Introduction to WordPress Plugins

If WordPress can’t do it,it will be able to soon!

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Plug-what now?

• Plugins are addons for WordPress that add features and functions to your website

• For example...

Contact Forms Lightboxes

Sliders Backup

What are widgets?• and how are they

different to plugins?

• The word widget comes from “Window Gadget”

• In WP Widgets are extra sections of content or navigation

• Often placed in the sidebar or footer

• Some widgets are plugins, but not all plugins are widgets

• i.e., you can install a plugin to provide your website with new types of widgets

• plugins can do lots of other things too

Pros & Cons of Plugins• Plugins keep

WordPress from becoming bloated

• Provide flexibility & extensibility

• Provide choice• e.g., Mailchimp,

Aweber, Campaign Monitor

• Open Source (GPL)

• Too many might slow your site down

• Might need to be updated to stay compatible

• May be dependent on plugin developer for updates

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Exifography

• Enables import of extra metadata from photos

• Displays photo metadata (EXIF) in posts & pages

Available on WordPress.org

by kristarella

Taxonomy Converter

• Built from Category to Tag Converter

• Copy or convert any taxonomy term to another taxonom(y/ies)

Available on WordPress.org

by kristarella

Post Table of Contents

• Automatically detects headings & subheadings in posts & pages

• Lists ToC linked to each heading

by kristarella

Recipe Markup

• Automatically detects ingredients list & directions in recipe posts

• Creates needed markup for rich snippets in Google

by kristarella