Gone are the days where Dreamweaver (or FrontPage) was required to keep a company website up-to-date. WordPress is all the rage these days and allows my clients, small- to medium-sized business owners, the ability to maintain their company website with ease.
With over 3,000 WordPress plugins available, it can be overwhelming to choose which plugins will work best for your company website. Below is a list of what I have found to be the most essential WordPress plugins for small- to medium-sized business websites.
Stop spending time deleting spam and more time creating content! Akismet automatically identifies and blocks comment and trackback spam so you don’t have to.
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is extremely important if you want your website to appear or rank high in search engine results. The All In One SEO Pack allows you to add titles, descriptions, and keywords which increases the chance of someone finding your website online.
Word of Mouth Marketing has proven to be one of the most powerful ways to boost your business. By adding social media buttons to your website, Sociable makes it easy for people to spread the word about you.
Website usability studies show that users read in small chunks. Sadly, most blog homepages are often too full and thus can deter visitors. Evermore automatically displays short previews of all your blog posts. This allows readers to easily scan your posts and read a quick preview. Evermore also gives you the capability to tailor the length and appearance of your previews.
WP Cache allows your WordPress website to run faster. ‘Nuff said.
Similar to Google Anayltics, StatPress is a light-weight, real-time plugin that manages your website’s statistics. StatPress collects information about visitors, spiders, keyword searches, feeds, browsers, referring sites, and more.
More and more people are using mobile phones to surf the internet. The Wptouch plugin converts your normal WordPress blog into a mobile website. The theme is only visible when your site is viewed on an iPhone or iPod Touch.
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