I need tips on Wordpress plugins!

[Cypherus]

Hi there,

I just started my first serious blog, so I want to gear it up a little with some fancy plugins, like you big guys use :]

What plugins do you recommend me to install? I need to SEO my blog, a toplist for commentors and maybe a list of the most poular posts? Are there any plugins that does this?

Anyways, if you know of any other great plugins I must have, feel free to share (but leave a little discription on what they do)..

[myp]

heres the top commentators plugin: http://www.pfadvice.com/wordpress-plugins/show-top-commentators/

I also suggest dofollow along with that so that users get links without the "nofollow" attribute: http://www.semiologic.com/software/wp-fixes/dofollow/

I also like the feedsmith plugin from feedburner which transfers your subscribers there automatically (feedburner is good if you want stats about your blog): http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/help/wordpress_quickstart

There are many more good plugins, but it all depends on you and what you prefer. Other plugins I am currently using are: share this (social bookmarking) and google sitemaps

[mizaks]

A few other good ones are:

Subscribe To Comments (http://txfx.net/code/wordpress/subscribe-to-comments/)
Optimal Title (http://elasticdog.com/2004/09/optimal-title/)

[mooiness]

Alex King's popularity plugin is also good:
http://alexking.org/projects/wordpress/

[bloggerpreneur]

Here are four wordpress plugins you should use (http://www.bloggerpreneur.com/four-wordpress-plugins-you-should-use)...

[TxDon]

Here are a list of ten from my website. I use these on almost every blog I have.

10 WordPress Plugins (http://www.affiliatewatcher.com/top-10-must-have-wordpress-plugins-to-pimp-yo-blog/)

TxDon

[richrf]

Hi,

I would say that the two must-haves are Akismet and Google Sitemaps. Other than these, I would recommend using plugins with some degree of caution for two reasons:

1) Backward compatibility: Plugins often create problems when upgrading. There is very little testing going on and you are more or less at the mercy of the plugin developer.

2) Plugins that access the database can create security holes.

Good luck!

Rich

[SpringCypress]

Agree with rich that those are the two biggees.

I just put together a Akismet walkthough, and would love to hear some feedback on it.

Akismet walk through (http://www.pluginplace.com/2007/06/08/akismet-plugin-installation/)

[richrf]

Agree with rich that those are the two biggees.

I just put together a Akismet walkthough, and would love to hear some feedback on it.

Akismet walk through (http://www.pluginplace.com/2007/06/08/akismet-plugin-installation/)

I like the walkthrough. Since this one of the most important plugins to install (I have no idea why Wordpress just doesn't make it part of the core), it would be nice if your walkthrough is made a sticky so all new WP users can see it. The process isn't that complicated, but many new users could probably use the hand holding. Great job,

Rich

[Calbert]

I found this site useful

Has the top 30 plugins...

http://www.staska.net/2007/03/27/top-30-wordpress-plugins-in-blogosphere/

[olddocks]

see here useful wordpress plugins for blogs: http://corpocrat.com/2007/06/03/best-important-wordpress-plugins/

[Cypherus]

Thanks guys, many good plugins here now!

I guess I should'nt install all of them, so my blog doesn't get screwed up when I update..

[mich_alex]

my choice of plugin would be:

-gravatar or myavatar (essential if you're not worrying about it juicing your bw)
-sticky post (great for featuring my main post)
-alex king popularity plugin (niffty stuff love it)
-genki annoucement (my news network for visitor..hehe)
-get_recent_comment/most commented post
-page_nav plugin (optional if you got zillion of pages)
-Ultimate tag warrior (not quite handful with this)
-and of coz the wp-cache and wp-db-backup come in handy also

that's what i'm using in my site right now..so far great job maintaning my post..:)

[brittanywarfe]

nice site is there such thing as to many wordpress plugins

I found this site useful

Has the top 30 plugins...

http://www.staska.net/2007/03/27/top-30-wordpress-plugins-in-blogosphere/

[Lastbutnotleast]

I found this site useful

Has the top 30 plugins...

http://www.staska.net/2007/03/27/top-30-wordpress-plugins-in-blogosphere/
Very good ;)

Here are a list of ten from my website. I use these on almost every blog I have.

10 WordPress Plugins (http://www.affiliatewatcher.com/top-10-must-have-wordpress-plugins-to-pimp-yo-blog/)

TxDon
EasyTube is great but let's have a look to Cool Player (http://www.coolcode.cn/?p=100)

;)

Problem remains the update process with many plugins ...

???

[pavaranda]

Definitely the most popular post plugin is a must.

[Lastbutnotleast]

Definitely the most popular post plugin is a must.
Sorry but what do you mean ?

[Dubz]

You can click here for a list of top 30 wordpress plugins. (http://www.bloggeries.com/forum/blog-addons-extras/117-top-30-wordpress-plugins-extras-addons.html)

Welcome to the "blogopshere" lol good luck!

[lowco2525]

Quick and easy plugin to backup data: Here (http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/wp-db-backup)

Alex King's lovely ShareThis button that allows users to easily share your post: Here (http://alexking.org/projects/wordpress)

[bochgoch]

nice site is there such thing as to many wordpress plugins

Sure is -- plugins are a great way to hammer a server. Never install plugins that you don't need.

[HotSauce]

You should definetley consider a plugin that displays x number of random posts on the sidebar. This way your old posts don't become "stale", and it gives your readers more to read about, apart from what is listed on the 'most recent posts'.

[Ragnhild]

I would recommend the Search everything plugin, which enables search on the entire site, not just posts. For SEO, I would maybe use some plugin that tags posts and puts the keywords in the header, there are several of those.