I’ve been navigating the WordPress landscape for about a year, armed with basic knowledge of HTML and CSS. While I do create websites as a side venture, primarily for smaller businesses, I find that a page builder suffices instead of coding from scratch.
Currently, I’m using Elementor but considering Bricks. As we all have our unique set of tools, I’m curious to know about the ‘must-have’ plugins in your WordPress toolkit. Here’s a list of categories with some examples to get us started:
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* **Page Builder:** Elementor, Bricks, Divi, Gutenberg
* **Security Plugin:** Wordfence
* **Caching Plugin (if needed):** WP Rocket, WP Fastest Cache
* **Analytics Plugin:** GA4, MonsterInsights
* **Cookie Plugin (EU specific):** Borlabs Cookies, Complianz
* **SEO Plugin:** Rank Math, Yoast SEO, AIOSEO
* **Translation Plugin (if needed):** WPML, Polylang, Loco Translate
* **Form Plugin:** Contact Form 7, WP Forms
* **Backup Plugin:** Updraft
* **Miscellaneous (if needed):** ACF, Akismet, Redirection, WooCommerce
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Share your recommendations and insights in the comments below. Your suggestions could be a game-changer for someone else in the community! I will try to incorporate every recommendation into my list.
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