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8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by gabonsky: 9:32am On Apr 30, 2017
The goal, when using plugins, is to use as less as possible. Whenever you activate one, you want it to be absolutely essential, because otherwise it’ll slow down your website for nothing. Only download a plugin when you know you can’t do what it does on your own.



And there are quite a bit of things that are done way more efficiently with plugins! So let me introduce you to my favorite ones!


1. Yoast SEO
Of all the SEO plugins out there, Yoast is the one you want to be installed on your website. It won’t guarantee you that you’ll show up on the front page of Google for every one of your posts, but it will definitely take you a step closer if you use it properly.


2. All in One WP Security
There are quite a few security plugins to choose from, but I found All in One WP Security to do a lot for its price (free!). If you’re having problems with people trying to get into your website, you can ban their IP addresses or simply add a captcha to your login page. Or the easiest method in my opinion: change the URL of your login page for /wp-admin to something else only you knows! There are a lot of settings to choose from, but read carefully and you’ll have a super secure website!


3. WP Fastest Cache
If you don’t want to make all your visitors wait ten years before they can see your website, then you need a caching plugin. WP Fastest Cache is a powerful one that will do everything you need it too! It’s the one plugin I’ve had the most compatibility issues with, so make sure, after you activate it and set it up, that your website looks fine.


4. WP Smush
If you run a photo-heavy website, WP Smush will save your life! After you upload your pictures, WP Smush will try to reduce the file size as much as possible, so it loads quickly for your readers. It’s a great plugin if you’re trying to get a better score in Google Speed! (And trust me, those few KB it saves make a big difference when the internet connection of your reader is bad! I know, most of the time my connection is awful!)


5. BJ Lazy Load
If you haven’t heard of Lazy Loading before, it’s time to change that! After reducing the size of your files with WP Smush, the other thing you can do to help your website’s speed is to use lazy load. What is does basically is wait until the reader scrolls to your picture to load it. That way, it doesn’t have to load the thousand pictures you have in your post before the user can start reading! Awesome, isn’t it? And even if you blog or website isn’t picture-heavy, I’d get this plugin anyway!


6. UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore
Your host is probably running a backup of your website, but just in case, I’d recommend installing a backup plugin. After all, you never know what might happen! And this way, you can rely on yourself and not your host! I synched mine to my Google Drive account and keep 2-3 backups at all time. I do one every day, because you never know…


7. WP Optimize
If you want to keep your website as fast as possible, it’s great to clean up your database once in a while! And WP Optimize can do it automatically for it! It will clear up your spam comments or old blog post revisions that you don’t need anymore. This way, you won’t have unnecessary stuff in your database and will be able to keep it as small as possible.


8. Simple Share Buttons Adder
Finding a sharing plugin that doesn’t slow down your website considerably is hard. Forget about Shareaholic and SumoMe, those are bad for your website’s speed. Simple Share Buttons Adder is a lightweight plugin that doesn’t come with a lot of useless features. It does the job it’s asked to do, that’s all!


Source: https://gabrielatanbiyi..com.ng/2017/04/8-plugins-you-should-have-before-you.html

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Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by gidimasters(m): 9:40am On Apr 30, 2017
Oga... Mr op, you are using blogger and you are here advising WordPress users... You must be high......

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Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by gabonsky: 9:43am On Apr 30, 2017
gidimasters:
Oga... Mr op, you are using blogger and you are here advising WordPress users... You must be high......

i used both platforms bro... dont get it twisted.......

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Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by mokoshalb(m): 9:52am On Apr 30, 2017
grin grin grin grin grin
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by corpersforum(f): 10:34am On Apr 30, 2017
Akismet or WP Spamshield
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by PulseWeb: 12:09pm On Apr 30, 2017
corpersforum:
Akismet or WP Spamshield
Akismet Anytime
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by gabonsky: 1:25pm On Apr 30, 2017
PulseWeb:
Akismet Anytime

Why do you chose Akismet?
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by SunFlow(m): 7:23am On May 01, 2017
well for me, do the coding yourself. It is faster

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Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by Heromaniaa: 7:24am On May 01, 2017
I need someone to help me install those plugins. If you are interested and you live in Lagos, let me know your price.
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by Damsman10(m): 7:25am On May 01, 2017
it's raining heavily here at osun state.. gud morning fellaz

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Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by ogobaby23(f): 7:26am On May 01, 2017
Well done op
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by OurworkComNg1: 7:30am On May 01, 2017
To Op and to those who write about website development, please always indicate that your article is based on Content Management System(CMS) so that people (potential customers) wont have that wrong notion that only CMS is the only way to build a website. Thank you...

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Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by jboy01(m): 7:32am On May 01, 2017
@op, I think the topic should be 8 plug-ins to install before you launch your WordPress website.
Bros if I decide to code my website from scratch with python, will I need to have those plugins
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by albacete(m): 7:33am On May 01, 2017
Nice points
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by kristian98(m): 7:37am On May 01, 2017
i need someone to teach me abt tweaking plugins to my taste. I live in akure and will pay for ur service
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by OurworkComNg1: 7:38am On May 01, 2017
jboy01:
@op, I think the topic should be 8 plug-ins to install before you launch your WordPress website.
Bros if I decide to code my website from scratch with python, will I need to have those plugins

Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by FILEBE(m): 7:52am On May 01, 2017
Heromaniaa:
I need someone to help me install those plugins. If you are interested and you live in Lagos, let me know your price.

I can.
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by leksmediawebdes: 7:52am On May 01, 2017
Nice collections - contact www.leksmediaconcept.com for your website design , blog design and Ecommerce websites
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by Goldenheart(m): 7:55am On May 01, 2017
Copied!

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Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by alaricsaltzman: 7:58am On May 01, 2017
Heromaniaa:
I need someone to help me install those plugins. If you are interested and you live in Lagos, let me know your price.
Hi... I sent you a pm
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by Nobody: 8:03am On May 01, 2017
Heromaniaa:
I need someone to help me install those plugins. If you are interested and you live in Lagos, let me know your price.
I can do it for a little token like 1k message me on whatsapp or call @
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by Mediapace: 8:08am On May 01, 2017
Heromaniaa:
I need someone to help me install those plugins. If you are interested aand you live in Lagos, let me know your price.

I can do that for you free of charge
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by pauloman83: 8:16am On May 01, 2017
thanks bro!
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by ipreach: 8:19am On May 01, 2017
mokoshalb:
grin grin grin grin grin

i sight you Moko
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by ipreach: 8:20am On May 01, 2017
Op, you need to redesign your blog and make it more professional

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Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by JeffreyJamez(m): 8:21am On May 01, 2017
SunFlow:
well for me, do the coding yourself. It is faster

Coding is faster? Lol.....take a seat please.

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Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by JeffreyJamez(m): 8:24am On May 01, 2017
Heromaniaa:
I need someone to help me install those plugins. If you are interested and you live in Lagos, let me know your price.

You seriously want to pay someone to install ordinary plugins for you?....be like money plenty for your hand.

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Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by ipreach: 8:25am On May 01, 2017
Goldenheart:
Copied!

prove it with the link
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by Nobody: 8:31am On May 01, 2017
gabonsky:

The goal, when using plugins, is to use as less as possible. Whenever you activate one, you want it to be absolutely essential, because otherwise it’ll slow down your website for nothing. Only download a plugin when you know you can’t do what it does on your own.



And there are quite a bit of things that are done way more efficiently with plugins! So let me introduce you to my favorite ones!


1. Yoast SEO
Of all the SEO plugins out there, Yoast is the one you want to be installed on your website. It won’t guarantee you that you’ll show up on the front page of Google for every one of your posts, but it will definitely take you a step closer if you use it properly.


2. All in One WP Security
There are quite a few security plugins to choose from, but I found All in One WP Security to do a lot for its price (free!). If you’re having problems with people trying to get into your website, you can ban their IP addresses or simply add a captcha to your login page. Or the easiest method in my opinion: change the URL of your login page for /wp-admin to something else only you knows! There are a lot of settings to choose from, but read carefully and you’ll have a super secure website!


3. WP Fastest Cache
If you don’t want to make all your visitors wait ten years before they can see your website, then you need a caching plugin. WP Fastest Cache is a powerful one that will do everything you need it too! It’s the one plugin I’ve had the most compatibility issues with, so make sure, after you activate it and set it up, that your website looks fine.


4. WP Smush
If you run a photo-heavy website, WP Smush will save your life! After you upload your pictures, WP Smush will try to reduce the file size as much as possible, so it loads quickly for your readers. It’s a great plugin if you’re trying to get a better score in Google Speed! (And trust me, those few KB it saves make a big difference when the internet connection of your reader is bad! I know, most of the time my connection is awful!)


5. BJ Lazy Load
If you haven’t heard of Lazy Loading before, it’s time to change that! After reducing the size of your files with WP Smush, the other thing you can do to help your website’s speed is to use lazy load. What is does basically is wait until the reader scrolls to your picture to load it. That way, it doesn’t have to load the thousand pictures you have in your post before the user can start reading! Awesome, isn’t it? And even if you blog or website isn’t picture-heavy, I’d get this plugin anyway!


6. UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore
Your host is probably running a backup of your website, but just in case, I’d recommend installing a backup plugin. After all, you never know what might happen! And this way, you can rely on yourself and not your host! I synched mine to my Google Drive account and keep 2-3 backups at all time. I do one every day, because you never know…


7. WP Optimize
If you want to keep your website as fast as possible, it’s great to clean up your database once in a while! And WP Optimize can do it automatically for it! It will clear up your spam comments or old blog post revisions that you don’t need anymore. This way, you won’t have unnecessary stuff in your database and will be able to keep it as small as possible.


8. Simple Share Buttons Adder
Finding a sharing plugin that doesn’t slow down your website considerably is hard. Forget about Shareaholic and SumoMe, those are bad for your website’s speed. Simple Share Buttons Adder is a lightweight plugin that doesn’t come with a lot of useless features. It does the job it’s asked to do, that’s all!


Source: https://gabrielatanbiyi..com.ng/2017/04/8-plugins-you-should-have-before-you.html
Thanks again
Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by mokoshalb(m): 8:32am On May 01, 2017
ipreach:


i sight you Moko
i sight you boss!

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Re: 8 Plugins You Should Have Before You Launch Your Website by Caustics: 8:50am On May 01, 2017
Wrdpress this wordress that. When will nigerians actually learn how to code from scratch?

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