Plugins are optional and basically other apps or modules you load into your own WordPress to add additional functionality. Things as simple as adding a print function to a recipe you have posted. We normally have a list we initially load and Activate.
DASHBOARD>PLUGINS>ADD NEW
Once the Add Plugins screen appears you can use the Search Plugins to find specific Plugins. We recommend adding the following for some of the steps we talk about. Once you click INSTALL NOW on the Plugin, you click ACTIVATE to complete the process.
We recommend the following.
Contact Widgets [by Godaddy]
Email Subscribers & Newsletters [by Icegram]
Page Views Count [by a3rev Software]
Print-O-Matic [by twinpictures]
WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post [by hwk-fr]
Yoast SEO [by Yoast Team]
Paypal Donations [by Tips and Tricks HQ, Johan Steen
