Must Have Plug-Ins For Wordpress

MommyEnterprises · 11-20-2008, 12:00 PM

What are the plugins for Wordpress that you would not want to go without?

xlfutur1 · 11-20-2008, 12:09 PM

Headspace 2
phpbay
wp polls
next gen gallery
google site map generator
Cforms
Caffeinated content

There are others but those are the ones I usually end up installing first because I use them constantly.

faverr · 11-20-2008, 12:12 PM

1. Generator for a sitemap that gets displayed on a page.
2. Generator for a sitemap file that gets fed to search engines, so it's not intended for human viewing (it generates an XML file in a format that was originally defined by Google, I think). This helps pagess get indexed a bunch faster than they otherwise might be (though other things that happen in Wordpress might achieve the same thing, but I like to know that I can feed Google with a list of my pages in a way that Google likes to see them).
3. A page caching plugin (I haven't actually used one yet, but as soon as my traffic numbers start getting high, I'll put one in place immediately).
4. All-in-One-SEO - allows me to do some nice SEO things, like explicitly providing a Meta description and Meta keywords for each page or post.
5. A plugin that makes it easy to build a contact page that also provides security against spamming.
6. So far I've only built used WP for sites where I don't accept comments, but when I eventually build ones that do, I'll want a plugin that can automate approval of comments as much as possible while still doing a good job of preventing SPAM comments.
7. A PHP plugin (if you don't know what PHP is, it's the programming language that WP is written in). If you can program, the plugin allows you to use PHP code inside a page or post. Of course, if you can't program in PHP, there's no point in having this one.

grumpyjacksa · 11-20-2008, 01:32 PM

all in one SEO
wp opt-in
related posts
wp-tweaks
wp-sticky
exec php

Michael Forey · 11-20-2008, 01:39 PM

Auto Social Poster
Ping Crawl
alinks
All In One SEO
Google Sitemap
Maxpress Ping Optimizer
Related posts
Socialble
Twitter Tools

Hope this helps.

Michael

Jared Alberghini · 11-20-2008, 02:49 PM

I just found this today and I am blown away with it... It's going to be a must have for all my blogs for me...

Zemanta - instant smart links, pictures, tags and more!

Blog Smarter | Zemanta Ltd.

Demo | Zemanta Ltd.

- Jared

callmestrip · 11-20-2008, 02:59 PM

I hate zemanta, just had to throw that out there.

1. All in one seo
2. related posts
3. Contact form by Dagon Design (love this guys plugins)
4. Exec. PHP widget
5. UBD block ad plugin
6. Popular Post plugin
7. Brians threaded comments

Maxblogpress has some great stuff too.

e-mail2u · 11-20-2008, 06:35 PM

DeansFCKEditor

Here is a video on just why it is so good.

YouTube - a must have Wp-Plugin

It saves me having lots of different plug ins plus that action will only happen on that posting and no others will be effected.

Jared Alberghini · 11-20-2008, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by callmestrip

I hate zemanta, just had to throw that out there.

Could you expand on why you hate zemanta? I just found this plugin today, and other than the fact that you need to delete the link references to zemanta's homepage, and the 'repost' links point to their homepage (which can also be deleted...)

Just curious, I don't know much about this plugin... just found some of it's functionality useful... like automatically coming up with keyword tags for you, as well as links to relevent topics...

What are your experiences with zemanta, and why do you hate it???

- Jared

MarkR · 11-20-2008, 09:31 PM

Jared,

I like this Zemanta plugin also. I'm struggling a bit buying into it's ability to help your visitors leak from your site, but I love the concept. It's all about great content, right?

Care to share where in the code you deleted the links back to Zemanta?

Mark

Richardo · 11-21-2008, 04:52 AM

Dagon Design Sitemap Generator and DoFollow- I think these are pretty useful.

clare1982 · 11-21-2008, 05:22 AM

Hiya

My favourite Wordpress plugins are:

Al in one SEO
xml Sitemap
Automatic upgrade
Add to any
wp-statpress
All in one Adsense and ypn

These are the plugins I automaticaly install each time I use Wordpress.

Thanks
Clare

curious1960 · 12-17-2008, 07:08 AM

I tried to download Deans FCKEditor, but it is not showing in my plugins.

11-20-2008, 12:00 PM	#1
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faverr Active Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado, USA. Posts: 34 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Must Have Plug-Ins For Wordpress 1. Generator for a sitemap that gets displayed on a page. 2. Generator for a sitemap file that gets fed to search engines, so it's not intended for human viewing (it generates an XML file in a format that was originally defined by Google, I think). This helps pagess get indexed a bunch faster than they otherwise might be (though other things that happen in Wordpress might achieve the same thing, but I like to know that I can feed Google with a list of my pages in a way that Google likes to see them). 3. A page caching plugin (I haven't actually used one yet, but as soon as my traffic numbers start getting high, I'll put one in place immediately). 4. All-in-One-SEO - allows me to do some nice SEO things, like explicitly providing a Meta description and Meta keywords for each page or post. 5. A plugin that makes it easy to build a contact page that also provides security against spamming. 6. So far I've only built used WP for sites where I don't accept comments, but when I eventually build ones that do, I'll want a plugin that can automate approval of comments as much as possible while still doing a good job of preventing SPAM comments. 7. A PHP plugin (if you don't know what PHP is, it's the programming language that WP is written in). If you can program, the plugin allows you to use PHP code inside a page or post. Of course, if you can't program in PHP, there's no point in having this one.
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Michael Forey HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 290 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 26 Thanked 31 Times in 27 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Must Have Plug-Ins For Wordpress Auto Social Poster Ping Crawl alinks All In One SEO Google Sitemap Maxpress Ping Optimizer Related posts Socialble Twitter Tools Hope this helps. Michael

11-20-2008, 02:49 PM	#6
Jared Alberghini Godson of The Godfather War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The NorthEast Kingdom - Vermont, USA Posts: 2,163 Blog Entries: 25 Thanks: 786 Thanked 1,065 Times in 441 Posts Social Networking	Re: Must Have Plug-Ins For Wordpress I just found this today and I am blown away with it... It's going to be a must have for all my blogs for me... Zemanta - instant smart links, pictures, tags and more! Blog Smarter \| Zemanta Ltd. Demo \| Zemanta Ltd. - Jared
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callmestrip HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 197 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Must Have Plug-Ins For Wordpress I hate zemanta, just had to throw that out there. 1. All in one seo 2. related posts 3. Contact form by Dagon Design (love this guys plugins) 4. Exec. PHP widget 5. UBD block ad plugin 6. Popular Post plugin 7. Brians threaded comments Maxblogpress has some great stuff too.

11-20-2008, 09:31 PM	#10
MarkR Work hard to play hard War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan, USA. Posts: 1,150 Thanks: 99 Thanked 184 Times in 124 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Must Have Plug-Ins For Wordpress Jared, I like this Zemanta plugin also. I'm struggling a bit buying into it's ability to help your visitors leak from your site, but I love the concept. It's all about great content, right? Care to share where in the code you deleted the links back to Zemanta? Mark
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11-21-2008, 04:52 AM	#11
Richardo Active Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Must Have Plug-Ins For Wordpress Dagon Design Sitemap Generator and DoFollow- I think these are pretty useful.

11-21-2008, 05:22 AM	#12
clare1982 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wales UK Posts: 146 Thanks: 8 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: Must Have Plug-Ins For Wordpress Hiya My favourite Wordpress plugins are: Al in one SEO xml Sitemap Automatic upgrade Add to any wp-statpress All in one Adsense and ypn These are the plugins I automaticaly install each time I use Wordpress. Thanks Clare

12-17-2008, 07:08 AM	#13
curious1960 Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: , Jacksonville, FL , USA. Posts: 61 Thanks: 9 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Must Have Plug-Ins For Wordpress I tried to download Deans FCKEditor, but it is not showing in my plugins.