{"id":6467,"date":"2012-05-29T09:38:08","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T13:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.shareaholic.com\/?p=6467"},"modified":"2014-05-09T12:48:02","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T16:48:02","slug":"the-ultimate-guide-to-the-10-most-popular-wordpress-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shareaholic.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-10-most-popular-wordpress-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Guide to the 10 Most Popular WordPress Plugins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/em>Love WordPress? We do too.\u00a0Get Shareaholic for your WordPress site<\/a> to drive traffic and track the effectiveness of your content.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Why do so many people LOVE WordPress? \u00a0Obviously it’s easy to use and dependable, but I think its biggest selling point is the plethora of plugins that are available to extend the functionality of WordPress. like the iPhone, it seems like there’s an “app” (or in WordPress terms, a Plugin) for just about anything.<\/p>\n

Wit so many to choose from, hich plugins are the best though? \u00a0Which do you really need<\/em> and which can be passed on? \u00a0Let’s take look at 10 of the most popular WordPress plugins. Numbers don’t lie: the plugins listed in this post are the most downloaded posts on WordPress for a reason.<\/p>\n

Check out the ten most popular WordPress Plugins in the post below and let us know which ones you can’t live without in the comments section. Which other plugins do you rely on every day? \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Shareaholic<\/h3>\n


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Shareaholic is another one of my favorite WordPress plugins because it makes reading your blog more fun, its easy for readers to use and it helps you track the success of your content. \u00a0Add Shareaholic\u00a0to your blog to see how many people are sharing your content and on what social networks. \u00a0Then sign into your Shareaholic account to check out the stats of how your site is doing.<\/p>\n


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Shareaholic will tell you how many visits you got, and provide a break down of how many shares each post received so you can tailor your content to what your audience likes enough to share. \u00a0Want to demo Shareaholic?<\/strong> \u00a0Scroll to the bottom of this page and share this post by clicking one of the social media icons below. \u00a0With just one click your content can be shared with thousands. \u00a0Imagine how much more traffic this could bring in for YOUR website! An easy-peasy Plugin that really drives traffic!<\/p>\n

Download the Shareaholic Plugin<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

2. WP Touch<\/h3>\n

\"WPTouch\"<\/a><\/p>\n

With mobile website traffic going through the roof the last few years, a mobile-friendly version of your WordPress website is crucial. \u00a0The WP Touch plugin allows you to turn your existing website into an application-like theme for an easy viewing and clicking experience. \u00a0WP Touch works well for those viewing your site from just about any popular mobile device including the iPhone, iPod touch, Android mobile devices, Palm Pre\/Pixi and BlackBerry OS6 mobile devices.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the user-friendly admin panel NO CODE MODIFICATION REQUIRED! \u00a0The theme also includes the ability for visitors to switch between\u00a0WP Touch\u00a0view and your site’s regular theme. \u00a0This plugin has been downloaded more than 3.4 million times and I think you should download it next!<\/p>\n

Download the WP Touch Mobile Plugin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Google XML Sitemaps<\/h3>\n

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Any great web designer or webmaster knows that an XML sitemap is crucial if you ever want search engines to find you. This probably explains why the Google XML Sitemap plugin has been downloaded more than 7.6 MILLION times!<\/p>\n

XML sitemaps tell the “spiders” how your site is structured and what your site is about. \u00a0Sitemaps also notify all major search engines every time you create a post about the new content.\u00a0Although the title of this plugin is deceiving, the Google XML Sitemap plguin not only communicates with Google, but with\u00a0Bing, Yahoo and Ask.com too.<\/p>\n

Download the XML Sitemap Generator Plugin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 All-in-One SEO Pack<\/h3>\n

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With almost 11 MILLION downloads to date, this plugin has a proven track record of success. \u00a0The All-in-One SEO pack simplifies SEO regardless of how tech savvy you are. \u00a0Beneath the body content of your page or post, this plugin allows publishers to add a meta title, description and keywords to their content with ease. \u00a0Not sure how long your meta tags and descriptions should be? \u00a0Don’t fret: the All-in-One SEO pack will prompt you by showing how many characters are acceptable in each field.<\/p>\n

This is one of the first plugins I started using with my own blog and I noticed a huge spike in traffic once I did.<\/p>\n

Download the All-in-One SEO Pack<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

5. WP to Twitter<\/h3>\n

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WP to Twitter posts a Twitter status update from your WordPress blog using your URL shortening service to provide a link back to your post from Twitter.<\/p>\n

Use a Tweet template or create your own custom posts using shortcodes to generate your text. \u00a0Any status update you write which is longer than the available space will be truncated by the plugin<\/p>\n

Additional features include:<\/p>\n