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Cindy Meltzer
The Social Craft
@cindymeltz
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![SEO: Yoast SEO
• Also try: Broken Link Checker
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![Mobile Friendly: WP Touch
• Also try: A responsive theme
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![Spam Protection: Akismet
• Also try: Sucuri
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![Analytics: Google Analytics for
WordPress
• Also try: Google Analytics Dashboard, Quicklytics (app)
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![Related Content: nRelate Related
Posts & Popular Posts
• Also try: YARPP (Yet Another Related Posts Plugin), Wordnik
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![Social Sharing: Shareaholic
• Also try: Digg Digg
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![Contests: And the Winner Is
• Also try: Rafflecopter
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![Speed: Quick Cache
• Also try: WP Smush.it
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![Content & Images: Zemanta
• Also try: InboundWriter
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![Comments: Commentluv
• Also try: Disqus, Livefyre, Comment Reply Notification
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![General Tips for Choosing Plugins
• Compatible with latest version of WordPress
• Number of users in the thousands
• Last updated within 6 months
• Active support forum
• Premium plugins are often worth the money
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The BlogHer 2012 Geek Bar: 10 WordPress Plug-ins to Rock Your Blog
This document recommends 10 WordPress plugins to enhance a blog and provides tips for choosing plugins. It lists Yoast SEO, WP Touch, Akismet, Google Analytics for WordPress, nRelate Related Posts & Popular Posts, Shareaholic, And the Winner Is, Quick Cache, Zemanta, and Commentluv as top plugins for SEO, mobile friendliness, spam protection, analytics, related content, social sharing, contests, speed, content/images, and comments respectively. It also offers additional plugin options for each category and recommends choosing plugins that are compatible with WordPress, have thousands of users, were recently updated, have active support forums, and premium plugins may be worth paying for.
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The BlogHer 2012 Geek Bar: 10 WordPress Plug-ins to Rock Your Blog
- 1. 10 WordPress Plug-Insto Rock Your Blog Cindy Meltzer The Social Craft @cindymeltz Access code: [Goes here] Session hashtag: #BH12Geek: Login/password: [Goes here] Conference hashtag: #BlogHer12:
- 2. SEO: Yoast SEO • Also try: Broken Link Checker Access code: [Goes here] Session hashtag: #BH12Geek: Login/password: [Goes here] Conference hashtag: #BlogHer12:
- 3. Mobile Friendly: WPTouch • Also try: A responsive theme Access code: [Goes here] Session hashtag: #BH12Geek: Login/password: [Goes here] Conference hashtag: #BlogHer12:
- 4. Spam Protection: Akismet • Also try: Sucuri Access code: [Goes here] Session hashtag: #BH12Geek: Login/password: [Goes here] Conference hashtag: #BlogHer12:
- 5. Analytics: Google Analyticsfor WordPress • Also try: Google Analytics Dashboard, Quicklytics (app) Access code: [Goes here] Session hashtag: #BH12Geek: Login/password: [Goes here] Conference hashtag: #BlogHer12:
- 6. Related Content: nRelateRelated Posts & Popular Posts • Also try: YARPP (Yet Another Related Posts Plugin), Wordnik Access code: [Goes here] Session hashtag: #BH12Geek: Login/password: [Goes here] Conference hashtag: #BlogHer12:
- 7. Social Sharing: Shareaholic • Also try: Digg Digg Access code: [Goes here] Session hashtag: #BH12Geek: Login/password: [Goes here] Conference hashtag: #BlogHer12:
- 8. Contests: And theWinner Is • Also try: Rafflecopter Access code: [Goes here] Session hashtag: #BH12Geek: Login/password: [Goes here] Conference hashtag: #BlogHer12:
- 9. Speed: Quick Cache • Also try: WP Smush.it Access code: [Goes here] Session hashtag: #BH12Geek: Login/password: [Goes here] Conference hashtag: #BlogHer12:
- 10. Content & Images:Zemanta • Also try: InboundWriter Access code: [Goes here] Session hashtag: #BH12Geek: Login/password: [Goes here] Conference hashtag: #BlogHer12:
- 11. Comments: Commentluv • Also try: Disqus, Livefyre, Comment Reply Notification Access code: [Goes here] Session hashtag: #BH12Geek: Login/password: [Goes here] Conference hashtag: #BlogHer12:
- 12. General Tips forChoosing Plugins • Compatible with latest version of WordPress • Number of users in the thousands • Last updated within 6 months • Active support forum • Premium plugins are often worth the money Access code: [Goes here] Session hashtag: #BH12Geek: Login/password: [Goes here] Conference hashtag: #BlogHer12: