In this video, ill show you the best free wordpress plugins that i came across when looking for wordpress plugins. There are tons of free plugins in the wordpress repository so i tested out various free wordpress plugins to bring you some of the best free plugins that wordpress has to offer.
Note: I tested various plugins before making this video, it did take me a while to make this video. While there are other good plugins that are not on this list, these plugins i felt were a better fit for my audience and users who are getting started out with WordPress
1. SEO
Rankmath: https://www.darrelwilson.com/rankmath
(Rankmath Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkox6QPKKLc&t=214s)
Yoast: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/
2. Image Optimization
TinyJPG: https://wordpress.org/plugins/tiny-compress-images/
reSmush: https://wordpress.org/plugins/resmushit-image-optimizer/
3. Translations
TranslatePress: https://www.darrelwilson.com/translatepress
(Translatepress Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq72sgAvruQ&t=481s)
Polylang: https://wordpress.org/plugins/polylang/
4. Push Notifications:
OneSignal: https://wordpress.org/plugins/onesignal-free-web-push-notifications/
Push Engage: https://www.pushengage.com/
5. Contact Forms
Forminator:https://wordpress.org/plugins/forminator/
6. Caching Plugin
Litespeed Cache: https://wordpress.org/plugins/litespeed-cache/
Wp-Rocket: https://www.darrelwilson.com/wprocket
7. Spam Plugin
Cleantalk: https://wordpress.org/plugins/cleantalk-spam-protect/
8. Analytics Plugin
Google Sitekit Plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-site-kit/
GA Google Analytics: https://wordpress.org/plugins/ga-google-analytics/
9. Backups Plugin
All In One Wp-Migration: https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-migration/
UpDraft Plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/
10. WordPress Page Builders
Elementor: https://www.darrelwilson.com/elementor
Brizy: https://www.darrelwilson.com/brizy
Beaver Builder: https://www.darrelwilson.com/beaverbuilder
Wp-Page Builder: https://www.darrelwilson.com/WP-PageBuilder
11. WordPress Optimization
Asset Cleanup: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-asset-clean-up/
PhastPress: https://wordpress.org/plugins/phastpress/
AMP: https://wordpress.org/plugins/accelerated-mobile-pages/
12. eCommerce Platforms
WooCommerce: https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/
(WooCommerce Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTr–KR4qoM&t=1788s)
Easy Digital Downloads: https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-digital-downloads/
(EDD Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0GFOiJug7A)
13. Community
Buddyboss: https://www.darrelwilson.com/buddyboss (code darrel10 for 10% OFF)
Peepso: https://www.darrelwilson.com/peepso ( code darrel20 for 20% OFF)
14. Courses
LifterLMS: https://www.darrelwilson.com/lifterlms
LearnDash: https://www.learndash.com
15. Custom Post Type
Custom Post Type UI: https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/
16. Sharing
Monarch Plugin: https://www.darrelwilson.com/divi20 (20% OFF)
Social Media Share Buttons: https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-social-media-icons/
17. Email Optin
Bloom Plugin: https://www.darrelwilson.com/divi20 (20% OFF)
SumoMe: https://sumo.com/
18. Social Login
Nextend: https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextend-facebook-connect/
19. Bookings Plugin
Amelia Booking: https://www.darrelwilson.com/amelia
Bookly: https://www.darrelwilson.com/bookly
Booknetic: https://www.darrelwilson.com/booknetic
20. Memberships
Ultimate Membership PRO: https://darrelwilson.com/ultimate-member
Memberpress: https://www.darrelwilson.com/memberpress
Paid Memberships PRO: https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/
If you are lazy, here are some timestamps for each category i have talked about
00:00 Intro
00:49 SEO
01:27 Image Optimization
02:17 Translations
03:14 Push Notifications
03:36 Contact Form
04:08 Caching Plugins
04:53 Spam
05:21 Analytics
05:46 Backups
06:44 Page Builders
08:40 Optimization
09:36 eCommerce
10:26 Community
11:02 Courses
11:37 Custom Post Types
12:11 Sharing
12:57 Email Optin
14:13 Social Login
14:36 Bookings
15:28 Memberships
Also, Checkout my other Multilingual WordPress Tutorial Youtube Channels!
Spanish Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Sm53FofDOVA5T0pzyebEA
Arabic Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDxCp7gMbzmNIjUqOCu1xcg/videos
Hindi Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjTje7OJghnjEJ8d4llefQw
Portuguese Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOs-QXBdlmT0YL3I-bnyeug
French Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLEH_xAh0VxCTSq1AQBYPsg
German Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTkmZD2BCJpedWe4Hb5QVLw
Thanks again for watchin, i know this video will help you out when you are looking for free plugins that actually work well. Let me know in the comments about your experience with these wordpress plugins! Feel free to visit my website at https://www.darrelwilson.com