Comments on: 10 WordPress Plugins for New Blogs

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:59:42 +0000

Plugins are one of the reasons that Wordpress is so great… they provide a lot of freedom that you can’t really get with other platforms. I’ll be doing a post on my blog soon all about why WP is great, Anyone’s interested?

By: Big Robby

Big Robby — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:15:18 +0000

Good article. I prefer Platinum SEO because it automatically handles 301’s if you change a page name, tag name, etc. Also, socialite is a cool plugin that will send a tweet whenever you post or update an article.

By: Jeremy Burns

Jeremy Burns — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:32:52 +0000

Super plugin advice. I have had a blog installed for a few years and only made 4 pr 5 posts to it. I was just setting up a new blog that I am committed to actually getting off the ground this time.

I was not sure of what plugins to start with so I figured even better than Goggle, go search ProBlogger for the answer to this question.

Glad I did, thank you!

By: Lizy Buelle

Lizy Buelle — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:24:18 +0000

Well, actually, I might be wrong. It does appear to have some issues when I’m using it on my new blog.

By: Hikari

Hikari — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:55:23 +0000

Those are nice plugins. Tnx for the tips.

By: B Becker

B Becker — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:43:49 +0000

Here are a few we really like on our craft blog at http://www.favecraftsblog.com such as:
Smart Youtube – Insert YouTube videos in posts
Sociable 3.0.2 – Automatically add links on your posts, pages and RSS feed to your favorite social bookmarking sites.
WordPress Database Backup – automatic or on-demand backup of your WordPress database.
Thanks to everyone for sharing.

By: Thailandseo

Thailandseo — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:28:33 +0000

Great list! and Thanks for sharing to me.

By: staxbrix stax brix

staxbrix stax brix — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:34:05 +0000

Theres some good plug in up there but I think you missed a few.

http://waronyou.com/topics/air-force-releases-counter-blog-marching-orders/
http://seotricksguide.info/products-page/

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:06:03 +0000

It’s worth saying: this post is still essential for starting new blogs

By: YRP Jen

YRP Jen — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:42:37 +0000

Awesome – I’m going to use Subscribe to Comments.

We just started our website, blog and forum & would appreciate feedback – http://www.yourrealtyportal.com. The site is for professionals in the real estate industry.

ProBlogger continues to be a wealth of information so I have it on our website as a must-have tool! YRP Jen.

By: Blogevolution2.0

Blogevolution2.0 — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:52:02 +0000

Great list Darren, Thanks for sharing.

Terry

By: Brad Hart @ A DoFollow Blog

Brad Hart @ A DoFollow Blog — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:35:29 +0000

@Andrea when it comes to creating galleries there is no plugin better than NextGen gallery. It takes some time to learn the plugin effectively but for gallery there is nothing better in my opinion.

By: Andrea Nowack

Andrea Nowack — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:47:32 +0000

I’m looking for a good photo album plug-in that allows you to display several photo thumbnails; any recommendations?

By: Rudi Lehnert

Rudi Lehnert — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:12:18 +0000

I forgot to recommend WP-SPAMFREE – absolutely the best Spamkiller I ever plugged into WordPress! See the red button on the bottom of the sidebar:

http://blogorama.eisbrecher.net

By: Rudi Lehnert

Rudi Lehnert — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:57:33 +0000

Here are my recommendations for plugins and themes:

http://blogorama.eisbrecher.net/2008/09/12/wordpress-backstage/

By: keram

keram — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:17:14 +0000

I have been experimenting with various breadcrumb plugins.

Also no one mentioned MBP’s Faveicon plugin for a little pro-looking custom flourish in the URL browser line and search results.

Thanks to everyone for all the st replies

By: xgravity23

xgravity23 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:25:16 +0000

I just recently wrote a guest post on BloggersGuide.net about 5 plugins I recommend, and mine had a decidedly social networking bent to them. Here's the post: Five More WordPress Plugins to Simplify Your Blogging

By: Avi Alkalay

Avi Alkalay — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:39:56 +0000

There is one more to suggest. The Google Maps plugin, to let you very easily embed simple and complex maps in your posts.

I wrote it myself and can be found here:
http://avi.alkalay.net/2006/11/google-maps-plugin-for-wordpress.html
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-maps-advanced/

Thanks

By: Avi Alkalay

Avi Alkalay — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:37:13 +0000

Darren, I’d like to suggest Yawasp for an ultimate spam fighting solution. It uses innovative but yet simple methods to fight spam and I completely stopped getting spam.

I wrote a small article about it on http://avi.alkalay.net/2008/12/yawasp-blog-anti-spam-solution.html

By: Infonote

Infonote — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:48:16 +0000

I cannot believe you left out WP Super Cache especially for a new popular site like yours. You are causing unnecessary strain on the DB.