Yoast SEO is a WordPress plugin that helps users optimize their websites for search engines.
It analyses the content of a page and provides suggestions for improving the page’s SEO, including optimizing titles, meta descriptions, and keywords. It also helps users create XML sitemaps and manage social media sharing information.
Yoast SEO has a free version but the premium plugin unlocks more tools such as a preview for Twitter/ Facebook and access to their Yoast SEO academy.
Nitropack is an all-in-one web performance and speed optimization tool. It’s focused on helping users improve their site speed and pass the Core Web Vitals test.
It includes features for optimizing images, techniques such as caching, compression to optimize website code and reduce the time it takes for pages to load.
Although Nitropack is a paid service, users can sign up for the free plan. However, there will be a NitroPack banner in your website’s footer when you use the Free Plan. The logo will disappear automatically once you upgrade.
ShortPixel is an image optimization and compression tool that helps reduce the file size of images on a website without losing quality.
It uses lossless and lossy optimization techniques to compress images, allowing website owners to speed up their pages and reduce their bandwidth usage.
ShortPixel has a free plan that allows users to optimize up to 100 images per month. For larger amounts of images or for more advanced features, users can purchase one of ShortPixel’s paid plans.
Wordfence is a security plugin for the content management system WordPress.
It provides a variety of security features to protect a website from hacking attempts, malware, and other security threats.
Wordfence is paid service but has a free version with limited features such as firewall, and malware scanning.