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I know what you’re thinking - “Oh no, not ANOTHER one of those ‘list o’ plugins’ posts!” - and essentially, that’s what this post is - a list of super helpful WordPress plugins that I have found usefull enough to install and use them on this blog. I browse through posts like this from time to time in hopes of finding another great widget or integrated/automated tidbit. In fact I’ve found a greater percentage of the plugins I currently use from posts just like this one. It’s frustrating to visit a blog and think, “Wow, I love how they’ve done ‘this; or ‘that’!” only to find the blogger hasn’t disclosed what plugin they are using to accomplish it.
For that reason, I’ve chosen to post about my active WordPress plugins. Thanks to WP-PluginsUsed (one of the plugins installed) the content of this post will be dynamic showing only the plugins I currently have active on my blog. As I expand or remove plugins, the post’s content will alter to reflect those changes - meaning that the post should never be out of date with the site.
One of the things I like about these sorts of posts is the opportunity to get a real ‘in-use’ review of a plugins functionality and customizability. Since every plugin listed here is currently in use on the site, you can be sure that each plugin has been styled, integrated and tested for functionality. So lets get right to it then!
WordPress plugins I use on this blog
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Active Plugins
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Other Great Plugins
I’ve tried out lot’s of great WordPress plugins, but there are a few that really stand out. Several were just too fantastic to delete, even though I might have found alternatives that I preferred for one reason or another. Generally it was because of some minor feature, styling issue or some other little thing. These are great plugins and definately deserve consideration.
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What about your WordPress plugins?
Have a post or page on your blog that lists your plugins? Have a plugin of your own you want to recommend/share with the community? Have comments on my plugins? Your comments and plugin recommendations are welcome -Lets talk about it WordPress plugins!
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Very Good list of plugins. Anyone with a blog should be incorporating some of these.
Thanks so much, I really like these!!
Update:
I’ve updated the list today with the new NEXGEN photo gallery plugin (with companion sidebar widget). The Picasa one is still great, but the NEXGEN plugin is brilliant!! Perfect for what I was looking for - a plugin to equip my WordPress blog with a fully integrated photo gallery system.
Hi, Sorry about the slow reply, I just got back from holidays. But thanks for the comment on my site. Your list is great too
Thanks for checking it out and for the comments
Update:
I’ve added a few more and found alternative for a few others since the orginal post just a few weeks ago.
Namely RSS-Footer (Joost de Valk), DoFollow(a more direct alterantive to Lucy’s round-about plugin) and Enchanced-Contact-Form which is already a hit with several of my friends
For those trolling around looking for more great plugins check out Jacobs post - “WordPress Plugins You Must Have” - Where he has listed a number of great plugins - some of which I’m checking out and may end up using myself.
Great resource. Many thanks. I’m building a Wordpress.org site, and these are just the job.
These are all great plugins, but be sure to check out similar posts from other WordPress bloggers - you’re likely to find a few more plugins perfectly suited for your WordPress project.
I know everytime I check out these kinds of posts I end up finding something else I like.
[...] Shashin plugin recently made the 20+ WordPress Plugins that Rock list by Jayson Akers. I have a slew of new features I want to add, but unfortunately I’m [...]
Some other great plugins I’m using:
Bad Behavior - block spambots
BotTracker - track bots and block bot hacks
Spam Karma2 - the best blog spam blocker
Comment Timeout - automatically close comments on old posts
Comment Relish - Thanks a first-time commenter via email
Live Comment Preview - previews the comment below the comment form as you type
FireStats - a terrific stats package for the WP Admin panel, I also use it for country flags on comments
CSS Compress - removes whitespace to lighten your stylesheet
Date Exclusion - exclude dates for “timeless” content
wp-cache - this classic will significantly increase average page load speed.
Berri-PersonalizedCare - personalized welcome messages
Genki Announcement - display announcements on your blog outside posts
Jacob
Thanks for the plugins! I must have downloaded a dozen or more. I’m a WP newbie… so let’s see how long it takes for me to install them!
Great list of plugins. Use some of them, but have found new ones to check out. Much appreciated.
http://www.nela.in
Nice list! Thanks…
A great list, Jayson. I’m off to check out some of your recommendations now!
I may have missed something simple but I can’t find your list of plugins. Could you point me in the right directions please?