Plugins we like

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.	[}