Plugins

• Read Pages 80-95 Wordpress for Beginners
  
• Wordpress is a functional CMS...Plugins make it virtually limitless in functionality
• Will fulfill most client requirements
  • Check out a list of some useful Plugins
  • A list of Portfolio and Gallery plugins
• Don't go over board on plugins
  • They can slow down and bloat your site
  • They can compete with each other and cause errors
• Choose the most important! Then only use what you need
  • SEO
    • Yoast SEO
  • Backup
    • UpdraftPlus
  • Contact
    • Contact Form 7
  • Site optimization
    • W3 Total Cache or WP Super Cache
  • Older websites (pre-Guttenburg)
    • Classic Editor
  • Elementor
    • Most popular page editor
  • Enlarging images using Lightbox
    • Simple Lightbox
• Some of the typical ways plugins can enhance your site:
  • Custom menus
  • Calendars
  • Admin area enhancements
    • enhanced text editors
    • shortcode
    • page/post screen options
    • New widget areas
  • Contact forms
  • Theme test
  • Advertisements
  • Ecommerce
  • Galleries
  • Paid membership
  • SEO
  • Mobile converter
  • Security
  • Page/post templates
  • Image slideshow