If you are a beginner to WordPress and are being a bit indecisive about which plugins to choose and install, dont worry… you are not alone. Every WordPress blogger has been there at some point. Though WordPress in itself is awesome, you need to add a few things to the standard installation to extend its functionality. The following is the list of required plugins and why you need to install them on a new blog even before you go ahead and make your first post.
- A standard WordPress installation has some SEO concerns assiciated with it, primary among those is the duplicate content problem where a single post is found in many locations and the second is it lacks the ability to add unique metadata to each individual posts. All in One SEO pack is a simple and excellent all round plugin that takes care of all these. It might take some time for an absolute beginner to get a clearer picture of what this plugin does but nevertheless install this and you’ll get there.
- Versions from WordPress 2.3 and on support native tagging but lack the administration to manage these tags in anyway. Now, there are many plugins for this purpose but Simple Tags is the best among these in terms of its features and simplicity. This plugin can do a lot more than just manage tags – it can tag pages and feeds, suggest tags based on the written content, add related posts, generate and display tag clouds and lots more.
note: Do this if using ‘all in one seo pack’ – go to ‘Options’ and under ‘Meta Keyword’ make sure the ‘Automatically include in header’ option is unchecked. - Backing up your WordPress database is a boring but important task. This plugin called WordPress Database Backup makes this job easy. Just put in your email id and tell it how often you want it to make backups. It does its job and mails them to you at those scheduled intervals.
- Another solution to WordPress duplicate content problem is to display short excerpts of the posts everywhere except on the single post itself. WordPress Excerpt Editor is a plugin that can help you customize and auto-create excerpts of posts and pages as well, be it for SEO purposes or otherwise.
- Every WordPress blog needs some kind of statistics sytem to keep track of things and Google Analytics is an advanced stats system that can be a bit overwhelming to beginners. Nevertheless I think you must sign up for it right from the beginning and you can analyse your traffic more in depth later on after you get used to things. For google analytics to work, you need to put in the tracking code into your WordPress template by editing it. But instead this plugin Google Analyticator can add the tracking code to your blog without having to edit the template.
- Not a substitute but a supplement to Google Analytics is WordPress.com Stats, a simple and concise statistics plugin that shows only the necessary info by plugging in to WordPress.com’s stats system.
- In case you want to show ads on your WordPress blog right from the beginning, there are many ways to do it but Adsense Deluxe plugin makes it easy to insert Google or Yahoo! ads anywhere in your post.
- You need some way to manage your feed, keep track & analyze your feed traffic and FeedBurner is just that. After you register with FeedBurner, download & install FeedBurner FeedSmith plugin to forward your local feeds to feedburner. This ensures better tracking of every subscriber.
- Once your blog starts gaining visitors it’ll be hit by comment spam and Akismet is about the most effective plugin at catching these. This one comes bundled with WordPress and almost every WordPress blog has this installed. All you need, to get this working is an API key which you can get by signing up for a WordPress.com account.
- If your readers find your post valuable, they might want to send it to their friends or submit it to social media websites. ShareThis plugin for WordPress adds a button at the end of your posts to make it easier to do this.
- Another optional thing that can be done is adding a contact form to make it easy for your visitors to contact you. Enhanced WordPress contact form plugin allows you to add a contact form in your posts or pages.
Hello my friends
Usefool post, thx
Just wanted to say thanks for Primepress, it is awesome! I don’t remember where I found it but it will be used for a paid subscription project I am putting together at http://www.CaminoLuz.com.
PrimePress is clean, professional and doesn’t smother the content. I’ll let you know when I complete the project.
Thanks again!
Victor
Very useful, thank you for your help!
Thank you very much for the Primepress theme. And also for this post about plugins. It is very2 useful to me.
Thanks guys..
watch the theme homepage for some help on customization.
Hi Ravi,
The prime press theme incorporates all the key features I was looking for in a blog template; and I love the flexibility of the revolving header
Plus….as a newbee to word press- the article on
plug-ins saved me hours of work
Thoughtful really great stuff!
Hi, I found your blog on this new directory of WordPress Blogs at blackhatbootcamp.com/listofwordpressblogs. I dont know how your blog came up, must have been a typo, i duno. Anyways, I just clicked it and here I am. Your blog looks good. Have a nice day. James.
Hi Ravi Varma, I am from Indonesia
I use your themes (PrimePress) and look so good and simply.
I Hope you can sincronize Recent Post in Sidebar with Blog pages with show at most (n) posts in http://www.domainname.ext/wp-admin/options-reading.php
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Hi Ravi Varma, I am from Indonesia
I use your themes (PrimePress) and look so good and simply.
I Hope you can sincronize “Recent Post” in Sidebar with “Blog pages show at most (n) posts” in http://www.domainname.ext/wp-admin/options-reading.php
Its a script for recent post in sidebar, but value 5 its change manually. With this, Post in Page not to disply in Recent Post. on WP Admin “Blog pages show at most (n) posts†in http://www.domainname.ext/wp-admin/options-reading.php i give value 6
Recent Post
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This script have problem because manually changes in sidebar, meybe you can make automatically, value on &offset=5 get from “Blog pages show at most (n) posts†= n-5
Note, with this scipt:
- 6 post disply show in page
- 10 Title of post display in recent post
- The 6 post disply show in page not to disply in Recent Post
Sorry, i am not fluence in english
info:
in # 11 have have type a php script but not displayed in recent comment
For SEO optimize i add this script in header.php
<meta http-equiv=”Content-Type” content=”; charset=” />
<meta name=”generator” content=”WordPress ” />
<meta name=”title” content=”, , ” />
<meta name=”description” content=”, ” />
<meta name=”keywords” content=”, ” />
I am not fluence in english and dont know with PHP Script, I Recomended you make auto fill with Blog Name, Array the Tags and Array Post Title
good luck
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in # 13 have have type a php script but not displayed in recent comment
Additional for SEO
I am not fluence in english and dont know with PHP Script, I Recomended you make auto fill with Blog Name, Array the Tags and Array Post Title in to the Content of Keywords, Description dan Title
good luck
Great advice nice to find an article in Google that answers my search query the best on for me at our international real estate blog is Akismet pretty essential plugin
Hi dear
very nice and useful post , thanks
Thinking about using primepress myself.
What theme is this blog using?
Thanks Ryan,
That was just a quick theme I made before I put up PrimePress.
Thanks for your theme i use this theme for my blog
Hi Ravi,
I just started a blog and love this theme. It’s a lot easier to use than many others I’ve tried. I might need to update some pics (with your permission)……the japanese sun isn’t a perfect fit with an Adriatic themed blog. But it’s cool for now
Thanks again!!!!!
Nate
Hi! Thanks, good blog. Beautiful theme. I like wordpress
Hi Ravi,
After trying out a few themes, I’ve decided to use yours. Thanks much.
I’ve decided to use other pictures.
question: how would you change the colors on this theme. let’s say I want black background and white letters?
Thanks again.
Conrad
love your theme,
am using it for a few of my blogs.
thanks for your efforts, they are truly appreciated.
regards
ET
Hi Ravi
Thanks for sharing this information.
Hello Ravi,
First of all I’d like to congratulate you on this exceptional WP theme.
I consciously choose it to publish this blog Small Business Advertising
I’m trying to SEO it a little bit, I’d like to insert keywords in the code, like you do with a web page, and I know a bit of html code, but none of this.
The problem is it asks to make the files writable before saving changes, and for directions offers: See the Codex.
So before bothering anyone I tried the Codex and then the WP forums, and ended being more confused.
How can I make the WP files writable so it accepts the changes?
What’s the php template where I can insert my keywords?
Thank you very much in advance.
congrats on this great wordpress theme
Thanks for these Word Press plugins. I’m about to start a blog for a business website that my wife and I just started and have been searching for the right plugins we should be using. These 11 plugins may be just what we’re looking for. Of particular interest is the All in One SEO pack as I’m fairly new to SEO. If this plugin helps me in that department, then I’m definitely glad I “ran” into your post.
Great article
There are a ton of great sites you can make some extra money with… I have a few sites that i use every day and it adds up.. You won’t get rich but you could make a nice chunk of cash at the end of each week.. There are too many to list here but check out this site.. http://bestgptmoney.blogspot.com/. They have them all listed there with a description telling you what you could expect from them..
Well hope this helped … good luck
which งาน plugin is the best? I look at many website but it’s very simple plugin.
I prefer wordpress.
I like how you said this: It might take some time for an absolute beginner to get a clearer picture of what this plugin does but nevertheless install this and you’ll get there. I’ve been blogging for some time, but I still read articles about plugins to see if I missed something. I’ll try one or two of those you suggested… I got onto your site when I clicked your footer in one of the sites using one of your WP themes.
Thank you very much for the Primepress theme. And also for this post about plugins. It is very2 useful to me.
This has got to be one of the best WordPress themes I’ve seen in a long time – very clean, professional looking – I’m going to use it for my financial services blog about self invested pensions.
Thanks, Dave
thanks so much keep up the great work.
What a sexy blog, love the theme, what are you using?
Great pointers on wordpress! This info is very useful for framing SEO strategies
Thank you very much for the Primepress theme. And also for this post about plugins. It is very2 useful to me.
Very clean and professional theme. Thanks.
very nice and useful post , thanks
Very clean and professional theme. Thanks.
Very very good thanks
thank you veryy much
Hi,
Thanks for the information,just found this post my technorati news feed section! I was searching for this since past 3 months and i am glad to see it here. Thanking you much
Martin
I was never concerned about these essential plugin before. I was just trying the plugins and then uninstall if they were useless. The plugin list here helps me to decide the most needed plugin for my wordpress blog.
Very clean and professional theme.
Thanks for the information. It’s been very useful for me!
A very nice list, I would add Admin management Xtended – It’s very usefull for improving your admin panel.
thank pren, maybe only me. not familiar with wp
The stats are good! WordPress is the best blogging platform, it is very user friendly with a cool interface. I encourage everyone to make the blogs dofollow!
Google analytics is one of my favourites, such a powerful tool for the internet marketer.
Hi,
Very Nice Informations, i just found this blogpost story from my technorati profile news feeds section! I was searching for this since past 3 months and i am glad to see it here. Thanking you much
Jenn
Most essential is an anti-hacker module so your site won’t get corrupted with XSS!!!
thank pren, maybe only me. not familiar with wp
Wow,
What a nice post,i just found this post story from my technorati profile news feeds section! I was searching for this since past 3 months and i am glad to see it here. Thanking you much
Kathe
Great helpful information, Thanks for this nice post, just subscribed your feed, hope you will update new post soon.
keep it up.
Aaron.
Hi,
Thanks for this nice post, i have found this post Url from my Newswine account recent news options,just subscribed your feed, hope you will update new post soon.
keep it up.
Michael
Thanks for the free wordpress template I will try it and report back in a few weeks
Thanks
Kevin
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Excellent Post, i have found this post Url from my Newswine account recent news options,just subscribed your feed, hope you will update new post soon.
keep it up.
Jenni.
good list even backtype should be must have plugin these days…
Really Nice Post, Just Read this News from my feedburner news reader feed,Especially I like this site Design Interface.
Very user friendly design.
Kind Regards,
David
Thanks for the list, it’s really help.
thanks to you i am using all the plugins that you recommended on the my articles blog and its going great.
BTW your web host must support these plugins so that you can use them flawlessly.
these plugins are very good.I am using some of these plugins.they are very necessary for my Bayilik blog
Hi, I am Sahabat Media from Surabaya Indonesia, I was download prime press theme & sure i like it. Thanks for share about 11 plugins to make it prime press powerfull. Good post Ravi.
thanks you-saollan
Great template , many many thanks
Pension Release
A great list of plugins that I’ll install asap
thank you for sharing
Thanks for the plugins, excellent work you do
Family Sipp
Excellent
Thanks
Kevin
Kevin Stelfox
thanks for the all summary
These plugins are brilliant and will really help me to work smarter on my website
Thank you for the time and effort you put into doing this.
Dr Kamal Rauniar
Equity Release London
thnx admin very very excellent
thnx admin very good than you
I think some the plugins should be replaced in the theme.. Wp supercache should be added to minimize the page load time, whydowork, quick adsense for inserting adsense ads, and many others to make sure that we keep ourself updated…
hest site for machines
For SEO optimize i add this script in header.php
I am not fluence in english and dont know with PHP Script, I Recomended you make auto fill with Blog Name, Array the Tags and Array Post Title
thankksss!!!
source of information expression were all very wounded, wanted something easy to achieve was very pleasant
Thanks been an incredible source
thnx admin very good than you
Thanks for the plugins, excellent work you do
The ability to speak of a source of information was later
I worked a lot of work thanks
Thanks for the free wordpress template I will try it and report back in a few weeks
Thanks
Thank you very much for the Primepress theme. And also for this post about plugins. It is very2 useful to me.
very nice and useful post , thanks
Thank you very helpful and had a good knowledge
was a very good article and information resources
Thank you for documents
nice information i have choosen right place. thanks for sharing
this post is useful, thank you sir …
this post is really very useful, thanks for info
This is great and useful post for newbies. Thank you so much
This list is a necessity.
Zemanta vs Simple Tags – which do you prefer?
Your suggestions are sure right on target. I’ll definitely use it on my blog.
I worked a lot of work thanks
This is a great page, I am new to wordpress sites but this has helped me to get a handle on what is required to keep them in good working order.
Thanks
thanks for poiting out the plugins. now every blog i create definitely carries these plugins mentioned here.
thx for the plug list. it is very helful. sema
I would like to have this in a php4 version.
thanks for this helpful article…
do blogwalking and find this great blog!
thats great!!!
Günlük Reytingler
I have been search the web looking for this , thanks
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Great post and very useful in my learning of wordpress
Why the excerpt editor? Doesn’t “All In One SEO” do the same thing?
Great article on social media. This article points out some good information about how social media is a big factor on business
Thanks
Liton mia
I think text replace should be added to this list of 11…
Annuity Rates
was very useful article, thanks
I like wordpress, quite easy und very helpful! As a beginner wordpress is a great start!
@Holong: Hey, i think you are missing a charset value.
Steve
November 14, 2010 at 4:35 am
Where is info on Primepress 1.4.1?
Nothing here or on the WP site
What are the changes? Additions?
November 26, 2010 at 6:19 pm
In the old version in Main Menu Settings I was able to hide pages from the navigation menu tabs at the top of the blog. How can I do this now?
Thanks, good blog poste. I like wordpress!
well of course, everyone loves to get rich but not everyone would love to do hard work ‘;’
Great post. I use some of the plugins listed and plan to take a look at some of the others listed here.
Thank you for the great information! I would not have discovered this otherwise!
Atypical this post is totaly unrelated to what I used to be searching google for, however it used to be indexed on the first page. I assume your doing one thing right if Google likes you adequate to place you at the first page of a non related search.
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These are necessary plugins for the word press customization.
Some very good points, a lot of things need to be done with a new wordpress installation. Thanks for sharing.
I love the ‘all in one pack’, this is the best plugin ever made in my opinion. One thing I don’t get is why when you download it, people have only given it a 4 star rating? Sure it deserves more than this?
We use FeedBurner FeedSmith plugin on two of our websites.
To date its the easiest I know of.
What Would Seth Godin Do is a pretty cool plugin for more advanced bloggers
Love this site is is so informative for things to do with wordpress
See this site here: Health Insurance London
Hi
very nice post , thanks
Sociable is another great plugin. It automatically add links on your posts, pages and RSS feed to your favorite social bookmarking sites.
Broken Link Checker saved my life!
Has anyone used data feeds on blogs? Need some advice.
Thanks for the info. The fifth section is very important on every wordpress blog.
great article, carefully focuses on the subject
is there anything new?
Has anyone used Simple Tags? For some reason it doesn’t quite work as it should
This is plugin must have for blogger aren’t they ?
All in one SEO plugin is what i use and i also have the seopressor plugin which can help you with onpage seo.
Great plugin list. But I think Antispam Bee is better for the privacy of blog visitor than Askimet.
We build lots of sites in wordpress, really helpfull plugins, thanks for sharing
Also found WP Super Cache to really help load times. And instead of of Giggle Analytics, Piwik is a free open source alternative for tracking everything on your site.
Like the plugins, so thanks for sharing. In all my opinion is that the Antispam Bee is better for the privacy of blog visitor, than for example Askimet. Just bookmarked your site, thanks.
Found some new plugins in the article.
Thanks for the suggestions!
I love the flexibility of WordPress and plugins just make it soo much better, thanks for sharing these.