My list of must have Wordpress plugins.

[briantercero]

So here is my list, I would love to see what you all use on your wordpress sites.

1) Google Analyticator

Adds the necessary JavaScript code to enable Google’s Analytics. After enabling this plugin visit the options page and enter your Google Analytics’ UID and enable logging.

2) Google XML Sitemap

This plugin will generate a sitemaps.org compatible sitemap of your WordPress blog which is supported by Ask.com, Google, MSN Search and YAHOO.

3) All in One SEO Pack

Out-of-the-box SEO for your Wordpress blog.

4) cforms 10.1

cformsII offers unparalleled flexibility in deploying contact forms across your blog. Features include: comprehensive SPAM protection, Ajax support, Backup & Restore, Multi-Recipients, Role Manager support, Database tracking and many more.

5) Add to Any: Share/Save/Bookmark Button

Helps readers share, save, bookmark, and email your posts and pages using any service.

6) Tweet This

Adds a Post to Twitter bird icon to the top-right of every post and page, with a nice rollover effect. Shortens URLs in advance through Th8.us, eating up only 16 of 140 characters. Customize or disable auto-insertion under Settings > Tweet This.

7) My Page Order

My Page Order allows you to set the order of pages through a drag and drop interface. The default method of setting the order page by page is extremely clumsy, especially with a large number of pages.

8) TinyMCE Advanced

Enables advanced features and plugins in TinyMCE.

9) WP-Cumulus

Flash based Tag Cloud for WordPress

10) Lightbox 2

Used to overlay images on the current page. Lightbox JS v2.04

[billmcintosh]

That's a great list!

Thanks for this resource. Someone less lazy than me should gather up all the links to the home pages for all these plugins & post 'em.

[jimbo]

Thank you Brian for this great list. This post should definitely be made a sticky.

[ryan]

Links Posted

1) Google Analyticator

2) Google XML Sitemap

3) All in One SEO Pack

4) cforms 10.1

5) Add to Any: Share/Save/Bookmark Button

6) Tweet This

7) My Page Order

8) TinyMCE Advanced

9) WP-Cumulus

10) Lightbox 2

[wohlfman]

Thanks, I was having some trouble locating a couple of these.

[billmcintosh]

Thanks for the links Ryan!

[sheprd]

Hi Bill,

I think you should also have Ping Optimizer from Maxblogpress.

It will help keep you from 'ping spamming' every time you edit a post. There are some other great plugins available from Maxblogpress's site (not my site)

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