Wordpress by Examples

I like using Wordpress as my personal blogging platform mainly because it has loads of convenient features for a blogger like me.

You don’t have to worry about Wordpress not offering certain features that you like, because it is extensible via plugins modules. Below is my Top 5 favorite Wordpress plugins that I use on most of my blogs :

• Spam Karma 2 - useful for controlling comment spam. I prefer this compared to Akismet because It doesnt rely solely on external service for spam analysis, thus making my site more responsive.
• Google Sitemaps - Creates Google xml sitemap for googlebot easy indexing automatically each time you posts your blog. Tips: Don’t forget to turn off debug comment for this little beastie!
• Related Posts - Not so important for a new website, but it will become an asset once your blog has more than 100 posts. This plugin makes it easy for your visitors to find posts that are related to each other, spending more time on your blog appreciating your posts.
• Subscribe to Comments - Easy way for your blog readers to follow up about their comments and questions on your posts.
• Smart Update Pinger - Reduces your chance of accidently getting blacklisted when your blog sends xml-rpc pings rapidly to blog update service.

Hopefully you may find those plugins useful for your blogs too

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