WordPress plugins are the software that can be used to add features to your WordPress website. But there are lots of plugins available and we cannot use every one of them for our website. So I am here to share some of the important plugins which you should use for your website regardless of the niche. Here is the list of each plugin and its functionality:
1. Yoast SEO
It is termed the number 1 WordPress SEO plugin as it is used by millions of websites to gain a high rank in search engines. It contains a free version as well as paid version. In the free version Yoast SEO provides basic features like showing tags, categories, readability scores and it also decreases the loading time of your website. In the premium version, it provides automatic suggestions for interlinking, keyphrases, and it also gives insight on which the blog focuses.
2. Elementor
Elementor is one of the most used WordPress plugins. It helps you to create your designs and effects also with just one click. So it eases the work to an extent as it includes more than 150 templates in it. Elementor gives many versions with its free version in the WordPress directory but there are additional features through its paid version.
3. WPForms
WPForms is a WordPress plugin used to create different types of contact forms by just using drag and drop. WPForms is a user-friendly, easy and productive tool. It can create fully responsive contact forms so there will not be any problem on different devices of different sizes. The created forms are optimized for server performance so they will have only a positive impact on the search engine.
4. UpdraftPlus
This WordPress plugin helps you to backup and restore all the data. Since hacking attacks are increasing day by day on websites, therefore, backing up the files is very important. Any harm caused to the website can decrease traffic and increase loss at an exponential rate.
So these were some of the much-needed WordPress plugins for your website. I hope they were useful to you. Please comment below and share your insights.