This document provides recommendations for essential WordPress plugins organized into categories including utilities, getting others to spread the word, selling stuff, SEO, adding stuff to posts, and a caution about not installing all plugins at once. It lists specific plugin names like Akismet, Blog Copyright, Embed Iframe, MobilePress, WP Touch, and cautions that installing too many at once could cause a blog to self-destruct.
1. Essential WordPress Plugins for Do-it-yourselfers
Utilities Getting others to spread the word
Spam: Akismet Retweet
Copyright Info: Blog Copyright (by BTE) SexyBookmarks
Embedding: Embed Iframe ShareThis
Mobile: MobilePress & WP Touch Social Media Page
Import Feed as post: Feed Wordpress What Would Seth Godin Do
Import & publish SM feeds: Lifestream Follow Me
Caching: W3 Total Cache & WP Super CommentLuv
Cache Disqus Comment System
Facebook: Like Button http://u.pdat.es/ejprq
Add related posts: Link Within & Yet
another related posts plugin (YARPP)
Selling stuff
Scraping Prevention: RSS Footer & Add
Post Footer Amazon Showcase
Optimizing pictures: WP Smush.it Easy Adsense
Special Text Boxes
Google Analyticator
FT Signature Manager
SEO
Contact Form 7 All in One SEO Pack
WordPress Database Backup Platinum SEO
WP Security Scan Google XML Sitemaps
Adding Stuff to Your Posts
Apture
Zemanta
Photo Dropper
CAUTION: THESE PLUGINS ARE SUGGESTIONS. DON’T INSTALL THEM ALL AT ONCE OR
YOUR BLOG MAY SELF- DESTRUCT!