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With over 58,000 plugins in the WordPress directory<\/a>, choosing the right ones can be overwhelming. These WordPress plugins, written in PHP, enhance your site by adding new features or improving functionality.<\/p>\n In this article, we’ve curated 25 useful WordPress<\/a> plugins to consider for your business website<\/a>. They can simplify tasks, boost performance, and enhance user experience without requiring you to write any code.<\/p>\n Note:<\/b> Do not install null plugins just to save money. It\u2019s not worth it.<\/span><\/p>\n Elementor<\/a> is an easy-to-use drag-and-drop builder for beginners to design their websites in WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n If you are <\/span>new to website design<\/b> and looking for a <\/span>simple page builder<\/b>, then Elementor will be a good choice for you to get started.<\/span><\/p>\n If you are looking for <\/span>speed<\/b>, and <\/span>flexibility<\/b> in designing your website, Oxygen<\/a> is the best choice for you.<\/span><\/p>\n The learning curve for Oxygen Builder will be steeper as you are required to have some basic HTML & CSS knowledge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019m personally using Oxygen Builder, and I\u2019m happy with it.<\/span><\/p>\n SEOPress<\/a> is a light-weight SEO Plugin that makes SEO easier to execute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With SEOPress, you can generate a sitemap, modify your meta title, meta description, manage 301\/303 redirections, set up rich snippets, and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n If you are new to SEO and wish to improve your organic traffic, RankMath<\/a> is a good option for you.<\/span><\/p>\n Their interface is beginner-friendly, making it easy for beginners to get started with SEO.<\/span><\/p>\n Ahrefs SEO Plugin<\/a> is complementary to the other SEO plugins you are using such as RankMath or SEOPress.<\/span><\/p>\n With Ahrefs SEO Plugin, you\u2019re able to see the total\u00a0 traffic, organic traffic, and backlinks of each post and page.<\/span><\/p>\n Site Kit by Google<\/a> is an official WordPress plugin from Google. It helps you to gain insights on how customers visit & use your website, and what you should be doing next to get better results directly in your WordPress dashboard.<\/span><\/p>\n It also makes integration with Search Console, Analytics, AdSense, and PageSpeed Insights much easier.<\/span><\/p>\n NinjaFirewall (WP Edition)<\/a> is a web application firewall that provides various security features such as filtering engine, brute-force attack protection, real-time detection, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n UpdraftPlus<\/a> is an easy-to-use backup and restoration plugin that allows you to directly store your backup on cloud storage such as Google Cloud in one click.<\/span><\/p>\n Advanced Database Cleaner<\/a> is a useful tool for you to delete all your orphaned items such as \u2018old versions\u2019, \u2018spam comments\u2019, \u2018data from unused plugins\u2019, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019re planning to create and monetise your online course on your website, TutorLMS<\/a> is a good option to get started.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n TutorLMS is compatible with Oxygen as well as Elementor, so if you are using either one of these, it would not be an issue for you.<\/span><\/p>\n LearnDash<\/a> is another well-known WordPress plugin you can use to monetise your online course. It provides all the elements you need to sell your online course professionally.<\/span><\/p>\n Unfortunately, there are no free trials for you to try. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Autoptimize<\/a> is an easy-to-use website speed optimisation tool, helping you to improve your website speed in minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n It provides speed optimisation features such as HTML\/CSS minification, lazy loads images, async JavaScripts, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n#1 Elementor<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#2 Oxygen Builder<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#3 SEOPress<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#4 RankMath<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#5 Ahrefs SEO<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#6 Site Kit by Google<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#7 Ninja Firewall<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#8 UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#9 Advanced Database Cleaner<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#10 TutorLMS<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#11 LearnDash<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#12 Autoptimize<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#13 WP Rocket<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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