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WordPress Website Development · Module 5 of 10

Plugins

Add features with plugins without writing code.

📖 Key ideas

  1. Plugins add features: forms, SEO, security, backups, e-commerce.
  2. Install from Plugins → Add New.
  3. Popular: Yoast/Rank Math (SEO), Contact Form 7/WPForms, Wordfence, UpdraftPlus.
  4. Too many plugins can slow the site or conflict.
  5. Keep plugins updated and remove unused ones.
💡 Real-life example: Plugins are apps on your phone: useful, but too many drain the battery (speed).
PluginAdd-on extending features
Yoast SEOPopular SEO plugin
UpdraftPlusBackup plugin
WordfenceSecurity plugin