With 54,000+ free plugins for WordPress and 4,000+ Free Themes in the WordPress directory, how does one decide among the thousands claiming to be “the number one choice”? In the ThemeForest Repositor, my last count was 47,000+ Themes for sale.

Let us start with an even bigger question, “Is WordPress the best”?

The answer really depends on what it is you are trying to accomplish. For the personal blogging website and small business, the answer is “absolutely!!!.” I would not recommend it for a large high traffic website like Facebook. So do not worry about what high-priced developers might have told you. I am sure it was a well-rehearsed sale pitch; with more than 35% of the internet Powered by WordPress, you can be sure it suitable for your needs.

How did we decide?

There are some basics requirements for a website. Our choice was based on the following criteria. All the Plugins on this list are used to run this website.

Number Of Active Installs (There is a reason behind 1,000,000 vs 200 active installs)
User Ratings
Up To Date And Under Active Development (It may work today, How about next week?)
High Level of Support And An Active Community To Learn From (No mater how great the plugin "Do you know how to use it"?)
Options In Free Offering Vs Pro Upgrades

You can do everything in WordPress for free, providing you know how to code. Plugins save both beginners and developers time and money. This is where I stop and warn people, “Do not pay top dollars to Fake Developers who do nothing but install paid plugins. Ask questions and know what you are paying for. Did they actually develop something for you?

FIND WHAT YOU REALLY NEED