Essential WordPress Plugins
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WORDPRESS PLUGINSMaking your blog sing (a bit more) with
1. SUBSCRIBE TO COMMENTS (2 PLUGINS)
• Keep them coming back
• Need to edit your template
• Allows visitor to subscribe to comments on a post
• Massive help to kenmc.com’s early traffic.
• Plugin: Subscribe to comments & Subscribe to comments now!
2. GRAVITY FORMS – GRAVITYFORMS.COM
• Commercial plugin but worth the investment if you need to manage forms on your blog.
• Starts at US$39
• Custom build all kinds of forms from within your blog and store the results in the admin area.
• Have used for school registration, event registration, job applications and more.
3. SHARETHIS (VERSION 4.04)
• Sharing made easy.
• Allow your readers to share your posts on Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Delicious
• Appears as a button on the end of your posts or pages.
4. WORDPRESS POPULAR POSTS
• Highlight the popular articles.
• Works like latest comments / latest posts.
• Can take into account number of views on a post, number of comments, keeps the busy posts to the front.
5. TWITTER TOOLS
• Automatically tweet your posts from your blog.
• Can also create summary blog posts from a week on Twitter.
• Nice widget for your sidebar to display latest Tweets.
6. FOLLOW ME (WPFOLLOWME)
• Add a badge to your blog to encourage people to follow you on Twitter.
• Badge is positioned around the edge of the screen so no editing themes.
• User clicks badge, lands on your Twitter profile.
7. ALL IN ONE SEO PACK
• For really making your blog tick in terms of SEO.
• Custom titles, descriptions, keywords, menu titles and more.
• Really get the most out of your blog’s content on search engines.
8. GOOGLE XML SITEMAPS
• If using Google Webmaster Tools, a must.
• Creates an XML sitemap of all the content in your blog.
• Map is updated every time you make a change and pinged.
• Google uses sitemap when indexing your blog for search results. Got a map, get seen!
9. TAL.KI EMBEDDABLE FORUMS
• Available for standalone websites and Wordpress blogs.
• No need to register, just create a forum, embed javascript or activate plugin.
• Users sign in with a Facebook / Google / Yahoo account and get posting.
10. MAILCHIMP / ANALYTICS360
• Free email newsletter service. Send up to 6,000 emails a month to 1,000 subscribers for free.
• Analytics360 combines Mailchimp and Google Analytics into your Wordpress dashboard.
• Mailchimp (Plugin) Adds a mailing list widget for signups without having to edit template.
• Mailchimp run a free online webinar every week about getting started with your email newsletters. (45 mins)
11. SIMPLE YEARLY ARCHIVE
• Got a busy blog? Let users find old posts with ease.
• Uses a shortcode [SimpleYearlyArchive] to display a list of all previous posts by title.
• Can include date, comment count. A must for old and well-filled blogs.
THOSE PLUGINS AGAIN…
• Subscribe To Comments
• Gravity Forms
• Share This
• Wordpress Popular Posts
• Twitter Tools
• FollowMe
• All In One SEO Pack
• Google XML Sitemaps
• Tal.ki Forums• Analytics360
• Simple Yearly Archive
WHERE TO GET THEM
• All of the plugins mentioned are available to download through Wordpress or via Wordpress.org
• GravityForms available via GravityForms.com
• MailChimp available for free via MailChimp.com
FIND ME ONLINE
• Online– http://eventmedia.ie– http://kenmc.com
• Twitter– @eventmedia– @kenmcguire
• Facebook– http://facebook.com/kenmcguire