Wordpress plugins

As it is seen that many WordPress themes and plugins are available so before moving to the topic, first question arises: how to select the trustworthy WordPress themes and plugins?

To select the trustworthy WordPress themes and plugins, following steps will be undertaken:

1.Believe on the directory of WordPress : WordPress directory contain so many themes and plugins and it is maintain by a team of contributors but this maintenance does not have any worth as they act very quickly on the reports which contain untrustworthy content and the themes and plugins which are abusive are generally removed.

2. Number of downloads and review : WordPress dictionary contain no. of downloads and review, plugin which has few downloads is not trustworthy but the plugin which has more than 1, 00,000 downloads is consider trustworthy. Reviews also tell which themes and plugins are trustworthy by telling you their rating out of 5. If rating comes 1 or 2 out of 5, then they will consider as untrustworthy but if rating comes 3, 4, or 5 out of 5, then it is vice-versa.

3. See the support area : Every theme and plugin have their own support areas but with that they also contain several issues also. Thus, we have to see that which themes and plugins do not contain issues, so that they can be consider as trustworthy.

4. Updated themes and plugins : As WordPress contain a no. of themes and plugins, so the plugin which is not updated in more than 2 years, should be avoid and select the plugin which is updated as it contain new features and process which developers required to be compatible with the current version.

5.Free themes should not be downloaded : Free themes are available on the web in general but it is harmful to your site as it affect its performance and security ,so it is not trustworthy but the themes which cost are genuine. But it is not same with plugin; there are few plugins which are free and trustworthy also.

6. Developers should be tested :Themes and plugins are developed by the developers but it is necessary to test the developers also because sometimes their theme does not comply with WordPress and thus they are not trustworthy.

7. Take a simple test : A simple test should be done to see if there is anything wrong in the code of the theme, it is suggested to use WordPress themes which contain correct code of the themes and thus themes are consider to be trustworthy but the themes which are having some problem in their coding should not be purchased as it can be harmful to your site.

Now after going through the steps of choosing the trustworthy themes and plugins, next question arises:

What are the trustworthy WordPress themes and plugins available?

First we talk about plugins-Improved text widget, Backup plug-in,SEO Plug-in, Notification plug-in, Secure plug-in, Event plug-in, E-Commerce plug-in, Appointment plug-in, Removing spam, WordPress form plugins, Social media plug-in, Speed improvement plug-in, Interesting business blog plug-in, Brand plug, Advertisement plug-in, Admin bar plug-in, Question answer plug-in, Sidebars plug-in, Improved text widget, Backup plug-in, SEO Plug-in etc.

Now themes : Tint, Mono, Wootique, Leather, Laigus, Ecomicro, Briefcase, Zenshop, Urban city, Ultima, Panoramica, Grid, Bunker, Illustrious, Align etc.

Above given names of few trustworthy themes and plugins, besides them some more are available.

Which are the most essential WordPress plugins for your business website?

WordPress has a good developer support, thus it has so many plugins and most of them are free.

The most essential WordPress plugins are as follow:

Sidebars plug-in : For most of the websites, there is a need to assign widgets to particular categories, posts and so on. This plug-in is basically used to create unlimited number of sidebars and then assign them to particular categories, posts, pages etc.for any widget area. It is free of cost.

Improved text widget : It is a free plug-in which comes with WordPress and it provide you enriched text widget for use.

Backup plug-in : This plug-in is basically used to provide proper, reliable and secure backup for the WordPress and other websites to secure their data and other content but it is not free.

SEO Plug-in : It is the best plug-in for WordPress and it allows you to have full control on the title of pages and meta descriptions per page/post basis and for category or tag pages.

Removing spam : This is the best plug-in used to remove spam and it can also be available for our personal use without any charges.

WordPress form plugins : Forms are used by the sites to collect information from their users to provide services and earn revenue, thus this plug-in is useful for this as it contains 100’s of add on plugins which support various features and integrate into CRM.It is not free.

Social media plug-in : It supports social networking websites like facebook twitter etc.It will add a floating box on site which allows users to share the page they are on.

Speed improvement plug-in : Websites which contain a lot of data i.e. heavy scripts, photos etc. faces the issue of speed. This plug-in solves this issue and improve the speed of your website. It is also free.

Interesting business blog plug-in : This plug-in is meant to make your business blogs attractive and interesting by giving you simple, fast and free access to images and generally it is used for small business sites.

Notification plug-in : This plug-in allows you to add notification bar on the top of site to display notice or announcements.

Secure plug-in : It is used to secure your site.

Event plug-in : This is used to create, manage and promote events, it provide required information to the visitors and also accept registration fees from them.

E-Commerce plug-in : This is the most powerful plug-in available for e-commerce or online shopping etc.

Appointment plug-in : This is used to book, manage and cancel your appointments on the website.

Brand plug-in : To provide recognition, customer support, increase sales, maximize profit, branding of website is necessary, thus this plug-in works for the same.

Advertisement plug-in : This plug-in will help to place ads on each post on your site.

Admin bar plug-in : This allows you to add text, links and logos on the admin bar of WordPress.

Question answer plug-in : It will allow us to put Question answer section on the website like yahoo answers.

The WordPress plugins mentioned above are few in number, besides them no. of plugins are available and you are required to used them as per your requirement.