I led a session at the recent Word Camp MSP event. This session was designed to help those who are just getting their feet wet with WordPress, understand what a plugin is, and how they can help their installation of WordPress.
It is important to note that not every plugin is appropriate for every installation. Each site’s goals and content need to be taken into consideration before extending WordPress. However, after bouncing the question around to a number of peers, these are some of the plugins that have bubbled to the surface.
Here are the plugins we featured:
- WordPress Database Backup
- WP Touch
- Gravity Forms
- NextGen Gallery
- Audio Player
- Share and Follow
- Google XML Sitemaps
- Page Links To
- WP-Optimize
- All in One SEO Pack
What about you? What are your “Must-install” plugins on WordPress?
Others that came up (these were peer recommended, but I haven’t used all of them,)
- Spam Karma 2
- Get Recent Comments
- Subscribe to Comments
- Meteor Slides
- Custom Field Template
- Category Posts Widget
- WordPress PHP Info