Five WordPress Plugins I Can’t Live Without
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We all know that WordPress is an awesome blogging platform. Honestly, I can't see why anybody would want to blog with any other substandard tool. But besides its ease of use, the best thing about WordPress is its ability to be made better with the addition of plugins. I wanted to share a few of the plugins that I use on this blog, and give you a bit about why I can't live without them.
CommentLuv - The CommentLuv plugin is awesome. Whenever a legitimate user (not you spammers) leaves a comment on my blog, CommentLuv will automagically connect to their blog and add a link to their latest post on their comment. It's a great way to share the link love.
Subscribe to Comments - Subscribe to Comments does exactly what it sounds like. It gives folks who comment a chance to get an email whenever someone replies to their comment (or to the post). How does this help bloggers? It reminds them that there was a blog that they commented on, and that they should return to your page. Nice, huh?
Tweet This - This plugin adds a 'Tweet This Post' option to your blog posts. It also can shorten URLs using Bit.ly so that your tweets don't get truncated.
Twitter Tools - Another Twitter related plugin, this one helps integrate your blog with Twitter, autoposting a tweet whenever you publish a new post. This in conjunction with Tweet This can add a potential viral factor to your blog. Just publish your post, let the readers come, and they retweet it. Nice, right?
Ninja Affiliate - This, to me, is the mother of all WordPress plugins. It's not a free product, but it is by far the most useful plugin I have ever used. Basically, it's a URL cloaker that also can replace keywords in your blog with affiliate links. Can you say money? I knew you could. Not only is it great for use inside the blog, but you can use it to make your affiliate link easier to remember, such as http://thesugarbuzzproject.net/my-affiliate-link. Sure beats trying to memorize all of those numbers, letters, and weird characters, right? Believe me, if you can fit it into your blog's budget, I can't emphasize enough the value of this plugin.
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GMail Manager Plugin for Firefox
I have multiple GMail accounts. I'm pretty sure you do as well, since you are so adept as to be a blogger. You do have a blog, right?
I just stumbled across this new plugin for Firefox called GMail Manager. It allows you to switch between your different GMail accounts with ease. Yes, it also can save your passwords; I don't recommend using this tool on a public computer (you know the rules, it's just not secure).
I haven't downloaded it personally for two main reasons. One, I do have 3 or so accounts, but I only check one on a 'regular' basis, and two, I have way too many freaking plugins that I'm not using. I probably should remove a few of them, to tell the truth.
Which brings me to another question: is it GMail, Gmail, or gMail?
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