The Best WordPress Plugins You Must Install

Now you don’t have to change the entire programming of the WordPress, with the plugins available for it which allow easy modification, enhancement and customization to your WordPress blog. One can define WordPress plugins as “the set of functions, written in the PHP scripting language, which will add the specific sets of services or features to the WordPress weblog that can be seamlessly integrated with the weblog using access points and methods provided by the WordPress.”

Here, you will find the best WordPress plugins which are essential for installations. You will be also glad to know that you can yourself create plugins if you find some unavailability of the features you are searching. We will be seeing plugins for every part of the blog i.e. security, backup etc.

For Backup And Optimization

• W3 Total Cache: This can be your ultimate knife of caching, from the basic page caching to the CSS/JS/HTML magnification, along with handling uploads to the Content Delivery Network.
• Backup Buddy Premium: We’ll not disagree that it isn’t inexpensive but trust, as it is the only plugin you will find that can handle both files and database backup easily. We will recommend this only for pro-bloggers who are ready to pay $75 for two site license.
• WP-Optimize: It runs the optimize SQL command, to optimize your database removing post revisions, spam and unapproved comments which would otherwise take up lot of your time. It also includes the facility to rename user, helping in changing the default Admin.
• Secure-WP: It defends your website by doing a thorough security check and making a number of small adjustments to harden your WP install by say, hiding the version number etc.

Search Engine Optimization

• SEO Ultimate: It will have 404 error tracker as well as links cloaking for your affiliating links and the best part is that all these modules can be disabled at your will if it becomes heavy when fully enabled.
• Google XML Sitemaps: It will create a sitemap for you, which you can submit to Google and will update it there only, when you post new content. This plugin is beneficial if you want to get indexed quickly and accurately.
• Robots Meta: It is the only easy way to add Robot Meta tag to specific page, search, results or feed. With this you can DE index from directories and search engine at your will. It will let you edit htaccess and robots.txt from within the WordPress admin.

Social And Commenting

• Than Me Later: Automatically will send a follow-up email, to anyone who comments on your blog, thanking them to take the time to visit and commenting on a post and encouraging them to visit again.
• CommentLuv: It will insert a link to the commentator’s latest blog post when they enter a comment. It has a negative aspect, as it will also encourage worthless comments posted just for the link.
• Follow Me: Creates a slide-on sidebar widget you can fill with links to all your social profiles, if you have a lot of accounts.

But remember, that WordPress runs faster with fewer plugins, so don’t be tempted to install all of the above.