Recent wordpress plugins that I installed

by on 22. Jan, 2010 in Blogging

I don’t know about you but one of my favorite posts to read are about wordpress plugins.  It seems like I always learn something from those posts and I am introduced to some cool new tools. I thought it would be fun to share the latest plugins that I have activated on this blog

I just took a look at my plugin page and I am amazed that I have 58 plugins installed presently.  I only have 32 activated so I guess that is not too bad.

 

In this post, I am not going to talk about the basic and must have plugins, I guess these plugins could be considered “nice to have” but not essential.

  • Diagonal Advertising Banner Plugin – I wrote about this when I first installed it.  Basically, it adds javascript code to display an ad on  right corner of your blog.
  • Instant Weekly Round Up- This is one of favorites as it is a major time savor for me.  This plugin makes it super easy to create a round up post by automating the process.  No more manually copy and pasting links to write your round up and best of posts.
  • Sexy Bookmarks- I have experimented with close to a dozen of plugins in this category and I really like this one.    This plugin adds your choice of social bookmark buttons after your post.
  • Special Text Box – This is definitely a non essential plugin but I think it adds a lot to a post.  This plugin highlights certain portions of text within your post. [stextbox id="alert"]This is an example ;-) [/stextbox]
  • Thank me Later - This nifty plugin sends an email to first time commentators and you can customize the message you send out.
  • Wapple Architect – this is the plugin I installed to make my blog mobile last month.

These are the most recent six, let me stop there for now.  Stay tuned as I am sure I will write a part 2 follow up to this post at some point.

What are your most recent plugins?  How many plugins are you currently running?  Can anyone beat 32?

 

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37 Responses to “Recent wordpress plugins that I installed”

  1. jeetaapki 04. Feb, 2011 at 2:07 am #

    thats really good plugin

  2. Matt 06. May, 2010 at 3:56 pm #

    CommentLuv is amazing. I use it on all of my blogs and it really does increase the amount of REAL comments from readers, as there is an incentive for them to post. I like how you
    can post your name for a link. Thanks for the post.

  3. London hotel 06. May, 2010 at 4:04 am #

    Hi Dan, what are the benefits of Platinum SEO over All in One SEO?

  4. London hotel 05. May, 2010 at 6:09 am #

    I can’t find any mention of All in one SEO plugin on this page – it’s got to the best one for SEO and is one of only 3 plugins that we installed on our blog.

    • Dan Keller 05. May, 2010 at 7:15 pm #

      @London hotel, This wasn’t a comprehensive list, just the most recent plugins, I actually use platinum seo plugin

  5. element321 12. Mar, 2010 at 5:18 pm #

    Dan, this is a great list, I was wondering how you added the highlight box.

    I use sexybookmarks as well. I like it. If you use to many icons it can slow down your site. I just adjusted mine for the most widely used ones.
    .-= element321´s last blog ..Daily Delicious Links March 11th =-.

  6. self improvement resources 10. Feb, 2010 at 9:27 am #

    So for example on the homepage I might want all sidebars to show, but on the “About Me” page I might want only a sidebar with all of my contact information to show.

  7. sydney wedding venues 10. Feb, 2010 at 3:59 am #

    Your WordPress blog is to get a custom theme. You can hire a theme designer to make one for you. I also have a few wordpress blogs and all of them have custom themes.

  8. sydney wedding venues 08. Feb, 2010 at 5:30 am #

    wordpress is better because it use theme you can dress up your website in just a minute and you canchange your theme anytime by just a click away also using the pluging make your life much easier.

  9. sammy 07. Feb, 2010 at 11:55 am #

    this is great to know about these plug ins.Especially Thank me Later sounds really good.

  10. John 30. Jan, 2010 at 6:02 am #

    Really good plugins..thanks for sharing!!!

  11. Max 29. Jan, 2010 at 2:09 pm #

    Hello,

    I was wondering if you ever experience performance issues with running so many WordPress Plugins?

    Does it slow down your blog in any way due to the interaction with your hosting or does it cause any other performance issues?

    I was under the impression that having so many plugins, especially inactive plugins that are just sitting on your server could generally slow your site’s response time down.

    These are some great plugins, and I’d love to add some of them to my blog, but I just worry about that.

    Thanks, Max
    .-= Max@Maximizing Money´s last blog ..Free Magazine Subscriptions and Free TradePub Magazines =-.

    • dankeller 29. Jan, 2010 at 6:07 pm #

      @Max@Maximizing Money, I have had no performance reviews to date. My blog is not the fastest but fast enough inmo

      • Max 01. Feb, 2010 at 11:32 am #

        @dankeller, Yes, your blog definitely seems fast, so that doesn’t appear to be a problem for you. I was having some issues with 1 or possibly 2 plugins in the past, and then I started reading that plugins could slow down your site, so I started going in the opposite direction and eliminating all but the most essential plugins. However, since you’re running these particular plugins and others without any sort of issues, I think I’ll take a second look at adding some more back to my site and spice things up a little. Thanks again for the help.
        .-= Max@Maximizing Money´s last blog ..ING Direct Business Savings Account $50 Banking Bonus =-.

  12. Nimit Kashyap 29. Jan, 2010 at 9:40 am #

    Thank me later could be very useful plugin, good collection
    .-= Nimit Kashyap´s last blog ..Structure Theme A Free wordpress premium Theme =-.

  13. Kevin Tan 28. Jan, 2010 at 2:08 pm #

    Instant Weekly Round Up plugin sounds interesting to me. I’ll give it a try.

    By the way you’ve one minor misspelled in the post above.

    Mo more manually copy and pasting

    No offense though. :)
    .-= Kevin Tan´s last blog ..10 Reasons Why You Need A Blog and How Does It Benefit You =-.

    • dankeller 28. Jan, 2010 at 7:28 pm #

      no offense taken. we are all human, right? Thanks for ponting it out and thanks for stopping by.

  14. ugg 28. Jan, 2010 at 2:51 am #

    I’ve never seen the special text box either. You spelled “no” wrong in this sentence, “Mo more manually copy and pasting links to write your round up and best of posts.”

    • dankeller 28. Jan, 2010 at 7:33 pm #

      @ugg, thanks, i will fix it after I approve your comment.

  15. Matt 26. Jan, 2010 at 12:24 pm #

    I can’t beat 32, but I’m always looking for new plugins.
    .-= Matt@North Atlanta Homes´s last blog ..The Perfect Storm for Home-Buyers =-.

  16. Cheat codes 25. Jan, 2010 at 3:43 am #

    You just write the code necessary to interface with the plug-in. If you’re familiar enough with programming and with php, it isn’t that difficult to do.
    .-= Cheat codes´s last blog ..Cheating for fun =-.

  17. George Serradinho 25. Jan, 2010 at 1:27 am #

    Some nice plugins you listed. I would say that instead of using ‘Special Text Box’ plugin, one could just use some css styling. i wrote about it (under thesis category on my blog), but it can be used on any theme.

    You need to try and keep the number of plugins down to a minimum to keep the load low on your server.

  18. Dennis Edell 24. Jan, 2010 at 1:24 pm #

    Please check your thank me later settings, I think it’s sending after every comment.
    .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..Blog Move Is Imminent ! I’m Looking For Launch Partners… =-.

    • dankeller 24. Jan, 2010 at 2:06 pm #

      I will check it out..thanks for the heads up.

  19. Digitivity 23. Jan, 2010 at 1:37 pm #

    Hmm, it seems your comment system (using WP-SpamFree) doesn’t work with Google Chrome. I had to post this from Firefox to get it to work.

    Also, the error message says you’re using an outdated version of WP-SpamFree.
    .-= Digitivity @ The Digital Life & Tools Blog´s last blog ..How to Claim Your Blog on Technorati =-.

  20. Digitivity 23. Jan, 2010 at 1:36 pm #

    Instant Weekly Roundup and Thank Me Later look interesting.

    Some plugins I’ve installed include:

    Google XML Sitemaps
    Add Post Footer
    Akismet
    CommentLuv
    DoFollow
    Faster Image Insert
    General Header
    Platinum SEO Pack
    Bookmarkify
    Top Commentators
    WP-Syntax
    WP Minor Edit
    Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
    .-= Digitivity @ The Digital Life & Tools Blog´s last blog ..How to Claim Your Blog on Technorati =-.

  21. vacation rentals 23. Jan, 2010 at 1:20 pm #

    Yup.. instant weekly round up is really great…

  22. JR 23. Jan, 2010 at 12:28 pm #

    Wow, Instant Weekly Roundup sounds great, will check that out right now, thank you!
    .-= JR´s last blog ..List of 132 Comment Luv Blogs by Niche =-.

  23. Wayne 23. Jan, 2010 at 11:20 am #

    I totally agree that a post about plugins is a big help.

    Any practical ‘How-To’ Advice is greatly appreciated.

    I will be posting about some plugins I use in a few days, everyone can benefit.

    Many Thanks,
    Wayne
    .-= Wayne@Home Based Business Leads´s last blog ..How To Find and Turn A Published RSS Feed into A Free Podcast =-.

  24. Free Logo Design 23. Jan, 2010 at 11:08 am #

    You can hire a theme designer to make one for you. I also have a few wordpress blogs and all of them have custom themes.

  25. Free Logo Design 23. Jan, 2010 at 11:07 am #

    I’d like to know if there are plugins I can use to change the basic WordPress look, so it won’t look like your basic blog.

  26. benwaynet 23. Jan, 2010 at 8:01 am #

    Nice list, I hadn’t heard of a few of these. FYI, Instant Weekly Round Up isn’t linked
    .-= benwaynet´s last blog ..Get AD Schema info from PowerShell =-.

  27. TechChunks 23. Jan, 2010 at 4:19 am #

    Already have the first 3 plugins. Gonna try “Special Text Box” for sure. [P.S. I hate "Thank me Later"].
    .-= TechChunks´s last blog ..How to Download Wikipedia for Offline Reading: Wikipedia for Schools =-.

  28. Kai Lo 23. Jan, 2010 at 3:41 am #

    I’ve never seen the special text box either. You spelled “no” wrong in this sentence, “Mo more manually copy and pasting links to write your round up and best of posts.”

    -Kai Lo
    Twitter @lomak1985
    .-= Kai Lo@SEO´s last blog ..Advanced Link Building With Blog Comments =-.

  29. Will 22. Jan, 2010 at 11:54 pm #

    I’ve never seen “Special Text Box”. That’s really cool. Nice use of the Sexy Bookmarks banner!
    .-= Will@laser hair removal´s last blog ..Hairy Celebrity Slip-Up: Guess Who Bared Hairy Legs on the Golden Globes Red Carpet =-.

  30. Dennis Edell 26. Jan, 2010 at 7:09 pm #

    @macky, Oh macky, did you ever just press a button. ;)

    Check out this particularly popular if not controversial post…

    http://www.directsaleswebmarketing.com/why-you-will-lose-my-comment-possibly-my-subscription/

    The comments are closed due to all being moved to a new blog, but it’ll resurface again eventually. :)
    .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..The Time Has Come. The Deal Is Done. It’s Time To Move!! =-.