Cream of the Crop: The 14 Best WordPress Plugins of 2015

One of the many great things about WordPress as a platform is the continual improvement each and every year brings. The core software today is barely recognizable from even five years ago, and the pace of change is only getting faster.

Plugins are obviously at the core of much of that improvement and 2015 has been a bumper year in that department. As we approach the end of the year, it seemed like an excellent opportunity to pick out the plugins which have really stood out for us so far.

We’ve broken up our 14 picks for the best WordPress plugins of 2015 into three categories: classic plugins which have once again raised their game, new arrivals which have made a splash, and sleepers which are currently flying under the radar but deserve a shoutout.

Let’s start with some old friends who’ve received a fresh lick of paint!