wordpress plugins

Back here I wrote about the benefits of using as few plugins as possible on your site.
As is typically me, this has turned into a bit of a crusade (removing plugins from my site, that is).
Here, again, are the reasons for my crusade:
Plugins can slow down site load times, they may fall behind WordPress developments [...]

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If you read (and remember) any of my articles from a few years back you can take me to task now.
Because back then I raved about plugins and added them to my WordPress sites at will.
But I’ve changed my mind.
Don’t get me wrong. There are some excellent plugins that do great jobs.
But they can also [...]

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Many thanks to Jake Hyten for asking this question: how to set up the Google XML Sitemap Generator Plugin.
Thanks for your question, Jake – and the steps follow with the greatest of pleasure
Firstly, why would you want to install the Google XML Sitemap Generator Plugin?
Because it creates a sitemap for the Google, Bing, [...]

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Here’s a question I see over and over again in different forums: ‘Why does WordPress attract so much spam? I didn’t get any on my Blogger blog’.
There are a couple of reasons for this: firstly WordPress is targetted because it’s such a popular platform.
Secondly, if you don’t activate Akismet, the anti spam plugin that [...]

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I saw a question from someone this week asking about plugins and whether they slow down site load times.
The answer is yes – they can.
And there are other things to remember too: they can clash with other plugins, your theme or even WordPress itself.
So what’s the best number of plugins to have on a site?

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This is just a ranting article…
I use the automatic plugin-upgrade function on WordPress because I’m short of time.
But the benefits of doing that are completely wiped out when the upgrade has the effect of erasing all your plugin settings and disabling it.
There were two plugin upgrades yesterday on which that happened.   

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Back here and here I listed some plugins that I generally use on new blogs.
Since then I’ve come across some more.
However, as I’ve mentioned previously, you should be thoughtful about the plugins you install.
Not all of them are faultlessly coded and those that rely on external sites for data (e.g. related sites type plugins) can [...]

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WordPress has always frustrated the life out of me when I try to use the HTML view to write posts.
I like writing in HTML.  It’s a precise language and you’re able to control exactly how you want your page to look, especially when you combine it with CSS.
But WordPress has always had these filters in [...]

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Here are two videos on adding and managing plugins in WordPress 2.8
Firstly – adding plugins:And secondly, managing plugins:&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp

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