Must have WordPress Plugins

On August 15th, 2010, posted in: WordPress Plugins by Angela R.

These are just a few wordpress plug-ins I have here on this site. The first one I want to mention is WordPress Database Backup this is a must have. For one you should always back up your database before installing plug-ins I have had some plugins bring my wordpress blog crashing down.

Everything on the site is stored in a database so if you back your us (I back this one up nightly with the WordPress Database Backup plugin) It auto does it & emails me the sql.gz I in fact had to restore my database today after testing a plugin so I would say back up your database then grab the WordPress Database Backup and install it.

Here is a list of the plug-in I often use on WordPress blogs

Akismet

Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not. You need an API key to use it. You can review the spam it catches under “Comments.” To show off your Akismet stats just put <?php akismet_counter(); ?> in your template. See also: WP Stats plugin.

Version 2.3.0 | By Automattic | Visit plugin site

All in One SEO Pack

Out-of-the-box SEO for your WordPress blog.

Version 1.6.12.1 | By Michael Torbert | Visit plugin site

Contact Form 7

Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.

Version 2.3.1 | By Takayuki Miyoshi | Visit plugin site

Disqus Comment System

The Disqus comment system replaces your WordPress comment system with your comments hosted and powered by Disqus. Head over to the Comments admin page to set up your DISQUS Comment System.

Version 2.43 | By Disqus | Visit plugin site

Google Analyticator

Adds the necessary JavaScript code to enable Google’s Analytics. After enabling this plugin visit the settings page and enter your Google Analytics’ UID and enable logging.

Version 6.1.1 | By Ronald Heft | Visit plugin site | FAQ | Support | Donate

IP Host blocker

Blocks Certain host from viewing content without logging in. Instead hosts listed in blacklist will be redirected to the login page page or other page!

Version 1.1.2 | By Thomas L | Visit plugin site

mylinks

Displays blogroll links on a Page or Post.

Version 3.2 | By Sascha Ende | Visit plugin site

Newsletter

Newsletter is a cool plugin to create your own subscriber list, to send newsletters, to build your business. Before update give a look to this page to know what’s changed.

Version 1.5.9 | By Satollo | Visit plugin site

Really Simple CAPTCHA

Really Simple CAPTCHA is a CAPTCHA module intended to be called from other plugins. It is originally created for my Contact Form 7 plugin.

Version 1.1 | By Takayuki Miyoshi | Visit plugin site

SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam

Adds CAPTCHA anti-spam methods to WordPress on the comment form, registration form, login, or all. This prevents spam from automated bots. Also is WPMU and BuddyPress compatible. Settings | Donate

Version 2.6.1 | By Mike Challis | Visit plugin site

Subscribe To Comments

Allows readers to receive notifications of new comments that are posted to an entry. Based on version 1 from Scriptygoddess

Version 2.1.2 | By Mark Jaquith | Visit plugin site

Topsy Retweet Button

Provides a Twitter retweet button powered by Topsy. Can also provide automatic trackback comments when someone tweets about your posts.

Version 1.2.7 | By Topsy Labs | Visit plugin site

User Photo

Allows users to associate photos with their accounts by accessing their “Your Profile” page. Uploaded images are resized to fit the dimensions specified on the options page; a thumbnail image is also generated. New template tags introduced are: userphoto_the_author_photo, userphoto_the_author_thumbnail, userphoto_comment_author_photo, and userphoto_comment_author_thumbnail. Uploaded images may be moderated by administrators.

Version 0.9.4 | By Weston Ruter, Dave Wagner’s Dev Site | Visit plugin site

WordPress Database Backup

On-demand backup of your WordPress database. Navigate to Tools → Backup to get started.

Version 2.2.2 | By Austin Matzko | Visit plugin site

wp-cache

Very fast cache module. It’s composed of several modules, this plugin can configure and manage the whole system. Once enabled, go to “Options” and select “WP-Cache”.

Version 2.1.2 | By Ricardo Galli Granada | Visit plugin site

WP-DenyHost

Based on a users IP address, WP-DenyHost will block a spammer if he already has been tagged as a spammer. Use it together with the Akismet plugin. Akismet tags the spammer, and WP-DenyHost prevents him from adding more comment spam.

Version 1.1.3 | By PerS | Visit plugin site

WP-Slimbox2

A WordPress implementation of the Slimbox2 javascript, utilizing jQuery, originally written by Christophe Beyls. Requires WP 2.6+

Version 1.0.3.2 | By Greg Yingling (malcalevak) | Visit plugin site

WP Favicon

Simply include a favicon.ico and a favicon.gif in your active theme.

Version 0.1 | By Jean-Michel Paris | Visit plugin site

WP Hide Pages

Hides selected pages. You can manage this from your admin panel, so you don’t need to open template

Version 1.0 | By Huseyin Berberoglu | Visit plugin site

WP Hide Post

Enables a user to control the visibility of items on the blog by making posts and pages selectively hidden in different views throughout the blog, such as on the front page, category pages, search results, etc… The hidden item remains otherwise accessible directly using permalinks, and also visible to search engines as part of the sitemap (at least). This plugin enables new SEO possibilities for authors since it enables them to create new posts and pages without being forced to display them on their front and in feeds.

Version 1.1.9 | By Robert Mahfoud | Visit plugin site