I've summarized the text for you: I started building my first WordPress website in early 2020 with little knowledge of WordPress plugins. I installed and tested over 50 plugins, but it wasn't until I found seven essential plugins that helped me grow my website traffic and revenue. The plugins I chose were Yoast SEO for on-page SEO, MonsterInsights for collecting information about site visitors, W3 Total Cache for increasing site speed, Pretty Links for shortening affiliate links, Uncanny Automator for automating tasks and workflows, Smush for reducing image size, and OptinMonster for growing your email list. To choose the right plugins, consider desired features, user reviews, number of active installations, frequency of updates, compatibility with WordPress versions, support forums, and pricing. Each plugin has its own strengths and weaknesses, but together they can help improve website performance, SEO, and conversion rates.