I have found a number of cool WP plugins that provide the functionality that WP blogs need. Here are the ones that are recommend for 2017.

WPForms
Bloggers depend on forms to receive feedback from their followers. There are a number of form plugins, but most are too basic.
WPForms is one of the best. This plugin lets you create contact, email opt-ins, e-commerce order and other forms your site may need.


Sucuri
There are plenty of reasons WordPress is an awesome CMS. Security is not on the list. Nearly 3-quarters of WordPress sites are vulnerable to web hackers. Over 16k WordPress sites were hacked between January and September 2016.

If you don’t have a decent web security plugin installed, you need to get one immediately. Sucuri is one of the best.

There are many reasons cautious bloggers are using Sucuri to keep their sites secure:
Sucuri is one of the best defenses against DDoS attacks.
Sucuri cleans up hacked up websites. If your site has been blacklisted by Google or flagged for malware, these problems can be reversed after you install Sucuri and get the problems resolved.
Sucuri identifies and disables brute force hacking attempts.

This is a premium app, so you will need to pay based on the level of protection you want. The lowest plan costs $16.66 per month. This pales in comparison to the cost of having your website hacked, which most free plugins aren’t as equipped to protect against.


Disqus Commenting
The default WordPress installation allows visitors to leave comments on your posts. However, it isn’t the most engaging setup. The commenters can provide comments to you, but can’t really interact with other commenters.

Disqus is a more seamless and sophisticated commenting platform. It allows child comments, so users can create discussions with each other, instead of just commenting on your post. Your users can even be emailed when someone replies to their comments.

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