A list of twelve recommended WordPress plugins that offer a wide range of functionality for creating powerful and engaging WordPress websites.

1. The
Christmas
Twelve Plugins
of
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2. Gravity Forms
u Hugely
powerful
and
easy-­‐to-­‐use
contact
form
u Loads
of
add-­‐ons
to
connect
to
PayPal,
MailChimp,
and
more
u Can
convert
form
submissions
directly
to
WordPress
content:
pages,
posts
and
custom
post
types
1
h@p://www.gravityforms.com/
Liam Dempsey | @liamdempsey

3. Advanced Custom
Fields
u Quickly
and
easily
add
meta
fields
to
pages,
posts
and
custom
post
types
u Great
documentaGon
u Plenty
of
low-­‐cost
add-­‐ons
2
h@p://www.advancedcustomfields.com/
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4. Widget Logic
u Enables
for
different
widgets
on
different
pages
u Easy-­‐to-­‐use
for
even
those
who
are
not
developers
3
h@ps://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-­‐logic/
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5. WordPress SEO
u Lots
of
capacity
to
tweak
SEO
seLngs
u Great
checklist
for
wriGng
SEO-­‐
friendly
content
u Generates
breadcrumb
navigaGon
u Generates
XML
sitemaps
4
h@ps://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/
Liam Dempsey | @liamdempsey

6. Backup Buddy
u Solid
backup
tool
for
shared
and
low
cost
hosGng
u Offers
a
way
to
access
MySQL
dumps
when
access
to
phpMyAdmin
isn’t
available
u Useful
for
transferring
installs
between
low
cost
hosts
5
h@ps://ithemes.com/purchase/backupbuddy/
Liam Dempsey | @liamdempsey

7. TablePress
6
u Easy-­‐to-­‐use
and
powerful
way
to
upload
and
manage
table
content
u Allows
visitors
to
organize,
search
and
display
the
content
in
the
table
u A
free
plugin
that
can
be
easily
configured
h@p://tablepress.org/
Liam Dempsey | @liamdempsey

8. WooCommerce
7
u Powerful,
easy-­‐to-­‐use
basic
e-­‐
commerce
plugin
that
works
with
just
about
any
theme
u Lots
of
paid
add-­‐ons
for
customizing
an
online
store
h@p://woocommerce.com/
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9. Envira Gallery
u Leagues
be@er
than
the
default
WordPress
galleries
u Store
the
images
in
WordPress’s
Media
Library
u Flexible
layouts
and
opGons
u Responsive
funcGonality
is
built-­‐in
8
h@p://enviragallery.com/
Liam Dempsey | @liamdempsey

10. Shortcodes
Ultimate
u Loads
and
loads
of
useful
shortcodes
u Great
for
adding
custom
menus
to
pages
when
working
with
off-­‐the-­‐
shelf
themes
9
h@ps://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-­‐ulGmate/
Liam Dempsey | @liamdempsey

11. Akismet
u The
best
opGon
for
blocking
spam
comments
u Clean,
simple
and
easy
to
use
10
h@p://akismet.com/
Liam Dempsey | @liamdempsey

12. Events Calendar
u Flexible,
variable
layouts
that
allow
visitors
to
configure
the
front-­‐end
display
u Free
version
is
hugely
powerful;
premium
version
only
costs
$65
per
year
u Easily
edited
and
configure
11
h@p://tri.be/shop/wordpress-­‐events-­‐calendar/
Liam Dempsey | @liamdempsey

13. Feed Anonymizer
12
u Strips
author
informaGon
from
RSS
feeds
u Created
by
our
own
Owen
Winkler
u Built
for
free
between
breakfast
and
the
arrival
of
the
school
bus
h@ps://wordpress.org/plugins/feed-­‐anonymizer/
Liam Dempsey | @liamdempsey

14. Which of your
favorite plugins
did I miss?
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15. Happy Holidays!
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