Comments on: More WordPress Plug-in Goodness

By: JO

JO — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:15:42 +0000

Hi,
I just wanted to say what a fantastic blog you have. I came across your site when joining up with Blogcatalog. I’m really new to blogging but I’m enjoying every minute of it! Thanks again for providing such a valuable resource.

By: Maki

Maki — Wed, 30 May 2007 18:50:38 +0000

Hi Char,

Just dropping in from StumbleUpon Buzz ..

The SEO Title Tag plugin is pretty essential for every blog. Its beauty lies in the fact that you can go witty, obscure or snarky with your post title but still include keywords and commonly search terms for the actual title of the page.

By: Julia Temlyn

Julia Temlyn — Thu, 17 May 2007 17:36:05 +0000

I love that Amazon plug-in– thanks for sharing! That’s something I’ve been wishing for, and I can’t believe I didn’t find it sooner.

By: Matt Keegan

Matt Keegan — Wed, 16 May 2007 23:51:34 +0000

SEO Title Tag has done wonders for me. To think I was blogging for more than one year before finding this plug-in. What a difference it has made!

By: Char

Char — Wed, 16 May 2007 16:25:25 +0000

Wow – even more WP plugin goodness! It is very interesting to hear what others are using, what works and what doesn’t. Keep adding to this list!

George – I love using WP as a CMS. Sometimes you have to be a bit creative, but it does work well.

Ponn – the Clean Archive plugin is perfect for your site!

Skarld – thanks for more resources – you can never have too many!

Sean – you have really done a nice job with the plugin and I really like the new look of your blog.

Leah – thanks for you additions to the list! I need to get the latest version of subscribe to comments – my blogs are lacking that one.

Lucy – thanks for stopping in! I need to add Share This to my list, too. So much to do – so little time.

David – you’ll find the Amazon plugin very easy to use.

By: David Airey :: Creative Design ::

David Airey :: Creative Design :: — Wed, 16 May 2007 09:38:33 +0000

Hi Char,

Nice post. I’ve already installed the title tag on mine, but not the other two.

Had I not just created a new page on my site for featured articles I would’ve gone ahead with the first plugin. I am however going to check out the Amazon one as I’ve been meaning to list a few recommended reads for a while now.

Cheers!

By: Lucy

Lucy — Wed, 16 May 2007 07:31:45 +0000

Oops - sorry - missed out an end bracket in my link! Coincidence: I installed the SRG Clean Archive just last night, but I think I picked up an older version, so I'll have to check that ... I also installed Lighter Admin Menus, which should make life easier, and Share This (replacing two plugins with one, which has to be good), so I'll see how they bed down. I did need to install runPHP as well, to make Share This work.

By: Leah Maclean

Leah Maclean — Wed, 16 May 2007 07:16:16 +0000

I couldn’t help but weight in with this one Char! Some of my favourite plugins are :

Subscribe to Comments – Let’s people keep a track of the conversation via email.

Vipers Video Quick Tags – makes embedding YouTube, Google and other videos A LOT easier and quicker.

Sidebar Modules – I use this on clients sites to make adding sidebar content much easier for them (personally I can’t help but love fiddling with the code on my site though)

Live – if ever you get that feeling that you want to watch people reading your blog then this is the tool. You can’t actually watch the people but you can see their IP address and where they are going on your site

Tan-Tan Reports – a great way to integrate basic stats from Google Analytics and Feedburner and display them in the WordPress dashboard environment

That’ll do for now

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 16 May 2007 06:21:56 +0000

Hi Char, thanks for your kind words and mention about SRG Clean Archives.

@Ponn Sabra: Indeed, my plugin can be added to any WordPress page, even a site map.

If you need assistance, send me a message via my site. Just click my name to head over or use the link Char provided.

By: skarld

skarld — Wed, 16 May 2007 04:18:07 +0000

If you like the archive plugin you will love the site map plugin Dagon Design Sitemap Generator at http://www.dagondesign.com/articles/sitemap-generator-plugin-for-wordpress/

Titles are the most important element is SEO.
Read The Definitive Guide to Semantic Web Markup for Blogs at http://www.pearsonified.com/2007/04/definitive-guide-to-semantic-markup.php

George, WP is more that powerful enough to host your site, but if you feel more comfortable paying for Squarespace, go for it. I think you just need to find a more suitable theme.