10 WordPress Plugins You Can’t Live Without

One of the many things I love about WordPress is the insane amount of plugins available to users. If you’ve thought of it, I can almost guarantee that there’s a plugin out there that can do it! And, with the WordPress Plugin Directory, you can see ratings, reviews, and statistics on how many times a plugin has been downloaded as well as installation instructions all in one place.

I’ve used all of these plugins and can personally vouch for their effectiveness and ability to improve your WordPress site.

The following list was hard to narrow down. There are SO many good plugins…. But, I did my best. Let me know what you think.

All in One SEO Pack: This is one plugin that every WordPress site should have.  If you’re a beginner, you can use All in One SEO Pack out of the box. But, if you like to fine tune and tweak… then get after it. All in One SEO Pack allows you to add keywords, tags, optimize page titles, and much more.

Akismet: Akismet is the best anti-spam plugin available for WordPress. No one likes to waste time weeding through spam comments. Set up is easy with Akismet and then you don’t have to worry about spam comments any more!

Contact Form 7: Manage multiple contact forms with Contact Form 7. I’ve used many different forms for my sites, but I always come back to this one. It’s simple, reliable and flexible. Contact Form 7 supports Ajax-powered submitting, CAPTCHA, spam filtering and more.

WP Super Cache: This plugin generates static html files from your dynamic WordPress blog. This reduces the loading time of your blog. Visitors can browse your blog faster and navigate more easily. No one want to lose visitors because your site is slow!

WordPress Related Posts: WordPress Related Posts Plugin will generate a related posts via WordPress tags, and add the related posts to feed. This plugin generates related posts according to the tag and category. These posts are then shown at the end of the article. You keep your readers interested and entice them to explore more of your site by showing them related content.

Thank Me Later: So Cool! Thank Me Later automatically sends an e-mail those who have left a comment on your blog. You can use this plugin to say “thank you”, invite them to subscribe to your RSS feed, find you on Facebook or Twitter or email you personally. A great way to create personal relationships with your visitors and keep them coming back.

WPtouch iPhone Theme: Transform your WordPress site into an iPhone application-styled theme whenever your site is viewed from a mobile device. You don’t have to alter any code from your regular WordPress theme. A definite must these days!

Google XML Sitemaps: This plugin generates an XML sitemap which will help search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo and Ask.com index your blog. With a sitemap, search engine crawlers see your site structure more easily and are able to retrieve your information. Move on up the Google index with this one!

Google Analyticator: Add Google Analytics to your site with this simple plugin. Google Analyticator also offers several widgets to display analytics in the admin section of your WordPress site.

Sociable: Seen those cute little social networking icons at the bottom of pages or posts? Well, here you are. Sociable automatically add links to your favorite social bookmarking sites on your posts, pages and in your RSS feed. You can choose from 99 different social bookmarking sites! Give your readers an easy opportunity to share what you have to offer.

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