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Do you have a WordPress blog on your company website? If not, you should (read this article on why your business needs a blog).
If you do have a blog, here are some must-have WordPress plugins to help optimise, promote and protect your blog posts:
Akismet
One drawback to blogging is the flood of spam comments you’ll get on your posts. It doesn’t seem to matter how popular your WordPress blog is, or what the article is about: spam comments turn up on almost every blog.
Thankfully there’s a cure. The Akismet plugin automatically filters out spam. Once you install it, your site will be much better protected against unsolicited comments.
Yoast SEO
If you have a WordPress site, the Yoast SEO plugin is well worth installing. It simplifies the SEO process for the non-tech-savvy WordPress user and shows you what to do to optimise each page and post of your WordPress site. Yoast lets you customise your title tags, meta descriptions and more based on your chosen keywords.
Disqus Comment System
There are a few different plugins out there that replace the limited WordPress comment system. Disqus is one of the better ones. It hosts and powers all of your blog comments and displays them in a clean, easy-to-read format.
Once someone signs up for a Disqus account, they can use it to comment on any blog that uses Disqus comments. This saves them from having to type in their name, email and website before commenting on a post, making it more likely that they will take the time to leave a comment. So if your goal is to get more comments on your blog posts, installing the Disqus plugin is a good way to make that happen.
Revive Old Post
This WordPress plugin is handy if you share your blog posts across your business’s social media accounts. Using Revive Old Post, you can set your older articles to post to Facebook, X (Twitter) or LinkedIn. You choose the frequency and number of posts to share (for example, 3 posts per week), and the plugin will automatically pick an old post to share based on your preferences. It’s an easy way to drive more traffic to your website and draw attention to older articles that your newer followers may not have seen, without you having to schedule social media updates yourself.
Revive Old Post WordPress plugin
WP Smush
The WP Smush plugin automatically reduces the file size of the images you upload, which helps your website load faster and makes for a better experience for visitors. Fear not: its default compression is designed not to reduce the visible quality of your images.
WPtouch Mobile Plugin
Most WordPress blog themes these days are responsive and mobile-friendly. However, if you modify your theme files with custom code, it can mess with the responsiveness and make your website look broken when viewed on a phone.
If your website looks great on a desktop but not quite right on mobile, try installing the WPtouch Mobile Plugin. When activated, it strips most of the styling from the mobile version of your site and displays it in a clean, simple format.
W3 Total Cache
If your website is running slow or is using up a lot of resources on your server, the W3 Total Cache plugin may help. This plugin caches parts of your website based on your preferences and can greatly improve your site’s speed as well as the user experience.
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