Here is my list of WordPress plugins I use on my of my sites I deploy:
- Contact Form 7 – This gives you a great looking contact form. Highly customizable with an option for adding a captcha.
- Akismet – Stop spam. This comes with every WordPress install. You need a key for it, register at wordpress.com. It’s free!
- Google XML Sitemap – Add a good XML sitemap for your site.
- WordPress Auto Upgrade – This makes upgrading the most easy thing. No excuse to not keep your site safe and up to date.
- WP Super Cache – I use this on the sites that get a lot of traffic. There is very much a noticeable difference when you use this. It really speeds your site up.
- Twitter Tools – Best Twitter plugin for WordPress. Use this to tweet your blog posts.
- Lightbox 2 – Makes your images show up in a lightbox. Extremely handy.
- Chili Code Highlighter – Best plugin to syntax highlight code. You can see examples of it on my site here, Write on images with PHP
- WPrecaptcha – Akismet and this plugin will stop all spam. Must have.
- WPaudio – This is great if you want to share some mp3s on your site. I use this here on my site, My New Ringtone
What plugins do you use? Leave me a comment!
