WordPress Blog Additions/Plugins
There are a number of handy plug ins for your blog, with more being added all the time. Here are just a couple of the handy ones you might like to add. See your dashboard for the latest news on new plug-ins, and any bugs that might be present in the old ones.
Akismet
*blocks spam comments
*built into wordpress already just needs activated
*http://wordpress.com/signup/
Google Sitemaps Plugin
*creates an instant, up to date sitemap for google on your blog
*https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/
Optimal Title
*takes the title you already have on you pages and single posts and turns them putting the important part first
*post title >> Archive >> Blog name
*http://elasticdog.com/2004/09/optimal-title/
Simple Tags
*easily adds social bookmarking tags to your posts by typing [tags]keyword, keyword, keyword[/tags]
*www.broobles.com/scripts/simpletags/
Related Posts
*adds links at the bottom of your post to other blog posts you’ve made with similar content
*http://www.allpassionmarketing.com/blog/2007/02/share-the-link-love-again.html
Linky Love Plugin
*allows you to set repeated commentors to have their links “follow” instead of “no follow,” thus rewarding them with a quailty link to their website
*http://www.allpassionmarketing.com/blog/2007/02/share-the-link-love-again.html
Feedburner Feed Replacement
*redirects feed subscriptions through feedburner giving you a more accurate subscriber count there
*http://www.allpassionmarketing.com/blog/2007/02/share-the-link-love-again.html
Bookmark Widget
*adds a customizable widget to your sidebar, you select your favorite bookmarking social sites from the list to include
*http://darxr.net/wp-bookmark-widget
Brian’s Threaded Comments
*brings flow and function to your comments, creating conversations within the conversation
*http://meidell.dk/archives/2006/12/19/brians-threaded-comments-159/
Democracy
*easily create and manage polls on your blog
*http://blog.jalenack.com/archives/democracy/
