This document summarizes a WordPress meetup discussing plugins that are useful for blogs. It introduces the meetup, provides news about WordPress and Google changes, and lists several types of plugins that every blog needs, including SEO, forms, stats, social media, testimonials, spam protection, email list building, backup, caching, security, and management plugins. Additional resources are provided for finding and evaluating plugins.

1. WP COS Meetup
Plugins every
blog needs!

2. Intros..
Introductions…...
1. Name
2. I use WP for business or personal?
3. Favorite plugin?

3. WordPress News

4. WordPress News - Sources

5. WordPress News
goto http://denver.wordcamp.org/2015/ for more info (tickets are $40 for 2 days
SPEAKER APPLICATIONS OPEN 4/13 – 4/16 ONLY

6. WordPress News
Big Google Changes
Google Said the following…
“Starting April 21, we will be expanding our use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal.
This change will affect mobile searches in all languages worldwide and will have a
significant impact in our search results.”
Test your site at https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/

7. WP COS Meetup
Plugins every
blog needs!

8. Disclaimer

9. Types of Plugins every blog needs
How to find a plugin
https://wordpress.org/plugins/
or
in the WordPress admin area….
there are over 35,000 to choose from

10. Types of Plugins every blog needs
How to find a plugin
https://wordpress.org/plugins/
Things to consider

11. Types of Plugins every blog needs
Things to consider
run away...

12. Types of Plugins every blog needs
● SEO
● Forms
● Stats
● Social Media
● Testimonials
● Spam
● Email List Builder
● Backup
● Caching
● Security
● Bonus: Management

13. Types of Plugins every blog needs
and so is this image

14. Plugins - SEO

15. Plugins - Forms

16. Plugins - Stats

17. Plugins - Social Media

18. Plugins - Testimonials

19. Plugins - Spam

20. Plugins - Email List Builder

21. Plugins - Backup

22. Plugins - Caching

23. Plugins - Security

24. Plugins - Management

25. Plugins - Top 108 Periodic Table
Goto
http://plugintable.com/

26. WordPress Meetup
Questions or Comments?