The WordPress Wizard's Must Have PlugIns

cathy

This is not an exhaustive list but I MUST have these plugins:

Vipers Video QuickTags

Tired of copying and pasting the embed HTML from sites like YouTube? Then this plugin is for you.

Just simply click one of the new buttons that this plugin adds to the write screen (rich editor included) and then paste the URL that the video is located at into the prompt box -- easy as that. You can fully configure how the videos are displayed (width, height, colors, alignment on the page) and much more. Your site will even stay (X)HTML valid unlike with the code provided by most video sites.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/vipers-video-quicktags/

Share This

The ShareThis WordPress plugin provides a quick, simple to use, and unobtrusive way for users to add your post to many social bookmarking sites, or to send your post link via email, AIM, Facebook, MySpace and more.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/share-this/

Dean's FCKEditor For Wordpress

This plugin Replaces the default Wordpress editor with FCKeditor.

FCKeditor is an open source WYSIWYG text editor ,brings to the web much of the power of desktop editors like MS Word.it's lightweight and is compatible with most internet browsers which include: IE 5.5+ (Windows), Firefox 1.0+, Mozilla 1.3+ and Netscape 7+.

Features:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fckeditor-for-wordpress-plugin/

WP-DB-Backup

You must be responsible for your data.  This plugin backs up your database.  Set it to a schedule of your choice and select from several locations to store the backup.

http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/wp-db-backup/

HeadSpace

HeadSpace2 is an all-in-one meta-data manager that allows you to fine-tune the SEO potential of your site. Visit the HeadSpace page for a video demonstration.

You can configure meta-data for:

You can define:

It also allows you to add:

http://www.wordpress.org/extend/plugins/headspace2/

TwitterTools

For everyone on Twitter, and if you aren't, why aren't you, this plugin is so versatile.  It allows you to create tweets from your posts and create a sidebar widget containing your recent tweets.

http://www.wordpress.org/extend/plugins/twitter-tools/

Cathy Perkins, The WordPress Wizard

Comments

By Lauren mcMullen on February 8th, 2009 at 4:02 am

Thanks for this Cathy. About twitterTools, I already have a widget box that has a twitter feed in it. How is this different

By The_Wizard on February 8th, 2009 at 4:07 am

You might already have Twitter Tools. It does lots of 'stuff' but it is great for creating a tweet automagically from your blog posts. It also creates a widget you can put in your sidebar.

By Pat_Lorna on February 9th, 2009 at 1:41 am

Hey Cathy, great list of "Must Have PlugIns". Only missing one, so need to grab some head space over here ;)

Thanks,
-- Pat & Lorna
http://PatAndLorna.com

By aniroy1986 on February 11th, 2009 at 12:03 am

Share This lets u track the submissions to social bookmarking sites for your domains. its a nice additional feature.
AddThis also supports this feature.

By George Serradinho on April 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm

I use the following and they are a must for me:

1. All in One SEO Pack
2. Google XML Sitemaps
3. WP Super Cache

Thanks for the other plugin details

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