Well after updating to the latest Wordpress 2.9 I thought I should post my Top 10 Wordpress Plugins I am currently using.
The Plugins I use actually change almost every week, but im sure some people will still find this list helpful. Also if you have any suggestions please let me know below, its always nice to have a change.
Akismet - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/akismet/
Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not.
All in One SEO Pack - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/
Out-of-the-box SEO for your Wordpress blog.
Contact Form 7 - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/
Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.
FollowMe - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-followme/
WP FollowMe is a wordpress plugin that allow you to add a twitter Follow me badge on your wordpress blog.
Google XML Sitemaps - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/
This plugin will generate a special XML sitemap which will help search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask.com to better index your blog.
Sociable - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sociable/
Automatically add links on your posts, pages and RSS feed to your favorite social bookmarking sites.
WordPress.com Stats - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/stats/
Tracks views, post/page views, referrers, and clicks.
WordTwit - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordtwit/
Posts updates to Twitter about entries automatically. Includes many configuarble options, statistics and more.
Google Analyticator - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analyticator/
Google Analyticator adds the necessary JavaScript code to enable Google Analytics logging on any WordPress blog.
WP Super Cache - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-super-cache/
This plugin generates static html files from your dynamic WordPress blog. After a html file is generated your webserver will serve that file instead of processing the comparatively heavier and more expensive WordPress PHP scripts.
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Thats a good list of plugins. Certainly very useful when you are just starting to blog… There are a few more that could be useful…
SEO Smart Links
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
Ultimate Google Analytics
Thanks for the great post…
Cheers!
Great wordpress plugin list though I have already used a few on my website.
Thanks for this post, I recently got 5 of these plugins on my own blog.
Cheers!
Good list, will add a few.
Also recommend WordPress Database Backup for automatic backups sent via e-mail.
Great list of plugins, but you missed some…
Please share the ones I have missed then
Hi Chris,
I think if you’re ever continuing on the Wordpress plugins you should look at the security based plugins.
After recently having one of my sites hacked and malware uploaded it has been nothing but a pain and very very costly. Not only did I have to reinstall from a backup but Google flagged the site as malware and then deindexed it. For anyone relying on SEO rankings it’s pretty lethal and your leads/enquiries dry up instantly.
Yes this is true. I created a seperate post just for Wordpress Security Plugins here: http://www.chrislowthian.co.uk/top-wordpress-security-plugins/506/