{"id":6,"date":"2012-06-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/dchealer\/wordpress-plugins-blogging-favorites\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T03:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T03:27:02","slug":"wordpress-plugins-blogging-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/dchealer\/wordpress-plugins-blogging-favorites\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Plugins, Blogging Favorites"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>WordPress Plugins, Blogging Favorites<\/h2>\n<p><strong>WordPress Plugins<\/strong> are an important part of a successful <strong>blogging<\/strong> site. The problem is that there are hundreds of WordPress plugins\u00a0available,\u00a0so which ones \u00a0are right for your personal blogging site?<\/p>\n<p>I would venture to say that anyone experienced in <span>blogging<\/span> has their favorites, and that they vary from blogger to blogger, but most have the same standard <span>WordPress plugins<\/span> designed for blocking spam and optimizing SEO (Search Engine Optimization), after those basics are met, then any additional WordPress Plugins added are optional and based on the needs of the blogging site or the the preference of the\u00a0administrator. Most instruction sites will list the top 10 WordPress Plugins but I want to add 4 additional plugins that I feel will improve your site even more. All of those I will list are free WordPress Plugins.<\/p>\n<p>I will share my favorite 14 <em>WordPress Plugins<\/em> that I personally use for my <em>blogging<\/em> site dividing this information over two blog posts, so as to not make one <a href=\"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/blogging\/\">blog post<\/a> too long and hopefully not put the reader to sleep. These WordPress Plugins are very important to a blogging site, but they don\u2019t make for very exciting reading.<\/p>\n<p>I am listing the following WordPress plugins named exactly as they should be searched.<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<strong>Google Privacy Policy<\/strong> \u2013 This plugin is specifically for Google\u2019s SEO and Adsense requirements and will definitely help in Google\u2019s ranking of the blog site. It is added as a blog separate page and is a simple HTML script placed on the HTML option of the new page (see my Privacy Policy Page).<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<strong>Terms of Use<\/strong> \u2013 The too is a\u00a0separate\u00a0page and a simple HTML script added to the HTML option on the page creation site. It\u2019s purpose is to\u00a0satisfy\u00a0SEO requirements for\u00a0optimization.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<strong>Akismet<\/strong> \u2013 comes with your WordPress site when it\u2019s created and is for the purpose of eliminating spam on the site. \u00a0It is necessary to go into Settings and obtain what is called an API Key. The process is straight forward, but if you have a problem simply go to Youtube and search for Akismet API Key and there will be several videos on the subject.<\/p>\n<p>4.<strong>\u00a0Growmap Anti Spam Bot<\/strong> \u2013 Once you load this WordPress Plugin it is already set up and does not need additional settings.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<strong>Google XML Sitemaps &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>This plugin will generate a special XML sitemap which will help search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask.com to better index your blog. \u00a0Leave on default settings.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0<strong>Google analytics for WordPress \u00a0&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0This plugin makes it simple to add Google Analytics to your WordPress blog, adding lots of features, eg. custom variables and automatic clickout and download tracking. There are several good Youtube videos that explain how to use the options available in this plugin.<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0<strong>WP Super Cache<\/strong> \u2013 You will need to go into the settings and click \u201ccaching on\u201d. This plugin will load sites faster for SEO and Search engine ranking, which is a very important requirement.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>WordPress Plugins, Blogging Favorites:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This takes us half way through my baker\u2019s dozen plus one of\u00a0<strong><span>WordPress Plugins, Blogging Favorites<\/span><\/strong>, there are 7 more that I will be sharing n my next blog post. What I\u2019ve given you is enough to get \u00a0you started on your way to optimizing your WordPress blog for maximum SEO ranking as well a anti-spam security. I remind you that if you have challenges on understanding how to use WordPress Plugins do a Youtube, \u00a0or simply a Google search on \u201chow to install WordPress Plugins\u201d or \u201cWordPress Plugins tutorial\u201d. \u00a0Most of these plugins are straightforward in their installation, but are very important to your Blogging success.<\/p>\n<p>If you have interest in raising the bar on your blogging skills, my friend Ray Higdon has created an entire blogging course that will take you from a newbie to a professional blogger. He has done an amazing job in his content creations. I personally have purchased his blogging course and wholeheartedly endorse it. Here is the link if you are interested:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Problog Academy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed this <strong>WordPress Plugins<\/strong> related post please comment and share if you want more content like this.<\/p>\n<p>To YOUR health and wealth,<br \/>\nDr. Z<\/p>\n<h3>If you enjoyed this blog post on<em>\u00a0<strong>WordPress Plugins, Blogging Favorites<\/strong><\/em>, re-tweet and comment please!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress Plugins, Blogging Favorites WordPress Plugins are an important part of a successful blogging site. The problem is that there are hundreds of WordPress plugins\u00a0available,\u00a0so which ones \u00a0are right for your personal blogging site? 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