WordPress Plugins That Power This SEO Blog
Here’s a list of the WordPress plugins I use on this Hobo SEO Blog. Some plugins are permanent, some are being tested. Some are heavily modified, too. 1 or 2 although installed are not active yet.
WordPress plugins add functionality to the core wordpress CMS we create, design and develop web sites with, if you don’t know.
There are 19 plugins used: 14 active plugins and 5 inactive plugins.Active Plugins
Akismet 2.5.5
» Automattic (url)
Used by millions, Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from comment and trackback spam. It keeps your site protected from spam even while you sleep. To get started: 1) Click the “Activate” link to the left of this description, 2) Sign up for an Akismet API key, and 3) Go to your Akismet configuration page, and save your API key.
Comment Approved Notifier 2.2
» Yakup Gövler (url)
Send an e-mail to your commenters when you approve their comments.
Embedly 2.0.8
» Embed.ly Inc (url)
The Embedly Plugin extends Wordpress’s Embeds allowing bloggers to Embed from 218 services and counting.
FeedBurner FeedSmith 2.3.1
» FeedBurner (url)
Originally authored by Steve Smith, this plugin detects all ways to access your original WordPress feeds and redirects them to your FeedBurner feed so you can track every possible subscriber.
Google Analytics for WordPress 4.2.2
» Joost de Valk (url)
This plugin makes it simple to add Google Analytics to your WordPress blog, adding lots of features, eg. custom variables and automatic clickout and download tracking.
Gravity Forms 1.6.2
» Rocketgenius Inc. (url)
Easily create web forms and manage form entries within the WordPress admin.
MaxBlogPress Ninja Affiliate 1.8.1
» MaxBlogPress (url)
Automatically convert keywords on your blog into money making affiliate links. Also manage, track, cloak and shorten unlimited number of affiliate links from one central location of Maxblogpress Ninja Affiliate. Adjust your settings here.
Socialize 2.0.6
» Jon Bishop (url)
Adds actionable social bookmarking buttons to your site
What Would Seth Godin Do 2.0.3
» Richard K Miller (url)
Displays a custom welcome message to new visitors and another to return visitors.
WordPress Database Backup 2.2.3
» Austin Matzko (url)
On-demand backup of your WordPress database. Navigate to Tools → Backup to get started.
WordPress SEO 1.1.4
» Joost de Valk (url)
The first true all-in-one SEO solution for WordPress, including on-page content analysis, XML sitemaps and much more.
WP-PluginsUsed 1.50
» Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan (url)
Display WordPress plugins that you currently have (both active and inactive) onto a post/page.
WP FeedCount 0.4 Beta
» Martin Gardner (url)
Take Control of your Feedbuner Count & Subscribers the easy way…
WP Super Cache 1.0
» Donncha O Caoimh (url)
Very fast caching plugin for WordPress.
Which are your best WordPress plugins? Have I missed any?
Note – This page should automatically update with new / deleted plugins using the cool WP-PluginsUsed 1.40.
Written by Shaun Anderson
Hey thank you so much for such an informative article on wordpress plug ins!!!
This is a great resource. I’ve been using All in one SEO pack and I love it. Will give a shot for others too.
this is definitely going to be bookmarked. thanks a lot for the tops bro.
Cheers Rudy
Great list. I have a few others. I like the comment and keword luv plugins.
I really love the WordPress platform and thanks for sharing your plugins too.
I am however not a massive fan of the plugins who force you to link back to their site. I like being given options!
Republished and updated!
Hi Shaun,
Nice list, I would add:
Broken Link Checker (name self explanatory, checks internal and external links): shadow.com/blog/2007/08/05/broken-link-checker-for-wordpress/
Google XML Sitemaps (name self explanatory, also creates gzipped file) : arnebrachhold.de/redir/sitemap-home/
SEO Title Tag netconcepts.com/seo-title-tag-plugin/
Allows bulk edit of title tags of posts, pages, categories etc…
WordPress Database Backup ilfilosofo.com/blog/wp-db-backup (could’t sleep without) emails db backup at regular intervals
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin mitcho.com/code/yarpp/ (display related posts on based on calculations using title, content, categories and tags.
I agree commentluv is nice to have.
ps, the link to “Related Posts 2.02″ goes to a domain squatter and the (url) of it to your site
I found using the broken link checker slowed my site down FAR too much to have it active.
Hi Shaun, interesting comment about the broken link checker. I had it on from the start and therefore didn’t notice anything, but I’ll run some tests.
How about when you use it alongside WP super cache. Does it still run slow ?
i’ve not actually tried it with that. I do have thousands of links to check on this blog though….
You can also try w3 total cache plugin ( wordpress.org/extend/plugins/w3-total-cache/). Seo Booster Pro (mywordpress.com/plugins/seo-booster-pro/) is another one which I use on my niche sites.
Hi Shaun,
I couldn’t see any difference (but I just started blogging so only have a couple hundred links to check). I’ll see when the number increases if I need to turn it off, and have it run at night may be.
Thanks for your feedback on it though, if I notice the blog slowing down I’ll remember to switch it off.