11+ WordPress Plug-Ins to Rock Your Blog

Cindy Meltzer

The Social Craft

@cindymeltz

Slideshows: Slidedeck

• Also try: vSlider, Nivo Slider

Content & Images: Zemanta

• Also try: InboundWriter

Contests: And the Winner Is

• Also try: Rafflecopter

Mobile Friendly: WP Touch

• Also try: A responsive theme

Social Sharing: Shareaholic

• Also try: Digg Digg

Related Content: nRelate Related Posts & Popular Posts

• Also try: YARPP (Yet Another Related Posts Plugin), Wordnik

Comments: Commentluv

• Also try: Disqus, Livefyre, Comment Reply Notification

Speed: Quick Cache

• Also try: WP Smush.it

SEO: Yoast SEO

• Also try: Broken Link Checker

Analytics: Google Analytics Dashboard

• Also try: Quicklytics (app)

Events: The Events Calendar

• Also try: Eventbrite Tickets add-on

General Tips for Choosing Plugins

• Compatible with latest version of WordPress

• Number of users in the thousands

• Last updated within 6 months

• Active support forum

• Premium plugins are often worth the money