Best WordPress Plugins & Tools to Grow Your Site in 2026

A fast theme gets visitors in the door. These tools help you keep your site safe, turn visitors into customers and automate the busywork. Every pick below is based on official documentation plus published user and expert reviews.

Quick picks

• Best backup & migration plugin: WPvivid
• Best CRM integration: WP Fusion
• Best affiliate program plugin: Easy Affiliate
• Best live chat for stores: Smartsupp
• Best automation platform: Make

Comparison table

1. WPvivid: protect your site first

Scheduled backups to the cloud, one-click migration and staging sites. The free version is generous, and Pro adds incremental backups. Read our WPvivid review.

2. WP Fusion: connect WordPress to your CRM

Tag users by purchases, course progress and form submissions, then trigger email automations in your CRM. Essential for membership sites and online courses. Read our WP Fusion review.

3. Easy Affiliate: let partners sell for you

Launch a self-hosted affiliate program with tracking links, a partner dashboard and fraud protection, without per-affiliate fees. Read our Easy Affiliate review.

4. Smartsupp: answer questions in real time

Live chat, chatbots and visitor recordings help online stores convert more visitors. Start on the free plan. Read our Smartsupp review.

5. Make: automate everything else

Connect WordPress and WooCommerce to thousands of apps with a visual builder, from order notifications to content workflows. Read our Make review.

Our recommended starter stack

• Every site: WPvivid for backups.
• Selling courses or memberships: add WP Fusion.
• Running an online store: add Smartsupp and Make.
• Ready to scale with partners: add Easy Affiliate.

Scores and summaries come from our individual reviews, which list every source we used.