WordFence Security

Wordfence includes an endpoint firewall and malware scanner that were built from the ground up to protect WordPress. Our Threat Defense Feed arms Wordfence with the newest firewall rules, malware signatures and malicious IP addresses it needs to keep your website safe. Rounded out by 2FA and a suite of additional features, Wordfence is the most comprehensive WordPress security solution available.

  • Web Application Firewall identifies and blocks malicious traffic. Built and maintained by a large team focused 100% on WordPress security.
  • [Premium] Real-time firewall rule and malware signature updates via the Threat Defense Feed (free version is delayed by 30 days).
  • [Premium] Real-time IP Blocklist blocks all requests from the most malicious IPs, protecting your site while reducing load.
  • Protects your site at the endpoint, enabling deep integration with WordPress. Unlike cloud alternatives does not break encryption, cannot be bypassed and cannot leak data.
  • Integrated malware scanner blocks requests that include malicious code or content.
  • Protection from brute force attacks by limiting login attempts.

4+ million active users, last updated 3 months ago.

4.5 stars, users say it protected them well however, a user claimed it locked them out as an administrator.

I think this plugin is great! I think it will be helpful to ensure that nothing bad happens to your site.

Poptin

Create beautiful popups, contact forms, optins, and forms in less than 2 minutes. Use exit intent popup and advanced targeting rules to convert more visitors into leads, subscribers and sales.

  • Grow your email list
  • Capture more leads
  • Get more sales
  • Recover cart abandonment
  • Increase visitors’ engagement with pop ups and inline forms

10,000+ active users, last updated a week ago

4.5 stars, most claim it is a great plugin and is very powerful while some claimed it wasn’t doing what it was supposed to be doing.

I think this would be a helpful plugin if you are in need of popups, I don’t think I need popups right now though.

W3 Total Cache

W3 Total Cache (W3TC) improves the SEO and user experience of your site by increasing website performance and reducing load times by leveraging features like content delivery network (CDN) integration and the latest best practices.

BENEFITS

  • Improvements in search engine result page rankings, especially for mobile-friendly websites and sites that use SSL
  • At least 10x improvement in overall site performance (Grade A in WebPagetest or significant Google Page Speed improvements) when fully configured
  • Improved conversion rates and “site performance” which affect your site’s rank on Google.com
  • “Instant” repeat page views: browser caching
  • Optimized progressive render: pages start rendering quickly and can be interacted with more quickly
  • Reduced page load time: increased visitor time on site; visitors view more pages
  • Improved web server performance; sustain high traffic periods
  • Up to 80% bandwidth savings when you minify HTML, minify CSS and minify JS files.

1+ million active users, last updated 12pm, Feb 18 (as of Feb 18, 7pm).

4.5 stars, many claim it is useful and helpful while a few people claimed it was a bit confusing.

I think this is a helpful plugin and may help my site.

Ultimate Blocks

Ultimate Blocks is a Gutenberg blocks Plugin for bloggers and marketers. Our goal is to make it insanely easy for you to create better and engaging content with Gutenberg.

Ultimate Blocks currently includes the following blocks:

20,000+ active users, last updated Feb 14 (as of Feb 18).

5 stars, users claim it is very helpful.

I think this is a very useful plugin and will help ensure the site looks the best it can.