My fave WordPress plugins
Ok, seeing as how my head and heart is still lost on the dance floor, I really can’t be arsed to write out anything intellectual or enlightening. So uh, I’m just going to share with you all some of my favorite WordPress plugins1, and why I think they’re awesome.
Post Snippets
Very useful if you have a lot certain codes that you use repeatedly in your posts, but you’re too lazy to type them out each time. For me, I use the <acronym> </acronym> for the people’s names in real life, and it’s a pain typing out the same description each time (as if I can remember them all), so with this plugin, I can add the code to the snippets repository and easily include it with one click when I need 
Hide Posts
You can see it in action in my previous post about my crazy night out 
Basically, it allows you to hide a portion of your posts for registered users only. Since my private posts will usually be extremely long, this plugin gives the readers a small teaser, and they can decide if they want to register/login to view the post or not. I recommend using this plugin with Register Plus so you can get total control of who views your private posts.
Comment Reply Notification
I wrote a now obsolete post about improved comment notification via email a year ago, but this plugin does the job much better. Basically, I have it set up so that if the commenter is interested in getting an email when I reply, they can simply check the box at the end of the comment form, and they’ll receive an email with my reply when I get around to it
Platinum SEO Pack
Everyone recommends the All-in-one SEO Pack, which I also used before, but consider this plugin the All-in-one version, but on crack It has all the features of All-in-one, but a lot more. I mainly use it to hide my paid posts from search engines so I can avoid being Google bitch-slapped. If you do write paid posts, I’d highly recommend getting this plugin, and then reading my posts on how to hide paid posts from your feeds and how to hide them from your main page.
Post Avatar
No real use for this plugin, except for the fact that I like being able to include an avatar next to my posts This, and the friends only feature, are what I miss most from using LiveJournal, but with this plugin, I can have unlimited avatars! It’s easy to customize and use, no complicated coding needed.
Post Ideas+
Sometimes I’d have a bunch of ideas for posts, and other times, I’d be completely brain dead (which explains the fluctuation in my post frequencies). I use this plugin to jot down ideas for posts, and it shows up as a little widget right on my dashboard, so I can see it right away when I login. Very useful if you suffer spontaneous writer’s block like me.
What are some of your favorite, but lesser-known, WordPress plugins?
- I’m not going to include the popular ones that everyone uses, because well, everyone already knows/uses them. ↩
Katy says:
What version of WordPress are you using? Hide Posts never worked for me. =(
Jenny says:
Really? I’m using the most recent version of WordPress – 2.9.2, and Hide Post works just fine. At least I hope so! God forbid if anyone else should see what I wrote in my private posts o_o
Anna says:
Ah, I gotta check this plugins out!
Thanks for the list
Evelyn says:
I really liked the Post Ideas plugin! I had never heard of it! I write my ideas on a notepad file hehehe!
Hey! I can’t wait to see your portfolio! I’m curious to see others sites you’ve designed
Bonnie says:
OOO I think I’d like to try out Post Snippets. GASPPP, I NEED THE PLATINUM SEO PACK, PRONTO!!
Jenni says:
I have to admit I’d not really heard of any of these, so thanks! The platinum SEO one sounds particularly interesting.
Ivy says:
I have never used any of these plugins before, but I do like sound of Hide Posts and Post Avatar. I might as well download those to use in the future! (: Next post, I’ll probably use the Post Avatar. Seems kind of fun..hehes. Thanks for sharing. Share more plugins with us once in awhile. They’re informative! (: Thanks!
Malin says:
Thanks for mentioning the Platinum SEO plugin! It seems perfekt!
And I have to mention that I don’t recommend that you hide sponsored posts on your front page, you can get caught, like I did with one of my other sites
Not fun!
Malin says:
By the way, do you use both noindex and nofollow on your sponsored posts?
Karin says:
Oooh, I like the sound of Post Ideas! I must check that one out asap
And Post Avatar, I too miss that function from LJ.
Thanks for posting these, I had never heard about them before!
Ivy says:
Ooh! Thanks for the Post Ideas+ recommendation! That’s definitely a lot more useful than what I currently do. I have a private page where I jot down my ideas.
Off to install Post Ideas+
clairessa says:
i think i love you. i want to be able to change my blog icon quickly without major coding changes and i never thought there would be an actual plugin for it. you’re awesome for loving it so i could finally see it hehe
awesome post.
Jenny says:
I use the uh… comment reply notification and it works great. Sometimes I even get people to come back and reply to my reply’s.
And I’m downloading the Post Ideas one ’cause I could really use it. Otherwise, I’ll prolly never blog again. I don’t get out much
Delia says:
I’ve always wondered if you used custom fields or a plugin for your avatar. I’ve been wanting to add avatars to my post, but totally forgot to include the coding in. Thanks for the list!
Iman says:
This is a really helpful list! I haven’t tried any of them, but Post Avatar and Comment Reply Notification, I could totally use those.
Oridusartic says:
Wow, thanks for sharing the info about the plugins. I would like to try the Platinum SEO Pack.
Btw, I saw your post avatar is Kyoya from Ouran anime! LOL I love that hilarious anime too.
Krystal says:
Thanks for sharing those plugins. I’ll be checking some of those out, especially the post ideas one.
Some of my fave are: Comment Plugger, CommentLuv, SexyBookmarks, WordPress Breadcrumbs and WPtouch iPhone Theme
Jihyun says:
!@!@$#@…..more wordpress PHP related stuff. It is making my head burst!
I don’t have much experience with plugins so I can’t say which is my favorite, but I am going to come back to this once I actually successfully create a theme. Thanks for sharing! ^__^