WordPress.com is one of the hottest free blogging platforms on the market today, with over 8 million downloads. Besides being easy to use and install Wordpress has a strong support system. If you have any problems or want to add new functionality to your blog, it is easy for find someone to fix or implement a solution for you. You can easily integrate new features into your blog via Wordpress plugins. We created a list of some of the must-have plugins for your blog.
All in One SEO Pack
This plug in allows you to optimize your Wordpress blog for search engines by automatically optimizing your titles and META tags.
Disqus Commenting System
A fairly new plug in that is rapidly growing in popularity. Disqus replaces the original comment template with a more advanced comment system. It supports Facebook Connect and Twitter.
Google Analytics
This is a simple plug-in that allows you to easily add Google Analytics code into your Wordpress blog. Google analytics provides highly advanced website tracking free of charge.
Yet Another Related Posts
Gives your readers a list of posts and/or pages related to an article they may be reading. A great way to introduce related articles to the content your guests may be reading.
Akismet
Akismet is a must-have Wordpress plug-in that will stop spammers in their tracks. In just the last week Akismet has blocked over 500 spam messages from my comments.
Sociable
This Plugin allows your readers to submit your post to many of the Social Networking sites like Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, etc.
EasyTube
If you plan on playing YouTube or Google video’s on your Wordpress blog, then this plugin is a must. Adding video will be quick and simple once you install EasyTube.
Wordpress Database Backup
Last month our server was viciously attacked and had to be rebuilt, luckily I had a backup of my blog otherwise I would have lost everything. Backing up a database can be daunting however the Wordpress DataBase Backup plugin makes the entire process painlessly easy.
WP-Cache
If you are filling some lag time on your blog try installing WP-Cache. It allows for faster load times and smoother navigation of your entire site.
Broken Link Checker
A great Wordpress plugin that helps identify broken links. It allows you to easily change/update or delete the link without having to go directly into the blog post.
XML Sitemaps Generator
This plugin generates a XML-Sitemap compliant sitemap of your Wordpress blog that is supported by Ask.com, Google, Yahoo and MSN search.
WP-Polls
Add an AJAX poll system to your Wordpress blog as a great way to interact with your readers that's very easy to use.
WP-PageNavi
This plugin adds a more advanced paging navigation your Wordpress blog.
Are you using Wordpress for your blog? What plugins do you have installed?
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