These are a few of my favorite WordPress plugins

• Akismet – Protect your blog from spam comments
• Google Analytics by Yoast – Link your Google Analytics account to your WordPress site for web statistics
• Photo Gallery – Does as its name suggests
• Simple Download Monitor – Ability to let your users download files from your site
• TablePress – Easily create tables (without messy HTML). Allow users to sort columns.
• Yoast SEO – Build your pages with search engines in mind. Great red, yellow, green status