5 of the Best New WordPress Plugins for 2012
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WordPress bloggers usually have their favorite plugins that they swear by to help them keep their blogs running smoothly. But with millions of bloggers using this flexible, free CMS, there are tons of new plugins being produced that perform many useful functions on your blog from helping to improve SEO, to giving your visitors a better browsing experience.
Today we're going to take a look at five of the newest plugins for WordPress blogs that you might want to try this year.
1. Kindle This
Have you ever found yourself reading a blog post, and then wish you could save it and read it later on your kindle? Well, now there's a plugin for that. This sidebar widget gives your readers the opportunity to type in their Kindle email address and your blog post will show up on their Kindle the next time they make a Wi-Fi connection.
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/kindle-this/
2. WordPress SEO by Yoast
This plugin promises to help you to increase your search engine rankings, and increase the click through rate for organic search results. This is a comprehensive SEO plugin which also helping you to write better content because it forces you to choose a keyword to focus your blog post on.
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-seo/
3. A/B Test for WordPress
Split testing is one of those things that you know you should be doing more often, but may not be high on your priority list because you've got so many other tasks to maintain your blog. But if you had this handy plugin you could do it with just a few clicks. You can test content, styles, JavaScript and themes.
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/abtest/
4. Pinterest RSS Widget
This plugin creates a widget that displays the thumbnail image and title of the latest pins on Pinterest from a specific user via their Pinterest RSS feed. The dimensions of the widget are adjustable, and it allows you to add the official, "Follow me on Pinterest," button beneath your pins.
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pinterest-rss-widget/
5. WP Super Cache
This plugin is a very fast caching engine for WordPress that produces static html files, which speeds up your page's load time. Since Google uses page load time as a metric in their ranking algorithm, using this plugin might help boost your page rank over time.
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-super-cache/
Whether you are launching a brand new blog or you are maintaining an existing blog, you always want to make sure that you have the plugins that you need to keep your blog looking and functioning at its best.
Note: We haven't thoroughly tested each of these plugins; we are simply sharing some of the new plugins that are available for you to try. When you visit the plugin download page, make sure that the plugin is compatible with the version of WordPress that you have installed (which should always be the latest version available). As always when you install new plugins be sure to back up your blog before installing them.
WordPress plugins help make your blog more efficient. For more tips and strategies for growing your online business visit http://mcreasite.com/blog today.
Today we're going to take a look at five of the newest plugins for WordPress blogs that you might want to try this year.
1. Kindle This
Have you ever found yourself reading a blog post, and then wish you could save it and read it later on your kindle? Well, now there's a plugin for that. This sidebar widget gives your readers the opportunity to type in their Kindle email address and your blog post will show up on their Kindle the next time they make a Wi-Fi connection.
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/kindle-this/
2. WordPress SEO by Yoast
This plugin promises to help you to increase your search engine rankings, and increase the click through rate for organic search results. This is a comprehensive SEO plugin which also helping you to write better content because it forces you to choose a keyword to focus your blog post on.
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-seo/
3. A/B Test for WordPress
Split testing is one of those things that you know you should be doing more often, but may not be high on your priority list because you've got so many other tasks to maintain your blog. But if you had this handy plugin you could do it with just a few clicks. You can test content, styles, JavaScript and themes.
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/abtest/
4. Pinterest RSS Widget
This plugin creates a widget that displays the thumbnail image and title of the latest pins on Pinterest from a specific user via their Pinterest RSS feed. The dimensions of the widget are adjustable, and it allows you to add the official, "Follow me on Pinterest," button beneath your pins.
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pinterest-rss-widget/
5. WP Super Cache
This plugin is a very fast caching engine for WordPress that produces static html files, which speeds up your page's load time. Since Google uses page load time as a metric in their ranking algorithm, using this plugin might help boost your page rank over time.
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-super-cache/
Whether you are launching a brand new blog or you are maintaining an existing blog, you always want to make sure that you have the plugins that you need to keep your blog looking and functioning at its best.
Note: We haven't thoroughly tested each of these plugins; we are simply sharing some of the new plugins that are available for you to try. When you visit the plugin download page, make sure that the plugin is compatible with the version of WordPress that you have installed (which should always be the latest version available). As always when you install new plugins be sure to back up your blog before installing them.
WordPress plugins help make your blog more efficient. For more tips and strategies for growing your online business visit http://mcreasite.com/blog today.