Ulitmate WordPress Plugin Resource List
by Ninja JonBelow is a list of the top, and most fantastic, WordPress plugins (all the ones we install) and a link to the page that gives you information on how to use and configure the plugin.
To get a brief description of what all these plugins do you can look at our plugins we install page.
The following links and notes are for configuration once the plugins are installed.
Section A – Learn about the Cool Features These Ones Provide
This first batch are ones that do or may need some kind of setup or tweaking to use on your site.
They don’t require integration into your theme, so you can begin to use them even if you haven’t settled on a final choice for the look of your site.
AdSense Deluxe Usage Instructions
Add-Meta-Tags WordPress Plugin
No configuration needed, but you should add descriptions to all your categories when you create them.
Easy (un)installation of new plugins directly from the admin interface. Makes installing plugins a breeze. Just enter the URL of the plugin into the box and click “install.”
Tags
Tags are now included in WordPress by default. Look for the box directly below the post writing box and simply enter your tags as a comma separated list.
Take a look at these screenshots to see how to embed videos into your posts.
Optional: you can create your own list of subjects that visitors may choose as a topic or reason for why they are contacting you.
Redirection allows you to create redirects to pages on or off your site. Useful for cloaking or hiding affiliate links and fixing 404 errors. The plugin also contains a built in 404 error log.
Google Sitemap Generator 3 Beta
Optional: submit your sitemap URL to your Google Webmaster tools account.
Display related posts under each post and if you configure it to do so, in your RSS feed.
Section B – Need to Have Code Placed Into Your Theme
The following Plugins Require Minor Modifications on your Theme, so they should be configured after you have settled on a theme.
This plugin requires you to place code into your WordPress template after it has been activated.
It is recommended to place the following code on your index.php file.
Where you want to show the related posts list, add this code:
<?php if (ls_getinfo('isref')) { ?>
<h2><?php ls_getinfo('terms'); ?></h2>
<p>You came here from <?php ls_getinfo('referrer'); ?> searching for <i><?php ls_getinfo('terms'); ?></i>. These posts might be of interest:</p>
<ul>
<?php ls_related(5, 10, '<li>', '</li>', '', '', false, false); ?>
</ul>
<?php } ?>
<!-- MYAVATARS -->
<div style="float: right;">
<?php if(function_exists("MyAvatars")) MyAvatars(); ?><br/>
</div>
<!-- MYAVATARS -->
Paste the code given inside the comment’s loop (just after the “foreach ($comments as $comment) :” instruction) in your comments.php file. You can style the code for a better integration using the dedicated CSS in the plugin folder.
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Under Presentation -> Theme Editor in the WordPress admin, select “Header” from the list and replace:
<title><?php bloginfo('name'); wp_title(); ?></title>
(or whatever you have in your <title> container with:
<title><?php if (function_exists('seo_title_tag')) { seo_title_tag(); } else { bloginfo('name'); wp_title();} ?></title>
Section C – Nothing You Need to Do with These Ones
Once Installed, these don’t require Configuration. You may want to follow the links to see what they are about and why they are installed.
Will be setup for weekly backups. You may want to go to Manage / Backup and change frequency or adjust the email or run a backup to test the system.
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July 6th, 2007 at 3:18 am
Too cool, I made the Ninja list! Thanks!