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Recommended WordPress Plugins

We are sure there are many plugins we have not investigated. If you find a plugin you find exceptionally useful feel free to let us know in the comments area.

You can search for and install the plugins below from the Plugins / Add New area of your WordPress admin area. Most of them need to be configured.

• All in One SEO Pack
• Google XML Sitemaps
  Akismet – API Key required
• WP-SpamFree – Great tools if you don’t want to keep a record of the spammers like Akismet does. It is fire and forget after a quick setup.
• Resize At Upload Plus – Great for resizing images so they don’t slow down your site or blow out your template.
• WordPress.com Stats – API Key required – Not the best stats program but great for a quick view.
• Custom Admin Branding – Want to see your own logo when you login? Takes a bit of work to set up properly.
• WP-DBManager – Can be a bit buggy but if you want your database emailed to you and you want it optimized regularly it is a great tool.
• My Page Order – Simply slide your pages and sub pages where you want them and save the order.
• Auto Tags – Requires some setup but I think 7 tags each is good. There is no recommended setting.
• Admin Management Xtended – If you want to save a post for later or change the date it is a great little tool.
• Page Links To – Allows you to link navigation to off site pages.
• Subscribe2 easy subscription widget – Must enable the Widget but has lots of great settings. Of course, you need a high end server or VPS if you have over 250 subscribers.
• No Comments On Pages – Easily enable or disable comments accross the board.
• MapPress – Needs API key for each site. Allows you to add one or more locations to a Google Map on your website.
• Custom Meta – Removes widget link to WordPress.org etc.
• SwfObj – Makes inserting Flash easier.TinyMCE – A good customizable tool bar. Requires some setup. Watch your screen resolution doesn’t interfere with how it displays.
• Email Users – Add Role Manager if you have several admins, authors, etc and want people to be able to send each other emails.
• WP -> Twitter – Have your posts automatically go to your Twitter page.

This is not a plugin but is a hand piece of code to make your WordPress site run faster:

Cache Code Put in wp-config.php found in the root. Paste below the firs set of PHP code:

// Enable the WordPress Object Cache:
define(ENABLE_CACHE, true);