Earlier this week I talked about How to Keep Your Website Secure and what you need to have in the way of security plugins. You can check out this list right here: http://kristenpoborskyteam.com/kristen/how-to-keep-your-wordpress-site-secure/
Let’s dive into The Top 25 WordPress Plugins You Need on Your Website:
1. Akismet
One of the most annoying things about having a blog is spam. Stop spam before it happens with the Aksimet plugin right here.
2. All in One SEO Pack
In this article I showed you 5 ways to get more traffic to your blog. SEO Plugin by Yoast is probably one of the most used tools I have on my site. You need to install and use “WordPress SEO Plugin” by Yoast to make sure you’ve optimized your blog post to be found in the search engines.
3. Contact Form 7
Want business? You need to make it easy for potential clients to contact you easily and contact form 7 makes it super simple to setup a contact form on your website. Get it here: Contact Form 7 Plugin.
4. Google XML Sitemaps
Google is the biggest player when it comes to getting found online. You need to have this plugin which will generates a sitemap for you that makes it easy for your site to be indexed by Google. When I build a website for a client this is on the list of essentials. Get this plugin right here: Google XML Site Maps.
5. NextGen Gallery
Not one of my favorites or even one that I use but it is very important so we can’t over look this plugin. I say this because it isn’t an easy plugin to install and manage. I wish they would make it more user friendly, this only my opinion however there a lot of people who love this plugin so it is on this list.
NextGen Gallery is for uploading and managing image galleries on your site. Check it out right here: NextGen Gallery Plugin
Here are the rest of The Top 25 WordPress Plugins You Need you need to have right here:
