What types of WP plugins do you find yourself using or in need of?

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Hey Warriors,

What type of plugins do you find yourself using on a regular basis for your clients?

Also, what plugins are you in need of that are not out on the market yet?

I find myself looking for a good CRM plugin to manage clients and leads. I know there are some out there but none really extensive that offer updates from the backend to the client side.

I find myself using the standard plugins when setting up local small business sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author jpboxersox
    I been using local seo plugin by yoast which is a paid version but works great or you could use the free plugin called local seo plugin. Also, 404 Redirected for broken links is good for businesses.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joan Altz
    I've found Gravity Forms to be an indispensable plugin. It does so much more than just contact forms, and if you pair it with Zapier, you can really come up with some complex and useful processing, for both yourself and your clients.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marta K
    Seo, forms etc as mentioned above
    plus the one that re-generates thumbnails, after changing the theme.

    There is a plugin that enables a master dashbord for multiple site updates to code. I haven't tried it yet, but sounds much better than login into all the sites and updating wordpress from there.
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    • Profile picture of the author Stephen Britton
      I am huge fan of Formidable Forms, very similar to Gravity Forms, but much less and easier to style if you know CSS. Lots of plugins too, like form capture for Awebber.

      I am in the process now of looking for a jQuery scrolling plugin to get folks to sign up for a newsletter. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

      As for plugin requests - how about an inexpensive Amazon affiliate plugin that allows you to search through products without having to leave your site.

      Happy Holidays!

      WiLd
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  • Main Plugins I use for all my clients.

    SEO Tool: Yoast: Its the best!
    Jetpack Wordpress: This plugin has many different small plugins that help with many things. Stats is one of them. Comment system, Photo viewer, Today they just added a monitoring system that lets you know when your website is down. Just to many plugins to list, but its a major help.

    Those are the main ones, unless you are going to sell items on your wordpress, Woocommerce plugin etc. Also sometimes CP Contact Form with Paypal if their willing the pay for the plugin.
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    • Profile picture of the author Magicalidea
      Originally Posted by AllAmericanWebContent View Post

      Main Plugins I use for all my clients.

      SEO Tool: Yoast: Its the best!
      Jetpack Wordpress: This plugin has many different small plugins that help with many things. Stats is one of them. Comment system, Photo viewer, Today they just added a monitoring system that lets you know when your website is down. Just to many plugins to list, but its a major help.

      Those are the main ones, unless you are going to sell items on your wordpress, Woocommerce plugin etc. Also sometimes CP Contact Form with Paypal if their willing the pay for the plugin.
      Yup. So easy to SEO with that plugin. I'm also using it for my Win8 Theme Wordpress too
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  • Profile picture of the author Hogre
    I'd add

    -Smush.it - it's great for compressing images and makes your site load faster.
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  • Profile picture of the author oliverj87
    Also main wp or manage wp, for quick site deployment and to keep on top of updates across multiple sites, not to mention regularly backing up of sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author 9999
    All in One SEO, Yoast & Gravity Forms.
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