(I apologize in advance for those of you who will find this post to be yawn-inducing.)
So many plugins
Some are so complicated
Wordpress dummy here
For those of you who use Wordpress, what are your favorite plugins? Also, what plugins do you think are must-haves?
So far I’m using Google Analytics, Feedsmith, Comment Luv, Akismet, Do Follow, Highlight Author Comments, Subscribe to comments, Simple Feed Copyright, and MyBlogLog. I also just downloaded the All-in-One-SEO pack and have NO idea what the hizeck I’m supposed to do with it…even after reading the FAQ’s, thus making me the aforementioned “Wordpress dummy.”
Help a mutha out. What else do I need?
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no clue but, i’m thinking of switching over to wordpress…only, it seems so confusing!!! i have another blog, which is on wordpress, but, i haven’t done much decorating, yet. so, i’ll be stalking this particular post today…see what advice is given!
By melissa on 12.28.07 7:35 am | Permalink
I’m thinking of moving over, too. The plugs are cooler here it seems.
Melissa’s last blog post..Friday Haiku 12/29/07
By Melissa on 12.28.07 8:03 am | Permalink
Hmmm. I am now more frightened to jump ship at Blogger. I don’t even know how to do 1/10 of its crap, let alone add more…Good luck Jennifer!
Anglophile Football Fanatic’s last blog post..I’m Dreamin of a Redneck Christmas
By Anglophile Football Fanatic on 12.28.07 8:27 am | Permalink
see, this is why i’m stickin’ with blogger. less complicated. not as cool, but less complicated! love your new header - congrats on the photoshop!:-)
phyllis’s last blog post..The saga of Exodus begins…
By phyllis on 12.28.07 8:43 am | Permalink
I don’t have the energy to move over, though the things they offer and definitely way cooler than Blogger.
The thought just makes me want to nap.
AndreAnna’s last blog post..Haiku Friday
By AndreAnna on 12.28.07 8:48 am | Permalink
*yawn*
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Just Kidding!! You are way cooler than me, I don’t have any of that shiznit!
Hydes
Heidi Hyde’s last blog post..Hi! ku
By Heidi Hyde on 12.28.07 8:52 am | Permalink
I think you use all of the ones I use and more. By the way, I had my brother add the plugin on my site that you have that tells the commenter’s last post. I love it. Thanks for the idea!!
Oh, one more thing…it’s weird, but I had a dream that I was trying to buy your house in Alabama that you are leaving… strange!
Smiling Mom’s last blog post..The Santa Torture
By Smiling Mom on 12.28.07 9:40 am | Permalink
I don’t play around with plugins but I want Comment Luv and just asked my webmaster (aka hubby Michael) to get it for me..
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Secret Agent Mama’s last blog post..One Year Old - How’d Go By So Fast?
By Secret Agent Mama on 12.28.07 9:41 am | Permalink
I don’t even know what plugins are! ha!
Good luck!
Cathy’s last blog post..5am Haiku
By Cathy on 12.28.07 9:52 am | Permalink
I have ZERO idea, but Happy Haiku Friday! lol
Stephanie’s last blog post..Haiku Friday
By Stephanie on 12.28.07 11:03 am | Permalink
Hey, thanks for the list! I have a couple of those but now will go look up what all that other stuff is! Not much help to you, though, am I??
Wendy’s last blog post..do you know the sausage man?
By Wendy on 12.28.07 11:03 am | Permalink
Yeah, I can’t help ya…I’m on the basic wordpress and I still haven’t a clue.
~JJ!’s last blog post..Haiku can’t miss it…
By ~JJ! on 12.28.07 11:26 am | Permalink
*furiously scribbling down your list of plug-ins*
I’m still trying to figure it out, so none here yet. But I will be watching this post for more ideas from Wordpress experts.
Christina’s last blog post..Haiku Friday: Christmas Gifts
By Christina on 12.28.07 12:46 pm | Permalink
Sorry - blogger here! Happy HF!
Nana’s last blog post..Haiku Friday
By Nana on 12.28.07 12:54 pm | Permalink
Ok what? You are so far ahead of me, I dont even know what you just said. I only know what the CommentLuv one does but the rest? No clue. But do I need them? What do you think? Feel smart by edumacating me.
Miss’s last blog post..Looks like we made it
By Miss on 12.28.07 2:31 pm | Permalink
Hi, Jennifer,
Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting.
Whenever I have any technical questions about my blog, I ask my son (who works at Microsoft) to help me out. He doesn’t have the patience to explain what I should do, but just types a mile a minute and clicks and does a little magic until - voila - the desired change has been made, but I am none the wiser.
Hope you get it all figured out.
Joyce’s last blog post..Haiku Blogging
By Joyce on 12.28.07 3:25 pm | Permalink
At least you’re just a Wordpress dummy; I’m a dummy at all things blogging related! (And, yes, the Roomba seems to be working pretty well, although I’ve only used it a couple of times.)
Toni’s last blog post..Haiku Friday
By Toni on 12.28.07 3:32 pm | Permalink
I’m stickin with blogspot, so no advice on the wordpress stuff - sorry!
I did just post my very first Haiku, though
Becki’s last blog post..Haiku Friday
By Becki on 12.28.07 3:54 pm | Permalink
i am plug-in illiterate, which is why blogger — simple, uncomplicated, easy-to-handle blogger — is still my friend!
janet’s last blog post..Haiku Friday: the say-it-ain’t-so edition (plus a mild pout)
By janet on 12.28.07 4:39 pm | Permalink
I swear I commented on here earlier
Apparently not.
Great haiku.
I can’t help you. I wish blogger offered more cool stuff like Wordpress, though.
Rachel’s last blog post..Haiku Friday
By Rachel on 12.28.07 5:01 pm | Permalink
LOVE the new header — cute! How fab that you can play around now!
I have no clue about plug-ins and such. You are makin’ a girl skeered of jumpin ship, too, LOL.
Will check back in wit ya when I’m in CA.
Much luv to ya!
VDog’s last blog post..Haiku Plane Trip
By VDog on 12.28.07 6:32 pm | Permalink
Dude, I’m still just trying to figure out which ones to use myself. I’m a fellow wordpress dumbass. Wait, you said “dummy” didn’t you? Let’s just upgrade mine to dumbass.
Sarcastic Mom’s last blog post..The Doldrums
By Sarcastic Mom on 12.28.07 8:12 pm | Permalink
I can’t use plug ins…I use their server and don’t pay anything.
Sandy’s last blog post..A short hello…
By Sandy on 12.28.07 9:26 pm | Permalink
I am even more clueless. I wonder if I can use those plugins for Wordpress.com blogs?
Santa was supposed to bring me a domain name thingy, but forgot like he does every freaking year and bought me a bluetooth mouse on Christmas eve that I despise…… Laptop on lap and cordless mouse? Recipe for disaster….
Kelley’s last blog post..HOT DA-YMN!!!
By Kelley on 12.29.07 6:05 am | Permalink
I love the idea of ‘Haiku Friday’, which I discovered not too long ago and have decided to jump into the pool (hopefully not a kids poopy pool).
By Rocas on 12.29.07 8:47 am | Permalink
You use all the plugins I do, and then some. I love to just sit and browse through them. I tried installing a poll one, but even though it is installed, it’s still not showing up in my plugins for me to activate. And I have lots of things I want to poll about!
Devilish Southern Belle’s last blog post..I guess
By Devilish Southern Belle on 12.29.07 1:01 pm | Permalink
I am a total plugin slut. I’ve even re-coded some of them, and believe me, I have *no* place trying to do that.
So:
1. Executable PHP: I have this only so I can include little stock “snippets” using php include calls. If you don’t know what that means, you don’t need them.
2. FeedBurner FeedSmith, so I don’t have to deal with RSS feed issues (FeedBurner takes care of it).
3. Google Sitemaps.
4. LinkLove, so people who comment 10 times on my blog automatically get follow links.
5. MyAvatars, MyGravatars, and MyBlogLog — so I can get those regular visitor lists.
6. opml-browser widget: So my blogroll comes straight off my Google Reader blog list, rather than me having to manage it myself.
7. Popularity Contest: So I can have a “10 favorite posts” list.
8. Post List by Category or Field: I wrote this myself so I can create a list of posts that are in a particular category. For example, I have a group of posts called “What’s it like to be a stay-at-home dad” and another that are tagged “favorite.”
9. Post Stumbler.
10. Similar Posts.
11. Twitter Tools.
And a few more. I totally heart plugins. Beats me why! I just love to customize, I guess…
:),
Dd.
Doodaddy’s last blog post..Stop Screwing Up My Daughter
By Doodaddy on 12.30.07 9:14 pm | Permalink
I can be no help, just made the move myself so im still trying to figure it out. I do know i want the sideblog plugin to use for paid blogging
Laura McIntyre’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday - Never To Young
By Laura McIntyre on 01.03.08 2:26 am | Permalink
Well, your list of plug-ins is very similar to mine. And very similar to you still can’t figure out the right way to use All-in-one SEO thing…..
Hersh Bhardwaj’s last blog post..Are You a Fluorescent Pig, or, a Purple Cow? Ebay Knows!
By Hersh Bhardwaj on 01.31.08 6:50 pm | Permalink
do they have the comment luv plugin on blogger?
Shannon’s last blog post..Pinoy Money Talk
By Shannon on 02.10.08 8:00 pm | Permalink
Great idea but I don’t want to embarrass myself with a poor haiku.
Grinding Teeth’s last blog post..How To Stop Grinding Teeth At Night
By Grinding Teeth on 05.13.08 6:41 pm | Permalink
I use an embarassing amount of plugins- just a few that haven’t been mentioned:
In Series- great for creating a series of connected posts.
IMM Glossary
Alinks
My absolute favorite is Urban Giraffe’s Redirection plugin. It has really saved me from 404 errors when I change the a post’s title, which changes its slug, which changes its url. If the the page has already been indexed then you need to redirect from the old to the new post and this plugin does it automatically for you. You can also use it for any other kind of redirect.
Louises last blog post..Summer Solstice Strawberries with Grilled Shrimp Salad
By Louise on 06.20.08 10:07 pm | Permalink
I am learning so much from this post! Thanks, Jennifer.
You have more than I do, and I plan to copy from your list and readers’ suggestions… but I have one I can tell you the name of, even though I don’t think I ever got it to work: permalink redirect.
I guess I’d better go to my own dang blog now and write something new already!
Julie @ the calm before the storks last blog post..blog identity crisis
By Julie @ the calm before the stork on 07.29.08 9:09 pm | Permalink