Finding the right WordPress plugins in a sea of 35,000+ is a huge challenge. But don’t worry, I’ve already spent an insane amount time researching and vetting these. Rest assured, I’ll update this list periodically :-).
Last Updated: 01/10/2015
Without Further Ado, Here’s What I Use:
Advanced Custom Fields:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/
Advanced Custom Fields: oEmbed Fields:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-oembed-field/
Contact Form 7:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/
Genesis Simple Edits:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-simple-edits/
Genesis Sandbox Featured Content:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-featured-content-widget/
Google XML Sitemaps:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/
Newsletter:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/newsletter/
Regenerate Thumbnails:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/
Force Regenerate Thumbnails:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/force-regenerate-thumbnails/
Simple Social Icons:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-social-icons/
WP Retina 2x:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-retina-2x/
WooCommerce:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/
WooCommerce Product Archive Customiser:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-product-archive-customiser/
WooCommerce Product Details Customiser:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-product-details-customiser/
WooCommerce Menu Cart:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-menu-bar-cart/
Genesis Connect for WooCommerce:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-connect-woocommerce/
Email Log:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/email-log/
Q and A Focus Plus FAQ:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/q-and-a-focus-plus-faq/
WP Optimize:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-optimize/
WP Migrate DB:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-migrate-db/
WP Jquery Lightbox:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-jquery-lightbox/
Disable Comments:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-comments/
Jetpack Sharing:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack-sharing/
Menu Icons:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/menu-icons/
Duplicate Post:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicate-post/
Enable Media Replace:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/enable-media-replace/
Search Everything:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/search-everything/
Attachments:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/attachments/
Portfolio Post Type:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-post-type/
WP-Polls:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-polls/
Soliloquy Slider:
http://soliloquywp.com/
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