Jetpack adds powerful features previously only available to WordPress.com users including customization, traffic, mobile, content, and performance tools. Features include: Customization. Make your WordPress site uniquely yours with Custom CSS, Carousels, spam-free Contact Forms, Sidebar Widgets, Infinite Scroll, and Tiled Galleries. Mobile theme. Instant and customizable lightweight responsive theme designed for phones and tablets.
WordPress out of the box is already technically quite a good platform for SEO, this was true when I wrote my original WordPress SEO article in 2008 (and updated every few months) and it's still true today, but that doesn't mean you can't improve it further!
The Google Analytics by Yoast plugin for WordPress allows you to track your blog easily and always stays up to date with the newest features in Google Analytics. Development on GitHub The development of Google Analytics by Yoast takes place on GitHub. Bugs and pull requests are welcomed there.
Relevanssi replaces the standard WordPress search with a better search engine, with lots of features and configurable options. You'll get better results, better presentation of results - your users will thank you. This is the free version of Relevanssi. There's also Relevanssi Premium, which has added features, including Multisite support.
Gravity Forms is hands down the best contact form plugin for WordPress powered websites. Oh yeah, we said it!Don't just take our word for it, listen to what Gravity Forms users are saying. "Gravity Forms is quite easy to use. It allows you to create multiple forms, both simple ones and extremely long and complex ones.
Gravity Forms is hands down the best contact form plugin for WordPress powered websites. Oh yeah, we said it!Don't just take our word for it, listen to what Gravity Forms users are saying. Gravity Forms allows you to quickly and easily integrate with a variety of third party services such as PayPal and provides for even deeper integration with WordPress through our collection of optional Add-Ons.
Wordfence starts by checking if your site is already infected. We do a deep server-side scan of your source code comparing it to the Official WordPress repository for core, themes and plugins. Then Wordfence secures your site and makes it up to 50 times faster. Wordfence Security is 100% free.
"I recommend BackupBuddy to every single person I talk to who runs a WordPress powered website. There is no comparable plugin that includes the amazing feature set of BackupBuddy. Knowing all of my sites are fully backed up on a schedule helps me sleep at night, and that peace of mind is priceless."
VaultPress is a subscription-based protection, security and backup service for WordPress blogs and sites. Built on the same Automattic grid that serves over 32 million WordPress.com blogs and 330 million monthly visitors, VaultPress secures your site.
A note about support: We're here to help troubleshoot bugs, but should set expectations early that the support forums at WordPress.org are only checked once a week. Please read our sticky post before creating a new thread. Users looking for more timely/in-depth support are encouraged to check out Events Calendar PRO.
Feature A Page Widget aims to provide a "just works" solution for showcasing a Page in any sidebar. It leverages Core WordPress features, a simple set of options with a thought-through UI including three widget layouts. For those more technically adept, there are three filters and a template to customize the output of the widget (see the FAQ for more information).
This plugin is useful for people who regularly use all or most of the post statuses with Posts, Pages, or Custom Post Types. Post Status Menu Items does the following: Show each post status and number of posts with that status (e.g. "Drafts (7)") in each post type's admin menu.
With BWP GXS you will no longer have to worry about the 50,000 URL limit or the time it takes for a sitemap to be generated. This plugin is fast, consumes much less resource and can be extended via your very own modules (yes, no hooks needed!).
For help and information on installing plugins you can view our Installing WordPress Plugins Manual. If you are using a Multisite please note: There are TWO ways to use CustomPress: 1. Network Activate. In the Network Admin>CustomPress>Settings Menu you will need to enable subsite contents.
What is it? A fantastic new plugin that helps you control how WordPress generates thumbnails. Why use it? When WordPress automatically generates thumbnails, it sometimes doesn't crop them in a way that is suitable for the image you've uploaded.
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Birgit Pauli-Haack
