A List of Brutally Great WordPress Plugins

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/