Top 10 WordPress Plugins
Here is our list of top 10 must have wordpress plugins:
1. Spam filtering – TypePad AntiSpam
Free service. Requires simple API activation. Filters spam comments really well. Link. Search for “TypePad AntiSpam” in the add new plugins search box in wordpress. It does what it says on the tin. Job done.
2. Contact Form 7
Excellent plugin to create forms. You can have 1 or more forms on your site with varying complexity. Easy to add to your pages or posts. Link. Search for “Contact Form 7″ in the add new plugins search box in wordpress.
3. Google XML Sitemaps
Feeds your sites sitemap to Google and other search engines to enhance your chances of being indexed. Link. Search for “Google XML Sitemaps” in the add new plugins search box in wordpress.
4. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Headspace 2 to allow you to customise SEO options. Link. Search for “Headspace 2″ in the add new plugins search box in wordpress.
5. Lightbox plugin
Plugin which will show your images in the super cool lightbox format. Link. Search for “jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries” in the add new pluggins search box in wordpress.
6. Links between keywords on your pages
SEO smart links creates links between posts and pages in your site automatically. Link. Search for “SEO Smart Link” in the add new plugins search box in wordpress.
7. Tweet Old Post
This little gem will keep your twitter feed alive and tweet old posts. Very handy. Link. Search for “Tweet Old Posts” in the add new plugins section in wordpress.
8. Tweet This
Adds a nifty icon next to your posts and pages so that users can tweet your posts and pages. Also adds the facility to tweet a page or post when you create them. Link. Search for “Tweet this” in the add new plugins section in wordpress.
9. Follow me
Adds a very cool “Follow me” for twitter users on the side of your site. Link. Search for “Twitter Follow me box” in the add new plugins section in wordpress.
10. Twitter Timeline
Adds a timeline of your tweets as a widget so you can easily place it on your wordpress site. Link. Search for “WP Twitter timeline” in the add new plugins section in wordpress.
Unbelievable, this is exactly what I was hunting for! You just spared me alot of work
I’ll make sure to put this in good use! Thumbs up for the nice info
so good post,thank u,i will be back soon
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Wow, Stuart – you managed to surprise me!
You are right, there are a few gem in their that I haven’t heard before; look forward to testing them out.
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Nice collection – thanks for sharing. Contact Form-7 seems to be one of the most used plugins for WordPress. I’ve published a short list of 10-must-have plugins no my blog as well. Keep up the good work anyways!