The List of BuddyBoss Favorite WordPress plugins| BuddyBoss

The List of BuddyBoss’s favorite WordPress plugins (Edition 2025)

As WordPress and BuddyPress developers we have worked with many WordPress plugins. At BuddyBoss, we don’t just build with plugins- we create a complete ecosystem for online communities, memberships, and eLearning. Our flagship products include the BuddyBoss Platform for building feature-rich communities, the BuddyBoss Theme (web) for beautiful customization, and the BuddyBoss App for delivering […]

Updated: Nov 07,2025

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Jason Broderick Head of Content & Marketing Strategy @ BuddyBoss

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As WordPress and BuddyPress developers we have worked with many WordPress plugins.

At BuddyBoss, we don’t just build with plugins- we create a complete ecosystem for online communities, memberships, and eLearning. Our flagship products include the BuddyBoss Platform for building feature-rich communities, the BuddyBoss Theme (web) for beautiful customization, and the BuddyBoss App for delivering your content and community on iOS and Android. Together, they provide a seamless experience for connecting, engaging, and growing your audience- whether you run a course site, membership platform, or private social network.

Now let’s explore a list of plugings that we use on a regular basis.

List of WordPress plugins

Security

Protects your website against hacks, brute force login attacks, and malware. Active security monitoring for files, firewalls, and much more.

iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) – Free Plugin
Jetpack – Free Plugin
Sucuri Security – Free and Premium Plugin
Wordfence Security – Free and Premium Plugin
All In One WP Security & Firewall – Premium Plugin

SEO

Optimizes your WordPress site for Search Engines (Search Engine Optimization).

All in one SEO
Rank Math SEO – Free Plugin
SEOPress – Freemium Plugin

Form Builder

Allows you to easily create forms, view and edit entries within WordPress, receive email notifications, build mailing lists, and export form entries to CSV.

WPForms
Gravity Forms – Premium Plugin

Backup

Provides scheduled backups of your core WordPress database tables and saves them to your server and can even email them to you.

UpdraftPlus – Free Plugin
WPVivid – Free Plugin

Redirection

Allows you to redirect links within your website. Useful for migrating a website, changing domains and forwarding outdated pages to newer pages

Pretty Links – Free Plugin

shrink, beautify, track, manage and share any URL on or off of your WordPress website

Anti-spam

Protects your website from spam comments, registrations, and forum posts.

Akismet – Free Plugin
Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk – Premium Plugin

Memberships

Allows you to restrict access to content based on membership levels. Integrate with popular payment gateways such as Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, Braintree, or 2Checkout. Features recurring billing, ability to track affiliate commissions on a recurring basis.

Paid Memberships Pro – Free Plugin
MemberPress – Premium Plugin
WishList Member – Premium Plugin
Restrict Content – Free and Premium Plugin

Show/Hide User IDs

Advanced WordPress users/developers may require user IDs for some plugins or template tags.

Reveal IDs – Free Plugin

Search and Replace

If you move your WordPress site to a domain or server, you will likely run into a need to run a search/replace on the database for everything to work correctly.