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Useful Wordpress Plugins

Plug-ins Extends the functionality of Wordpress.
Here are some useful Wordpress Plugins.

  • WP-DB-Backup - On-demand backs up your wordpress database without leaving the file on your server. It can also email you the database backup file.
  • WP Polls: Download and support forum
  • Google XML Sitemaps
  • All In One SEO Pack (see video)
  • Simple CMS - reduces the blogging features of wordpress down to a simpe CMS system.
  • Twitter Tools and docs - display your tweets on your Wordpress sidebar. Tweet when you make a post on Wordpress.
  • Add-to-Any Social Media Share button - adds a share menu at the bottom of your posts. When user hovers over, drop-down menu of list of social networks they can share to. You can configure this list.
  • TweetMeme Button - puts a tweet button on your post so that people and tweet or re-tweet your post. You can apply style to float it left or right.
  • Redirection - manages 301 redirections via the Wordpress admin.
  • cForms II - Enables very feature-rich contact forms on Wordpress -- includes Captcha, etc.
  • Dagon Design Contact Form Plugin - lots of options with image letter verification and ReCaptcha support
  • Secure and Accessible Contact Form - based on Mike Cherim's PHP Contact Form has features to prevent spambots and form-hijackers.
  • AdRotate - fairly easy ad rotator. Create ad groups and put ad codes into ad groups. See syntax for adding the ad slots into your template or blog post.
  • Banner Ad Plugins - review of six banner ad plugins for Wordpress
  • Ad-Minister - manages ads. Version 0.6 of Ad-Minister may require Ad-minister Widget to work with Wordpress 2.8
  • Dean's FCKEditor for Wordpress Plugin - Wordpress already has a fairly decent WYSIWYG. But if you like the functionality provided by CKEditor, then Dean's Wordpress plugin will replace the default wordpress plugin with CKEditor.
  • Audio Player Plugin - enables you to embed MP3 files in your posts
  • Wordpress Video Plugin - lets you embed video from the major video sharing sites such as YouTube
  • Kaltura Interactive Video Plugin - not just a video embed tool. It lets you upload videos directly to your post. The video is stored on Kaltura's own server (up to 10GB).