Guest Post on Freelance Folder – 10 Essential Plugins Every Modern WordPress Site Should Have

As I focus more and more on designing and developing custom WordPress themes for clients, I’ve realized that there is a core set of plugins that I regularly setup with every new site.

My latest guest post on Freelance Folder details some of the basic and essential first steps…

10 Essential Plugins Every Modern WordPress Site Should Have

Here’s a brief introduction to the post below:
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One of the many benefits to WordPress, one of the most popular blogging platform and Content Management System (CMS), is that it is open source software with a very large and dedicated community. There are so many great developers working to make WordPress the best that it can be, that there are thousands of free plugins available to enhance the platform’s default functionality.

There are, of course, too many plugins to list here, so in this article we’re just going to point out the essentials… what I consider to be the bare minimum “can’t live without” list of plugins that should be installed with just about any new WordPress installation.

If you are new to WordPress, this basic list (which is technically not limited to plugins alone) should help get you started on the right foot. Whether you are running a basic brochure site, or a full featured blog, you should be sure your WordPress site includes these essentials.

I hope you’ll head over to Freelance Folder to read the full post – this post is great for anyone just starting out with WordPress (as well as anyone who wants a refresher on some of the basics!)

More Guest Posts

This is my fourth guest post for Freelance Folder, hopefully with more in the near future! If you are interested in reading them all, you can view my author page below…

• Selene M. Bowlby’s Author Archive on Freelance Folder

About the Author

Selene M. Bowlby is a web designer and front-end web developer with over twelve years of professional experience in the design industry. As the owner of iDesign Studios she specializes in creating custom web sites for other businesses. more »

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