Everyone has their list of favorite WordPress plugins, so I thought I’d share my current list:
- Akismet - probably the best anti-spam plugin around
- ReCaptcha - a great anti-spam plugin to use when Akismet doesn’t do the job
- WP Contact Form - there are tons of variations on this plugin, but the best I’ve found is from Doug Karr
- Admin Drop Down Menus - this plugin saves me hundreds of clicks a week by converting the two-level menus in the WordPress admin panel into dropdown menus.
- WordPress Database Backup - if you use only one plugin, this should be it. Needless to say, backing up your database is crucial.
There are tons of other plugins that are useful for particular situations, but the above are my favorite general-purpose plugins at the moment.