Wordpress Plugins I use
I have a number of websites, and many of them are Wordpress blog based. There are lots of great plugins for Wordpress to use. Here’s a list of some of them I’ve found useful:
- Akismet - Spam blocker
- Bad Behavior - Spam blocker used in addition to Akismet
- CommentLuv - Gives a backlink to a commentor’s last post
- Contact Form 7 - Customizable contact form
- Lightbox 2 Plugin - Used for showing larger views of images in posts
- List Subpages with Descriptions - Just what it says
- NoFollow Free - Remove nofollow from comments, with customizable settings
- Popshops.com - Add products you affiliate to your blog
- ShareThis - Make it easy for folks to share posts they like
- ShowIKRSS - Display Imagekind galleries in your blog and make links affiliate links.
- Wordpress Automatic Upgrade - A must have for upgrading Wordpress
- WP-Ads - Useful for showing ads or content wherever you want in your blog
- WP-Amazon - A way to find Amazon.com products to add to your blog
There are many other great plugins I’m not using because I don’t have a need for them or haven’t heard of them. I did want to share the ones I like and use most often.
July 4th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
By far my favorite plugin is One Click Installer (http://anirudhsanjeev.org/projects/oneclick/) - it makes installing plugins so nice and easy!
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July 6th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
That’s a nice list of plug-ins. I’ll have to check out that amazon one…I like to use amazon products but hate the hassle of logging in, finding the product, getting the link.
The best thing about plug-ins is they make life much easier!
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July 7th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
I love using the related posts plugin too. It gives you a way for people to take a look at older posts.
July 11th, 2008 at 3:46 am
I think Wordpress Database backup plugin is a must… Better to be prepared than to be sorry.. The ones you have listed are good and few of them are new to me…I need to check out WP-ads and Lightbox…
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July 18th, 2008 at 8:26 am
There are a few there that I haven’t heard of before and that looks promising.
I would also like to recommend 2 that I use:
Karailiev’s sitemap - this generates a xml sitemap of your blog for google.
smart update pinger - this stops your site from pinging every time you edit a post. You just ping when you publish. Keeps you from getting slapped for spamming.
July 18th, 2008 at 11:16 am
I second the importance of the backup plugin, although I think this may be included in WP 2.6.
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July 28th, 2008 at 7:13 am
PeterMathAntispam is essential - random maths questions prevent robot spamalots
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August 21st, 2008 at 12:58 am
Out of that list my favorite is the Automatic upgrade. Upgrading used to be such a headache but now it’s a breeze. Another one that isn’t on the list is a threaded comment plugin that allows users to reply to a particular comment.
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August 26th, 2008 at 4:50 am
Thanks for sharing this list of plugins. I knew most of them but it’s always easy to have them in one list for future references..Bookmarked!
August 31st, 2008 at 11:32 am
I’m also a big fan of the various “related posts” plugins that are around - they seem to really increase user-friendliness and stickiness of blogs.
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September 15th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Forced to pick just 3, I’d choose Akismet, Subscribe to Comments, and WP-DB Backup — in that order.
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September 18th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I truly enjoy Akismet. It’s a valuable tool that every blogger should use. I’ve seen some blog sites that have thousands of spam comments per post! So far, the plugin has caught a lot of spam for me and I’m happy about that.
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September 22nd, 2008 at 10:34 am
My favorite plugin is the all-in-one-SEO. It makes everything so completely simple. Personally I think it’s very valuable , and of course I also love it because it’s free.
September 25th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
The two I have on every blog I run are All in One SEO Pack and Google XML Sitemaps. Not sexy I know but if you’re concerned at all about SEO they’re essential in my opinion.
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:01 am
Oh, I decide to find plugin like “Gives a backlink to a commentor’s last post” but I don’t know what it’s name. Thanks for article
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Thanks for sharing your plugins.
Does any spam get through with that Contact Form 7? I’m looking for a good form for this. Thanks.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:18 am
Contact Form 7 seems to be doing a good job keeping spam away. I think the combination of plugins, Bad Behavior, Akismet, and Contact Form 7, are working well and every blog needs such spam control.