Ten Must-Have Wordpress Plugins

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.

Comments

[Tony]

Great plugins. I hadn't heard of the tags to Technorati one... I'll have to check that out.