kieranbarnes Independent PHP, WordPress & CubeCart Programmer

My best WordPress plugins

Here are a few of my WordPress plugins that I can't do without. It is by no means conclusive, just my personal preference.

Akismet
Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not. By Matt Mullenweg.

All in One SEO Pack
Out-of-the-box SEO for your WordPress blog. By uberdose.

cforms II
cforms II offers unparalleled flexibility in deploying contact forms across your blog. Features include: comprehensive SPAM protection, Ajax support, Backup & Restore, Multi-Recipients, Role Manager support, Database tracking and many more. By Oliver Seidel.

Google Sitemaps
This generator will create a Google compliant sitemap of your WordPress blog. By Arne Brachhold.

Lightbox JS v2.03.3 Plugin
Used to overlay images on the current page. By Peppe Argento. Lightbox JS by Lokesh Dhakar.

Live
Lets you watch activity on your blog in real time. By Sean Hickey.

Social Bookmarks
Social Bookmarks adds a list of XHTML compliant graphic links at the end of your posts that allow your visitors to easily submit them to a number of social bookmarking sites. By Apostolos Dountsis.

Tiger Style Administration
After working with WordPress for several months now, I felt the Administration area needed a little “freshening up”. I wanted the utility to feel more like an application, and less like a traditional website. By Steve Smith.
Plus it uses the Silk Icon set from Mark James. Lovely!

Ultimate Google Analytics
Enable Google Analytics on your blog. Has options to also track external links, mailto links and links to downloads on your own site. By Wilfred van der Deijl.

WP-Syntax
Syntax highlighting using GeSHi supporting a wide range of popular languages. By Jesse Planck.

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