Recommended WordPress Plugins

This is one of many websites run by WordPress, the excellent, free, opensource Content Management System.

One of the great things about WordPress is its community of contributors and the plugins they develop to add advanced features or special customization to your site. At the moment, the WordPress Plugin Directory lists 1,573 plugins.

That’s great, but imagine rummaging through all 1,573 to find what you want. Thankfully, you can browse by tags or search the directory.

Even better: search the wider Web for what people are saying, including their recommendations for the best plugins of various kinds.

Here are a few of the better sources of insight I’ve found in recent days:

• Useful WordPress Plugins – WebDesignerWall
• 5 Most Useful Administrative Plugins for WordPress – Lorelle on WordPress
• Top WordPress Plugins for the Smart Blogger – lifehack.org
• 300+ Tools for Running Your WordPress Blog – mashable.com
• Lorelle’s WordPress Plugin Category Archive – Lorelle on WordPress