Anyone who runs a wordpress blog will know how versatile it is just by adding plugins; and there are more plugins available for wordpress than all the other software platforms put together. Whatever you want wordpress to do, there a plugin that can do it. Guaranteed. But with so many, how do you choose the right ones?
Affiliate minder picks their top 10 wordpress plugins. I think it’s a great list and many of them are essential. They are,
- Akismet – a crucial plugin if you don’t want hundreds of spam comments to moderate attacking your blog
- Lighter menus – a faster and easier way to navigate the wordpress dashboard, which can be slow at times.
- Google XML sitemap – generates a new sitemap with every change, which google uses to index your blog.
- TinyMCE advanced – a WYSIWYG editor with lots of features to make creating posts easier.
- Ultimate google analytics – you should be tracking everything your visitor does on your blog.
- Wordpress automatic upgrade – with so many new versions, many with security fixes, upgrading is easy.
- Headspace2 SEO – improve your blog posts SEO with descriptions, titles, metadata and more.
- Adsense and YPN – insert adsense or yahoo publisher network adverts in your blog.
- Wordpress DB manager – backup, repair and optimise your database. Keep it in good order.
- Add this button – share your wisdom with social networking sites. A very popular button on many blogs.
With more than 7,000 plugins, the wordpress plugin directory is the best place to find what you need. Combine this with recommendations and experience from blog webmasters and users and you will soon be creating your own top 10 wordpress plugin list too.
