Category Archives: Wordpress Plugins

Tried and tested wordpress plugins that have proven themselves to be effective and in certain cases, essential for wordpress deployment, development and maintenance.

WordPress Anti Spam plugin with Akismet

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For the maintenance and control of spam comments, this plugin is essential for any blog.

Without Askimet, you’ll probably find yourself spending the better part of your day clicking “Delete” or “Spam”. Once you install your blog, take the time necessary to get your Akismet API KEY from their website.  Its completely free, and simply by following their instructions, you’ll register for a personal API KEY by creating an account on WordPress.com.

If you’re making money on your blog, then, choose the commercial version; you’ll more than likely need it.  Don’t get cheap on this, or you’ll regret it. I would also encourage you to make a donation to Akismet to help them keep running to maintain the free personal use system. Dont be embarrassed. Even if it’s one dollar, it will all help.

Author: Akismet

As it’s already installed, there’s no need to download it again, unless you accidentally deleted it…if so download Akismet here.

WordPress Plugin 404 Notifier

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The wordpress 404 notifier might sound a bit weird, but it’s very, very useful.  As your blog develops, you may decide that the original way it was created needs to be adapted. So, you change some categories, or the permalinks structure.  No matter the size of your site though, the last thing you want are dead end links, or 404 pages, appearing after you do these changes.

Grab the 404 notifier plugin, and you’ll be emailed (or via an RSS feed) with a list of problems and 404 pages that need to be addressed to keep the site ship-shape and in working order.

An essential house keeping tool.

Author: Alex King

Download the 404-notifier plugin