This is a list of my favorite (read: necessary) WordPress plugins. I am generally plugin-averse, but certain situations arise where you just can't do without, or to do so would mean reinventing the wheel. For those cases, these plugins I've personally vetted to ensure that their code is performant and robust.
- Imsanity - Resizes images on upload to a more reasonable size.
- EWWW - Image compression/optimization
- Regenerate Thumbnails - When image sizes are added with a theme or function, use this plugin to generate new image sizes. I ususally delete this plugin following launch
- Safe SVG - Allow uploading of SVG images in a safe and secure manner (this plugin checks for and strips potentially malicious code)