Word Press Plug-ins we find useful
Search Pages Plug-in- normally the search function only works on your posts- not your pages. This plug-in solves that.
http://randomfrequency.net/wordpress/search-pages/
Another version is called:
Search everything plugin:
http://dancameron.org/wordpress/wordpress-plugins/search-everything-wordpress-plugin/
Spam Karma 2- if you start getting comment spam, this tool brings the power of the entire WP community to decipher if the comment is good- or has “Bad karma” http://unknowngenius.com/blog/wordpress/spam-karma/
PopStats – the site is in Spanish- but the plug-in isn’t- gives a quick look at who has been on your site- excluding bots.
http://www.deltablog.com/2006/03/21/nuevas-funcionalidades-en-popstats-21/
RSS feed reader- I use the Sage plug-in for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/77
FireFTP – a cross platform FTP client for Firefox that allows you to upload themes, plug-ins or update your WordPress install. This link is to the main FireFTP page: http://fireftp.mozdev.org/ however, the easiest way to get an extension for Firefox is to go to your tools menu, click on extensions, then click on get more extensions- you can then search- and install all extensions easily.
Firefox is also critical- if you are still using Microsoft Explorer as your primary browser- switch now. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Subscribe to Comments Plug in for WordPress: Want to get a good discussion going on your site- make sure you add this plug-in which will allow your readers to get an e-mail notification each time someone adds to a discussion they want to follow. One post on The Next Wave site has over 100 comments. http://txfx.net/search/subscribe%20to%20comments%202
The google toolbar for Firefox- Google has nice tools- although for faster browsing I turned page rank off. I’ve since deleted the Google toolbar from my Mac- it seems to cause Firefox to become unresponsive while it reports back to Google. It will give you autofill- plus a way to add the Sage sidebar from the toolbar. http://toolbar.google.com/firefox/extensions/index.html
A better option for Autofill for Firefox.
Google Site Map Generator Plug in even though WordPress does a great job of getting indexed- sometimes you may need some help- or have static pages along with your blog- this plug in helps.
Visualize Advanced Options Plugin: there is a secret key combo to give you extra tools to edit your posts- or you can install this plugin and make it easy. We can’t live without it!
Wordpress shopping carts
MicroShop - a simple shopping cart for WordPress. A little difficult to configure and install (hint- read the instructions). Important note- it rejects phone numbers like this: 937.228.4433 but takes them as 937-228-4433. It’s the shop we used to use here on websitetology.com. RedAlt crashed- we have uploaded the last version we have as a zip file here. Link to Download MicroShop by Owen Wilson from RedAlt.
WP e-commerce from Instinct Entertainment. This is our new choice in shopping carts for WordPress. It can also be upgraded to work with payment gateways instead of just PayPal.