Plugins

WordPress Plugins

  • WordPress SEO Plugin Removes Stop Words from Permalinks

    The WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast has a new setting that was turned on by default a couple of updates ago that affects your permalinks. It’s a little thing. But it could have a big impact on your SEO and whether your post gets the click in SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages). In this quick video I’ll show you exactly what the change is, how your permalinks will appear, plus a couple of caveats with using this, or any plugin, that removes stop words from permalinks.

  • 10 G+ Plugins for WordPress Comments and Imports

    When Google introduced G+ Comments for Blogger, it caused quite a stir among WordPress users. They felt left out. But it didn’t take developers very long to produce several G+ related plugins for WordPress beyond adding a +1 button to the site. I found five plugins for adding comments, and five plugins for import/export of your blog posts to G+ or G+ activity to your blog, including some that also bring in comments. They all work differently, and some work far better than others. Plus, there are caveats to using any of them because none are officially sanctioned by either WordPress or Google. And, at least one may break Google’s Terms of Service.

  • Out with CommentLuv and In with G+ Comments

    I’ve had CommentLuv Premium on a trial run for the last several months. It definitely had an impact on the number and type of comments I received on my blog. It’s also caused me a lot of work, which I wasn’t expecting. I’ve decided to remove it and in this post I’ll tell you why, along with tips for how to. And, I’ll give the skinny on the new Google Plus Comments plugin that everyone is talking about and why you don’t want to install it yet, the hurdles it will have to overcome, and why it promises to be a game changer like no other.

  • Social Media Widget Plugin Injecting Spam

    On April 9th, 2013, the Sucuri blog reported that the Social Media Widget WordPress plugin was hiding spam and could inject it into your website. It has also since been removed from the WordPress Plugin Repository. In this video, I’ll show you what you need to do before you delete the plugin that will save you a ton of time. And I’ll show you how to set up another plugin called the Social Sharing Toolkit that pulls double duty for social follow and share.

  • Social Media Widget Plugin Reloaded

    The Social Media Widget plugin has been through some major changes, so I made this updated video to show you all of the new features and configurations as well as how to get the most from it. This plugin provides an easy to use widget that makes it simple to display social media and RSS feed icons in your header or sidebar, or anywhere on your site that has a widget-ready area.

  • The Truth About W3 Total Cache Security and All Caching Plugins

    A vulnerability in the W3 Total Cache plugin was revealed Christmas Eve. It’s one that site owners who use the plugin need to take seriously and get fixed. Plus, another recent report on the real speed improvements has been released and, for me, call into question whether using such a plugin is worth the potential risk and hassle. See what I found in these two reports and more, and then decide for yourself.