Wordpress plugins that you do right away
 

So what are the plugins you fire up on every blog asap. The must haves.

My too short and simple list so far -

All in One SEO Pack
Google XML Sitemaps

And what do you do about comment spam? shut off comments?

ask fris, he's awesome with wordpress

the less plugins you run the better :2 cents:

I always do those 2 right away. Depending on the site I use a bunch of others.

A few hints?

:winkwink:

What about comments?

this information is above your paygrade and eyes only.

- XML Sitemaps
- Akismet for comment spam
- W3 Total cache
- Platinum SEO Pack

And i will add again AddThis Social Bookmarking Widget to try and see how users share and does they share :)
But, i hate it because it pulls stuff from their CDN so more DNS requsts..

Yes, thats right.
Few plugins is OK.
Or, keep it disabled until you need it eg for backuping if you don't have access to CP :)

SEO plugin

Platinum SEO pack

I like the similar-posts plugin, i wouldn't use it on a large blog though - its a bit of a resource hog.

askimet for sure

Askimet is spendy right?

Akismet - And I turn off Email of new comments
Executable PHP Widget by Otto
GD Star Rating
HeadSpace2
LJ Multi Column Archive
Nofollow Links
Search Meter
Smart Update Pinger
Widget Logic
WP-PageNavi
WP Super Cache
DDMultiColCats
DDMultiColLinks

Sometimes I use:

Efficient Related Posts
or
Related Posts Thumbnails

Also... Comment authors can be auto sweet if they have a previous comment.

I use link organizer for link trades so I always use sansarin php widget to post the LO template

Thanks guy.

:thumbsup

Shut off comments is the dumbest thing you can do. Search engines love sites with very active commenting visitors!

Yoast's wp seo
Ping optimizer
Wp db backup
Pro player
Munkytubecsv
Wp pagenavi
Ratings
Akismet

I use:
Akismet
All in One SEO Pack
WP Super Cache
WP Stats
WP Sticky
Smart Ads

In five plus years of running adult blogs I've gotten maybe 15-20 genuine comments. I will be happy to send you my thousands of comment spam a month, though, since you benefit from it.

Oh, btw. - !

Maybe your post didn't really entice people to leave comments? I'm no expert but 5 years with 20 genuine comments is kinda bad.

ya thats usally the case for autoblogs, i always had lots when doing a true blog.

Akismet
All in One SEO Pack
DB Cache Reloaded Fix
Exclude Pages from Navigation
Google XML Sitemaps
JavaScript to Footer
Page Links To
WP No Category Base
WP Parallel Loading System
WP Super Cache

SEO from YOASt

:2 cents: only ones i see in this whole thread worth using...i have some good ones..

I think there may be a couple other essential plugins which I may have accidentally left out:thumbsup

You may be right, but it's certainly debatable

I turned them off bc I think they distract from the call to action.

And are those who comment more or less likely to make a purchase? I think less likely.

I had this up on the q+a page for awhile, but finally just turned them off.

Why has my comment not been posted?
Probably because it was either poorly written, used an excessive amount of slang, or was simply in bad taste. If I feel that a comment does not add to the experience of viewing any particular page, it will not be accepted. Period. I am aware of the perception that posting comments and giving readers an opportunity to freely express their opinions is a vital component to the blogosphere, but I really don?t care. With that being said, well written and tasteful comments are more than welcome. Also note that more grammatical leeway will be given to a comment if it?s clear that English is not the first language of the writer. Particularly to those who are French and female.

When 90% of the comments are off-topic its time to make them go "bye-bye".

I use Akismet (seems to come with every install...), the sitemap plugin, and a database backup plugin (Even though I don't need it.) Beyond that, I use a few plugins if I want to "fancy" things up.

I don't use SEO plugins anymore - I optimize my categories, posts, and pages as I write them.

interesting thread

anymore anybody wants to share ? !;)

"auto tag" although I had to kill it on an escort blog as it was creating some problematic tags from the sidebar links I had. Shemale escorts that were definately chicks without dicks !

Permalink editor

Good List!!

Ad Rotate
WP Page Navi
Google XML Sitemaps
Google Analytics
Akismet
All in One Seo
CyberSyn
simple tag or auto seo tags

Page in Widget

CyberSEO Suite of course :)

:2 cents::2 cents: pay da mane his monies you wont regret

I use SEO Ultimate, however many people seem to be using All in One SEO Pack.

I'm curious about what things All in One SEO Pack does that makes it so useful.

Are you running splogs or blogs?

Obv a splog would get no interaction with its audience, where as a proper blog would.

With comments enabled, people have three options after they finish reading a post, looking at pictures, or watching a clip.

1. Go Elsewhere (either somewhere else on the site or to a different site)
2. Make A Purchase
3. Leave A Comment

If comments are disabled, they only have two options.

Also, the act of leaving a comment gives people the illusion that they've accomplished something, making them even less likely to make a purchase.

Unless you're trying to establish an online community of sorts, which is a difficult thing to do when revolved around a product largely consumed in solitude, the typical commenter is a essentially a virtual loiterer.