When we set up a blog for a client, we want it to be 'firing on all cylinders'. Here are the plugins we install on every Wordpress blog we create:
- Akismet. Great anti-spam plugin. It comes standard as part of the Wordpress files but neds to be set up, including the creation of an account on Wordpress.org.
- WP-Tags-To-Technorati Most people do not understand the Google juice that technorati tags give you.
- Feedburner Feedsmith The plugin will detect all ways to access your feed (e.g. http://www.yoursite.com/feed/ or http://www.yoursite.com/wp-rss2.php, etc.), and redirect them to your FeedBurner feed.
- WP-Security-Scan Use this plugin to make sure that you are complying with best practices for WordPress.
- All-In-One-SEO-Pack Provides complete control of meta tags and title tags to give your blog its best shot at high Google rankings.
- WordBook Each time you publish a new blog post it will automatically appear on your Facebook wall.
- ShareThis Probably the best general-purpose chicklet for allowing readers to share your content.
- Twitter Tools Each time you publish a new blog post it will automatically also tweet it.
- TweetMeme Provide you readers with a visible way to tweet about your content. Also display the number of times the article has been retweeted.
- WP-DB-Backup Automatically backs up your Wordpress database at scheduled intervals.
