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By on June 29th, 2011

WordPress Plugins that Make Life Easier

Yay plugins!

WordPress is so popular due to two reasons: it’s absolutely free and it’s open source. I don’t need to explain the first one to you, but having an open source CMS opened up a universe of possibilities  to average users like me. Due to this characteristic of WordPress, we have new themes and plugins that come out every day, allowing us to pick and choose which ones make the most sense to our blogs.

Plugins are great in particular because they extend the capabilities of WordPress way beyond what we get out of the box. They’re useful for everything from SEO to maintenance. If you’re new to WordPress plugins and you don’t have much of an idea about what to get, consider the following to jumpstart your blog.

  • WordPress SEO – This is probably the best all-in-one SEO plugin currently out there. It helps you with sitemaps, breadcrumbs, robots, analytics, canonical tags and much more. The great  thing about its features is that they all work perfectly. If there’s one essential SEO plugin out there, this has to be it.

 

  • Ad Injection – If you’re monetizing your site with pay-per-click ads or affiliate links, Ad Injection is just the thing for you. It helps you do ad placement easily so you can position them where your visitors can be enticed to click them.

 

  • Custom Sidebars – This is a nice plugin for people who want to spice up their otherwise bland themes. Good-looking sidebars attract attention and clicks from visitors, allowing you to leverage your content and ads.

 

  • Broken Link Checker – Links that don’t function are bad news. Not only will they cause poor user experiences, they’ll also get you flagged by search engines. This results in lower traffic than you deserve. This plugin allows you to detect broken and rotting links before it’s too late.

 

  • Dynamic Content Gallery – This one’s really cool. Even without a premium theme installed, this plugin allows you to display a content slider on top of your homepage, making your featured or recent posts more attractive.

 

  • Optimize DB – This plugin clears up a cluttered database, allowing it to run smoother and faster. Site speed is a ranking factor, so make sure your site’s always in top condition.

 

  • Redirection – Having a site redesign? A lot of indexed pages could go missing from Google’s radar and be seen as 404 Not Found errors. That’s bad news. Let search engines know where the replacement pages are with 301 redirects. Redirection makes that easy even if you don’t know squat about server-side coding.

Those are just some of the plugins that can help even the most casual WordPress users blog like pros. What are your favorite plugins? Any great ones that you want to share? Let me and the other readers know in the comments section below.

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Please Read My Affiliate Disclaimer: From time to time, I will promote, endorse, or suggest products and/or services for sale that are not my own. My recommendation is ALWAYS based on my personal belief that the product and it’s author will provide excellent and valuable information or service. This may be based on a review of that product, my personal or professional relationship with that person or company, and/or a previous positive experience with the person or company who’s product I am recommending. In most cases, I will be compensated via a commission if you decide to purchase that product based on my recommendation. In some cases, I will receive the product for free for review purposes, or just to use. In some cases, I have used that product to my personal satisfaction in my own business.

IMPORTANT: Always Always ALWAYS do your OWN due-diligence before making any purchases, whether I recommend them or not. Never, EVER purchase anything that you cannot afford. Avoid purchasing products that do not have a clearly stated Money Back Guarantee, or that promise ridiculous results, like “Getting Rich Quick?. Most people don’t do anything with the products they buy, and most of the time, their results are zero – kind of like that Bowflex that I bought that is now serving as a clothing rack… No, there is no such thing as a “Free Lunch?. Don’t do drugs, stay in school, etc. Be safe out there!


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