WordPress is such a solid platform for websites and blogs. Here is a list of some of the top word press plugin’s to consider adding to your wordpress site.
First, be sure to check out any new plugin through the WordPress Plug In Directory, there is a new support tab which has consolidated all the forums. The directory should be used to check compatibility, find out when the plugin was last updated, the rating and support. If a plugin hasn’t been updated in two years, perhaps it’s time to consider getting rid it.
Always keep your version of wordpress updated, this affects the performance of your site and always backup the data of your site.
Here’s the list;
AKISMET – best plugin for preventing comment spam
SEO by YOAST – Intuitive tool that guides you to optimize every post for SEO
SHARE THIS – clean, simple sharing tool with anaytics
AFTER THE DEADLINE – Checks spelling, style & grammer
WP-PAGE NAVI – Advanced page navigation
SOCIAL MEDIA WIDGET – All you social links in one site
BACK UP WORDPRESS – simple automated backup, VAULT PRESS – premium paid version
WP – DB MANAGER – data base care & maintenance
CONTACT FORM 7 – Contact form plugin, easy & feature rich with 3rd party integration such as email provider
FIND REPLACE – lets you find & replace text in pages
REDIRECTION – Managers 301 redirection and tracks 404 errors
MAINTENANCE MODE – In case of emergency or site updates or re-design lets you put up a splash page to let visitors know site is down for maintenance
EASING SLIDER – image slider
LIVE BLOG – new, makes any post a live blog, people on your post will get live updates
EDITORIAL CALENDAR – drag and drop scheduling of your upcoming posts
WP GOOGLE FONTS – allows you to add fonts from the google font directory to your theme, giving you many more font options
FLUID VIDEO EMBEDS – auto embed fix that sizes to the width of your posting area
*List shared at Mn Bloggers Conference by Mykl Roventine
JoAnne,
I loved this article and everything that you send me helps me. I so appreciate that you speak to the non-techie as well as the advanced person. I am the former and its not so much the technology it is the speed at which it changes that gets me. As soon as you learn something one way they go and change it on you and you have to go and relearn it. Thanks for being my social media advocate. Blessings Michele
thank you Michele for taking the time to respond to my post, I am so happy to know you found some value and as you know there are cool plugins that come out all the time to make this a truly amazing platform.
– JoAnne