Essential Wordpress Plugins
Plugins are useful tools that can be added to your site. Like most of Wordpress functions, they can be added with just a few clicks. They all have there own uses, some are very useful for getting more traffic, where as others can add a “stickyness” to your blog, to keep on it for longer.
There are literally hundreds of plugins available, so we’ll just discuess the essential ones below. These all help in SEO, return visitors and tracking your statistics. Every blog you make should have all the plugins listed below:
So lets see what each one does:
Google Sitemaps plugin creates an xml sitemap for Google to read and it also pings Google whenever you make changes to your blog. This plugin usually see’s any new posts you make indexed in Google within just a few hours. Sceptical? Give it a try!
Optimal Title is used for SEO purposes. It adds your blog title to the beginning of your Meta Title tag. This gives you a boost in search engine rankings.
Simple Tags plugin allows you to add Technorati tags to your blog posts. This can bring in extra free traffic from people searching in Technorati.
Chicklet Creator adds RSS buttons to your blog so that people can subscribe to your RSS feed quickly and easily. It gives you the options of which services you want to show and which to turn off.
Ultimate Tag Warrior plugin allows you to add tags to your blog posts. These tags can then be shown on your blog and sorted by popularity; this can be a good indication of which pages on your blog are most popular. They can be added to the top or bottom of each post or alternatively to a “Tag Cloud” on the sidebar of your blog theme. (Unfortunately, the site that holds the plugin is quite often not working, so you may have to search for another location).
Tan Tan Noodles is a plugin which allows you to view your Google Analytics and Feedburner stats from within your Wordpress Admin section. This can be a great timesaver as you don’t have to visit other sites to get your stats.
To install these plugins, just upload them into the plugins folder of your Wordpress installation. Then login to your Wordpress Admin section and choose the “Plugins” tab at the top of the screen. Scroll down and “Activate” the plugins you require.
Before Installing Wordpress Plugins…
...A Better Wordpress Admin Panel
...COMPLETE Automated Wordpress Database Backups
...More Effective Ad Placement using the Wordpress Plugin ‘CG-InBetween’
...Queen WordPress Theme
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