Updated 04.25.2022 / WordPress Tips + Tricks

My favorite WordPress plugins

The day I got a lemon squeezer kinda changed my life. No more squeezing lemons by hand…and it’s so much easier than the classic lemon juicer. Sometimes a specific tool just makes things so much easier and more efficient! That’s how I feel about my favorite WordPress plugins, which I’ve shared in my latest guest post for Startup Stockpile, 10 WordPress Plugins Marketing Pros Use & Recommend.

My top 5 favorite plugins that I add to most WordPress sites I develop are:

Gravity Forms
Yoast SEO
BackupBuddy
Popup Maker
Simple Page Ordering

Read on to view the rest . . .

About Jill Anderson

Hi, I’m Jill, a WordPress WordPress designer/developer who partners with talented designers, copywriters, and agencies on their websites, and their client’s sites. I’m passionate about crafting beautiful and innovative WordPress websites focused on clear positioning and positive user experiences. Get my free report, Get Your Website Done: 12 Actionable Steps for Designers, and check out my Client Onboarding Toolkit, a simple 4-step digital course for converting prospects into a paying clients.

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