WP Engine is the world’s leading WordPress digital experience platform that gives companies of all sizes the agility, performance, intelligence, and integrations they need to drive their business forward faster. The WordPress directory is made up of nearly 55,000 plugins given WordPress users endless options for customizing and optimizing their WordPress site. To narrow down the list: WP Engine publication, Torque, named top WordPress plugins for the following categories: eCommerce, Maintenance, Optimization, and Marketing.
Here are some of the plugins that made the list:
Easy Digital Downloads- Easy Digital Downloads’ solution is seamless and effortless when selling any sort of media file (photos, documents, software, etc.). This plugin is easily integrated with the most popular payment systems: PayPal, Bitpay Stripe, Braintree and more. There are also custom add-ons and themes available for maximum customization including the Simple Shipping extension which allows companies to easily collect shipping info from customers during checkout, set shipping rates for domestic and international orders, and mark payments as being shipped or not. Other notable features include discount codes and promotions, advanced reporting, and powerful, real-time customer management.
Event Tickets- This is the easiest way for visitors to RSVP or purchase tickets to events. The plugin works by allowing companies to add RSVPs and tickets to posts or pages. Users can easily collect payment by connecting their Paypal account. Event Tickets can also be synced with Events Calendar allowing admins to add ticketing purchasing capabilities to event listings. If support is needed, the Event Tickets developers at Modern Tribe are dedicated to supporting the users and the WordPress community as a whole.
Duplicate Post- This plugin makes it easy to replicate posts at any time with one click. No more copying and pasting every time needing to create the same post. The plugin has over two million active downloads and a five star rating, which makes it incredibly reliable. Install and activate and you can start replicating immediately.
Updraft Plus- Make back up and restoration much more complete and easier to use. With this plugin, backup to the cloud using any service from Google Drive to Dropbox, and then restore the original with just one click. This plugin is essential for any new site.
Ninja Forms- Ninja Forms is easy to use for beginners and experts alike with built-in hooks, filters, and custom field templates when creating forms to site for any purpose. You have the flexibility to customize forms however you need.
Sidebars- Sidebars are a great way to present pages and other navigation in a way readers can easily see them. Site creators can completely customize the way they look with custom widgets. Display any page, post, archive category, or post type right on the side of your page. Custom Sidebars makes customization easy, also allows for import and export sidebars found that are appealing.
The Events Calendar- This app is perfect for online business specializing in events. It is the best way to display a calendar right on the site. The calendar works with everything from small restaurants to huge concert venues. Though the calendar comes with a skeleton style sheet, every piece of it can be customized. The plugin also works with Events Tickets, so companies can sell tickets directly from the calendar itself.