26/06/2025
Our WordPress Plugin Stack (2025 Edition)
What we actually use on client sites—and why
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After years of building, optimizing, and maintaining WordPress sites for service businesses, eCommerce stores, and personal brands, we've curated a plugin stack that balances performance, flexibility, and security.
Here’s what’s currently in our 2025 toolkit:
🔹 WP Rocket – Still our go-to for caching, speed, and smooth Core Web Vitals
🔹 Rank Math – SEO made scalable with schema, analytics, and built-in suggestions
🔹 Fluent Forms – Lightweight, customizable forms without the clunk
🔹 Perfmatters – For fine-grain performance tuning (disable scripts, optimize assets)
🔹 Solid Security (formerly iThemes) – Security that’s reliable and easy to manage
🔹 WooCommerce – When clients need scalable eComm without the Shopify box
🔹 WPML – Our choice for multilingual setups that actually work
🔹 ManageWP – Remote updates, backups, and performance checks at scale
🔹 Widget Options – For controlling widget visibility with logic, conditions, and devices
🔹 LoginWP (formerly Peter’s Login Redirect) – For custom post-login redirects by user role
🔹 WP Discussion Board – A lightweight forum solution when communities need a space to talk
We only recommend plugins that are regularly maintained, well-supported, and play well with others. No bloat. No hacks. Just stable foundations for growth.
Looking to streamline your WordPress setup in 2025?
This list is a great place to start.
Want a deeper breakdown of when and how we use these tools?
Happy to share—drop a comment or DM.