Most Important/Beneficial WP Plugins?

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by Kristabelle, May 7, 2007.

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    Hey everyone. I'm pretty new to Wordpress (okay, VERY new) and wondering what your experience has been with WP plugins.

    What's the deal with them? Which do you find the most beneficial, why, etc.?
     
    Kristabelle, May 7, 2007 IP
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    The Sidebar Widgets plugin is a must.
     
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    kanwarjot Notable Member

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    kanwarjot Notable Member

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    ooooooooops to be more specific sociable,sitemap generator,database backup etc etc depending upon ur needs they vary :)
     
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    wp-cache an akismet are important

    share this, popularity contest, related posts, and an adsense one are good too
     
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    is there one so WP gets indexed by technorati quickly
     
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    akismet & All in One SEO Pack are essential for me!
     
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    the built-in/default plug-in named 'Backup . . .'

    allows you to instantly backup your database, i dont think any plug-in can compete with that (unless you have never lost data due to being too lazy to backup??)
     
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    I could list a ton, but I'll give you some of my faves:
    DB Backup
    Aksimet
    SpamKarma
    BadBehavior
    DoFollow
    Feedburner Feed Replacement
    Archives
    Ultimate Tag Warrior
     
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    SEO Title Tag is one of the most essential plugins IMO, especially if you want to get some search traffic. Highly recommended by a lot of SEO experts out there so you can't go wrong with this one. :)
     
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    Hi,

    I would say the only absolute must is Aksimet.

    Those that I have found very helpful are the Feedburner Feed Replacement and Google Site Map Generator. I back up my databases from cpanel and I no longer use Bad Behavior (it actually locked me out once), and Spam Karma (I found it redundant with Akismet). However, I do moderate all comments from new users.

    Rich
     
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    I actually just posted a list of what I consider the 10 best wordpress plugins for my own blogs last night. So I'd recommend any on that list depending on your needs (not that there aren't plenty of other great ones).

    Jenn
     
    jhmattern, May 11, 2007 IP