WordPress is powered by quality plugins that make the life of bloggers much more easy. The Business 2 Community contributor Jessie-Lee Nichols has shared a list of seven useful WordPress plugins that could prove to be immensely useful. Nichols says, “There are some core plugins that every website should be utilizing regardless of its audience. Here are our picks for the seven best. 1. WordPress SEO by Yoast Ahh, SEO. It’s the name of the game isn’t it? WordPress is great for SEO out of the box, but everything benefits from a little extra TLC. WordPress SEO by Yoast has a simple... [...]

Alberto Medina, AMP and WordPress Developer Advocate at Google has announced the launch of official AMP plugin for WordPress. This AMP WordPress plugin provides essential tools and functionality for AMP content creation to the WordPress users. In future this plugin will help bloggers to offer a seamless AMP experience to their visitors. Talking about the features of this new plugin, Medina says, “Version 1.0 of the plugin integrates AMP content creation seamlessly with standard WordPress content creation workflows across both classic editing, or Gutenberg-based editing. In particular, a native... [...]

HubSpot’s Carly Stec has compiled a list of 25 of the best WordPress plugins for marketers. The list includes plugins like Jet Pack, The SEO Framework, Just Writing, Pretty Link, Google XML Sitemaps and more.  Stec says, “Did you know there are over 56,000 WordPress plugins available today? WordPress plugins allow you to enhance your website’s functionality by adding features and capabilities that don’t come standard with the system. From writing tools to SEO tips to analytics, WordPress plugins will help you arrive at any solution you’re seeking, all while keeping your... [...]

Backup remains at the heart of your WordPress site. Good plugins can help you keep your website safe and updated. Kinsta contributor Brian Jackson has shared a list of four useful incremental WordPress backup plugins. Jackson says, “As a reminder, incremental backups are the preferred way to obtain backups without losing disk space and site performance. You’ll find many positively reviewed plugins on the market, but we’re only recommending four of them, since they are the primary options that offer that coveted incremental backup feature. VaultPress WP Time Capsule ManageWP BlogVault Now... [...]

The Copyblogger team has published a guide to the best WordPress tools. The guide also covers information on WordPress hosting, themes, plugins, SEO, security, and more. Talking about the guide, the Copyblogger team says, “With this foundational expertise, Copyblogger knows WordPress as well as anyone. We know which hosts, themes, and plugins you should trust to power your website — and which ones you shouldn’t. This Buyer’s Guide answers questions like: What are the best options for WordPress hosting? Which WordPress themes can you trust? What kind of security tools will protect... [...]

It’s sad that we all are so rushed in our ives, but it’s a fact, and we can’t turn back the clock. Visitors to your website are under a lot of time-pressure every day, and if your site doesn’t meet their need for quick satisfaction, they will go elsewhere. How long does it take for your home page to load? That matters to your visitors and to your bottom line. Programmers have developed software that speeds up loading your site into a browser; it’s called cache software. It’s essential for building fast-loading sites. A Cache creates a browser-ready version of... [...]

HubSpot’s Alex Birkett has shared fifteen of the best WordPress contact form plugins for 2018. Birkett says, “There are tons of options out there, though. To demystify the selection process and help you select a tool, here are 15 WordPress form plugins. 1. HubSpot – Free Marketing Plugin for WordPress When it comes to WordPress form plugins, HubSpot’s very own pluginoffers some special advantages. First, it’s more than just your traditional form builder. It includes tools to help you convert visitors on your site, tool that help you in building an email list, generating and... [...]

Speed is critical for website success. Users won’t put up with slow sites, and search engines downgrade them. Savvy webmasters use a cache to store a “predigested” version of the most important data on their site, so that data can be delivered with minimal processing when a visitor clicks on it. The data is processed in advance, so that less processing needed while the visitor is waiting for results. There are several well-known caches for WordPress sites, The two best-known are Total Cache and Super Cache. Viper Cache was just released and may prove the be the fastest cache ever.... [...]

Being careless about your security can cause your downfall. Unfortunately, according to the Ponemon Institute, 73%+ of website owners are doing the same to their business, with little or no security in place. The door is wide open to hackers. Is your site one of them? The sad truth is that you’re never too small to get hacked. But there are answers to the hacking epidemic. Since 2012, Matt Garrett has been developing and refining his BlogDefender software that protects WordPress blogs from hacks and malware. Each year or so, he presents a refined version with new sophistication and adaptations... [...]

There’s a new piece of software that we just learned about. Check it out today because the price will rise at midnight EST Wednesday. Anywhere on your WP website, in your text, as a link for a graphic or in a sidebar, footer or header (literally, anywhere), you can make your advertisements specific to the country or city of your site visitor. It’s all done by the power of Covert Geo Targeter. This plug-in is very clever but super simple. It does one thing only, but it does it well. Covert Geo Targeter lets you insert your visitor’s location (country, city, state/area and country... [...]