So, you finally got your WordPress website up and running. Good for you! Now you probably wonder what plugins you should boost your site with?
Whether it’s a personal blog, e-commerce or pretty much any kind of WordPress website you can imagine, the use of plugins (if done properly) can improve many aspects of your website which may result in Better loading speed, or even a fully customized online store. The possibilities are endless!
Word of caution: Having multiple plugins installed on your WordPress website may cause serious loading times issues, if done without professional assistance.
This article will assume you already know how to install them, and dive straight to the best and must have plugins for a WordPress website.
The most popular all in one SEO plugin formerly known as “WordPress SEO by Yoast”. Yoast is your very own easy to go SEO interface. Which helps you control your titles, Meta tags, breadcrumbs and even get Real-time content analysis for pages, posts and product descriptions better compatibility to search engines.
The plugin also lets you create XML and robots modules.
Keeping your site fast is crucial for proper ranking. With W3 total cache, you can rest assured your site will run flawlessly thanks to their content delivery network (CDN) integration.
Image compression can be a real hassle when adding content to our website, especially in large-scale websites. Large image files can effect pages loading speed, resulting in bad rankings.
With Wp Smush, you can easily compress the image files on your server without the need to optimize them and upload them again.
Email marketing is a crucial aspect of building your brand awareness and engaging customers. With a dedicated campaign builder for Facebook and Instagram. MailChimp is by far the easiest marketing automation solution for your website.
With 28% of all online stores powered by woocommerce, It’s obvious why most consider it to be a must-have plugin for anyone looking to build an online store on the WordPress interface.
Woocommerce lets you build an online store for pretty much any product you like, whether it’s a physical or a digital product. It also comes with an arsenal of add-ons to any specific needs your product needs like custom fields or other variations of your product.
You want people to comment on your site. But as your site will begin to get the traffic it will certainly get some spam comments.
Akismet will scan millions of web pages and communities to ensure that even the pro spammers will be blocked from your site assuring real people comments.
Design your website easily with CSS Hero. With the most intuitive point and click interface, CSS Hero is the plugin you’ll need if you are not proficient with CSS.
Forms are the way your customers will reach out to you. Building forms are no easy task, especially not for beginners. In that case, WpForms will get the job done with an easy drag and drop form builder. It’s considered by most the most beginner friendly form builder.
