Plugins I use

Here’s a list of the plugins I use on my WordPress site. The best way for you to install them is to go into your own WordPress dashboard and click on Plugins -> Add New. You can ignore the download buttons on this page. In fact, I made this page using a plugin called List Plugins. I hope this list helps you develop your own site.

- Andy Traub

Akismet (2.5.7)

by Automattic
Used by millions, Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from comment and trackback spam. It keeps your site protected from spam even while you sleep. To get started: 1) Click the "Activate" link to the left of this description, 2) Sign up for an Akismet API key, and 3) Go to your Akismet configuration page, and save your API key.

Audio player (2.0.4.1)

by Martin Laine
Audio Player is a highly configurable but simple mp3 player for all your audio needs. You can customise the player's colour scheme to match your blog theme, have it automatically show track information from the encoded ID3 tags and more. Go to your Settings page to start configuring it.

Blogging Checklist (1.0)

by Slaughter Development
Lets you create a static checklist that appears on your posts page as a remidner
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Blubrry PowerPress (4.0.1)

by Blubrry
Blubrry PowerPress adds podcasting support to your blog. Features include: media player, 3rd party statistics, iTunes integration, Blubrry Services (Media Statistics and Hosting) integration and a lot more.
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Google XML Sitemaps (3.2.7)

by Arne Brachhold
This plugin will generate a special XML sitemap which will help search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask.com to better index your blog.
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IGIT Related Post With Thumb (4.1)

by Ankur Gandhi
Show related posts with thumb image after Posts. Ajax Base Admin options.Options for dynamic height and width of Thumb.Plugin By Hacking Ethics.You can Configure... it from Here.

JW Player Plugin for WordPress (1.6.0)

by LongTail Video Inc.
Embed a JW Player for Flash and HTML5 into your WordPress articles.

LeadPlayer (1.4.0.9)

by LeadBrite
LeadPlayer allows you to add YouTube videos to your site with an inline opt-in form and a call-to-action.

List Plugins (1.3.0)

by SedLex

Create a list of the active plugins in a page (when the shortcode [list_plugins] is found).

The list may contain:

  • the name of the plugin,
  • the description,
  • the version,
  • the screenshots,
  • a link to download the zip file of the current version.

Plugin developped from the orginal plugin WP-PluginsUsed.

This plugin is under GPL licence.

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NextGEN Gallery (1.9.3)

by Alex Rabe
A NextGENeration Photo Gallery for WordPress
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OptinSkin (2.2)

by ViperChill
OptinSkin allows you to quickly add beautiful opt-in forms and social share buttons anywhere on your blog.

Pretty Link Lite (1.6.0)

by Caseproof
Shrink, track and share any URL on the Internet from your WordPress website!

Resize At Upload (1.0)

by Huiz.Net
Automatic resize at upload
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S3FlowShield (3.60)

by Rapid Crush, Inc.
S3FlowShield Allows Secure Embedding of Media Stored on Amazon S3

Share a Draft (1.4)

by Nikolay Bachiyski
Let your friends preview one of your drafts, without giving them permissions to edit posts in your blog.
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Subscribe To Comments (2.1.2)

by Mark Jaquith
Allows readers to receive notifications of new comments that are posted to an entry. Based on version 1 from Scriptygoddess

W3 Total Cache (0.9.2.4)

by Frederick Townes
The highest rated and most complete WordPress performance plugin. Dramatically improve the speed and user experience of your site. Add browser, page, object and database caching as well as minify and content delivery network (CDN) to WordPress.

WordPress Database Backup (2.2.3)

by Austin Matzko
On-demand backup of your WordPress database. Navigate to Tools → Backup to get started.

WordPress Importer (0.6)

by wordpressdotorg
Import posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, tags and more from a WordPress export file.

WP-Optimize (0.9.4)

by Ruhani Rabin
This plugin helps you to keep your database clean by removing post revisions and spams in a blaze. allows you to rename your admin name also. Additionally it allows you to run optimize command on your wordpress core tables (use with caution).
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WP Smush.it (1.6.0)

by Dialect
Reduce image file sizes and improve performance using the Smush.it API within WordPress.
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