Best WordPress Plugins Created in 2016

This year is coming to an end and it is time to summarize things up. In this article we will look about the best plugins that were released in 2016. Determination of the best plugins occurs in accordance with most objective indicators – the number of purchased copies. This indicator is the only tangible proof of trust by users to a specific product in a large range of modern plugins for WordPress sites and blogs. Naturally, there are other factors, but we will not dwell our attention on them because of their small value.

The participants of our list of best sellers are here for a particular reason. These plugins combine the large variety of tools that can save a lot of money compared to purchasing each element individually, or represent a unique offer in the market of WordPress plugins in 2016. In both cases, these plugins are worth your attention. Perhaps, here you will find just the plugins that you should have bought for the successful development of your online project on the WordPress platform.

So, get ready for the journey, where we will see the most interesting specimens of Plugins` Canyon!

Massive Addons for Visual Composer

Visual Composer is one of the most important and useful tool of modern administrator of a site on the WordPress platform. However, by itself, this tool is not perfect. At least the creators of Massive Addons for Visual Composer think so.

This member of our list is a whole set of tools that help to improve the Visual Composer performance and user experience. The main feature of Massive Addons for Visual Composer is the large number of ready-made presets, with which the site administrator immediately can start his work. This eliminates the need to customize the site before starting or during operation for a long time. Also it includes the ability to activate the “Easy Mod” for maximum ease of use with the administrator panel.

Massive Addons for Visual Composer even includes an entire page templates and ready WordPress theme! This kit will allow you to directly run an online project without additional difficulties or spending time and money. Huge opportunities of embedded instruments will satisfy even the most experienced administrator of a WordPress site.

Cornerstone | The WordPress Page Builder

Cornerstone is a versatile and multi-function plugin for creating pages on the WordPress site. This plugin has a user-friendly interface and a range of features to create pages without any knowledge in the field of web design and development.

Cornerstone can be useful not only for the sites that are still in development. This plugin can help you to refresh the design and layout of all the elements of your website or blog on WordPress platform. Cornerstone includes a set of ready-made templates and elements to create unique web pages. In addition, the plugin has an interesting design modes. For example, Skeleton Mode allows you to see the structure of your site directly through the front-end interface.

Events Schedule — WordPress Plugin

The name of the Events Schedule plugin speaks for itself. This tool allows you to quickly create beautiful and clear schedule for a variety of purposes – from school classes to the schedule diary of a businessman. Various designs are prepared and the possibility of styles changes allow you to create the most pleasant schedule.

Events Schedule allows you to create forms of order and pre-order on your WordPress website or blog. The plugin is fully compatible with WooCommerce to do this in the best possible way and with maximum ease for the site administrator of a WordPress site.

Ultimate Affiliate Pro WordPress Plugin

Ultimate Affiliate Pro is perfect for those who want to earn money with their web project on the WordPress platform. This plugin allows you to efficiently create affiliate programs and participate in them, getting constant passive income.

The kit of Ultimate Affiliate Pro plugin includes all the necessary tools to create a special page or an entire site with a purpose of collecting the affiliates. Admin panel is conveniently adjusted to track the number of affiliates and the resulting profits. Additional features include the connection of different payment systems, the creation of various forms of subscription, setting social plugins, synchronization with WooCommerce, connection of QR Codes, and much more.

Stachethemes Event Calendar — WordPress Events Calendar Plugin

Stachethemes Event Calendar is another participant in the list of the best plugins that is created for the organization of a visual schedule. This plugin has a lot of convenient extra features. For example, you will be able to create recurring events, sync with the weather forecast and the iCalendar diary, mark locations using Google Maps, set the timer setting, make email notifications and more.

Stachethemes Event Calendar also provides ample opportunities for editing styles and individual elements of your interactive schedule on the WordPress website. The plugin is fully compatible with WooCommerce and is adapted for mobile versions of websites.

DW Question & Answer Pro — WordPress Plugin

DW Question & Answer Pro is the most simple and effective way to create a Q&A page on your WordPress site or blog. From this page you can easily gather users` questions and respond to them effectively. The answer will be visible to all, for the question to be not repeated.

DW Question & Answer Pro plugin also contains a collection of interesting additional features. For example, plugin allows users to evaluate the questions and answers, mark the most useful active posts by administrator, connect the counters of questions asked and answers provided, use the email notification and much more.

Modern Events Calendar — Responsive Event Scheduler & Booking For WordPress

Modern Events Calendar is not just a tool for creating schedules, but extends its functionality to the multitasking cell of a site or a blog on WordPress platform. With this plugin you can create counters with a countdown, booking forms, special widgets for events, and more.

Modern Events Calendar is a multipurpose plugin through integration with a variety of services: Google Maps, Google Calendar, PayPal, WordPress MultiLingual, Visual Composer, W3 Caching Plugin and others.

RnB — WooCommerce Rental & Booking System

RnB plugin is the perfect solution for online projects that focus on cars` online booking. Rental and Booking plugin satisfy all site administrator`s needs to create a simple and motivating form for the car rental booking.

RnB plugin is easily configurable and allows you to quickly create pages with car rental performance. Configuring the plugin and editing items on the site do not require additional knowledge in the field of web development and design. All the tools are configured to work as much efficiently as it is possible in car rental service.

Cool Timeline Pro — WordPress Timeline Plugin

Cool Timeline Pro is a specific plugin to create a visual display of the chronological sequence of events. Beautiful interactive timelines are useful not only to owners of personal blogs, but also for corporate sites, which want to provide a history of the company in an easy to read format.

Cool Timeline Pro offers several demos prepared to create your chronology. You can implement a timeline in a vertical or horizontal mode. You can also add images and videos to your timeline to better illustrate the important dates.

ViralPress — Viral news, lists, quiz, videos & polls plugin

ViralPress is specially designed to create viral content of every imaginable kind. With ViralPress plugin, you can create not only colorful posts on WordPress website or blog, but also interesting surveys, exciting quizzes, vibrant image and video galleries for your users.

All these features are available without special knowledge in the field of web development and design. ViralPress allows you to easily manipulate a large number of ready-made elements. If necessary, you can replace almost any element with a custom one. At the same time you also do not need to understand the CSS of a page.

Final Words

As you can see, the participants of our list are ready to surprise with great features. We hope that this list will help you make the best choice among the vast number of available plugins and improve the performance of your site for visitors and search engines. We also recommend to look into our catalog of plugins for WordPress sites. This section of our site will allow you to better navigate the updates of the ever-changing variety of free and premium plugins.

So we end the first part of our journey. But do not worry, because no less exciting second part about the best WordPress themes of 2016 is waiting for us ahead!