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If you are a WordPress beginner and have been reading about the CMS platform, we are pretty sure that by now you have come across the term \u2018plugin\u2019 a gazillion times. Now if you are a tech native, we are pretty sure you already have a vague idea about what it is. For the un-initiated, here\u2019s how we would define <\/span>plugins<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n Plugins are bits of software that can be added to your WordPress website so as to enhance its functionality. <\/span><\/p>\n So essentially, like WordPress gives you the option of themes to beautify or make your website visually appealing, the same way it gives you plugin options to help you define what all your website can do. WordPress boasts of 45,835 plugins with 1,350,927,806 total downloads at your fingertips.<\/span><\/p>\n Now that we fairly understand what plugins are, and why we use them, let\u2019s come to the concept of free and premium plugins. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n