The document discusses the process of choosing WordPress plugins, comparing it to being a kid in a candy store due to the vast number of options available. It highlights various front-end features, back-end boosters, and popular plugins such as WooCommerce and Akismet. The emphasis is on evaluating compatibility, updates, support, and author credibility to ensure effective plugin selection.

1. Choosing
WordPress Plugins:
Like Being a Kid in a
Candy Store
Andrea (Andi) Ferguson
President, AndiSites Inc.
@andisites

2. Front-End Features
Socials & Sharing
Display Facebook posts,
Twitter streams, or
Instagram feeds; make
your posts and pages
easily shareable by your
users
Back-End Boosters
Backups, SEO, security,
tutorials, developer tools
Power Packs
E-commerce systems, on-
site social networking,
moderated forums,
membership sites, event
management
Photo & video galleries,
FAQs, forms, sliders

3. Akismet
SPAM PROTECTION
WooCommerce
E-COMMERCE
NextGEN
PHOTO GALLERY
All In One
SEO Pack
SEO TOOLS
MonsterInsights
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
The Events
Calendar
CALENDAR W/ ADD-ONS
Slider
Revolution
IMAGE & VIDEO
SLIDERS
Gravity Forms
FORMS W/ ADD-ONS

4. 46,734
Plugins in the WordPress Repository as of 9/22/16

6. WHAT THE
@$%#!

8. Compatibility Updates Support
Installs Authorship Reviews*

9. Compatible with
Your WordPress

11. Recently updated

13. Well-supported
by its author(s)

19. Compatibility Updates Support
Installs Authorship Reviews*

20. Lots of active installs

22. Legitimate author

24. Good reviews*

26. Compatibility Updates Support
Installs Authorship Reviews*

27. Choosing
WordPress Plugins:
Like Being a Kid in a
Candy Store
Andrea (Andi) Ferguson
President, AndiSites Inc.
@andisites
andrea@andisites.com