Favourite Wordpress plugins?
March 6, 2006 6:33 PM Subscribe
What are your favourite Wordpress plugins?
I'm overwhelmed by the selection of plugins available. Which ones would you unabashedly recommend?
I'm overwhelmed by the selection of plugins available. Which ones would you unabashedly recommend?
Best answer: I'm a minimalist in all aspects, so I try to keep as few plugins on my site as possible. Some I use to get the site to work the way I want it, and some are just for fun. These are the ones I have:
exec-php — allows you to run php in posts and Pages, which I use for link lists on Pages instead of in the sidebar
sideblog — allows a second mini blog with posts from a certain category
random words — you create a list of random words, comments, whatever, and then insert the list wherever you want in your template. I use this for a random tagline
Custom query string — allows you to set how many posts appear on the front page for a variety of queries. For example, you can display 10 posts on the first page for one category and 1 post on the first page for another
search pages — extends the search function so it searched text in the Pages as well as posts
Akismet — spam catcher
I also have adhesive (which allows you to mark a post so it is always the first on the page) and wordpress database backup, both of which I leave deactivated until I actually need them
posted by Brittanie at 7:09 PM on March 6, 2006
exec-php — allows you to run php in posts and Pages, which I use for link lists on Pages instead of in the sidebar
sideblog — allows a second mini blog with posts from a certain category
random words — you create a list of random words, comments, whatever, and then insert the list wherever you want in your template. I use this for a random tagline
Custom query string — allows you to set how many posts appear on the front page for a variety of queries. For example, you can display 10 posts on the first page for one category and 1 post on the first page for another
search pages — extends the search function so it searched text in the Pages as well as posts
Akismet — spam catcher
I also have adhesive (which allows you to mark a post so it is always the first on the page) and wordpress database backup, both of which I leave deactivated until I actually need them
posted by Brittanie at 7:09 PM on March 6, 2006
Spam Karma!
posted by Robot Johnny at 8:39 PM on March 6, 2006
posted by Robot Johnny at 8:39 PM on March 6, 2006
Best answer: Mine:
WP-Addquicktag - Adds simple quicktag functionality for anything, I use it for custom CSS classes
WP-Cache - saves on server load by serving up static pages
Ultimate Tag Warrior - Great name, also does tags
WP-ContactForm - Add a simple contact form to your site
Sociable - Adds a series of icons to facilitate easy social bookmarking [shameless self link]
That should get you started. Favourite plugins vary depending on the nature of your site, traffic, and bandwidth.
posted by maxpower at 9:28 PM on March 6, 2006
WP-Addquicktag - Adds simple quicktag functionality for anything, I use it for custom CSS classes
WP-Cache - saves on server load by serving up static pages
Ultimate Tag Warrior - Great name, also does tags
WP-ContactForm - Add a simple contact form to your site
Sociable - Adds a series of icons to facilitate easy social bookmarking [shameless self link]
That should get you started. Favourite plugins vary depending on the nature of your site, traffic, and bandwidth.
posted by maxpower at 9:28 PM on March 6, 2006
A rather minimal list for me...
speed: wp-cache
antispam: akismet (replaced SK2 for me)
db mangling: WP-DBManager
meta: My Tags
SEO: Google Sitemaps Generator
HTML: WP-Unformatted
other: Execution of All Things
posted by mrbill at 11:36 PM on March 6, 2006
speed: wp-cache
antispam: akismet (replaced SK2 for me)
db mangling: WP-DBManager
meta: My Tags
SEO: Google Sitemaps Generator
HTML: WP-Unformatted
other: Execution of All Things
posted by mrbill at 11:36 PM on March 6, 2006
I think with the latest release of WP (v 2.0.1) WP-cache and Akismet are included with the stock install. So is WP database backup
posted by Brittanie at 11:49 PM on March 6, 2006
posted by Brittanie at 11:49 PM on March 6, 2006
ChenPress is some good stuff.
posted by The Monkey at 3:33 AM on March 7, 2006
posted by The Monkey at 3:33 AM on March 7, 2006
Best answer: LiveCalendar.
And I second the vote for Markdown .
posted by chuma at 6:35 AM on March 7, 2006
And I second the vote for Markdown .
posted by chuma at 6:35 AM on March 7, 2006
The latest version of wordpress only uses a bit of caching, WP-cache is still needed.
posted by maxpower at 6:42 AM on March 7, 2006
posted by maxpower at 6:42 AM on March 7, 2006
Best answer: I have miniblog to make small entries in the sidebar that don't need their own big post. It was something I was actually looking for at the time, and this plugin did exactly what I wanted.
posted by easternblot at 7:55 AM on March 7, 2006
posted by easternblot at 7:55 AM on March 7, 2006
I highly recommend Enclosure Flex if you're interested in podcasting/video-podcasting
posted by soplerfo at 8:00 AM on March 7, 2006
posted by soplerfo at 8:00 AM on March 7, 2006
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posted by S.C. at 7:05 PM on March 6, 2006