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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Help

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Help

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for help comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Yoast SEO Best overall 98/100
  2. 2. SpeedyCache 89/100
  3. 3. Microsoft Clarity 88/100
  4. 4. BetterDocs 87/100
  5. 5. Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce 87/100
  6. 6. WP Mail Log 85/100
  7. 7. BoldGrid Easy SEO 84/100
  8. 8. WPC Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 84/100
  9. 9. Simple GDPR Cookie Compliance 84/100
  10. 10. Plugin Check 83/100
  11. 11. Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 83/100
  12. 12. Sitemap by BestWebSoft 82/100
  13. 13. Admin Help Docs 80/100
  14. 14. JS Help Desk 79/100
  15. 15. Move Addons for Elementor 78/100
1 Yoast SEO
Best overall Free by Yoast

Yoast SEO

Real-time SEO guidance, schema, and AI built in. Help search engines and AI systems understand your content. All AI tools included, no hidden fees.

4.8★
from 27,819 ratings
10M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
98

WPScore

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2 SpeedyCache
Free by Softaculous

SpeedyCache

SpeedyCache is a WordPress cache plugin that helps you improve performance of your WordPress site by caching, minifying, and compressing your website.

4.4★
from 30 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
89

WPScore

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3 Microsoft Clarity
Free by Microsoft

Microsoft Clarity

How do you make your website great? Clarity can help you quickly see what's working on your site and where people get stuck.

4.5★
from 14 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
4 BetterDocs
Free by WPDeveloper

BetterDocs

Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base plugin to create docs, FAQs, product FAQ, wikis & help center with MCP, AI writing, instant answers & AI Chatbot.

4.8★
from 511 ratings
30k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
6 WP Mail Log
Free by WPVibes

WP Mail Log

WP Mail Log helps you to Log and view all emails from WordPress. It is useful if you have to debug email related problems or have to store sent emails …

4.9★
from 66 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

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7 BoldGrid Easy SEO
Free by BoldGrid

BoldGrid Easy SEO

Easy SEO helps you easily create keyword rich content and rank higher in the search engines.

3★
from 3 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
10 Plugin Check
Free by WordPress.org

Plugin Check

Plugin Check is a WordPress.org tool which provides checks to help plugins meet the directory requirements and follow various best practices.

4.5★
from 36 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
83

WPScore

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13 Admin Help Docs
Free by PluginRx

Admin Help Docs

Site developers and operators can easily create help documentation and notices for the admin area.

5★
from 8 ratings
600+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
80

WPScore

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14 JS Help Desk
Free by JoomSky

JS Help Desk

Professional, beautiful, complete and powerful help desk & support system for WordPress.

3.7★
from 74 ratings
7k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
79

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
15 Move Addons for Elementor
Free by moveaddons

Move Addons for Elementor

Move Addons is a WordPress plugin for Elementor page builder, is a powerful tool that helps you to make almost every possible customization to your we …

4★
from 6 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
78

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org