What Wordpress Plugins do you use?

You've GOT to use the All-in-One-SEO plugin. It's a critical one for me.

It's a moving target for me, so you'll have to check my current list.

Hello Folks:

I am having trouble with Google Analytics in wordpress. Here is how I asked in wordpress forum - no answers.

Hello Folks:

I can get GA to work in my html sites/pages so I know how to do that.

But I did the whole plugin thing and no results! Arrgghh!

Does someone know the way?

Thank you!

Riley West

Social Bookmarks is good as well

Well... I wrote the plugins I use...

W3Counter Blog Stats
WP Calais Auto Tagger
WP Calais Archive Tagger
WP Review Site

I also use Advanced Permalinks on one site where I use WordPress as a static CMS instead of a blog.

Another vote for All-In-One SEO here. A-Links has it's uses too - define a link once (affiliate etc) and then it automatically appears thoughout your site wherever that text is used.

Photo Dropper is handy when you're in need of a quick image where uniqueness isn't a factor (stick in your keyword and it will search flickr for images and then put one wherever you want it in your post, complete with credit).

I also like eshop too, for adding shopping cart facilities. It's no osCommerce, but if you're just looking to add basic shopping cart facilities to your WordPress site and not seeking a fully-fledged e-commerce solution, then I think it's a sight better than the usual suspect (WP-ecommerce? I forget now, but it seems to show up everywhere).

There's probably loads more, but I'll spare you the trauma of reading the lengthy rambles of a WP plugin junkie

Amen on all-in-one SEO, absolutely essential.

My other favorite is One Click Install...It sits in your dashboard and allows you to install themes and other plugins from your local computer and you don't even have to unzip them.

Steve

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I like the WYSIWYG editor plugin...

This turned into the thread I was hoping it would. I, too, love the SEO plugin. I thought I would add three more that weren't mentioned.

1) WP SuperCache - if you get a ton of traffic, this one can be a real life saver.
2) Broken Link Checker
3) WP-Polls

This guy is a genius, and his new RSS footer plugin found its way onto many of my blogs today....

WordPress Plugins

I'm another fan of All In One Seo. Makes a big difference almost immediately.

I also like the Related Posts plugin, helps with internal linking.
Extended Comment Options is another one I use to block all comments and pings on certain sites.

I also like the Flexi Pages widget.

Essentials for me are:

All in one SEO
Google Sitemap Generator
WP Security Scan

The most important for me are:

All in one SEO
Featured ad Gallery

not to toot my own horn, but Wordpress Aweber Plugin - Guru Consulting Services is amazing for list building.

Thanks,
Steve

All in one SEO, Sitemap Generator. These two are very important to me.

Sup Jason - I got many of my best plug ins from this site:

50 Best WordPress Plugins for Power Blogging

Enjoy!

BTW - I switched from Headspace to All In One SEO - I like the latter better

Akismet, All in One SEO Pack, Page Link Manager, and Secure and Accessible PHP Contact Form

I usually stick to a small few which include:

Akismit
All in One Seo
Wp-Polls
Sitemap Generator
Firestats

This post is so good it'll probably be deleted by the "in" crowd

any second now.

Tom

i have the latest Remix Theme but couldn't get All-in-one SEo to work but found a later version Platinum SEO .....does everything all in one does and more.

Graham

My faves I use all the time:

all in one seo
google xml sitemaps
maxblogpress stripe ad
twitthis
wp-polls
tiny-mce advanced
twitter tools
commentluv
what would seth godin do
yet another related posts plugin
statpress
wp auto tagger

Some great suggestions so far, I highly recommend: W3Counter Blog Stats
Akismet, All in One SEO Pack, Page Link Manager, and Secure and Accessible PHP Contact Form. These are particularly effective if you are always updating and refining your system (blog). Hope this helps!

Did anyone mention featured content gallery? I like that one...

me personally...i found 2 plugins that helped me when I turned a WP blog of mine into a membership site.

- Register Plus
- aweber plugin

The register plus plugin allows my new signups to create their own password instead of using the pre-made ones from WP, and allows me to use an 'invitation code' if I wanted to, so that only people who know it, can sign up.

This would be a perfect one for people who want to sell access to their membership, and simply put the invitation code in an email or PDF.


The Aweber plugin for wordpress, takes every new registered user, and adds them to an Aweber mailing list you have.

I use it in this fashion:

- People sign up (using the register plus plugin)
- They are automatically in, but a confirmation email is still sent to them.
- If they want to receive 'email alerts' concerning our site, they have to find the confirmation email from aweber and confirm as usual.
- Since the list they sign up to simply runs off of Aweber's "Blog Broadcast" feature, everytime I update the blog, they get notified via email of it. It brings them back to the site where hopefully they'll click on some Adsense ads.

I'll tell you this, adding these two plugins increased my Adsense revenue by 50% within a week, because I had my faithful followers coming back every single day to the website religiously because we emailed them that the site was updated with a new story/feature etc.

Yup, I agree that all in one SEO tool is essential to start with and also don't underestimate the power of Google's xml sitemap generator and sociable plugins too

Great info! Thanks!

For me it depends on the purpose of the site too, so it varies. Common ones include:

ADPS (for shopping/datafeed sites)
ZipPoster (for content sites)
I sometimes use both together

Reposter for the smaller content sites that need refreshed once in awhile
PostTagger on larger sites and automated sites
XML sitemap generator
the Excerpt reloaded
Sociable
Simple Archives

and misc little code snippets for meta tags, meta descriptions, random posts, etc.

My absolutely most important plugin apart from some of the ones mentioned above is Search Meter.

WordPress › Search Meter WordPress Plugins

The reason is that when people search your site it tells you what they are looking for which then means you can write the appropriate content.

Quentin

All-in-One-SEO plugin is the best! It is incomparable to others!

It's funny that everyone is touting All-in-one SEO when I agree with Winson that Platinum SEO kicks its butt. Just take a look at the features and you'll wonder why you ever bothered with all-in-one.

I use:
- CuteLinks
- MemberWing
- Contact Form
- All in One SEO
- Subscribe to Comments
- Related Posts
- WP DB Manager

I think these are the main plugins I use in all my blogs...

I love playing with WP plugins. My list can be found HERE.