13 wordpress plugins that I installed, and you should too

16th November 2009 ~ Awesome Off-Topic

Every time when I open new wordpress blog, the first thing that I did is install plugins that I think a must for my blog and for you too. Currently I installed 17 plugins, but today I want to give you 15 because other two is not a must just for extra functioning.  I know there is lot post about plugin, and I can’t promise you that my list consists of plugins that you never knew before – good things are very popular don’t they?  Enough of it, here the list -

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1.  After the Deadline

Developed by Automattic (wordpress developer) that enough to show that this plugin really great.  This plugin is about checking your writing – spell checking, grammar checking and style checking.  As for me I’m not that good in English, hence sometime my grammar is just poor, so After the deadline really help me here and there.  But be remind you can expect after use it you will be error free, no there is no such perfectness in any things.

2.  Akismet

This is one of default plugin that available on any installed wordpress and I’m sure you already know about it.  Also one of Automattic production, this plugin will eat spams out of your blog.  As you know, my blog is auto-approve comment system, so if there are new comments I will show in comment section without approval – it is what spammer love, but my comment is safe and clean from spam it all because of Akismet.

3.  All in one SEO pack

I’m absolutely not care much about SEO stuff, since I’m out of it knowledge, just know a bit about it and this plugin really help me in many ways to make sure my blog is SEO enough.  I think most wordpress blog have this plugin since it so good and popular.

4.  Automatic Link

Maybe this plugin not as popular as plugin above, but this plugin really help me a lot especially for my blog list.  I have numbers of link, I can’t afford to link one by one, so with this plugin what I need just copy url into the post and it will automatically become a link.  Simple function but really give big hand to me.

5.  CommentLuv

This plugin I been use for long time, until I have some problem with it, and stop using it.  But then after I read 111 active blog with commentLuv, I think I should join the group and at least I can give something to my reader.  I think it does help in gaining more and more comment, it just put a link to commentator latest blog post and I don’t think you shouldn’t use it.

6.  Cute Profile

This somewhat new plugin(at least for me) since I never heard before until recently.  It is plugin that give you beautiful and neat social networking icon at very left/right of your screen, and it didn’t disturbing the content or the sidebar.  Really love it even I just use it – it help me gain more friend from facebook and twitter etc.  Have a try the cuteness and I sure you will love it too.

7.  Do Follow

Wordpress have no choice but to place the nofollow attributes in comment section because some of us think that by dofollow it will actually asking for spam, but it false belief.. with this plugin the evil nofollow attributes (the plugin description) are removed and yes, my comment is dofollow and you should too.

8.  Feedburner FeedSmith

After you register your blog feed to feedburner, this plugin is absolutely a must.  This plugin will take all kind of feed and redirect to your feedburner, this is important so that you can know more detail about you subscribers as well as know what number you now at.

9.  Get Recent Comment

Recent Comment actually already available in default wordpress widgets, but the default one can’t give you much control like this plugin (such as you can’t exclude blog author comment, which is something that you don’t need), of course you can edit the default widget with your own code,  this plugin gonna save your precious time and you don’t need to worry about editing the code.

10.  No self pings

It a wise move to make sure that you link your new post with older post that related, it could give your reader more information as well as you gain more pageview.  But if you link to your older post, it will ping or trackback and you don’t need this so this plugin will help you to take that problem out.

11.  Subscribe to Comment

Maybe it kind of useless in some points, but it is an important plugin still.  I rarely subscribe to comment when I commenting on other blogs, and I know some of you too.. but by use this plugin at least I can make sure that if there are readers that love to subscribe to comment – they can easily subscribe and manage their subscription.

12.  Top Commentator widget

This is one of plugin that could boost your comment numbers, by placing the top commentator link in your blog it could encourage your reader to read your post and actually commenting.  This plugin very easy to use, and the option also can help you a lot, in decide how you want to display it,for example – reset the list monthly or weekly.

13.  Wordpres Database Backup

Backup,backup and backup – this is important aspect to make sure that you long last, you don’t know what gonna happen to your server or you might be hacked etc, so if you backup you can easily retrieve everything back.  This plugin have many option of backup for example email the backup, or even store in your local computer.  There is also scheduled backup which what I been using.

That all for 13 wordpress that I installed and you should too.  Did you use any plugin above and if you do what you think about it?  What other plugin that you think should on the list?

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34 Responses to “13 wordpress plugins that I installed, and you should too”

  1. Comment by ellenyna · November 16, 2009 @ 2:19 pm

    oh sigh -__- I tak guna wordpress. hheee

  2. Comment by ain_chokio · November 16, 2009 @ 4:27 pm

    i use blogspot as my domain…maybe i´ll catch up wif dis things later..after i change my domain lol..=)..nice tips as alwiz..huhu
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  3. Comment by Tinh · November 16, 2009 @ 4:46 pm

    I have more than what you have now. That is a must list that any blogger needs
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  4. Comment by Dana @ Online Knowledge · November 16, 2009 @ 6:15 pm

    Hem… i am interested to try after the deadline. Thanks to bring it out. :D
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  5. Comment by nazra · November 16, 2009 @ 6:59 pm

    useful tips for me if i want to use WP. hope it’s not too late to move on to WP by the end of this year.

    -____-”

  6. Comment by Sahil Kotak · November 16, 2009 @ 7:23 pm

    I will try After Deadline, I use all other mentioned here. :D

    Thanks
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  7. Comment by reyjr · November 16, 2009 @ 10:20 pm

    i would but I don’t have a WP blog. lol. :D

    hehe.
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  8. Comment by Ariff · November 16, 2009 @ 10:37 pm

    i love it that your blog have commentluv installed.
    Just recently got mine too!
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  9. Comment by izzat aziz · November 17, 2009 @ 1:48 am

    all blogger user i suggest and highly recommend that you try wordpress
    i sure you will love it more :)

  10. Comment by izzat aziz · November 17, 2009 @ 1:48 am

    it great plugin, try it and you know it :)

  11. Comment by izzat aziz · November 17, 2009 @ 1:49 am

    go get one then.. :)

  12. Comment by izzat aziz · November 17, 2009 @ 1:49 am

    that good news.

  13. Comment by Sire · November 17, 2009 @ 6:47 am

    A nice list of plugins, a lot I have but a few, such as Cute Profile were new to me. I actually don’t mind the self pings, I just consider it another way to link between posts.
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  14. Comment by steppinout · November 17, 2009 @ 9:46 am

    Really great list of useful plugins for WP blog you have here. BTW, thanks for the link love, appreciate it.
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  15. Comment by izzat aziz · November 17, 2009 @ 10:38 am

    it good reason to do it, but i prefer not to.. :)

  16. Comment by izzat aziz · November 17, 2009 @ 10:38 am

    that is a great list, that why i share it twice.. :)

  17. Comment by Gaurav · November 17, 2009 @ 10:49 am

    I got few from this list of your’s. This is really helpful for the new bees of blogging.
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  18. Comment by techprism · November 17, 2009 @ 12:35 pm

    Yes, you picked some very useful plugins. But some plugins are to be needed like security(Lock Down plugin),etc
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  19. Comment by George Serradinho · November 17, 2009 @ 1:14 pm

    Nice list, but I would maybe add a few more like:

    1. MaxBlogPress Ping Optimizer
    2. Google XML Sitemaps
    3. Login LockDown
    4. WP Super Cache

    Maybe have a look at them as I think it would benefit you and your site.
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  20. Comment by sernan · November 17, 2009 @ 2:05 pm

    CommentLuv is important, most bloggers use this tool to give something back to their readers and the developers are kind and generous.
    And of course the “backup” never run any system without it….

    I am starting a new WP blog for a friend and i’ll take note of the lists.. thanks!
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  21. Comment by izzat aziz · November 17, 2009 @ 2:13 pm

    thank for the list, i sure will check it. :)

  22. Comment by izzat aziz · November 17, 2009 @ 2:13 pm

    and i must agree with you :)

  23. Comment by Ruchi · November 17, 2009 @ 7:21 pm

    I don’t have After the Deadline plugin i will install it soon, adding to the list you can have XML Sitemap generator also.
    Ruchi´s last blog ..How to Ping Your Sitemap to Bing, Google, and Yahoo My ComLuv Profile

  24. Comment by BlogrPro · November 17, 2009 @ 11:57 pm

    Well, I am using almost 80% of the plugins that you have listed. The best one is comment luv and all in one seo pack.
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  25. Comment by Taranfx · November 18, 2009 @ 8:09 am

    Don’t forget Super cache, if you are on shared hosting, you can’t live without it.
    I use a combo of Hypercache with DB cache. Google for “Best WP Super Cache Alternative” This is the fastest combo for blogging.
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  26. Comment by Dennis Edell · November 18, 2009 @ 9:07 am

    Cute Profile is awesome, thanks for sharing. :)
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  27. Comment by Lizz · November 18, 2009 @ 10:16 pm

    hmm, maybe i’ll install the last one lah :)
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  28. Comment by naz · November 19, 2009 @ 1:20 am

    after the deadline? no wonder your grammar improve a lot.haha. i’m gonna try it too =p.btw, you know google dont love broken link,dont you? why not you install broken link checker? what about supercache? and where did you look for your blog stats? didnt you install it or you dont want to mention here lol?
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  29. Comment by izzat aziz · November 19, 2009 @ 1:29 am

    my grammar still no good.. there are mistakes here and there.. :)
    you should try it too.. blog stats i’m using sitemeter, google analytic and nuffnang.. i think that enough.. no need for stat plugin..hehe

  30. Comment by Gaurav · November 19, 2009 @ 1:28 pm

    Those errors will go by time, just keep on writing.
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  32. Comment by Amal Roy · November 26, 2009 @ 9:55 am

    These are some essential plugins. Good List. Do add the Yet another related posts plugin. Its a must for every blog.
    Good Luck. Keep Going.
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  33. Comment by Mitch · December 6, 2009 @ 12:11 pm

    The latest plugin I’ve added that you have listed here is the no self pings plugin, and that’s worked great because I do a lot of internal linking and getting all those messages that I had to keep deleting was really irritating.
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  34. Comment by Selurus · January 11, 2010 @ 4:13 am

    Thanks for sharing this. I’m in the process of installing wordpress and adding plugins and its a great reference post. :-)