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98 WordPress Plugins Used by Top Blogs

When you install WordPress for the first time, the main questions you ask yourself are ‘What plugins to choose?’ and ‘Should I install each and every featured plugin from WordPress.org?’. The answer to the second question is ‘No’: too many installed plugins can (and will) slow down your website, so choose them wisely.

The first question is exhaustively answered by the article called “What Plugins Are Under the Hood of the 15 Top WordPress Blogs?” originally published on MonsterPost. From this article you will learn what WordPress plugins are used by the largest and most reputable blogs: WPLift, WebAppers, CodeinWP, WPSuperstars, WPKube, WinningWP, WPBeginner, ShoutMeLoud, WPDailyThemes, TorqueMag, WPMU Dev Blog, FlyWheel, WPTavern, and WPMayor. Here’s what you will find inside:

Plugins that are used by several blogs

• Site Performance Optimization WordPress Plugins (eg. Crayon Syntax Highlighter, Jetpack, W3 Total Cache…)
• Navigation WordPress Plugins (eg. Swiftype Search…)
• Security WordPress Plugins (eg. VaultPress, Sucuri Security…)
• Comments WordPress Plugins (eg. Akismet, Disqus Comment System…)
• Contact Form WordPress Plugins (eg. Contact Form 7…)
• Email WordPress Plugins (eg. OptinMonster, MailChimp…)
• Social Media WordPress Plugins (eg. Click to Tweet…)
• WordPress Plugins for Other Purposes (eg. Editorial Calendar…)

Plugins that are used by individual blogs

• Content Optimization WordPress Plugins (eg. Shortcodes Ultimate, Optimizely…)
• Plugins to Preview Post Drafts (eg. WP Product Review, Share a Draft…)
• Similar Posts WordPress Plugins (eg. Contextual Related Posts, WordPress Popular Posts…)
• Plugins for a More Effective Work with Authors (eg. Good Writer Checkify, Author Avatars List…)
• Caching WordPress Plugins (eg. WP Super Cache…)
• Social Media WordPress Plugins (eg. WP Social Sharing, Floating Social Bar…)
• Productivity Optimization WordPress Plugins (eg. ManageWP Worker, WP-Optimize…)
• SEO Optimization WordPress Plugins (eg. Reduce Bounce Rate, Search Meter…)
• Redirect WordPress Plugins (eg. Pretty Link Lite, All 404 Redirect to Homepage…)
• WordPress Plugins to Manage Code (eg. Disable Emojis, FV Code Highlighter…)
• Notifications WordPress Plugins (eg. Scroll Triggered Boxes,Subscribe to Comments…)
• Dashboard Management Plugins (eg. Custom Login Page Customizer…)
• Email Service WordPress Plugins (eg. wpMandrill…)
• Security WordPress Plugins (eg. iThemes Security, WP Security Audit Log, Wordfence Security…)
• WordPress Plugins to Manage Commercials (eg. Ad Injection, Smart App Banner…)
• Plugins for Affiliate Marketing (eg. AffiliateWP, ThirstyAffiliates…)
• WordPress Plugins for Ready Made Forms (eg. GetResponse Forms…)
• WordPress Search Plugins (eg. Breadcrumb NavXT…)
• Other Plugins (eg. Meta Slider, Query Monitor, and other.)

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