{"id":877,"date":"2019-01-23T20:58:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaslitster.com\/info\/?p=877"},"modified":"2019-02-08T21:09:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T21:09:02","slug":"top-level-recommended-plugins-starter-for-ten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaslitster.com\/info\/2019\/01\/23\/top-level-recommended-plugins-starter-for-ten\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Level &#8211; Recommended WP Plugins Your Starter for Ten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"899\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chaslitster.com\/info\/2019\/01\/23\/top-level-recommended-plugins-starter-for-ten\/cyberspace-2784907_1920\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chaslitster.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cyberspace-2784907_1920-e1548276339603.jpg?fit=700%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Plugins\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chaslitster.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cyberspace-2784907_1920-e1548276339603.jpg?fit=525%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-899\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chaslitster.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cyberspace-2784907_1920.jpg?resize=353%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Back of computer with many data cables they are plugins\" width=\"353\" height=\"235\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>This is a list to help the first time WordPress user implement their WordPress site<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0This is not an exhaustive list and is just at this point a list of plugins that will help. There is a table below and the items in it are all essentials. However, any shaded items are your starter for ten gold star items and <strong>will give you a flying start.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Most plugins are available directly from your WordPress dashboard and this is the simplest place to load your plugins from<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>If you are starting out the simple solution is to rely on JetPack<\/strong> and <strong>a couple of supporting plugins.<\/strong> \u00a0In the example below,<strong> it assumes your host provides some automatic backup facility of your website.<\/strong> \u00a0There <strong>is a backup feature in JetPack but this is a paid premium feature and as such as been omitted.<\/strong> This article is affiliate link free.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 208px; width: 495px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.6094px; height: 26px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Ref<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 89.2188px; height: 26px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Function<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 88.2188px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Complexity<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99.2188px; height: 26px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Plugin<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 134.609px; height: 26px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">WordPress source<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.6094px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">1.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 89.2188px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Forms<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 88.2188px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Simple<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99.2188px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Jetpack Forms<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 134.609px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/3cpS2m\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">JetPack Forms and similar<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.6094px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">1.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 89.2188px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Forms<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 88.2188px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Simple<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99.2188px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Contact Form 7<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 134.609px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4-inf.com\/contact-form\">Contact Form 7 and related plugins<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.6094px; height: 26px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">2.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 89.2188px; height: 26px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Partial Website Security &#8211; Repeated wrong user name and password protection<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 88.2188px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Simple<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99.2188px; height: 26px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">LoginIzer<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 134.609px; height: 26px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/W9jFa8\">Loginizer and similar<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.6094px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">2.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 89.2188px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Fuller Website Security<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 88.2188px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Moderately Complex<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99.2188px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">WordFence<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 134.609px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4-inf.com\/security\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Security including WordFence<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.6094px; height: 26px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 89.2188px; height: 26px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Backup (optional if your hosting company provides sufficient backups)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 88.2188px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Simple<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99.2188px; height: 26px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Updraft<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 134.609px; height: 26px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/ru61Q7\">Backup plugins including Updraft<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.6094px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 89.2188px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Social Media<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 88.2188px; 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font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Simple<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99.2188px; height: 26px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Jetpack Proofreader<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 134.609px; height: 26px; background-color: #4ff097;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/3cpS2m\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">JetPack Grammar\/Spelling and similar<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.6094px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">5.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 89.2188px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Style Checker<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 88.2188px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Simple<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 99.2188px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Style and grammar checker<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 134.609px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; 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