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| Once installed you can select where widgets appear for each widget. Very useful. | | Once installed you can select where widgets appear for each widget. Very useful. | ||
|[http://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-context/ At Wordpress.org] | |[http://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-context/ At Wordpress.org] | ||
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|I only want logged in users to see a particular widget | |||
| '''Restrict Widgets''' | |||
| Once installed you can select where a widget will appear (which page) and if a users must be logged in (or not logged in) to see the widget. This plugin can do what Widget Context does and more. | |||
| [http://www.dfactory.eu/ dFactory] | |||
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|Making sure your site is secure | |Making sure your site is secure | ||
| '''Update Notifier''' | | '''Update Notifier''' | ||
| Let's you get email when updates to WP Core or plugins have been made. | |||
| [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-updates-notifier/ At Wordpress.org] | | [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-updates-notifier/ At Wordpress.org] | ||
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| Notify people when there's a new post | |||
| '''Subscribe2''' | |||
| Allows people to subscribe to your posts without having a WordPress login | |||
| [http://subscribe2.wordpress.com/ subscribe2.wordpress.com] | |||
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| Keep a post at the top of a category | |||
| '''Sticky Posts In Category''' | |||
| You can make a post sticky, which will keep it in the list of current posts, but sometimes you want it to be at the top. This plugin does that. | |||
| [http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sticky-posts-in-category At WordPress.org] | |||
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| Adding a link to a gallery item | |||
| '''Custom Links on images within a gallery''' | |||
| Allows you to add an arbitrary link to an item in a native WP gallery | |||
| [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-gallery-custom-links/ At WordPress.org] | |||
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| Event management | |||
| '''Event Organiser''' | |||
| This plugin handles event scheduling, collecting payments, and making calendars. The plugin developer is very responsive to questions. | |||
| [http://wp-event-organiser.com/ wp-event-organiser.com] | |||
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| Getting rid of spam comments | |||
| '''Delete Pending Comments''' | |||
| This plugin is great for bulk removal of pending comments after a spam attack. | |||
| [http://wordpress.org/plugins/delete-pending-comments/ At WordPress.org] | |||
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|My website isn't ready for primetime yet | |||
|'''Ultimate Coming Soon Page''' | |||
| This plugin lets you put up a nice 'coming soon' splash screen. Anyone with a login to the site can see it, but causal folks can't. Many more features in the Pro version. | |||
| [http://www.seedprod.com/ SeedProd] | |||
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|I need a quick call to action | |||
|'''Button Widget''' | |||
|This plugin makes it easy to add a button to your sidebar or header area (if it's widgetized). Very easy to set up. | |||
| [http://siteorigin.com/ Site Origin] | |||
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|Display a different header picture based on a particular page or post | |||
|'''WP Display Header''' | |||
|This plugin allows you to set a specific header image on a page or a post category. | |||
| [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-display-header/ At WordPress.org] | |||
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[[Category: WordPress]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:10, 1 July 2014
Here are a set of plugins that solve some common WordPress problems.
| Problem | Plugin | Solution Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a form | Formidable Pro | We like Formidable Pro enough to install the free version with WordPress and to be an affiliate | Formidablepro.com |
| Restricting access to Posts | Members | The simpliest, most straight forward plugin to do this is Members - Justin Tadlock | Themehybrid.com |
| Search Engine Optimization | All in One SEO Pack | The plugin adds the ability to use descriptions and keywords to any post or page | Semperfiwebdesign.com |
| Displaying Locations | Comprehensive Google Map Plugin | Adds google maps, with markers, very configurable and easy to use. | Initbinder.com |
| Showing Tabular Data | Tablepress | Tables are good for product comparisons, cheat sheets, and other tabular information. | TablePress.org |
| Show a widget only on some pages | Widget Context | Once installed you can select where widgets appear for each widget. Very useful. | At Wordpress.org |
| I only want logged in users to see a particular widget | Restrict Widgets | Once installed you can select where a widget will appear (which page) and if a users must be logged in (or not logged in) to see the widget. This plugin can do what Widget Context does and more. | dFactory |
| Making sure your site is secure | Update Notifier | Let's you get email when updates to WP Core or plugins have been made. | At Wordpress.org |
| Notify people when there's a new post | Subscribe2 | Allows people to subscribe to your posts without having a WordPress login | subscribe2.wordpress.com |
| Keep a post at the top of a category | Sticky Posts In Category | You can make a post sticky, which will keep it in the list of current posts, but sometimes you want it to be at the top. This plugin does that. | At WordPress.org |
| Adding a link to a gallery item | Custom Links on images within a gallery | Allows you to add an arbitrary link to an item in a native WP gallery | At WordPress.org |
| Event management | Event Organiser | This plugin handles event scheduling, collecting payments, and making calendars. The plugin developer is very responsive to questions. | wp-event-organiser.com |
| Getting rid of spam comments | Delete Pending Comments | This plugin is great for bulk removal of pending comments after a spam attack. | At WordPress.org |
| My website isn't ready for primetime yet | Ultimate Coming Soon Page | This plugin lets you put up a nice 'coming soon' splash screen. Anyone with a login to the site can see it, but causal folks can't. Many more features in the Pro version. | SeedProd |
| I need a quick call to action | Button Widget | This plugin makes it easy to add a button to your sidebar or header area (if it's widgetized). Very easy to set up. | Site Origin |
| Display a different header picture based on a particular page or post | WP Display Header | This plugin allows you to set a specific header image on a page or a post category. | At WordPress.org |
