{"id":2119,"date":"2023-03-22T02:01:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T02:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/the-29-best-wordpress-plugins-organized-by-category\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T02:01:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T02:01:49","slug":"the-29-best-wordpress-plugins-organized-by-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/the-29-best-wordpress-plugins-organized-by-category\/","title":{"rendered":"The 29 Best WordPress Plugins (Organized by Category)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>WordPress plugins make your life easier by allowing you to add features to your website without learning to code or hire a developer.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/\">over 60,000 WordPress plugins<\/a> are available, and more are released every day. Plus, installing too many plugins can cause slow website loading speeds, so you want to avoid adding too many of these plugins.<\/p>\n<p>To help you limit your installed plugins to only the most worthy, I\u2019ve compiled this list of the 29 best WordPress plugins categorized by what they\u2019re good\u00a0for.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This list comes from my more than 12 years of experience building WordPress websites and working closely with my WordPress developer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Best WordPress plugins for website design<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>First up, we have some plugins to help you design and add specific functionalities to your WordPress website.<\/p>\n<h3>Elementor<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1076\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image4-9-1.jpg\" alt=\"Elementor drag-and-drop page builder example\" class=\"wp-image-155434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image4-9-1.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image4-9-1-680x366.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image4-9-1-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image4-9-1-1536x827.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1076\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image4-9-1.jpg\" alt=\"Elementor drag-and-drop page builder example\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image4-9-1.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image4-9-1-680x366.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image4-9-1-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image4-9-1-1536x827.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free ($59\/year for premium)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building a website theme with drag-and-drop editing\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Easily creating custom landing pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/\">Elementor<\/a> is awesome for anyone who wants a custom-looking website without learning how to code or being limited to a pre-built theme. But it also has pre-built themes you can customize to streamline the process.<\/p>\n<p>Be aware that using any kind of drag-and-drop editor like this will slow down your\u00a0site.<\/p>\n<h3>WooCommerce<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image2-11.png\" alt=\"WooCommerce product display blocks\" class=\"wp-image-155437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image2-11.png 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image2-11-680x374.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image2-11-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image2-11-1536x845.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image2-11.png\" alt=\"WooCommerce product display blocks\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image2-11.png 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image2-11-680x374.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image2-11-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image2-11-1536x845.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Turning your WordPress website into an e-commerce store<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/woocommerce.com\/\">WooCommerce<\/a> is the best plugin to <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-to-start-ecommerce-business\/\">start an e-commerce business<\/a> on your WordPress website. It allows you to easily create product pages and collections.<\/p>\n<p>You can combine it with <a href=\"https:\/\/woocommerce.com\/products\/woocommerce-payments\/\">WooCommerce Payments<\/a> to easily collect customer payment information.<\/p>\n<h3>Advanced Custom Fields Pro<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1460\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image14-5.jpg\" alt=\"Advanced Custom Fields Pro WordPress UI\" class=\"wp-image-155439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image14-5.jpg 1460w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image14-5-621x425.jpg 621w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image14-5-768x526.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1460px) 100vw, 1460px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1460\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image14-5.jpg\" alt=\"Advanced Custom Fields Pro WordPress UI\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image14-5.jpg 1460w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image14-5-621x425.jpg 621w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image14-5-768x526.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1460px) 100vw, 1460px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$49\/year for a single site<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Creating custom widgets to use anywhere on your\u00a0site\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you know how to code, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedcustomfields.com\/pro\/\">Advanced Custom Fields Pro<\/a> allows you to take full control over your WordPress edit screens and custom field\u00a0data.<\/p>\n<h3>WPCode<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"972\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image8-11.png\" alt=\"WPCode user interface explanation\" class=\"wp-image-155441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image8-11.png 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image8-11-680x331.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image8-11-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image8-11-1536x747.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"972\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image8-11.png\" alt=\"WPCode user interface explanation\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image8-11.png 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image8-11-680x331.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image8-11-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image8-11-1536x747.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free ($49\u2013$399\/year for premium)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Inserting code into your headers and footers<\/p>\n<p>Formerly called Insert Headers and Footers, <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcode.com\/\">WPCode<\/a> is the easiest way for non-developers to add code snippets anywhere on their website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For example, you may have to add a code snippet to your website\u2019s header to connect it with <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-to-use-google-analytics\/\">Google Analytics<\/a> or to add the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/business\/tools\/meta-pixel\">Facebook Remarketing Pixel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>WPForms<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image1-8.png\" alt=\"WPForms form editor UI\" class=\"wp-image-155443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image1-8.png 1020w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image1-8-665x425.png 665w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image1-8-260x166.png 260w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image1-8-768x491.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image1-8.png\" alt=\"WPForms form editor UI\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image1-8.png 1020w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image1-8-665x425.png 665w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image1-8-260x166.png 260w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image1-8-768x491.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$49.50\/year<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating forms for contact pages, newsletter sign-ups, and\u00a0more<\/li>\n<li>Building surveys for your site visitors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpforms.com\/\">WPForms<\/a> is a drag-and-drop WordPress form editor. It\u2019s super intuitive and easy to\u00a0use.<\/p>\n<h3>TranslatePress<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image9-11.jpg\" alt=\"TranslatePress language translation plugin\" class=\"wp-image-155444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image9-11.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image9-11-680x343.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image9-11-768x388.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image9-11.jpg\" alt=\"TranslatePress language translation plugin\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image9-11.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image9-11-680x343.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image9-11-768x388.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>\u20ac89\/year (~USD\u00a095)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Translating your website into other languages<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/translatepress.com\/\">TranslatePress<\/a> makes it easy to create translated versions of your website in other languages. It also automatically adds the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/hreflang-tags\/\">hreflang tags<\/a> for each language, so it\u2019s also good for\u00a0SEO.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Formilla<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1178\" height=\"1226\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image10-7.jpg\" alt=\"Formilla live chat WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-155445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image10-7.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image10-7-408x425.jpg 408w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image10-7-768x799.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1178\" height=\"1226\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image10-7.jpg\" alt=\"Formilla live chat WordPress plugin\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image10-7.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image10-7-408x425.jpg 408w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image10-7-768x799.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free (varying premium plans starting at $19.99\/month)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Adding a live chat feature to your\u00a0site<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.formilla.com\/\">Formilla<\/a> is a live chat plugin for WordPress. You can offer live chat support or use it to answer visitors\u2019 questions automatically using a bot\u2014although that may annoy\u00a0them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Best WordPress plugins for website management &amp; security<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Next up, we\u2019ve got a whole suite of plugins that help you make your website more secure and easier to manage. WordPress sites are often vulnerable to hacking, so these are important.<\/p>\n<h3>Wordfence<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image5-10-1.jpg\" alt=\"Wordfence dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-155447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image5-10-1.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image5-10-1-680x330.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image5-10-1-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image5-10-1-1536x745.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image5-10-1.jpg\" alt=\"Wordfence dashboard\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image5-10-1.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image5-10-1-680x330.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image5-10-1-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image5-10-1-1536x745.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free ($119\/year for premium)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Keeping your website safe from hackers and malware<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordfence.com\/\">Wordfence<\/a> adds a robust firewall and malware scanner to protect your site from hackers and malicious software. You can also use it to add two-factor login authentication, have rate limiting, and run security diagnostics on your site\u2014to name a few of the features.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>UpdraftPlus<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free ($119\/year for premium)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Backing up your WordPress website<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to back up your website every so often to avoid losing your content in the event of a plugin clash, hack, or even accidental deletion. <a href=\"https:\/\/updraftplus.com\/\">UpdraftPlus<\/a> makes this easy for\u00a0you.<\/p>\n<h3>Wordable<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free ($50\/month for premium)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Uploading content from Google Docs to WordPress at the click of a button<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordable.io\/\">Wordable<\/a> makes it easy to upload content from Google Docs to your WordPress website (including images, formatting, etc., without any extra hidden code). It\u2019s saved me a lot of time and money not needing to do it myself or having my virtual assistant to do\u00a0it.<\/p>\n<h3>PublishPress<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1398\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image7-12.jpg\" alt=\"PublishPress role capabilities dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-155449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image7-12.jpg 1398w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image7-12-680x374.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image7-12-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1398px) 100vw, 1398px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1398\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image7-12.jpg\" alt=\"PublishPress role capabilities dashboard\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image7-12.jpg 1398w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image7-12-680x374.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image7-12-768x422.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1398px) 100vw, 1398px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$129\u2013$399\/year (depending on\u00a0tier)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Managing a team of writers and editors on your website<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/\">PublishPress<\/a> makes it easy to manage multiple writers and editors on your site, with the ability to manage their permissions of what they can do and see. It also includes an editorial calendar, new blocks for the Gutenberg editor, and\u00a0more.<\/p>\n<h3>MemberPress<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image12-7-1.jpg\" alt=\"Membership site built using MemberPress WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-155450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image12-7-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image12-7-1-680x421.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image12-7-1-768x476.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image12-7-1.jpg\" alt=\"Membership site built using MemberPress WordPress plugin\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image12-7-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image12-7-1-680x421.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image12-7-1-768x476.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$179.50\u2013$399.50\/year (depending on\u00a0tier)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Creating a membership website<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/memberpress.com\/\">MemberPress<\/a> makes it easy to turn your WordPress website into a paid membership site, allowing you to build and sell courses and forums and put them behind a paywall.<\/p>\n<h3>Uncanny Automator<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$149\u2013$399\/year (depending on\u00a0tier)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Automating tasks on your website<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automatorplugin.com\/\">Uncanny Automator<\/a> is like Zapier but for WordPress. It can automate tasks like sharing a post to social media or in a newsletter when it\u2019s published, track data in a spreadsheet whenever a product is purchased, and a million other things. Its only limit is your own creativity.<\/p>\n<h3>WP Simple Pay<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1404\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image6-12.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress payment forms using WP Simple Pay\" class=\"wp-image-155452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image6-12.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image6-12-605x425.jpg 605w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image6-12-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image6-12-1536x1079.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1404\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image6-12.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress payment forms using WP Simple Pay\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image6-12.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image6-12-605x425.jpg 605w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image6-12-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image6-12-1536x1079.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$49.50\u2013$299.50\/year (depending on\u00a0tier)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Adding a simple Stripe payment processor to your\u00a0site<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpsimplepay.com\/\">WP Simple Pay<\/a> makes it easy to accept Stripe payments on your website. This is great if you only sell a few products or services and want to avoid the trouble of setting up the WooCommerce plugin and connecting it with a payment processor and your\u00a0bank.<\/p>\n<h3>WP Mail\u00a0SMTP<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$49\u2013$399\/year (depending on\u00a0tier)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Improving email deliverability<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpmailsmtp.com\/\">WP Mail SMTP<\/a> allows you to set up SMTP and PHP mail servers to improve your email deliverability whenever you send customers or visitors an email from your\u00a0site.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Best WordPress plugins for site speed optimization<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A quick-loading site is vital for audience retention, conversions, and SEO. To help you <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/speed-up-wordpress\/\">speed up your WordPress site<\/a>, you can consider using these plugins.<\/p>\n<h3>NitroPack<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$17.50\u2013$146.67\/month (depending on\u00a0tier)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>An all-in-one tool to speed up your website<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nitropack.io\/\">NitroPack<\/a> is my favorite all-in-one speed enhancer, with smart caching, image optimization, a built-in CDN, and more\u2014all without needing developer experience. However, it\u2019s not cheap. If you need a more affordable option, look at the next two plugins.<\/p>\n<h3>WP Rocket<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$59\u2013$299\/year (depending on\u00a0tier)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Adding website caching<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/\">WP Rocket<\/a> adds caching to your WordPress website, allowing you to improve your loading speeds and <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/core-web-vitals\/\">Core Web Vitals<\/a> score. However, it doesn\u2019t have image optimization or a CDN, so it\u2019s missing features compared to NitroPack. That\u2019s where the next plugin comes\u00a0in.<\/p>\n<h3>Autoptimize<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Adding website speed optimization features like image compression<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/autoptimize\/\">Autoptimize<\/a> fills in the gaps left by WP Rocket. It can aggregate, minify and cache scripts and styles, inject CSS in the page head by default, optimize and lazy-load images, and much more. However, it does require some learning and tweaking, so it\u2019s not very beginner-friendly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Best WordPress plugins for marketing<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Traffic is what makes your website valuable. Here are some of the best WordPress plugins to help you <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-to-promote-your-website\/\">promote your site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>PushEngage<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free ($9\u2013$49\/month for premium)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Adding push notifications to your website<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushengage.com\/\">PushEngage<\/a> is the best push notification plugin I\u2019ve found. It lets you easily advertise push notification services to your visitors and sends the notifications in a way that is well designed and easy to\u00a0use.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that push notifications can be extremely annoying to visitors if you\u2019re not cautious about\u00a0them.<\/p>\n<h3>RafflePress<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$39.50\u2013$499.50\/year (depending on\u00a0tier)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Running viral raffles and giveaways<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/.well-known\/captcha\/?r=%2F\">RafflePress<\/a> makes running raffles and giveaways on your site easy by giving visitors single-click options to earn entries. They can follow, subscribe, like, and comment just by clicking each button on your giveaway and get extra entries for each task they complete.<\/p>\n<h3>OptinMonster<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"887\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image15-8.png\" alt=\"OptinMonster form editor\" class=\"wp-image-155454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image15-8.png 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image15-8-680x302.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image15-8-768x341.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image15-8-1536x682.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"887\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image15-8.png\" alt=\"OptinMonster form editor\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image15-8.png 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image15-8-680x302.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image15-8-768x341.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image15-8-1536x682.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$9\u2013$49\/month (depending on\u00a0tier)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Creating beautiful opt-in forms and gamified wheels<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/\">OptinMonster<\/a> is a form-builder plugin that helps you optimize conversions to <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/grow-email-list\/\">grow your email list<\/a>. It also has gamified wheels, which I\u2019ve never used. But it seems like a fun thing to test for e-commerce websites.<\/p>\n<h3>Thrive Quiz Builder<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$99\/year (or $299\/year for the entire Thrive Suite)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Creating quizzes on your site that are easily shareable<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/quizbuilder\/\">Thrive Quiz Builder<\/a> makes it easy to, well, build quizzes. You can use it to make one of those viral Facebook quizzes moms love to take and share their results.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Smash Balloon<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$49\u2013$299\/year (depending on which feeds you\u00a0want)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Adding social media feeds to your website<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smashballoon.com\/\">Smash Balloon<\/a> makes displaying feeds from your social media profiles on your WordPress website easy. This is helpful if you want to showcase your photography or video services or rely heavily on social media for sponsorships.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Best WordPress plugins for\u00a0SEO<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/seo\">Search engine optimization (SEO)<\/a> is an important part of growing your website. In my experience, the following plugins are the best WordPress SEO plugins.<\/p>\n<h3>Yoast SEO\/Rank Math\/SEOPress<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image16-5.png\" alt=\"Rank Math blog post SEO settings\" class=\"wp-image-155456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image16-5.png 621w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image16-5-419x425.png 419w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image16-5.png\" alt=\"Rank Math blog post SEO settings\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image16-5.png 621w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image16-5-419x425.png 419w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free (various paid options)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Basic on-page SEO<\/li>\n<li>Creating a robots.txt file and sitemap<\/li>\n<li>Easily editing metadata\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These types of plugins are essential for a WordPress website. They allow you to edit important SEO options on your pages and make implementing SEO on your site much easier and more streamlined.<\/p>\n<p>Of these three, my personal favorite is <a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/\">Rank Math<\/a>. I have used <a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/\">Yoast SEO<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seopress.org\/\">SEOPress<\/a>, but I like the team behind Rank Math the most and find the plugin to be easy to use with a solid UI. They\u2019re all great, however, and do pretty much the same things. Just pick\u00a0one.<\/p>\n<h3>Ahrefs\u2019 WordPress SEO Plugin<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1609\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image3-8-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ahrefs' WordPress SEO plugin dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-155457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image3-8-2.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image3-8-2-528x425.jpg 528w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image3-8-2-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image3-8-2-1536x1236.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1609\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image3-8-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ahrefs' WordPress SEO plugin dashboard\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image3-8-2.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image3-8-2-528x425.jpg 528w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image3-8-2-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image3-8-2-1536x1236.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Suggesting ways to better optimize your content to rank higher in search results<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/wordpress-seo-plugin\">Our SEO plugin<\/a> makes it easy to automate content audits, monitor backlinks, and grow organic traffic to your WordPress website. It\u2019s free, so try it\u00a0out.<\/p>\n<h3>MonsterInsights<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1242\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image11-6.png\" alt=\"MonsterInsights analytics overview dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-155459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image11-6.png 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image11-6-680x422.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image11-6-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image11-6-1536x954.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1242\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image11-6.png\" alt=\"MonsterInsights analytics overview dashboard\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image11-6.png 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image11-6-680x422.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image11-6-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image11-6-1536x954.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$99.50\u2013$399.50\/year (depending on\u00a0tier)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Gathering helpful insights into your site traffic\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterinsights.com\/\">MonsterInsights<\/a> is a WordPress analytics plugin that shows you insights into how much traffic you\u2019re getting, which pages people are visiting, and what they\u2019re doing. It also provides e-commerce insights like goal conversions and also integrates with Google Analytics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Best WordPress plugins for affiliate marketing<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last but not least, the following plugins are excellent to help you <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/affiliate-marketing\/\">make more money from affiliate marketing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Lasso<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$39\u2013$299\/month (depending on how many sites you want it\u00a0for)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tracking, managing, and automating your affiliate links<\/li>\n<li>Creating product display boxes and comparison tables<\/li>\n<li>Getting suggestions for new affiliate programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/getlasso.co\/\">Lasso<\/a> gets my favorite plugin of the year award. It makes tracking, managing, and automating your affiliate links easy. Plus, you can create conversion-optimized product display boxes and tables, get suggestions for affiliate programs for products you\u2019re mentioning but not affiliated with, and\u00a0more.<\/p>\n<h3>AffiliateWP<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1219\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image13-10.png\" alt=\"AffiliateWP dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-155460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image13-10.png 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image13-10-680x415.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image13-10-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image13-10-1536x937.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1219\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image13-10.png\" alt=\"AffiliateWP dashboard\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image13-10.png 1999w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image13-10-680x415.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image13-10-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image13-10-1536x937.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$39\u2013$299\/month (depending on how many sites you want it\u00a0for)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Adding an affiliate program to your website<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliatewp.com\/\">AffiliateWP<\/a> allows you to create and manage your own affiliate program so you can have affiliates promote your products for\u00a0you.<\/p>\n<h3>AdSanity<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$59\u2013$179\/year ($499 for lifetime access)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful for: <\/strong>Managing ads on your WordPress website<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adsanityplugin.com\/\">AdSanity<\/a> makes it easy to manage ads on your site and add them using widgets, shortcodes, or template tags. It also gives you publishing options to create start and end dates, analytics reporting to see your ads\u2019 effectiveness, and\u00a0more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Final thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>There are a <em>lot<\/em> of WordPress plugins out there. Many are unnecessary, and having too many can add code bloat and drastically slow down your website.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, you\u2019ve found the right plugins in this list to install only the ones you really need and avoid others you\u00a0don\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/best-wordpress-plugins\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress plugins make your life easier by allowing you to add features to your website without learning to code or hire a developer. However, over 60,000 WordPress plugins are available, and more are released every day. 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