Wordpress go to Plugins - whats yours?

[DadsDoItRight]

I personaly love Jetpack. I use the stats element of it a lot

Whats yours and why?

 

[Jon]

I personaly love Jetpack. I use the stats element of it a lot

Whats yours and why?

Do you not use Google analytics for stats? It is far, FAR deeper!

Plugin Wise I use
Akismet Anti-Spam
Disqus Comment System
Skimlinks
Wordfence Security (A MUST HAVE!)
Yoast SEO

That's ya lot!

 

[rninja]

WP smush to compress images.
W3 total cache to keep it speedy.
A Social media sharing plugin.

Wish there was a plugin that automatically uploaded and edited images, oh and a virtual assistant would be cool

 

[Saramaria]

I use jetpack too- good for instant stats

 

[The Reverend]

I have ones already mentioned but also

WP to Twitter
Wordpress Editorial Calendar
Scheduled Post Calendar.

Those last two help me get my posts in order

 

[Joraffe]

@Jon Which google analytics would you recommend? There are quite a few in the 'add plugins' section - I downloaded a couple months ago, but I couldn't fathom them...

 

[Jon]

@Jon Which google analytics would you recommend? There are quite a few in the 'add plugins' section - I downloaded a couple months ago, but I couldn't fathom them...

Are you just looking for a plugin that lets you insert your GA code for tracking?

 

[katykicker]

Editorial Calendar
Akismet
Redirection
Resize Image After Upload
Stealth Publish
Ultimate NoFollow
Wordfence
WP Smush

Those are the bulk of the ones I use!

 

[Joraffe]

Are you just looking for a plugin that lets you insert your GA code for tracking?

I think so, yes.

@katykicker I have got Akismet and Wordfence that are on your list, as well as Yoast SEO. Will look at the rest tonight - thanks!

 

[Jon]

Are you just looking for a plugin that lets you insert your GA code for tracking?

This is the only GA one I use
https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/

 

[Joraffe]

This is the only GA one I use
https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/

Thank you!

 

[Svendo42]

I too have got some of these installed but not - more to add to my to do list

Thanks!

 

[The Reverend]

I too have got some of these installed but not - more to add to my to do list

Thanks!

Something to realise is that Plug-ins can affect your page load speeds and these can impact your google rankings.

 

[Joraffe]

I too have got some of these installed but not - more to add to my to do list

Thanks!

Hi @Svendo42 , this is a great thread isn't it? Have you found any other plug-ins that are not on the above lists that you have found to be useful?

 

[Svendo42]

Something to realise is that Plug-ins can affect your page load speeds and these can impact your google rankings.

I did think about that when I took a note of "

W3 total cache" from​

@rninja list. I've made a note to consider the impact later, but a good point to make.

 

[Svendo42]

Hi @Svendo42 , this is a great thread isn't it? Have you found any other plug-ins that are not on the above lists that you have found to be useful?

It is, like many other on this great forum. The plugins I have are:

Akismet Anti-Spam
BackUpWordPress
Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order
Cookie Law Info
Limit Login Attempts
Shareaholic | share buttons, analytics, related content
ShortPixel Image Optimizer
Social Media and Share Icons (Ultimate Social Media)
Wordfence Security

 

[Joraffe]

@Svendo42 - Thanks for replying

All the one I use have already been mentioned.