Hello! I offer you a selection of the best and most useful WordPress plugins. What makes this selection of WordPress plugins different from other blogs? Firstly, it presents only the best plugins in each topic, and not everything in a row. Secondly, each of the plugins is described in detail on my blog. Follow the link to the page dedicated to it and read the detailed description and instructions for installation, configuration and use.
To understand what caching is, you need to know how modern content management systems work (the same WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and so on). Come on, I'm very clear on my fingers and just try to explain it to you.
And so, a person comes to your blog and sees the content of his page. Where does this page come from? It is not stored on the server as a file that can be opened and viewed, it is generated on the fly:
- visual design is formed in accordance with the WordPress theme used and other styles that are connected separately (for example, from some plugin);
- functionality is taken from the core of WP and its plugins;
- information from the database.
All this is merged together using php code, converted into html code and transferred to the user's computer, where the browser displays it on the monitor. Complicated? No, you just have to understand the most important thing - as such, blog pages do not exist, they are formed for each visitor every time anew! Can you imagine how much power it takes to do this?! In addition to server resources, this process takes precious time, thereby reducing the loading of blog pages.
All plugins are divided into two groups:
- main - the most important plugins, many of which are mandatory for use on any blog (these are marked with an exclamation point);
- additional - not so popular, designed to expand the functionality of WordPress and add new chips to the blog - clock, calendar, maps, and so on.
Essential WordPress plugins
Logaster Logo Generator is a quality plugin for professional company logo creation. Based on this logo, a logo for the site, favicon, business card design, envelope and letterhead are generated. The plugin will be of interest primarily to small companies and novice entrepreneurs, because it makes it possible to save a lot on designer services.
- allows you to find external links and encrypted code in a WordPress theme.
CNC and 301 redirect.
- the plugin is useful for setting up the CNC (human-understandable URLs) of the blog. Search engines treat Russian letters badly in page URLs, converting them into unreadable hieroglyphs. This plugin solves this problem by translating Russian letters into Latin.
- the plugin adds the ending.html to the URL address of the pages, giving them a static look. Search engines love it.
- allows you to manually configure a 301 redirect (redirect from old page addresses to new ones).
SEO.
— the most popular SEO plugin, which is responsible for the formation of the title title and meta tags Description and Keywords.
- an analogue of the All in One Seo Pack plugin, but at the same time it has some additional functions: automatic setting of a 301 redirect, the ability to disable indexing of individual blog pages.
WordPress security.
- this plugin allows you to configure automatic backup of the database and blog files. In addition, the created backup can be sent to a given email.
- Protects WordPress from XSS attacks.
- allows you to set the number of unsuccessful attempts to enter a login and password to access the WordPress admin panel. When the attempts are exhausted, the WP admin panel will be blocked for a certain period of time. Excellent burglary protection.
The plugin scans WordPress and identifies weaknesses in terms of security.
— changes the URL of the WordPress admin, logout and login pages. Allows you to hide the WP admin panel from outsiders and prevent it from being hacked.
Site map for users and search engines.
- Creates a sitemap for search engines.
- generates a site map for users. Sort of like blog content.
Linking blog pages
- for each post, the plugin selects and displays a list of similar articles.
- adds a list of the most popular articles to the blog. Popularity is measured by the number of views or the number of comments.
— and this WordPress plugin renders random blog posts.
- the famous system of protection against spam in the comments. No captcha, spam is filtered out thanks to a special service to which comments are sent for verification.
- the captcha generated by this plugin is shown only to those users whose comments have not been verified by Akismet.
Paste code with syntax highlighting.
is the most popular plugin for inserting program code with its syntax highlighting into pages and blog posts on WordPress.
- an analogue of the Syntax Highlighter Evolved plugin, only with fewer settings.
Site statistics.
- a simple plugin for adding a Yandex hit counter to your site. Eliminates the need to edit WP theme templates and filters out WordPress admin visits and views.
- allows you to connect WordPress with the Google Analytics statistics service.
- awesome plugin. Adds all sorts of features from the social network VKontakte to WordPress: comments, social “like” buttons from VK, facebook and Google +1, authorization using VK, a widget for subscribing to group news on VKontakte.
— nice floating panel "follow me" from twitter.
— the widget displays the latest posts from twitter in the sidebar of the blog.
- automatic publication of announcements of new blog articles on twitter "e.
User registration.
- a good plugin for creating registration forms, authorization and password change. Unfortunately, it is completely in English, so most likely it will need to be Russified manually.
is a great plugin for setting up WP user registration. What distinguishes it from Profile Builder is its great functionality and support for the Russian language by default.
Miscellaneous.
is a small but useful plugin for WordPress that automatically formats text according to the rules of Russian typography.
- automatic closure from indexing using the noindex tag and the attribute of all external links on the pages of the site, including in the comments.
— plugin for creating a guest book.
— forum for WordPress: simple, convenient, free and completely in Russian. To raise a full-fledged forum based on WP, there may not be enough functionality. More like a nice addition to the blog.
- the best plugin for uploading files to the server with subsequent distribution on blog pages. It has great functionality and adds some useful widgets.
- an indispensable plugin designed to track broken links on the site. Found broken links must be deleted or edited without fail.
Additional plugins
- adds a button that beautifully scrolls the page to the top.
is a great multifunctional calendar for WordPress where you can mark upcoming events.
- adds a widget to display the exchange rate according to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
- another plugin that adds a very beautiful widget of the dollar and euro against the ruble.
- adds a map of the area from Yandex to the blog.
- another map plugin only from Google. All the functionality of Google Map in one plugin - laying a route, marking with markers, satellite images of the area, a map with photographs of the main objects. Just an awesome plugin!
- setting up access rights for standard WordPress roles and adding new user groups.
- creating a page with answers to the most frequently asked questions (FAQ).
Flash clock.
- Widget with a very nice flash clock.
- Another plugin for creating hours on the blog. 25 five visual themes for every taste.
As descriptions of new plugins appear on the blog, this article will be supplemented to always be relevant.
Thank you for your attention! See you soon!
Greetings, dear readers of the iklife blog.
Let's talk about such an important topic as the necessary plugins for WordPress. Extensions that a good website cannot do without. Below I will present a list of modules, grouped into categories, each of which is important and useful in its own way for your site.
This will be a kind of top of the best extensions for WordPress, and I hope that it will help you decide on the choice of the necessary software for your project. So let's not waste time and get started.
Surely you know what SEO is - it is it that is responsible for optimizing your site for search engines. The standard functionality of WordPress is hardly enough for competent customization for search engines.
For this reason, we must definitely install one of the following SEO modules. It is important to understand that all these add-ons have their own set of tools and settings. Which one is more preferable - decide for yourself.
This is the most popular search engine optimization add-on that is presented in the official catalog. It has over 5 million installs and a huge fan base. Rating - 5 out of 5, almost complete support for the Russian language and a wide range of features are not all the reasons why this plugin deserves to be installed on your site. On top of all that, Yoast boasts tech support, an extended premium version, and regular updates.
Yoast SEO has all the features you need:
- SEO design – title and description;
- checking the text for readability (support for the Russian language);
- optimizing the text for SEO and checking the availability of keywords;
- XML sitemap and robots editor, htaccess;
- handy snippet showing how the article will look in the search results.
The premium version has some more cool features. You can learn about them from the official website or from a separate article.
Installing Yoast is very simple: you just need to go to the directory, find it in the list and click on the button. How to configure this plugin, we will consider in more detail separately.
Another mastodon of the WordPress directory, which has over 3 million active installations. In the top of the best SEO plugins, it takes an honorable second place, but there are no less opportunities.
The add-on also has support for the Russian language and is distinguished by the presence of a large number of various functions. Starting from automatic generation of meta tags (which is not in Yoast) and ending with integration with WooCommerce. A significant advantage of this module is its versatility. You just need to install.
From the whole abundance of tools, we can distinguish:
- support for Google AMP and Analytics;
- notification of search engines about the release of new articles;
- no duplication;
- XML sitemap, etc.
This plugin is available for installation from the WordPress admin area.
A small plugin that creates xml sitemaps for search engines. Only needed if you don't like the map embedded in a larger SEO module. It is possible to create a separate xml-file for each section of your site. There are also tools available for finer tuning of the code in the xml document (remove some elements or add vice versa).
Available for download and installation in the default directory.
- The SEO Framework
A young plugin that has just appeared. It is positioned by developers as a fully automated solution for website promotion. Has all standard tools. You can install from the panel.
Optimization
A solution that will help increase the loading speed of your project. The bottom line is to cache pages on your site that have much less weight than the main page. It has several customization options:
- Simple - for beginners.
- Advanced - for advanced users.
Here you can also connect the site to a CDN, which will further speed up its loading. In addition, there are many different functions and settings in the advanced settings. If you organize them correctly, the web resource will simply fly. Otherwise, it is a small but functional module. Recommended for installation.
Does the same as the previous extension. However, there are still a number of useful features. For example, minification is a reduction in the weight of html and css files, which reduces their loading time. Setting up W3 Total Cache requires a precise understanding of what you are doing. With this add-on, you can significantly improve the performance of your web resource.
Automatic minifier of html, css and js files in WordPress. Autoptimize reduces the size of your site's files, making them load even faster. Due to the fact that the loading of a web resource is fast, this creates convenience for users and it is more appreciated by search engines. The functions of the plugin are already built into the previous one - W3 Total Cache, but if you do not need all the rest of the functionality, then Autoptimize will be a good solution.
- WP-Optimize
Databases can get clogged too. As a rule, this happens with the active use of all kinds of modules, templates, and so on. To keep your resource clean, it is recommended to use this solution.
With WP-Optimize you can clean up unnecessary tables in your MySQL databases. Your project will run much faster if there is no garbage in it.
Another multifunctional plugin for optimizing your website on WP. Unlike the previous ones, this one has a very tasty feature for optimizing images (reducing their weight without losing quality). The module is quite new, but already has a decent number of installations. Also, developers delight their users with frequent updates.
- Smush Image Compression and Optimization
SICO is a great image optimization tool for WordPress. It has an intuitive interface and great features. With this extension, you can easily reduce the weight of images, so your site will open very quickly.
A large module for versatile optimization of resources on WordPress. There are a wide variety of functions here. Minification, disabling unnecessary WP tools, automatic creation of necessary files, filling alts (alt) for images, support for meta tags and much more. This extension has appeared recently, and the developers promise to make it even better.
Security
A well-known spam fighter - Akismet will help you forever forget about annoying slimming creams and new super-ways of earning money, which for some reason “kind” commentators decided to talk about on the pages of your blog. Yes, it is an anti-spam, and very powerful.
My experience tells me that the plugin is simply irreplaceable. If you do not install it on time, then with almost one hundred percent probability your web resource will fall into the spam database, from where tons of spam will come.
You can get this plugin absolutely free, provided that it is used on a personal site. In the case of corporate solutions, you will have to buy a license.
- Wordfence Security - Firewall & Malware Scan
Just a huge plugin that provides complete protection for a site on WP. Wordfence Security has in its arsenal a lot of different tools and chips to ensure the security of your web projects. There is a firewall, Malware scanner, access settings and much more.
- All In One WP Security & Firewall
A solution that has the same features and tools as the plugin above. A fairly good choice, considering that the creators of the All In One series of modules have proven themselves well. Their products are of the highest quality, so this supplement is worth looking into as well. Just like before, All In One WP Security has everything you need to protect your WordPress project.
Useful
- Cyr to Lat reloaded
Usually, if you use Russian, all your links are also generated in Cyrillic. If you don't want to change them manually every time, then Cyr-To-Lat will solve this problem for you. As you might have guessed, the plugin automatically transliterates your links into Latin. In addition to the main functionality, it is possible to transliterate the names of images.
- WP Translator
Performs exactly the same functions as the extension above. The interface is also in Russian, which makes it extremely easy to use. I use it on my projects because of its simplicity and lightness. Also pleased with the function of replacing characters with lower case in downloaded files (plus their transliteration, respectively).
It was on the example of this plugin that we considered . The solution is truly multi-purpose and you can’t tell about it in a nutshell. Nevertheless, Jetpack is an example of a very functional and user-friendly solution. With it, you will have access to a huge number of topics, statistics, marketing and security tools.
- Regenerate Thumbnails
As soon as you decide to change the usual design for something else, you will certainly need help in recreating the thumbnails. Otherwise, there will be display problems. Regenerate Thumbnails is designed just for this purpose. The RT interface is clear and simple, you just need to click and it will do everything automatically.
- Updraft Plus WordPress Backup Plugin
Backups are extremely important at all stages of working with a web resource. One awkward move and your site will go down, you will need a backup copy to restore it. Usually hosting provides built-in backup tools, but they may be paid or not very convenient.
Updraft Plus will help you create a backup and even automatically upload it to Google Drive, Amazon or other well-known storage services. You can also download files to your computer, after which, using the same plug-in, you can quickly recover. Not a bad free solution that won't hurt your project.
- Duplicate Post
Do you work with content a lot, do you often need to “copy” the structure or individual elements of your posts? Duplicate Post will help you do it with just one click. Intuitive toolkit in Russian makes this plugin an attractive proposition for installation.
Conclusion
Today we figured out the plugins that are recommended for installation for different purposes. I sincerely hope that this top will help you make your choice. I must say right away that this is not all. The article will be gradually updated with new solutions that will appear on the Internet. So, check out our blog often.
Also, don't forget that new products are constantly being added to the internal plugin catalog. Feel free to try them, because they may turn out to be much more advanced than their earlier counterparts.
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18 June 2015
Anna Aprelskaya Category: Website building 20 comments
Using plugins, you can improve the template and the site as a whole. Some of them are required to install, while others I can only recommend from personal experience. It is up to you to decide whether to install them or not. You can find other similar plugins and use them.
I will list and describe the most necessary plugins for WordPress in Russian: how to download and install on the site, as well as perform basic settings.
plugin- a combination of folders and files in the archive. To work, you need to transfer the archive to the hosting in a specific folder. You can do this in several ways:
1. Find the plugin in the search- the easiest and most affordable way for everyone. Just go to the left menu Plugins - Add plugin. There will be a search field on the right - search for any plugin (for example, All In One SEO Pack).
The plugin will appear in the search. Pay attention to the rating and the number of downloads - some create fake plugins and introduce viruses into them. Be carefull.
Click on the name of the plugin, and Install. Once it is installed, click "Activate Plugin".
2. Install archive from wordpress.org/plugins. Usually you can get to it if you search for plugins in the search.
You need to download the archive from the official site, and upload this archive to the site. To do this, go to Plugins - Add New and then at the top click Upload Plugin.
Select the desired archive, click Install and Activate.
You can also install plugins from other sites.
3. Using Filezilla. Run the program, connect to the site and follow the path: www - site.ru - wp-content - plugins. Upload the unzipped plugin here.
To activate, go to Plugins - select the desired plugin and click Activate under it.
WordPress plugins in Russian: where to download
It is much more convenient to work with Russian versions of programs, so as not to “poke” at random, but to consciously configure plugins. Although there are those that do not require special settings - installed, activated and this is enough for work.
Russian-language plugins can be found at mywordpress.ru. Finding it is very simple - type in the search bar "plugins for wordpress" and the first link will lead to the desired site.
Unfortunately, not all plugins are on the site, but some can be found.
Many popular plugins have already been translated into Russian, so you don't have to purposefully look for them elsewhere. Just use the standard methods for installing plugins (described at the beginning of the article).
Most needed plugins for wordpress
So, we got to the most important thing: useful plugins needed for the site. Some can be omitted or replaced by other similar ones, it all depends on your preferences.
By default, the hello dolly plugin is added - you can remove it. Nothing terrible will happen, it is purely entertaining.
Akismet is a useful anti-spam plugin. The built-in WordPress settings are not enough for complete protection, and very soon you can have a bunch of spam emails mixed with real comments. Checking and removing each of them takes a lot of time, so install Akismet right away.
Blog without Akismet - didn't check comments for a year.
But it’s not enough to install it, you need to activate and register on the site. Only then will it work properly. It's pretty easy to do, just follow the instructions:
Install - go to Settings - click the Get API Key button.
On the next page, scroll down to the very bottom and click the Awesome, let's kill some spam! Further standard registration: mail, login and password.
Then a page will appear where you can set the amount of remuneration for developers. If you want to activate Akismet for free, just move the slider all the way to the left. Zero should appear. Then enter the first name and last name in the fields on the right, and get the key.
It must be entered in a special field in the Parameters. And then check the boxes at your discretion (or leave as is). I recommend setting "Automatically reject obvious spam so it doesn't catch your eye." Then you won't have to spend time cleaning up spam.
All In One SEO Pack- the best plugin for optimizing articles and the site as a whole. I think that it must be installed and configured to promote the site. But I examined it in detail in this article.
Cyr-To-Lat– the plugin allows you to translate the Russian page name (title) into the Latin url. This helps speedy indexing and website promotion. And besides, it makes the links look much prettier.
It does not require any special settings - just install and activate.
WordPress Related Posts- displays "similar posts" at the end of the article. Either they are automatically substituted, or you configure them yourself. I recommend manually selecting the displayed records.
Installed by default, then go to Settings - WordPress Related Posts, and here you can customize the appearance. For example, what inscription will be displayed, the number of posts and their appearance. Everything is up to you, so no specific recommendations.
Google XML Sitemaps- a useful plugin that helps to automatically create Sitemaps for the site (this is necessary for promotion in search engines).
It does not require special settings, just install the plugin in the standard way and activate it. If you wish, you can customize the content and priority of displaying entries, as well as put a ban on the display of some categories.
It allows you to automatically create the content of the site. This is very convenient for both the webmaster and readers.
To find it, type Dagon Design Sitemap Generator into the search box and go to the first site. There click on Latest Release and save. Then add the plugin using the second method (download plugin - install).
Set the Russian language in the settings to make it easier to customize the appearance: display posts, pages or all at once, how many posts are displayed on 1 page, etc. There is nothing complicated in the settings, everything is clearly described.
It is best to create site content on a separate page (All Site Articles). Go to code editing (Text) and insert just one word:
!- ddsitemapgen-
(enclose it in<>)
Publish and ready, now you can place it in the top menu in a prominent place. There is only one problem - at the bottom of the page it says Plugin written by dagondesign.com. If it bothers you a lot, you can delete it. Go to Plugins and under Dagon Design Sitemap Generator click on Edit.
Open the file for editing, press ctrl+F, enter dagondesign.com and find the line:
Delete it and update the file. Now nothing more.
Hyper Cache- a useful plugin for caching the site. It speeds up the loading of site pages, which is very popular with both users and search engines. For young sites, this is not so relevant, but the older and heavier your blog is, the more tangible its work will be. It doesn't require any special settings. You can use any other caching plugin or do without it.
Useful WordPress plugins
In this section, I will list just useful plugins that I use on the blog. Some of them are not very well known and I had to go through many other options before I found them.
Comment plugins
ark hide comment links- closes links in the comments section from indexing, but keeps them active. Examples can be viewed on my website - if you click on a commenter's name, you will be redirected to their website, but these links are not considered external. No configuration required, just install and let it work.
Subscribe To Comments- plugin for subscribing to blog comments. Those. a person leaves a comment, checks the “Receive notification of new comments” checkbox and can actively participate in communication. He will receive an email notification if someone adds a new message to this article. Well increases attendance and helps to get regular readers.
Configure the plugin in the Settings - Subscribe to Comments section. Just enter the Sender's Name (for example, Anna Aprelskaya or Blog site) and mail (preferably on the site's domain). Enter the text that will be displayed in the letters. Example:
Comment Redirect by Yoast- allows you to redirect after the first comment to a specific page. Usually on the “Thank you for the first comment” page, where you thank for participating in the life of the site, offer the most interesting content and place a subscription form. If the site hosts a commentator or subscriber contest, be sure to let us know.
Go to Plugins —Comment Redirect, and select from the drop-down list the page to which the person will be sent. It is advisable to remove this page from the general list (menu and sitemap). This can be done with a plugin Advanced Category Excluder.
Top Commentators Widget– allows you to create a Top Commenters widget. People comment more on sites where you can become more visible and get into the sidebar. In addition, it is more convenient to hold commentator contests with this plugin, because the calculation is automatic.
You can configure the widget in the Design - Widgets - Top commentators section. Drag this widget to the sidebar section. There are many settings here, let's look at them:
Change widget title: what inscription will be above the top? Top commentators or Rating of commentators.
Add description below the title: description for the widget. You can leave it blank or offer to participate in the commentator contest.
Exclude these users: exclude from the top. Specify your nickname so as not to take first place.
Reset period every: For what period is the data taken? Month, year, all the time?
Limit characters in names to: restriction of characters in the user's name/nickname. Depends on the template, but on average 10-16
Remarks for blank list: what caption will be displayed if no one has commented yet? For example, Be the first to comment
Open each link in a new window? Open link in new window - Yes
Show number of comments for each commenter? Show number of comments next to name - Yes
Use the following default Gravatar: what picture will be if a person does not have an avatar? Choose to your taste, I put Mystery Man and the size of the gravatar (Size:) 65
Leave the rest as is and click Save.
Article design plugins
wp-jquery-lightbox image plugin for wordpress. It is very convenient to view the images of the article (for example, open any image in the article). The photos are getting closer, the background is darkening, you can scroll through all the photos in the article. I tried several other plugins, but this one is the only one I like.
To change the default appearance, you can go to Settings - jQuery Lightbox. There you can adjust the image sizes, appearance, appearance method and other similar nuances.
advanced spoiler allows you to make neat and beautiful spoilers in articles. With their help, you can hide part of the information or reduce the size of the article. You can customize the appearance and opening mode of the spoiler.
WordPress Post Tabs- allows you to create beautiful tabs on the site. I rarely use it, but articles become much more comfortable with it.
MaxSite Russian Date- a simple plugin that translates the months into a readable form: instead of June 16, it will be June 16.
Other plugins
WordPress Protection- a simple plugin that helps protect copyrighted articles from copying. Go to Settings - WordPress Protection to set it up.
- Disable Text-Selection ? Check the box and your site will not be able to highlight the text
- Don't Disable Mouse Right Click. The right mouse button (RMB) works.
- Disable Mouse Right Click without any alert. RMB does not work, no warning appears.
- Disable Mouse Right Click with an alert box: RMB does not work, but you can specify the text below to display it.
WP-CopyrightPro You can also use this plugin to protect against article theft. Turn it on and when copying, your inscription will appear after the quote. For example, the information is taken from the site site
Scroll to Top Button- sets the up arrow on the site. With it, you can quickly get to the top of the page. An example can be seen on my website on the right. A very useful thing, especially when there are a lot of long articles on the site) It does not need to be configured.
There are many similar plugins. I recommend typing this name into the search bar and downloading it from wordpress.org. Choose the option where there is a Vkontakte button. This option has very flexible settings in Russian, so I strongly recommend using this option.
These are all the most necessary WordPress plugins in Russian that I can recommend. Study the information and look for other useful plugins, recommend them in the comments. But it's better not to install too much - it will load the site and slow it down.
Are you one of those who have hired multiple writers or contributors for your WordPress site? Does communication with authors take a lot of time? Do your emails to employees mostly contain the phrases "Don't use external image URLs", "Use an H3 tag", or "Please center images"?
You are not alone in this! Team management is not an easy task, especially remotely. How many of us work in an office where you can bring the whole team to one table? For most bloggers, this is not possible.
Luckily, several WordPress developers have taken on this issue. Thus began the era of eliminating the problem of multi-author blogs in WordPress. These plugins take team collaboration to the next level, meaning you can now use WordPress to communicate with employees instead of third-party software like Basecamp.
1.Edit flow
Edit Flow is one of those plugins that should be at the core of WordPress. We use it even on blogs with 1 author. The calendar view and post status feature makes it almost indispensable, especially for multi-author blogs.
This is one of the most powerful and affordable multi-author plugins. It is so huge that the developers divided it into 7 different modules, each responsible for a specific function:
- Calendar - convenient display of your content by month
- User Status– defines the main stages of the progress of work
- Editor's notes– comments in the admin panel for a private discussion between the author and the editor
- Editorial metadata- don't overlook the details
- Notifications - get content updates
- Budget History - View budget for upcoming content
- Group of users– divide users into sections or their functions
This plugin can single-handedly manage the progress of your entire site.
2. Co-Authors Plus
One of the main requirements in multi-author blogs is the publication of a post that has been worked on by several authors. As we all know, WordPress posts can only have one author. You can't just write "Samantha Brown and Harry Woods worked on the article." But with the Co-Author Plus plugin, it's possible!
And as a bonus, you don't have to create a user account for the author. Just create guest author profile and give it authorship.
3. CoSchedule
This plugin connects to CoSchedule, a group content calendar. Send unlimited social media posts with every blog post.
CoSchedule is the first and only editorial social media calendar that combines blog and social media schedules. This way you can save time and increase views while scheduling blog posts and social media posts.
4. Dashboard Notepad
Or as we like to call it - Stickers for WordPress! This plugin will be very useful for communicating with authors on your WordPress site.
As an administrator, you can create a widget, customize its size, and send messages. You can also choose who to show the message to, depending on the user's role. The message will be printed to the console when the user logs into their account.
5. Genki Pre-Publish Reminder
A bit like Dashboard Notepad. This plugin displays posts on stickers at the top of the sidebar or below the main post editor on the editor screen or page in WordPress. Write your message to the Reminder List and customize it using the available options.
When opening the WordPress editor, users will see a message.
6 Editorial Calendar
This is the perfect plugin for aspiring bloggers. It will help you keep up with your posting schedule by displaying deadlines on your calendar. Everyone knows that updating a blog regularly (not necessarily daily) is the essence of success.
With this plugin, you can change the posting schedule using a drag-and-drop interface, quickly edit the post title, content, and publish time, and manage multi-author posts. It doesn't matter if you're the only blogger or have other employees, you must install and actively use Editorial Calendar.
7. Drafts Scheduler
At times, you spend a lot of time on articles “completely ready, you just need to click the “publish” button. We, too, have often been in a similar situation.
Publishing articles is really time consuming. This plugin will automatically schedule all your projects based on the time frame you set. For example, it could be a set number of randomly selected entries that are published at regular intervals.
The downside of this plugin may be that all scheduled entries are published, even those that are not yet ready. Luckily, there is an Undo Schedule button that will save you from accidentally posting unfinished projects.
8. Top Authors
This plugin is a powerful motivator. It shows the list of authors of your site as a widget based on the number of published posts. The author with the most publications will be at the very top of the list.
The widget can be installed anywhere on your site.
9 Fancier Author Box
Usually, after each entry, a short biography of the author is placed. All high-profile blogs attach author biographies to their posts. This creates a psychological bond between reader and writer. Some blogs even combine bios and a subscription form.
However, traditional windows with author biographies lack functionality. Their design and characteristics change only depending on the theme used. The Fancier Author Box solves this problem by providing the ability to add features to the biography box.
Now you can connect social media accounts, show recent posts, pages, and custom post types, and redesign each element as you wish.
10 Audit Trail
Audit Trail is somewhat like a national security agency when it comes to registered user activity. You can track what the user does when they enter the site. The plugin saves the username, time, activity and IP address. You can also see all the pages that the user viewed after logging in.
11. Good Writer Checkify
12.User Role Editor
This plugin will provide you with a checkbox for each WordPress user type and its possible WordPress configuration action. And you, in turn, can create a user who only has the right to activate a new theme.
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Always remember the golden rule - only use the plugins you really need. Additional plugins mean additional load on your server. If you are using other tools like Any.DO , Todo.ly or even Basecamp then keep using them. We have used them ourselves and can recommend the first and last service.
All plugins are very good, but we would recommend to pay special attention to Editorial Calendar . This is a must for every responsible blogger. Of course, he can sometimes be annoying, but the main feature of all successful people in history has been and remains discipline.
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When it comes to page layout plugins on your WordPress site, Visual Composer hard to win. This easy-to-use drag-and-drop page builder with over 200 unique add-ons helps the developer and beginners create almost any layout imaginable.
But for users who only want to change one page, this tool is probably too powerful. That's why we've analyzed CodeCanyon for the most useful WordPress page layout plugins and picked these 12 that will satisfy a lot of needs.
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Whether you're looking for the right grid to display your blog posts, photos, products, testimonials, social media streams, services, or whatever else you have in there, the Essential Grid WordPress plugin can do almost anything.
This multipurpose grid allows you to display any content on your WordPress site in an elegant grid form of your choice. First, you define which source you want to use to write to the grid. You then customize the grid by choosing from the three available styles before selecting the required number of columns and rows and setting the spacing for the elements. From there, you can add any number of skins to customize the look.
Notable features:
- over 25 design examples
- a variety of content sources, including images, YouTube, native HTML5 videos, etc.
- various animation styles
- responsive and optimized for mobile
- and other
is a visually appealing way to display content on your WordPress page.
2.
is another great option for those looking for an alternative grid layout. In addition to being highly customizable, the plugin has the added benefit of offering carousel and slider functionality. You can customize the grid with logos, headings, colored overlays, headings and subheadings, hover shadows, and more.
Notable features:
- preview function
- carousel and slider
- unlimited element formats
- various overlay effects
- and other
For users who want to show graphic content, it will prove to be a versatile and easy-to-use layout.
3. Sidebar and widget manager
If you have ever dreamed of free placement of widgets in the content area of your WordPress site, the Panels and Widgets Manager has heard your prayers. The plugin gives you full control over where you can add the widget on your website pages, extending the placement options beyond the sidebar and footer area.
Notable features:
- grid adjustment by drag and drop
- widget vertical and horizontal alignment
- the ability to show or hide any widget on any page
- supports any kind of content
- and other
The Sidebar & Widget Manager plugin is able to add widgets to any page area on your WordPress site, giving you a great way to create your own unique page layout.
4. Content Manager for WordPress
The Content Manager WordPress plugin is probably the most versatile plugin on this list because you can create any layout you want with it. Just add a new page, create the layout you want using the drag and drop interface, and you can add your content.
Notable features:
- the ability to add an unlimited number of fully editable pages
- 10 color layouts
- 30 Google font options
- support for multiple languages
- and other
User rjhuntington says about Content Manager for WordPress: “Love it! Eliminates a lot of annoying flaws in WP.”
5.
The Stupid Simple Testimonials plugin makes adding testimonials or quotes to your page layout super easy. Uses a simple code to insert into the page, posts and widgets; The plugin provides eight unique ways to customize your page layout.
Notable features:
- the grid layout automatically adjusts to the total number of reviews
- six unique color schemes
- the ability to divide reviews into categories for easier management
- the ability to edit using the standard WordPress editor
- and other
The plugin is just a way to change the page layout and professionally organize testimonials or quotes on your site.
6. Plugin
Like the Stupid Simple Testimonials plugin above for adding testimonials to your page layout, the WordPress Meet the Team Shortcode plugin is designed to add team members to your page layout in an elegant and professional way.
This plugin not only allows you to display your team members, but also organize them by category or group if needed. And even more, with this plugin, you can manage the information of each member, such as title, location, social networks, and more.
Notable features:
- carousel or responsive grid views
- unlimited custom fields
- sorting by drag and drop
- supports up to 12 columns
- very customizable
- and other
The WordPress Meet the Team Shortcode plugin is a good choice if introducing your team and their specialties to a potential site visitor is a priority for you.
7. JC WooCommerce Cart Step by Step Design
The JC WooCommerce Multistep Checkout plugin is designed to improve the checkout process and replace the standard WooCommerce checkout layout. The purpose of this plugin is to clearly display each step of the payment process so that users know exactly where they are and how far they have come in the process.
Notable features:
- simple setting which step to display
- the ability to add an additional step, such as user authorization
- text, style and layout customization features
- and other
This is a good choice for showing the WooCommerce checkout process more clearly.
8.
What's a great website without an equally great menu to help your visitors navigate through the content with ease? The UberMenu plugin is designed just for this simple navigation. Fully customizable and responsive, the plugin offers seven types of main menus and multiple sub menu options to suit a variety of tastes and needs.
Notable features:
- Easily add images, descriptions, Google maps, and more;
- 18 layouts to choose from;
- fully responsive, compatible with mobile devices;
- extensive and understandable documentation;
- and other
Works with the WordPress menu system out of the box, making creating a great menu quick and easy.
9. WordPress Events Calendar
If you are looking for a simple and elegant way to keep your users, clients or subscribers up to date with your public events, then adding the WordPress Events Calendar plugin to your WordPress page layout might be the right solution.
Notable features:
- you can add multiple calendars to a page
- upcoming events widget
- supports many languages
- and other
Custom Applicist is praised for "excellent functionality and user interface".
10. WordPress Content Block Plugin
WordPress Content Boxes Plugin - Made for blocks. To be precise, you have a choice of 43 stylishly designed blocks to display site content, testimonials, a social media icon block, team members, products, price lists and more.
Notable features:
- over 1000 icons
- flexible setting
- you can use multiple blocks on one page
- and other
Though of the newbies added to CodeCanyon, the WordPress Content Boxes Plugin with Layout Builder is sure to be a big favorite in the coming months.
11.
Flip Magazine is a beautifully designed magazine layout that allows users to simulate page flipping with forward and backward arrows. It will appeal to creatives who want to display their image gallery in a full-page magazine format, as well as those who want to present their WordPress posts in style.
With Flip Magazine, you can collect an unlimited number of pages by customizing each page.
Notable features:
- very clear and optimized for touchscreen design with gesture support
- support for all google fonts
- unlimited magazine pages
- CSS3 animation and navigation menu
- and other
This is probably the coolest of these 12 plugins, but don't take my word for it. Check it out yourself.
12. Smart basement system
I don't know about you, but I'm already pretty tired of the boring "basement" (footer), so I was very happy when I found the Smart Footer System, which makes me look at the "cellars" in a new light.
Smart Footer allows users to customize their footers in any way, including adding photos, videos, and various animations. With a choice of over 70 different styles, this highly customizable plugin will bring new life and page bottoms to your WordPress sites.
Notable features:
- multiple animation modes and speeds
- innovative and powerful control panel
- supports background videos
- flexibly customizable
- and other
With the plugin, you no longer have to blush for a tedious and boring "footer" on your site.
Conclusion
These 12 plugins are just a few of the page layout plugins available on Envato Market. If none of them fit, there are plenty of other great options out there.
If you want to improve your WordPress site building skills, check out the most useful ones we have to offer.
