My blog is proudly powered by Wordpress. I’ve tried almost all blogging services out there: MovableType, Blogger, Xanga, Vox, Livejournal, etc… but none will ever live up to Wordpress. One of the best thing about it is the extensive collection of plugins available and I think most bloggers at one point or another have listed their favorite plugins. My turn…!
- Comment Email Responder
- Allows you to reply to comments which will appear on the page after you submit and an email notification will be sent to the original commenter to let them know that you’ve replied. Why reply to comments? It shows your reader that you actually read them and will keep them coming back.
- cForms II
- Create [multiple] forms, customize fields, etc. I love this plugin because there are many custom form templates you can choose for each form and you can even create your own.
- FlickrRSS
- Display your latest Flickr photos on your blog. Although I always upload all my pictures to my online photo album, this plugin just makes your blog look good and it’s easy to update.
- Lighter Menus
- Creates dropdown menus for your admin interface so you don’t have to click on the main menu to get to the submenu categories.
- Maintenance Mode
- Activate Maintenance Mode when doing big updates for your blog so visitors won’t see it until you’re done.
- Now Reading
- One of my favorite plugins just because I’m a bookworm and it’s a good way to keep track of books that I’ve read and I also love seeing this on other blogs so I know what they’re currently reading.
- Post Levels
- My #1 plugin… the one that prevented me from upgrading Wordpress to the latest versions because it wasn’t supported, hence using 2.3.1 until I finally got the guts to upgrade. This plugin allows you to set different levels to your private posts and only users with the corresponding levels or higher can see that private post, although everyone will be able to see a preview of it if you choose to have one there.
- Register Plus
- Let’s your users choose their own passwords when registering, allows you enhance your registration and profile pages, create custom fields and choose which fields are required, etc.
- Theme Test Driver
- Test a theme you’re working on without letting anyone else that’s not an administrator see it.
- WP Database Back-Up
- One thing I learned the hard way: always back up your database!
- WP Super Cache
- Speed up your blog with super fast caching!
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Elcoj
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Hey, nice collection of plugins….following you on twitter, cya there!
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The WP Database back-up is very useful to me. I would try some of the plug ins you’ve mentioned here. Thanks!
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The best plugin for me, must be PLR2Wordpress, that save so much time. That is if you have alot of PLR articles
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I LOVE WORDPRESS!!!!!!!! when i blogged anonymously etc wordpress was much nicer, also the layout, and even the wordpress software for domains. hmm dont ask me why i got a blogspot, i thought it’d be the same =/ but it a cool community.
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Sweet! Thanks for sharing. I haven’t upgraded my WP to the newest version but will this weekend. I need a few plugins while I’m at it.
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@Destiny:
Just wondering what version are you using WP with Post Levels? A lot of people are having problems with it working for anything after 2.3!
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Thanks for posting this. I think I’ll like the Maintenance Mode, Theme Test Driver, and WP-Database Backup plugins very much. ^^;
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Haha, bookmarking this for future use (I told J the same thing on her making money online post).
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This is way helpful, thanks for posting this.
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I love cforms. The best!
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I use Now Reading already on my blog but I downloaded a couple you have listed. Thanks for the list!
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Thanks for sharing!! I love the post level as well… it makes everything so much more easier!!
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Thanks for sharing! Also… LOVE the new theme!!!
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omg.. im loving ur new wp theme! oh and thanks for these plugin links.. im gonna go see what i need
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Now Reading is one of the best plugins, ever. I love it (although I’ve just realised I don’t have it installed on my blog lol) because it’s so flexible and easy to update.
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