will share some of our favorite tools for improv­ing data­base management.

44. Search & Replace Everything by WPCode

When it comes to build­ing and man­ag­ing sites with Word­Press, we love no-code solu­tions. That’s why we use Search & Replace Every­thing by WPCode. This pow­er­ful Word­Press plu­g­in makes bulk edit­ing tasks quick and easy.

Instead of writ­ing com­plex SQL queries, you can use a sim­ple inter­face to search and replace any­thing in your database. 

It can help you update old URLs, cor­rect typos across mul­ti­ple posts, or make site-wide changes. It is designed to stream­line the process and allow you to make large-scale edits with pre­ci­sion and efficiency.

What’s more, Search & Replace Every­thing is built to han­dle var­i­ous types of con­tent across your Word­Press site. You can use it to search for and replace text in posts, pages, cus­tom post types, wid­gets, and even data­base fields.

The plu­g­in also sup­ports easy image replace­ment. To do so, sim­ply locate the image you need to change and then click ‘Replace’ to upload the new image.

One of the plugin’s stand­out fea­tures is its “Pre­view” mode, which allows you to see the changes before apply­ing them. This ensures that you can check your edits and avoid any unin­tend­ed changes. 

Addi­tion­al­ly, the plu­g­in pro­vides detailed logs of all search and replace oper­a­tions, giv­ing you a clear view of what was changed and where.

We have used Search & Replace Every­thing by WPCode for var­i­ous tasks, such as updat­ing links after a site migra­tion, cor­rect­ing errors, or updat­ing bulk content. 

Over­all, this plu­g­in lets you per­form bulk tasks quick­ly and safe­ly. This can have a huge impact on your work­flows, espe­cial­ly when man­ag­ing large web­sites with exten­sive content.

Why we rec­om­mend Search & Replace Every­thing by WPCode: This is an essen­tial tool for any Word­Press user who needs to per­form bulk edits. Its ease of use and pow­er­ful fea­tures make it a reli­able solu­tion for both begin­ners and advanced users. Whether you’re man­ag­ing a large site or just need to make quick edits, this plu­g­in saves time and reduces the risk of errors.

Pric­ing: Starts at $29/year. A free ver­sion is also avail­able with lim­it­ed fea­tures. While you can use Search & Replace Every­thing as a stand­alone tool, it also comes with the WPCode Bun­dle.

45. WPCode

WPCode allows you to eas­i­ly add cus­tom code snip­pets in Word­Press with­out edit­ing your theme’s functions.php file. We use it to man­age cus­tom code across all of our web­sites and have only had great expe­ri­ences work­ing with it.

Whether we need to add track­ing codes, cus­tomize Word­Press func­tion­al­i­ty, or imple­ment cus­tom styling, WPCode allows us to do so with­out risk­ing site sta­bil­i­ty. See our full WPCode review for more details.

In our opin­ion, WPCode is a must-have tool for devel­op­ers and non-devel­op­ers who want to cus­tomize their site’s func­tion­al­i­ty while keep­ing every­thing orga­nized and safe.

WPCode offers an intu­itive inter­face for adding and man­ag­ing cus­tom code snip­pets, such as PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and more.

The plu­g­in also comes with a built-in library of pre-made snip­pets, mak­ing it easy to add com­mon­ly used code to your site with just a few clicks.

One of WPCode’s stand­out fea­tures is its smart con­di­tion­al log­ic. We find this fea­ture high­ly use­ful because it lets users con­trol where and when each snip­pet runs on their site. You can tar­get spe­cif­ic pages, posts, or user roles, giv­ing you pre­cise con­trol over your cus­tom code.

Don’t know how to write code? WPCode comes with a built-in AI code gen­er­a­tor. Sim­ply describe what you want to do, and it will gen­er­ate code using arti­fi­cial intelligence.

Why we rec­om­mend WPCode: This plu­g­in is incred­i­bly user-friend­ly, mak­ing it acces­si­ble to both devel­op­ers and non-devel­op­ers. It offers pow­er­ful fea­tures like con­di­tion­al log­ic, error han­dling, and code ver­sion­ing that ensure your cus­tom code is safe and effective.

Pric­ing: WPCode offers a free ver­sion with essen­tial fea­tures, while the pre­mi­um ver­sion starts at $49.50/year and pro­vides access to advanced fea­tures like con­di­tion­al log­ic and pre­mi­um support.

46. WP Opti­mize: A plu­g­in that helps you clean and opti­mize your Word­Press data­base. Learn more in our WP Opti­mize review.
47. Tran­sients Man­ag­er: A free plu­g­in that helps you man­age and clean up tran­sients in your Word­Press database.
48. Search­WP: A plu­g­in that enhances the default Word­Press search func­tion­al­i­ty. For details, see our Search­WP review.

Photos & Media

Pho­to and media plu­g­ins help you man­age and opti­mize the visu­al con­tent on your Word­Press site. These tools make sure your images and videos load quick­ly and look great, enhanc­ing the over­all user experience.

49. Envira Gallery

Envi­ra Gallery is designed to help you cre­ate beau­ti­ful, respon­sive image gal­leries with ease. Whether you’re a pho­tog­ra­ph­er, blog­ger, or busi­ness own­er, Envi­ra Gallery offers a pow­er­ful yet user-friend­ly solu­tion to show­case your images in an attrac­tive and orga­nized way.

We like Envi­ra Gallery for its sim­plic­i­ty and per­for­mance, and have test­ed it in-depth for our full Envi­ra Gallery review.

The plu­g­in allows you to cre­ate stun­ning pho­to gal­leries with a drag-and-drop builder, mak­ing it acces­si­ble even for beginners.

You can choose from var­i­ous pre-built tem­plates to cus­tomize the look of your gal­leries, ensur­ing they fit seam­less­ly with your website’s design.

One of Envi­ra Gallery’s strongest points is its speed and respon­sive­ness. The gal­leries are opti­mized to load quick­ly, which is cru­cial for main­tain­ing a good user expe­ri­ence and improv­ing your site’s SEO. 

The plu­g­in also ensures that your gal­leries look great on all devices, from desk­tops to mobile phones.

Plus, Envi­ra Gallery offers advanced fea­tures like social media inte­gra­tion, allow­ing vis­i­tors to share images direct­ly from the gallery. It also sup­ports water­mark­ing and image pro­tec­tion, help­ing you safe­guard your work.

For those who need more func­tion­al­i­ty, the plu­g­in includes add-ons for fea­tures like video gal­leries, image tag­ging, pag­i­na­tion, and WooCom­merce inte­gra­tion for sell­ing your pho­tos online.

Why we rec­om­mend Envi­ra Gallery: This pow­er­ful tool is the best Word­Press gallery plu­g­in on the mar­ket. It enables you to cre­ate fast, respon­sive, and visu­al­ly appeal­ing pho­to gal­leries on Word­Press. Plus, it’s easy to use yet pow­er­ful enough to meet the needs of pro­fes­sion­als. Over­all, the plugin’s flex­i­bil­i­ty, per­for­mance, and exten­sive range of add-ons make it a valu­able addi­tion to any Word­Press site. 

Pric­ing: The basic Envi­ra Gallery plan starts at $39.50/year, with more advanced plans avail­able for addi­tion­al fea­tures. A free ver­sion with lim­it­ed fea­tures is also available.

50. Solil­o­quy: A respon­sive slid­er plu­g­in for Word­Press that lets you eas­i­ly cre­ate engag­ing slideshows. See our Solil­o­quy review for more details.
51. Smash Bal­loon: A plu­g­in that helps you dis­play social media feeds on your Word­Press site. (We love this tool so much that we’ve includ­ed it on this list twice.)
52. WP Tasty: A suite of plu­g­ins designed for food blog­gers. Read our WP Tasty review for more details.
53. Nutri­fox: A nutri­tion label gen­er­a­tor for Word­Press. To learn more, see our Nutri­fox review.

Customer Satisfaction

Great com­mu­ni­ca­tion and cus­tomer sup­port tools are essen­tial for engag­ing with your audi­ence and meet­ing their needs. These tools include live chat, tick­et­ing sys­tems, con­tact forms, and more. They help you pro­vide time­ly assis­tance, improve cus­tomer sat­is­fac­tion, and build strong rela­tion­ships with your users.

54. UserFeedback

User feed­back is impor­tant if you want to improve your prod­ucts and build a loy­al cus­tomer base. The User­Feed­back plu­g­in can help you gath­er insights direct­ly from your web­site visitors.

We have test­ed and tried out this tool exten­sive­ly. We found that it is begin­ner-friend­ly and packed with use­ful fea­tures. For more infor­ma­tion, check out our full User­Feed­back review.

It allows you to eas­i­ly cre­ate and man­age cus­tom feed­back forms, sur­veys, and polls, mak­ing it a valu­able tool for improv­ing user expe­ri­ence and cus­tomer sat­is­fac­tion. You can then place these forms any­where on your site.

To get spe­cif­ic feed­back, you can choose from var­i­ous ques­tion types, includ­ing mul­ti­ple-choice, open-end­ed, and rat­ing scales.

One of UserFeedback’s notable fea­tures is its real-time reports. You can view respons­es as they come in, help­ing you quick­ly iden­ti­fy trends, issues, or areas of improvement.

The plu­g­in also inte­grates with pop­u­lar email mar­ket­ing ser­vices and CRM tools, enabling you to fol­low up with users based on their feed­back or seg­ment your audi­ence for tar­get­ed campaigns.

Anoth­er use­ful fea­ture is its con­di­tion­al log­ic, which allows you to show or hide ques­tions based on pre­vi­ous answers. This ensures that you gath­er the most rel­e­vant infor­ma­tion from your users with­out over­whelm­ing them with unnec­es­sary questions.

Due to its flex­i­bil­i­ty, User­Feed­back can help you col­lect valu­able insights from cus­tomers. That way, you can make informed deci­sions about your strategies.

Why we rec­om­mend User­Feed­back: If you want to under­stand your audi­ence bet­ter, User­Feed­back is an essen­tial tool. It’s easy to set up and does not affect user expe­ri­ence. The plugin’s advanced fea­tures, like real-time report­ing and con­di­tion­al log­ic, pro­vide deep insights that can help you improve your site and increase user satisfaction.

Pric­ing: User­Feed­back plans start at $49.50/year. There is also a free plu­g­in available.

55. Trust­Pulse: A social proof plu­g­in that helps you increase con­ver­sions by dis­play­ing recent cus­tomer activ­i­ty on your web­site. Check out our Trust­Pulse review for details.
56. Groove: A help desk soft­ware that helps you man­age cus­tomer sup­port tick­ets. See our Groove review for more information.
57. HeroThemes: A plu­g­in suite designed to help you cre­ate and man­age a knowl­edge base on your Word­Press site. Read our HeroThemes review for details.

Forms & Automation

Forms and automa­tion tools make it eas­i­er to col­lect infor­ma­tion and auto­mate tasks on your site. These tools help you cre­ate and man­age forms, auto­mate work­flows, and boost user inter­ac­tion, mak­ing your site more effi­cient and user-friendly.

58. Formidable Forms

For­mi­da­ble Forms is one of the most advanced Word­Press form builder plu­g­ins avail­able today. We like how it sim­pli­fies the cre­ation of com­plex forms, mak­ing it ide­al for devel­op­ers, busi­ness­es, and any­one who needs more than basic con­tact forms.

We’ve used this plu­g­in many times in the past and have cov­ered it in detail in our full For­mi­da­ble Forms review.

For­mi­da­ble Forms offers a drag-and-drop form builder that allows you to cre­ate every­thing from sim­ple con­tact forms to com­plex mul­ti-page forms, sur­veys, and quizzes.

The plu­g­in stands out for its advanced fea­tures, such as con­di­tion­al log­ic, which allows you to show or hide form fields based on user input. This makes your forms more dynam­ic and tai­lored to the indi­vid­ual user’s responses.

One of For­mi­da­ble Forms’ most pow­er­ful fea­tures is its abil­i­ty to cre­ate data-dri­ven web appli­ca­tions. The plu­g­in can col­lect data through forms and then dis­play that data in charts, graphs, and directories. 

This is par­tic­u­lar­ly use­ful for busi­ness­es that need to man­age and dis­play large amounts of data, such as direc­to­ries, list­ings, or even job boards.

Anoth­er fea­ture that we found incred­i­bly help­ful is the tem­plates. It comes with tons of tem­plates for dif­fer­ent types of online cal­cu­la­tors, pay­ments, and WooCom­merce forms, allow­ing you to cus­tomize them quick­ly for your own requirements.

For­mi­da­ble Forms also inte­grates seam­less­ly with pop­u­lar email mar­ket­ing ser­vices, pay­ment gate­ways, and oth­er tools, allow­ing you to extend the func­tion­al­i­ty of your forms. 

Why we rec­om­mend For­mi­da­ble Forms: This form plu­g­in is per­fect for users who need more than just a sim­ple form builder. Its advanced fea­tures, such as con­di­tion­al log­ic, data man­age­ment, dynam­ic fields, and cal­cu­la­tions, make it a ver­sa­tile tool for cre­at­ing com­plex forms and applications. 

Pric­ing: For­mi­da­ble Forms starts at $39.50/year for the Basic plan. High­er-tier plans with addi­tion­al fea­tures are also available.

59. Uncanny Automator

When­ev­er pos­si­ble, we try to auto­mate man­u­al web­site tasks to save time and boost pro­duc­tiv­i­ty. Uncan­ny Automa­tor is a pow­er­ful automa­tion plu­g­in for Word­Press web­sites that helps us do that.

Take a look at our Uncan­ny Automa­tor review for more details.

This pow­er­ful tool lets you cre­ate auto­mat­ed work­flows across dif­fer­ent plu­g­ins, apps, and ser­vices with­out writ­ing a sin­gle line of code. It can be a game chang­er for larg­er busi­ness­es and online stores.

That’s because lots of reg­u­lar Word­Press web­site man­age­ment tasks are repet­i­tive and don’t require user input. Automat­ing those tasks can save you tons of time and also reduce instances of human error.

Uncan­ny Automa­tor works by con­nect­ing dif­fer­ent Word­Press plu­g­ins and third-par­ty apps to cre­ate auto­mat­ed work­flows known as ‘Recipes.’

For exam­ple, you can set up a recipe that auto­mat­i­cal­ly adds a user to a spe­cif­ic email list when they pur­chase in your WooCom­merce store or one that sends a Slack noti­fi­ca­tion when a new form sub­mis­sion is received.

We love its recipe builder, which has a sim­ple, user-friend­ly inter­face where you select trig­gers (the events that start the work­flow) and actions (what hap­pens when the trig­ger is activated).

Uncan­ny Automa­tor offers an impres­sive amount of inte­gra­tions. It sup­ports over 80 plu­g­ins and apps, includ­ing WooCom­merce, WPForms, Mem­ber­Press, Bud­dy­Boss, Slack, Google Sheets, and many more.

With Uncan­ny Automa­tor, you can auto­mate almost any process on your Word­Press site, from eCom­merce to eLearn­ing, with­out need­ing to switch between mul­ti­ple tools or hire a developer.

We have found it high­ly help­ful for day-to-day tasks on many of our web­sites. It saves time, reduces the chances of errors, and reduces workload.

The plu­g­in also offers advanced options, such as con­di­tion­al log­ic, which lets you add con­di­tions to your recipes. This means you can cre­ate high­ly tar­get­ed and cus­tomized work­flows based on spe­cif­ic cri­te­ria. Over­al, this makes sure that your automa­tion is as effi­cient and effec­tive as possible.

Why we rec­om­mend Uncan­ny Automa­tor: This tool brings the pow­er of automa­tion to Word­Press. Its wide range of inte­gra­tions and abil­i­ty to cre­ate com­plex work­flows with­out cod­ing make it a valu­able tool for any web­site owner.

Pric­ing: Start­ing from $149/year for a sin­gle site. There is also a free ver­sion of the plugin. 

Bonus: WordPress Services

Word­Press comes with a slight learn­ing curve, and web­site own­ers have to con­tin­u­al­ly man­age the soft­ware. If you are a small busi­ness with a lim­it­ed bud­get, then you can spend time doing that by your­self. How­ev­er, if you man­age mul­ti­ple web­sites or need extra help, these ser­vices can help you.

WPBeginner Pro Services

One of the requests we always get in our annu­al WPBe­gin­ner read­er sur­vey is to offer afford­able Word­Press devel­op­ment and web­site man­age­ment ser­vices. WPBe­gin­ner Pro Ser­vices aims to bridge the gap between DIY solu­tions and pro­fes­sion­al, tai­lored support. 

It is ide­al for small busi­ness­es, blog­gers, and entre­pre­neurs who may not have the time or tech­ni­cal exper­tise to man­age all parts of their Word­Press sites. It’s also per­fect for those who want to take their site to the next lev­el with­out the steep learn­ing curve.

When you hire WPBe­gin­ner Pro Ser­vices, you’re work­ing with a team that has been deeply involved in the Word­Press com­mu­ni­ty for years. Our experts under­stand the plat­form inside and out, and we’ve helped mil­lions of users through our tuto­ri­als and tools. 

Ser­vices Offered:

WPBe­gin­ner Pro Ser­vices includes a range of offer­ings designed to meet the spe­cif­ic needs of Word­Press users:

• Word­Press Main­te­nance Ser­vice: Let pro­fes­sion­als man­age your Word­Press updates and cloud back­ups and mon­i­tor your site 24/7.
• Word­Press Web­site Design: Get a pro­fes­sion­al­ly designed Word­Press web­site cus­tom-made to your requirements.
• Word­Press Speed Opti­miza­tion: Opti­mize your Word­Press site for per­for­mance and speed.
• Hacked Site Repair: Pro­fes­sion­al Word­Press secu­ri­ty experts clean your site and restore it in the case of a cyber­at­tack or data breach.
• Emer­gency Word­Press Sup­port: Get quick Word­Press help in times of cri­sis or hire pro­fes­sion­al Word­Press devel­op­ers for cus­tom solutions. 

Each ser­vice is deliv­ered with the same atten­tion to detail and qual­i­ty that WPBe­gin­ner is known for. Whether you need a one-time fix or ongo­ing sup­port, our team is here to help.

Why we rec­om­mend WPBe­gin­ner Pro Ser­vices: Hir­ing pro­fes­sion­als to help with behind-the-scenes and tech­ni­cal tasks allows you to focus on grow­ing your busi­ness. WPBe­gin­ner offers afford­able options, as you only pay for the ser­vices you need.

Pric­ing: WPBe­gin­ner Pro Ser­vices offers cus­tomized pric­ing based on your spe­cif­ic needs. This ensures that you get the right lev­el of sup­port with­out pay­ing extra. 

Training & Resources

Soft­ware will like­ly make up the major­i­ty of your Word­Press toolk­it. How­ev­er, hav­ing access to train­ing and resources is just as important!

In this next sec­tion, we’ll share some extra resources, includ­ing tuto­ri­als, doc­u­men­ta­tion, and cours­es. These will help you stay up-to-date with the lat­est Word­Press devel­op­ments and best practices:

• Free Word­Press Cours­es and Video Tuto­ri­als – Quick­ly learn Word­Press with step-by-step video cours­es designed for beginners.
• WBe­gin­ner Face­book Group – Join our free com­mu­ni­ty of 98,000+ Word­Press experts and beginners. 
• WPBe­gin­ner on YouTube – Fol­low our YouTube chan­nel with over 1 mil­lion sub­scribers, 1000 videos, and 54 mil­lion page views.
• Word­Press Glos­sary – Look up com­mon­ly used Word­Press terms.
• WPBe­gin­ner Solu­tions Cen­ter – Find the best Word­Press tools curat­ed by our Word­Press experts.

Frequently Asked Questions About WordPress Toolkit

Here are answers to some of the ques­tions our read­ers often ask about Word­Press toolkits.

1. What is a Word­Press toolk­it, and why do I need one as a pro?

A Word­Press toolk­it is a col­lec­tion of essen­tial tools, plu­g­ins, and ser­vices that boost your website’s func­tion­al­i­ty, secu­ri­ty, per­for­mance, and design. As a pro, hav­ing the right toolk­it saves you time, boosts pro­duc­tiv­i­ty, and ensures you can han­dle all aspects of run­ning a Word­Press site more effectively.

2. Are these Word­Press tools suit­able for begin­ners as well?

Yes, many of the Word­Press tools we men­tioned are suit­able for begin­ners, although they’re pri­mar­i­ly aimed at pro­fes­sion­als. Some tools offer begin­ner-friend­ly inter­faces and tuto­ri­als to help you get start­ed quick­ly. How­ev­er, advanced users will find addi­tion­al fea­tures to make their work­flows more efficient.

3. How do I choose the right tools from this list for my Word­Press site?

Choos­ing the right tools depends on your Word­Press site’s spe­cif­ic needs. Focus on what prob­lems you’re try­ing to solve—whether it’s improv­ing SEO, speed­ing up your site, or enhanc­ing secu­ri­ty. Start with the essen­tial tools for your goals, then expand as your site grows.

4. Are these tools free, or do they require payment?

Our list of Word­Press toolk­it plu­g­ins and soft­ware includes both free and paid tools. Some offer free ver­sions with lim­it­ed fea­tures (freemi­um), while oth­ers are entire­ly pre­mi­um. It’s always best to assess your needs and bud­get before invest­ing in pre­mi­um tools, but many free ver­sions can meet the most basic requirements.

5. Can I use mul­ti­ple tools from this Word­Press toolk­it togeth­er with­out conflicts?

Yes, most tools in this toolk­it are designed to work smooth­ly togeth­er. How­ev­er, it’s impor­tant to test any new tool you add to your site, as some­times con­flicts can arise depend­ing on your spe­cif­ic theme or exist­ing plu­g­ins. Keep­ing your plu­g­ins up to date helps avoid com­pat­i­bil­i­ty issues.

Man­ag­ing a Word­Press web­site can be dif­fi­cult if you don’t know the right tools to use. We hope this arti­cle helped you find the best Word­Press toolk­it plu­g­in in every category.

You may also want to look at our pick of the most pop­u­lar Word­Press themes and see our arti­cle on the cost of build­ing a Word­Press site for prac­ti­cal tips on con­trol­ling your site’s budget. 

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