The Top 10 WordPress Plugins
I got this list of WordPress Plugins from the offical WordPress website and I thought it would be great to share it with everyone who reads my blog 
Ranked from the most popular to the least popular, here are the top 10 WordPress plugins. Beside each listed plugin I have also comment if I have it installed on my blog.
1. All in One SEO Pack
Automatically optimizes your WordPress blog for Search Engines (Search Engine Optimization).
I personally do not use this SEO plugin but prefer to use Headspace instead
NextGEN Gallery is a full integrated Image Gallery plugin for WordPress with a Flash slideshow option.
Looks nice, I have not tried this plugin before but you may give it a shot
Scans your WordPress installation for security vulnerabilities.
Careful with this plugin, it may crush your WordPress if you are not careful.
This plugin will create a Google sitemaps compliant XML-Sitemap of your WordPress blog.
Highly recommend plugin to be installed to help make your blog friendly with Google
5. Sociable
Automatically add links on your posts, pages and RSS feed to your favorite social bookmarking sites.
I dont really recommend this plugin because it created lots of unnecessary links, which will affect your rankings in search engines.
6. Google Analytics for WordPress
The Google Analytics for WordPress plugin automatically tracks and segments all outbound links from within posts, comment author links.
Highly recommended to setup to track your WordPress traffic online.
7. WP-Cumulus
WP-Cumulus displays your tags and/or categories in 3D by placing them on a rotating sphere.
No idea what is this, but you can try it out
Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.
Very useful plugin to create forms on your blog, you can see a demo how it looks like on my blog at my contact form here.
A very fast caching engine for WordPress that produces static html files.
The last time I tried this plugin, my WordPress disappear install this with caution!
10. WP-SpamFree
Powerful anti-spam plugin that virtually eliminates comment spam. Finally, you can enjoy a spam-free WordPress blog! Includes contact form.
Personally I prefer to use Akismet, but you need more spam control you can install this too
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Great post Alvin, and some good comments giving more Plugins.
I have downloaded a few thanks Alvin and the commentors for the usefull info
Nice list of plugins. Extended Options Plugin and also wp-sitemap plugins are also helpful for me. wp-sitemaps plugin creates html site map which can be added to menu or footer.
Hi Mr Alvin
Thank’s for NextGen Gallery Plugin.
Hey Alvin
Thanks, although I’m sometimes afraid that something might happen to my site and I won’t be able to get it up again.
What about a sticky plugin, one that keep a specific post on the first page? I’ve seen it working but don’t know where to find it.
Cheers
Kobus,
Thanks for the cool plugins…
Tony Beach
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Great List, I am using 9 of the ten and they all make a difference. Thanks for the post.
What is the WordPress plugin that displays related clickbank products?
he he he
How do i get my pic to show with my comment
Register and upload your pic at Yahoo’s Bloglog.
I believe you can click thru the Bloglog image at the top right of this page and join.
You can also sign up at Gravatar.com, etc
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i have an account there but still no pic
did you upload your pic there and verify you could see it
did you also join gravatar.com and load your pic there?
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Thank you …
Hey I can see you now!
Glad to help
Clay
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Good post, your post could really help me in my work. Hopefully this will help increase my traffic more. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Alvin,
good selection of useful plugins!
One i use for cloaking affiliate links (Google do not like them…) is the link-cloaking-plugin (http://w-shadow.com/blog/).
And a visitor counter is another one i use all the way. It is called visitorcounter-12. Find it here -> http://www.tamagothi.de/
They work fine under wp 2.7.1.
Greetz,
Stody
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I’m not sure you could call these Top 10′ but I would call them free must haves.
WordPress Database Backup
I set this to send backups to my email daily in case of crash.
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
Great for visitors to find related info on your blog.
WP Widget Cache
Reduce sql queries to your database and speed up your site.
Theme Test Drive
Safely test any theme while visitors are using the default one.
Broken Link Checker
Checks your posts for broken links and missing images and notifies you on the dashboard if any are found.
MaxBlogPress Ping Optimizer
Saves your wordpress blog from getting tagged as ping spammer.
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I use the widget cache in conjunction with super cache, but I notice in order to see my edit changes I have to briefly deactivate both those plugins
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Guys! Careful with the any program that automatically post Twitter post to your account because I got my account suspended twice and detected as spam because of these automatic programs
hey Alvin) nice choice of plugins listed, i use half of them)
I also enjoy WP-Cumulus plugin, i think it’s a nice stylish 3D form of displaying your tags in a rotating sphere:))) it brings some freshness to the blog)
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I have tried Google XML sitemap generator but it doesn’t work.
Please make a post about creating your own sitemap.
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Hi Alvin,
This is a good post and a good start when it comes to plugins.
As I told you before I move with a lot of caution when it comes
to adding things to my blog that I know little or nothing about
because it can cause realy big problems.As you know I had a total
crash last year and except for lots of help I could have been in
alot of trouble.So again I say read about the plugin and what it realy does or is supposed to do and then use care.
Stay on course,
Rick
PS.Thanks again Alvin for allyour help.
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Thanks Alvin.
I happen to have tried both Heads Up and All in one Seo. I found the All in One SEO better because it didn’t let me make post descriptions that were too long. It counts for you, and lets you know when you get to 160 characters which is ideal for Google. It also made it easier for me to specify keywords for each post.
But either is good, and you should use one or the other.
Thanks again
Wayne Sharer
Alvin, Thanks for the link back. I’ll keep my eye on you and continue to blog about your good posts.You can never have enough friends in this or any other business, or life itself. Stay Genuine and Have a Good One! George
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That was a great list of top 10 plugins but I don’t use them all..
Anyway, thanks for the info.
Regards,
Dan
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I am yet to use WP Security Scan. I think it is a much needed plug in. Will install it soon. Thanks for the list.
Great choice of plugins! I use some of them like all in one seo pack, I’ll give a try to some others you mentioned.
For those looking for Twitter plugins, I have found two that I use on my blog (just click on my name above). One of them automatically posts a link in Twitter for every new blog post you make and also automatically posts your Tweets on your blog. Neat!
Lucie
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For those looking for Twitter plugins, I have found two that I use on my blog. One of them automatically posts a link in Twitter for every new blog post you make and also automatically posts your Tweets on your blog. Neat!
Lucie
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Thanks for the suggestions. I’ve installed some of those recommended & will try out others.
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I use Twitme & Zemanta plugins
You can see my blog review on Twitme.
http://www.globalblogincome.com/blog-plugin/twitme-plugin-in-wordpress-blog-to-update-twitter/
Twitme plugin will help to publish your blog post automatically to your Twitter account.
I have prepare my Zemanta plugin review.
You see it on 19th march 2009 at my blog http://www.globalblogincome.com
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Hi Alvin,
I would like to know how to change the font size of posting in WP? Pls enlightened.
Thank you.
Regards
Sebastian
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Interesting plugins, I’ll get it a try all the 10 plugin :p
Interesting plugins, I’ll get it a try all the 10 plugin :p
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Hi Alvin, Thanks for sharing. I will try out the plugins.
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Hi,
Thanks for the list of plug-ins which I will selectively try those that could be of help to me.
BTW, how to test them out?
I mean if it is incompatible and crash your site, then recovery could be a problem…?
Or so you have a separate test site?
I just installed Akismet and saved me a lot of time to screen thorugh the many spams I received.
Thanks again.
it’s better to install them on a test site first before you install them
if it crashes normally you just need to delete the plugin folder will do
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Hi, Alvin Phang!
This is my first time comment your blog.
Thanks for your great listed wordpress plug-ins.
It is useful to me.
Alvin,
Thanks for the wordpress plug-ins. I twittered your link above, but not sure if I am signed up for the contest. I am not sure how to retweet.
Thanks for the plugs
I like one named insights that helps me put content like images directly from de web to my blog.
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Thanks Derek. I will give tweet this plugin a try
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Thanks for the information on plugins…Your description and comments on each was very helpful…
I would also include another one which is “Onlywire”. It submits your article from your blog automatically to other top socialable websites like twitter. No hassle. Just install and sit back and it does all the work (submits) for you.
It is FREE.
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Does WP-SpamFree and Akismet work well together? I lost the post but someone recently recommended a plugin that keeps spam down by recording IP addresses. I’m going to try that WP Security Scan too. Thanks for the tips Alvin.
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I think the plugin is WP-Ban. It is a great spam blocking plugin. It will ban users by IP, IP range, host name, user agent and referer url from visiting your WordPress’s blog. It will display a custom ban message when the banned IP, IP range, host name, user agent or referer URL tries to visit you blog.
I use Tweet This plugin and it works great!
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Alvin, Hello!
I enjoyed your suggestions and they were timely! I put my blog up late January with the initial default theme and have been progressing ever since.
I wanted to let you know, I think the “Bloggers Handbook” is a great read and I have suggested to my blog readers to come check your site out. Hope you don’t mind? Have good one!
George Ball
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Kaltura’s Video plugin- which allows visitors(in the comments section!) as well post admin to add video from virtually any source and Featurific- you can see what that does on my site’s main page!
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thanks for the comment
will check it out and I just check out your blog thanks for the promo too 
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Maybe the top 10 FREE plugins?
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They are all free my friend..
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Hi,
I’ve been having a lot of problems with Contact Form 7 not working on some websites. I’ve had to move to other form processors and even had one client get all up in my face about it, too. Test this plugin before depending on it, it can be persnickety.
I use NextGen Gallery on some sites and it can work beautifully. But I have run into some plugin incompatibilities, so again test.
I prefer Headspace, too. But I do have one blog I can’t use it on because of plugin incompatibilities.
I guess the message here is test.
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Out of the 10, I have used only 3 before.
Agreed that, NextGEN Gallery is a highly recommended plug-in for anyone who wish to put in photo gallery in their blog.
Hey Alvin Thanks! You may have donr this already but in your opinion, what is the best Twitter plugin. Keepo in mind, I am using your latest and greatest Theme
Thank you!
Keith
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Dont have any in mind… still looking around for one
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Hi Alvin,
Add sig – a plugin which you can put a short author bio under every post, so that readers know who you are.
Comment Approved Notifier – this is a great plugin, that will inform your reader his comment is approve by sending an email to him… good for telling your reader to revisit your site.
Nice Trackback – it will show a short nice description of the track back not like the older type… good if you use track back
Notify Users of Moderation – another great plugin which tells your reader his comment is under moderation so he don’t get confuse whether his comment is send.
Post Notification – this by far the best plugin ever created, it will automatic send an email once you post a new article to your reader WHO HAD COMMENTED ONCE IN YOUR BLOG…. How good was that…
I had been using all the plugin above and it’s great. You can go to my blog @ http://www.thebadblogger.com/ to see and try it out…
I hope the above plugin will do you good…
The Bad Blogger
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I really appreciate you ranking the plugins for WordPress.
I never know what to install, and what not to install. Your
breaddown of each was a tremendous help in deciding which I
actually need or want.
Thanks again.
Ed Mudge
install the ones that I have recommended
Alvin Phang’s last blog post..The Top 10 WordPress Plugins
Thats a pretty good list of plugins, but i dont use all in one seo, i use platinum seo which has way more options.
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I think All in One SEO plugin is no longer being provided support by the creator. Platinum SEO has all the features of All in One SEO plus lots more. I am using it on my blog and it has served me well.
Another good plugin is tweetmyblog which automatically updates your twitter account with your latest blog post. I have used it with great results
Wp_Spam is a good plugin that helped me a lot with spam.
One of the plugins that I like is Post Teaser where it will show only a little of each post. It made one of my blogs load much faster.
Thanks
Bo Tipton
The Ornery Marketer
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I just use ‘everemore’ plugin for that…
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