You need to have these important WordPress plugins for your blog; because it gives you a great advantage. At least 80% of the list below must be installed on your WordPress blog. Though there are other plugins relevant to certain niches, these ones are important for all niche types.
- Akismet: This is a great plugin for blocking spam comment on your site; it comes as a default plugin on your WordPress installation.
- SEO Ultimate: If you want to control your SEO efforts this is a great plugin. Add description, title tag, no follow, anchor links and many more.
- All in One SEO Pack: As the name implies, it is an all encompassing plugin, preferred by most bloggers.
- Smart Link: This plugin adds internal links to your post, links post content to your pages or category.
- Links – Pretty links or Gocodes: You can choose between these two plugins, if you want a clean link for your affiliate links this is the plugin that get the job done.
- Google XML Sitemap: You need to create a sitemap to allow Google bot or spider to crawl your site easily. This plugin does the job for you.
- W3 Total Cache: Google prefer sites that loads very fast, this plugin keeps a cache of your site and loads your page quickly upon request.
- Backup Buddy: This is insurance for your site data and content. This plugin automates backup process and keeps it in a secure location of choice.
- Pop up domination: Do you love to build your opt in list, this plugin improves your opt in conversion by 300%.
- Seopressor or Easy WP SEO: These plugins analyse your content based on SEO factors. It gives each blog post an SEO score; the higher result gives you a well optimized content and search engine ranking.
- Podcasting Plugin by TSG: If you give seminars, tutorials, how to, or guides. This plugin will help you deliver your audio content effectively.
- Digg Digg: This plugin adds social media buttons to your site; it comes with several formatting options.
- Easy Privacy Policy: Google loves sites with privacy policy and disclaimers. This plugin helps you add this at the footer of your site.
- Easy Peasy AdSense: If you monetize your site with AdSense, you can include control how and where your ads are viewed with this plugin.
- Broken Link checker: Broken links can drop your site ranking on the search engine. This might be a cumbersome exercise if you have several posts on your blog. This plugin done that job for you.
- Polls: Create polls seamlessly on your blog and share it also on Facebook and Twitter.
- MP3 Player and Downloader: Do you want to distribute audio content on your blog. You can upload, share and track downloads with this plugin.
- Contact form 7: Allows you to add a quick and easy contact form on your blog.
- Amazon S3: If you have an amazon S3 storage account this plugin will integrate your account with your blog.
- Foobar: This plugin shows an awesome notification and great for placing notice on top of your blog, you can also add Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Icon.
- Google Analytics: This plugin allows you to track and get a clear analysis of your blog traffic.
- Tweet Meme: It is a one click way for users to share your blog post. You can track result too.
- SEO Friendly Images: Do you remember to include the alt tag and title for your images; this simple plugin does the job for you.
- Thank Me Latter: This plugin makes you a friendly blogger; it sends a short note to your first time visitors. You can write a mail to refer them to read great post on your blog, RSS, Facebook or Twitter.
- CB Net Ping Optimizer: This plugin pings your post whenever you publish fresh post.
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