Must have plug-ins on Wordpress?

imccafey

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Aug 24, 2020

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• Aug 29, 2020

• #1

What are some of the useful plug ins that writers should have in their WP blog sites?

 

Sandy Joe

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Sep 2, 2020

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• Sep 3, 2020

• #2

Here are the basic plugins for WordPress.
1.SEO (Yoast/All in one SEO)
2.Cache plugin
3.Social media share plugin
4.Image /Lazy load
5.Security plugins

 

Mr Positive

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Mar 30, 2018

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• Sep 3, 2020

• #3

1) rank math or yoast
2) wp rocket and autoptimise
3) wordfence
4) elementor

 

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skule

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Mar 25, 2020

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• Sep 3, 2020

• #4

I would add wp-admin hide so instead of example.com/wp-admin it would change to example.com/81924jagnavb9

 

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Matthew Musgrave

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Jan 30, 2020

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• Sep 3, 2020

• #5

RankMath latest version or Yoast

 

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MartinIlian

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Jan 31, 2020

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• Sep 3, 2020

• #6

Rankmath is good working.

 

Panther28

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• Sep 3, 2020

• #7

As a writer you should have a word count plugin.

 

dennisberardino137

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Nov 24, 2014

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• Sep 3, 2020

• #8

1. SEO: Rank Math
2.Cache : WP Fastest Cache
3. Jetpack (Multi-Purpose)
4. Contact Form : WPForms
5. Security plugin : Sucuri

 

AlbertHustle

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Aug 21, 2018

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• Sep 3, 2020

• #9

I also use WooCommerc and W3 Total Cache

 

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SEOspur

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Jan 22, 2020

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• Sep 4, 2020

• #10

Yoast SEO
WP Rocket
Cache Plugin
Contact Form
Security plugin

 

djd33p

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Sep 19, 2014

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• Sep 4, 2020

• #11

- RankMath or Yoast for SEO
- Contact Form 7 for Contact Forms
- WP Rocket for Speed Optimization
- Smush Pro for Image Optimization
- Site Kit by Google

 

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Dhv

Newbie

May 9, 2019

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• Sep 4, 2020

• #12

wordfence
w3 Total Cache
Yoast SEO
UpdraftPlus / BackupBuddy

 

Harold Nicolson

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Apr 24, 2019

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #13

Must have WP plug -ins

1. Yoast SEO.
2. Jetpack.
3. Akismet. Akismet Anti-Spam.
4. Wordfence Security. Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan.
5. Contact Form 7.
6. WooCommerce
7. Google Analytics for WordPress. Google Analytics Dashboard Plugin for WordPress by MonsterInsights.
8. All in One SEO Pack.

 

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megaclick

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Jan 1, 2015

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #14

What do you guys think about Disqus plugin?

 

BossBaby

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Sep 6, 2020

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #15

1. RankMath (for SEO)
2. Defender (for Security)
3. Akismet (to fight with spam comments)
4. Cache plugin like WP Rocket or Lightspeed Cache if using lightspeed server
5. Page Builder Plugin like Elementor
6. Backup Plugin like Updraft Plus
7. Social Sharing Plugin like Social Warfare

 

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pehchan

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Aug 1, 2020

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #16

Thanks guys, I didn't know about this plugins before.

 

Noword

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Jun 1, 2020

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #17

i see lot of forget the backup plugin

 

AustinMacdonald

Newbie

Jul 27, 2020

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• Sep 15, 2020

• #18

RankMath - for SEO purposes
Wordcount tool - not a plugin but is very helpful
Sucuri - Secure your site from hackers
Rafflepress - grow your blog with viral giveaways
Grammarly - for grammar correction
Adsanity - monetize your blog with display ads
Monsterinsights - for blog traffic monitoring

 

marksmith1211

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Aug 14, 2020

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• Sep 15, 2020

• #19

1. Yoast SEO​
2. UpdraftPlus​
3. Optimole​
4. WP Rocket​
5. Elementor​
6. Contact Form 7
7. Akismet Anti-Spam
8. WordFence Security
9. Google XML Sitemaps
10. WP Super Cache

 

PrincEEss

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Oct 14, 2019

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• Sep 15, 2020

• #20

Is jetpack good?