Semalt: WordPress Site Types – The Most Essential And Famous

While WordPress offers tons of features and options, there are still lots of functionalities missing from its core. The best and fastest way to fill all the missing pieces is to get yourself the right kind of plugins. The WordPress plugins offer different kinds of options and customization for webmasters and bloggers. With over 42,000 options in the WordPress Plugin Directory, it is not going to be easy for you to make the right choice. So, here we have a collection of both free and premium WordPress plugins. They will definitely help you take the site from good to the best.

Oliver King, the Customer Success Manager of Semalt, says that even when you are not an ace developer, you can create your website using these WordPress plugins.

1. Backup Buddy

This paid WordPress plugin costs at least $80 every year and helped backup more than two websites at the same time. Because of its ability to schedule the backups and sending the files to the famous cloud storage device, this plugin will not let your files lost when your site is not functioning properly. This enables you to choose from different backup options, which means you can tell it where you want to save the files in your database. From the posts and pages to your comment and settings, you can keep everything saved. While the web hosting companies tend to back up your files, you cannot rely on them due to their limited options. If you don't want to go with the Backup Buddy plugin, you may try VaultPress or Duplicator.

2. Wordfence Security

The best part is that this plugin is available both in free and premium versions. Wordfence Security is an all-in-one toolkit that protects your WordPress site from viruses and malware. It also helps block the brute-force attackers and has a built-in firewall with extensive features. For small websites, the free version of Wordfence Security is good, but for the large websites, its paid version is most suitable. You can prevent the suspicious login attempts to your site using this plugin, and some of its alternatives are iThemes Security and Login LockDown.

3. Gravity Forms

It is one of the best and most famous commercial WordPress plugins to date. In general, this plugin will create Contact Us forms for you. At the complex level, this plugin will hide and make fields for your site depending on how your visitors respond. You can also accept online payments, urge users to subscribe to the MailChimp list and perform other similar tasks with this plugin. The paid version costs $39 and has loads of add-ons. Some of its alternatives are Contact Form 7 and Fast Secure Contact Form.

4. Share Buttons by AddToAny

For some months, social media sites have become a must part of our lives. With Share Buttons, you can customize the social media links to your WordPress site conveniently. It is highly customizable and useful regarding its services and options. There are more than one hundred services to engage your visitors and get lots of visits to your content. You can easily select the social media options you want to show up on your site. Some of the best alternatives are Shareaholic and Share Buttons by AddThis.

5. WordPress SEO

When it comes to SEO, there is no better choice than Yoast. It is the best and most famous WordPress plugin. You get features such as page-by-page optimization, categories, and standout options. You can also add breadcrumb navigations, auto-generated sitemap, social media settings and other things to your WordPress site using this SEO plugin. Some of its alternatives are All in One SEO Pack and SEO Ultimate.