Four Essential WordPress Plugins

Thank you for explaining these plug-ins in a way a non-techie can understand!

I use Askimet and find it indispensable for keeping sp@m off my site.

Thanks!

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How funny! Yesterday I was just installing a couple of these. I have, however, messed something up and people can no longer comment on my blog. I would like to cry right now as I can’t figure out how to fix 🙁
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good suggestions, thanks! I will make sure that I forward to my web person to be sure that my site has these 4. Love helpful tips like this

Love Askimet. Thanks for the tips about the others. I’ll give them a try.

Kathy Alice, thanks for a literate explanation of these plugins. Now that I’m taking care of my own sites I need this.

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! I, too, am forwarding this to my web person to make sure all is as it should be; I know we just recently installed Askimet which has been a real help!

Kathy, thank you so much for this great info. I’m in the process right now of getting my blog on wordpress.com moved over to my own domain name on .org. So I will ask my hosting company to make sure these 4 plugins are installed and activated.

I’ve got most of these installed but love the explanation and the extra help on the google analytics…still not getting that one completely. I’d love more suggestions for apps that increase functionality or add zip to an otherwise standard blog.

I love having guidance in these matters! I already have Akismet and Google Analytics. So on to the others. I plan to investigate your other links, too. Thanks.

Great info – I’ll have to get my tech person to install it – beyond me…Would love to get rid of the endless SPAM!

Going to check out some of your previous posts…
Brandy Mychals
Split Second Perceptions

Thanks for the great tips and they’re so easy to understand.

Kathy Alice-

Thanks- How do these apply if you are not on WordPress but hosted separately? I assume they all have plug-ins that are not WordPress plug-ins?

I’d love a further post on Google Analytics if you are so inclined!

Thanks-

Candace Davenport
http://www.ourlittlebooks.com ~ Little Books with a Big Message

Boy, I can attest to Akismet! I recently transferred my blog to WordPress and on the one hand I saw why I should do that, (my blog was seen more readily), but on the other I had some very “interesting” comments. I had delayed activating Akismet, but now it’s done, no more weird English comments…

Clear and to the point. Thanks Sensei. I’m in the process of beginning to migrate one of my sites to WordPress from Squarespace and will definitely take your advice.

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I found your information while doing a Google search trying to get some help with a problem I was having activating my Askimet plugin. What a find! Great information. I have added the two plug-ins I didn’t already have. Thank you for such valuable information.

Susan Berland
A Picture’s Worth
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