Must-Have WordPress Plugins

Want to add some functionality to your WordPress blog? or just want to spruce it up? Matthew Wettergreen presented a workshop on the “must have” plugins at the recent Houston WordCamp. Here’s his list of WordPress plugins:

Below is a list of three types of plugins and specific examples we’ll be covering. This is by no means an exhaustive or complete list and any suggestions are welcome and encouraged:

• Type I: Plugins that increase your control over a WordPress powered site (Type I.rar)
  • Askimet
  • WP Super Cache
  • Google XML Sitemaps
  • Headspace 2
  • WP-DBManager
• Type II: Plugins that increase the interactivity of a WordPress powered site (Type II.rar)
  • cFormsII
  • WordPress Related Posts
  • ShareThis
  • WP-Cumulus
  • Lightbox
  • PodPress
  • UPDATE: PicApp
• Type III: Plugins that create multiple directions of communication on a WordPress powered site (Type III.rar)
  • Sociable
  • Intense Debate
  • Disqus
• Industry Specific Plugins
  • Music (Music.rar): PodPress, SoundCloud, GigPress, Audio Player, Last.fm
  • Video (Video.rar): TubePress, Vipers Video, YouTuber, Apture, iBox
  • Photo (Photo.rar): ZenphotoPress, PloggerPress, FlickrPress, Lightbox Gallery, iBox

Definitely a place to start. I know I will be looking into a few of these as a place to start.

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