several people have mentioned this one now, Google XML site map...should I look into it, does it help SEO quite a bit?
Akismet All In One SEO Pack Google XML Sitemaps KB Robots.txt Dofollow Two more useful I use: Dekoboko Recent Posts
Yes. Creating XML sitemap for your blog might help a bit. Other thing I recommend is creating appropriate robots.txt protocol file (you can use KB Robots.txt plugin for that).
I se no need for a spam plugin... I get a fair bit of comments and spam is trapped when it's time to approve. I simply delete them. Oh; my faves are All-in-One, Sitemap and of course the Stats plugin (you need the motivation of seeing traffic )
I suppose that is quite true. Can you think of any case where it might be beneficial? and should I just uninstall mine
No need to uninstall you can disable it and test your site without it. In the event a spammer comes through just add his IP to the 'Discussion' area and that would put it back to the approved list. I mean, I suppose if you are getting huge amounts of comments it may be helpful, particulalry if you do not have the 'first comment approved option' ticked. Other than that, I see no need...but I could be missing something.
right, I meant disable sorry. Yeah, I thought I'd ask JIC there was another factor involved, benefits unbeknown to me.
never heard of the 'Adsense deluxe' one sounds interesting though! I also have the add/share social BM'ing, which must be similar to the one you have the "all in one"
All in One, Google XML Sitemaps, Wordpress Stats, Akismet, Permalink Redirect - that's my top 5 WP plugins
-NextGEN Gallery: Very good plugin for managing and displaying pictures. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/ -WassUp: Great plugin for tracking your visitors in real time. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wassup/ -Google XML Sitemaps: This one will create XML-Sitemaps for your site. A sitemap will be made every time you update your blog, and will be sent to all the major search engines. This one is highly recommended. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/ -NoFollow: Assuming you will be using affiliate links, this is a good one to have. http://blogtactics.com/plugins/ -Role Manager: Great for adding or deleting certain privileges to Roles, and making new roles with complete customization. http://www.im-web-gefunden.de/wordpress-plugins/role-manager/