The 11 ESSENTIAL Plugins I Install On ALL My Websites (2024 Edition)
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
- In this video, I answer one of the most common questions I receive: What tools do I use and recommend for building WordPress websites?
I'll walk you through my essential toolkit, covering everything from security plugins to page builders.
I invite you to share your favourite tools and tech stack in the comments. Links to all mentioned tools are in the description.
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Links:
solidwp.com/security/
patchstack.com/
www.advancedcustomfields.com/...
happyfiles.io/
jo.my/seopress (use code WPTUTS for a 10% discount)
WPVivid Backup Pro: jo.my/vividpro (use WPTUTS20 for 20% off)
jo.my/bricks
coreframework.com/
advancedthemer.com/
brixies.co/
bricksextras.com/
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Timestamps:
00:00 - 00 - Introduction & question
00:29 - 01 - WordPress Security Plugin
01:32 - 02 - Handling WordPress vulnerabilities
02:44 - 03 - Custom post types & more
03:54 - 04 - Improved content management
05:10 - 06 - Optimising your content for SEO
06:37 - 07 - My WordPress Page Builder
07:49 - 08 - WordPress CSS Framework
08:58 - 09 - Bricks Builder optimisation Advanced Themer
10:17 - 10 - Bricks wireframe set with Brixies
11:16 - 11 - Enhance Bricks with BricksExtras
12:32 - 12 - What are your preferred WordPress tools?
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I LOVE when you introduce Premium-tools that works as good free as pro for the normal user (i mean smaller companies maybe). Need more of that!
I try to use any less plugin as possible, here is a list of my tools:
Bricks page builder
ACF Pro
Core Framework
WPCodeBox 2
RankMath
FluentSMTP
FluentForm
Bricks Builder
Advanced Themer
Happy files
JetEngine
WPVivid
Solid Security
Rank Math
ACSS
Frames
BricksMaven
Happy to see many of the shared items in the stack
solid stack!
Thank you Paul! 🙏
Brilliant stack - I also Umm and Awed with Bricks Extras, but tool the plunge. I use it sooo often, their Woo conditions are a lifesaver.
Excellent list! I'm considering Bricksforge but haven't come to a use case / justification yet. Currently, I'm using:
Bricks / Happy files
ACSS / Frames
SEOPress Pro
ACF Pro
ASE
Fluent Forms / SMTP / Snippets
PhastPress / Meteor
Termageddon
Wordfence
WPvivid (used both for backups and migrations)
Still building mine but so far:
GB/GP Pro
ACF
Fluent Forms Pro
Fluent SMTP
PerfMatters
Those are set so far
ASE Pro is an extra for me
Great list :)
Any thoughts on Brixies vs Bricksmaven (for CF users)? Why do you prefer one over the other?
Paul, you don't mention a forms and smtp plugin. Are you using the native Bricks form and some other method than php_mailer?
Great tutorial as always, Paul.
One question related to Core Framework: How do you manage/config the Typography and Spacing variables values? Do you input manual values or you use the "Scale Ratio" options that they provide?
I find it very dificult to get the desired values using the scale ratio (1.25, 1.333 etc), for example the 2xl is too big and xl is too small. Meanwhile I see that people recommend using them for a good hieararchy of design.
btw never found any tutorial related exactly to this topic, in the Figma design tutorials they always use static values for spacing and typo.
I can't live without Crocoblock and Bricks
Is there any free plugin that allows to save contacts from contact forms? I used WP Forms with Constant Contact but the trial ending means the integration also will end. A Simple Plugin that saves the email addresses will be helpful!
In bricks builder forms is included by default (on a turn on setting).
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No forms?
Superb tech stack mate. My default installs depend.on the builder I use for a particular project, but I'm definitely steering towards Bricks as THE default builder, and using most of those you've mentioned.
Is bricks always materially faster to work on and serve pages vs elementor or divi? Never tried it.
100%. Cleaner code, better accessibility and you can achieve 90+ page speed on mobile quite easily as long as you know what you’re doing.
If you get Bricks then get ACSS as well so you can build websites really quickly.
You need to learn CSS especially well though if you want to get the most out of Bricks.
@@KOBE42__ Interesting. I do know raw html and moderate to almost advanced CSS so no problem there. I've always had difficulty seeing good pagespeed scores with divi on mobile despite every caching mechanism, optimization, cloudflare CDN, image optimizations, etc. Would be amazing to get pages loaded in under a second or two. Divi has a ton of bloat where it adds so much code for pages that don't use that specific code.
WS Form Pro
ACF Pro
Elementor Pro (thinking of switching to Bricks but no time currently)
SEO Press
ASE Pro
Solid Security
There's no lifetime deal for ACF pro. Also, their renewal policy is this:
"Do I need to renew my license?
Yes. Licenses are renewed automatically each year to give you continued access to premium features and plugin updates. You may also opt-out from auto renewals in favour of manual control from your online account."
This wording means you will lose all functionality ifnyou don't renew... .
you can try ACPT, they have a LTD now and have 90% functions like ACF PRO
I didn’t say there WAS an Ltd for ACF Pro, I said I HAD an Ltd.
ACF ran an Ltd for quite some time when the original creator ran it.
That's fair enough isn't it?? If you don't renew then you don't get access! Sort of like Spotify, NetFlix etc.
Bricks Builder
ACSS
Frames
Advanced Themer
JetEngine (Thinking of switching to ACF Pro)
WP Codebox 2
Happy Files Pro
SEOpress
Siteground Security and Optimiser
If anyone has tried both ACF Pro and JetEngine, please let me know which is better and why.
I always start new projects with:
- Bricks Builder
- Advanced Theme (with ACF Pro)
- ACSS as framework
- Brixies
That's all that I need...
then, sometimes, I use fancy bricks templates, and fancy animatios, or bricks maven or frames, as templates.
U should Change your Channel Name to BricksTuts. In every Video Bricks Builder....
No one is forcing you to watch any or all of the videos. If they’re not for you, simple move on with your day. 🤷🏼♂️
Bricks is a one man shop it can be closed at any time so don't waste your time on it and it has tons of addons as well. Affiliates simply hype for their own underground payment. The founder built HappyFiles also but it never had any update since then.
that's because Bricks is game changing. I changed from elementor 1 year and a half now, and never went back. Bricks is amazing!
GP + GB are not negotiable :)
Better than Bricks in many ways. At least it doesn't need hundreds of add-ons.