To save lots of time when making your blog better it is good to know plugins that will ease your work. We have listed here some very important plugins that are “Must Have” with brief explanation of their purpose. Of course you can get more detailed information in author website but to give you clue what they are doing we wanted to write them here.
Plugin #1 – All in One SEO Pack
This is most important tool that every blogger must have. It’s a tool that gives possibility to optimize your posts. It is very easy to use. All you have to do is install this plugin, activate it and then go to “add post” and scroll down to bottom and you will see All in One SEO Pack fields. You need to fill header, description and keyword fields. When you have filled those fields with your post written you are ready to publish your post which will be optimized. Here’s screenshot.
Plugin #2 – Google XML Sitemap Generator
In order to prove more your SEO, Google XML Sitemap plugin is must have. It is easy to install and use. When you have installed it you need to configure it little bit. For more information about this plugin please click here.
Tip: Remember to allocate enough memory space to generate XML Sitemap in XML Sitemap Configuration page!
Plugin #3 – Event Calendar Plugin
This plugin surprised us with its results. We in Affiliate Marketing For All wanted to provide better service to our visitors by providing event calendar about coming affiliate events. What we found is that Event Calendar brought lots of traffic than we expected. It is very easy to use, however it is recommended reading about this plugin and how to use. Click here to read more about this plugin.
Plugin #4 – Aksimet Plugin
This is essential plugin that will prevent spam comments. It is easy to install and it comes ready with Word Press service. All you need is API key. First you need to register for WordPress account to get API key. Click here to get your API key. After you have registered you need to login to your account. You will see your API key in Profile section. Here’s screenshot of API key location.
Plugin #5 – Contact Form 7
When you want to offer to your visitors contact possibility it is good to have contact form that is easy to setup and manage. For this we chose Contact Form 7. When activating this plugin it will have own section. There you can setup your form fields and add more if required. However it is already setup with name, email, subject and comment fields. After you have setup your fields all you need to do is type email address where submitting visitor information will be sent i.e. your contact email address.
Plugin #6 – WASABI WP Plugin
This plugin is very beneficial. What this plugin do is it output a series of related entries based on keyword matching. Unfortunately this plugin is not supported anymore by author but if you want to support it please contact to author.
Plugin #7 – ShareThis
The ShareThis WordPress plugin provides a simple way for users to add your post to many social bookmarking sites, or to send a link to your post via email, AIM, Facebook, Twitter and more.
Plugin #8 – WP-Polls
As it name says this plugin let your visitors to vote for survey. It is easy to install and use. For more information about this plugin please click here.
