15 Essential WordPress Plugins
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Assumptions
• You have great taste in session choice
• You know what a WordPress plugin is
• You know how to install & activate one
• You want to know more about how to find good ones & which ones can make your blog better
WP Plugin Directoryhttp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
However, it’s not all it seems to be...
• More than half of the plugins in the repository are not compatible with WordPress 3.x.
• Only 32% of those 15,000+ plugins have been updated in 2011!
Source: http://wpmu.org/what-lurks-in-the-wordpress-plugin-repository/
Recent investigation of the current state of the WordPress plugin repository found:
Changes are coming
Plugins not been updated in past two years will be hidden both in the repository and in the WP admin plugin search.
- Announced by Matt Mullenweg at WordCamp San Francisco in August 2011
This is awesome!
Do your homework
• Check compatibility,• When last updated• Average rating• Others’ comments/issues
A word about bundled plugins
http://akismet.com/wordpress/Akismet
A word about bundled plugins
http://jetpack.me/Jetpack
My plugin criteria
• I have used it (or someone I trust has)
• It solves a specific problem
• Proper resource usage (won’t slow things down)
• Updated/supported
• Easy to use/configure
• Free (mostly)
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ezpz-one-click-backup/
#1 - EZPZ One Click Backup
Related plugin
http://vaultpress.com/
VaultPress (Paid)
Essential plugins
http://contactform7.com/
#2 - Contact Form 7
Essential plugins
http://contactform7.com/
#2 - Contact Form 7
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7-recaptcha-extension/
Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA Extension
Related plugin
http://www.gravityforms.com/
Gravity Forms (Paid)
Essential plugins
http://www.afterthedeadline.com/
#3 - After the Deadline
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/yet-another-related-posts-plugin/
#4 - Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wptouch/
#5 - WPtouch
Related plugin
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wptouch/
WPtouch Pro (Paid)
Essential plugins
http://sharethis.com/
#6 (Tie) - ShareThis
Essential plugins
http://sharethis.com/
#6 (Tie) - ShareThis
Essential plugins
http://sharethis.com/
#6 (Tie) - ShareThis
Essential plugins
http://www.addthis.com/
#6 (Tie) - AddThis
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sharebar/
#6 (Tie) - Sharebar
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fv-all-in-one-seo-pack/
#7 - FV Simpler SEO
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fv-all-in-one-seo-pack/
#7 - FV Simpler SEO
Essential plugins
http://www.slidedeck.com/
#8 - Slidedeck (Free & paid)
Essential plugins
http://www.slidedeck.com/
#8 - Slidedeck free version
Essential plugins
http://www.slidedeck.com/
#8 - Slidedeck (Paid)
Essential plugins
http://www.slidedeck.com/
#8 - Slidedeck (Paid)
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analyticator/
#9 - Google Analyticator
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search-unleashed/
#10 - Search Unleashed
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search-unleashed/
#10 - Search Unleashed
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exclude-pages/
#11 - Exclude Pages
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exclude-pages/
#11 - Exclude Pages
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-calendar-events/
#12 - Google Calendar Events
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-calendar-events/
#12 - Google Calendar Events
Essential plugins http://www.google.com/support/feedburner/bin/answer.py?
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#13 - FeedBurner FeedSmith
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tweet-blender/
#14 - Tweet Blender
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tweet-blender/
#14 - Tweet Blender
Essential plugins
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/maintenance-mode/
#15 - Maintenance Mode
Photo: Adam Holloway on Flickr
WP Free Themes Directoryhttp://wordpress.org/extend/themes/
• Not very helpful
• Hard to determine quality
Get recommendationshttp://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/07/05/free-wordpress-themes-2011-edition/
Anatomy of a great theme
• Customizable - can add your own logo, color scheme, change layout, etc.
• Flexible - can handle a variety of different post types
• Adaptable - can grow with your needs
• Ongoing support and upgrades
Mix of free & paid themes
http://graphpaperpress.com/
Graph Paper Press
Mix of free & paid themes
http://www.nattywp.com/
NattyWP
Premium/paid themes
http://www.studiopress.com/StudioPress
Premium/paid themes
http://diythemes.com/
Thesis Theme Framework
Premium/paid themes
http://diythemes.com/
Thesis Theme Framework
Premium/paid themes
http://headwaythemes.com
Headway Themes
Premium/paid themes
http://headwaythemes.com
Headway Themes
Premium/paid themes
http://headwaythemes.com
Headway Themes
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