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Top 10 WordPress Plugins Part 2 – UPDATED

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Welcome back to our Infobunny Top 10 WordPress Plugins. If you missed part 1 then it is worth popping back and having a read. You will read all about BackWPup, Wordfence, TinyMCE and more.

My TOP 10 WordPress Plugins For Your WordPress Blog Part 1

There are endless WordPress Plugins that you can use to help you build a fantastic WordPress Blog. Some good and some not so good and some are a must have.

Here are the Infobunny Top 10 WordPress Plugins to boost site security, the aesthetic look and feel, seo requirements, social sharing functionality and more. I have split my Top 10 WordPress Plugins Article into 2 parts with this being part 1 of 2.

To read the article Click Here

So let’s move on and begin our Top 10 Part 2.Remember the Top 10 list is in no particular order.

top 10 wordpress plugins part 2

6/ CommentLUV for WordPress

CommentLuv helps you increase your reader engagement. It rewards visitors who leave comments by then adding a recently posted article link from the visitor’s own site. You can refer to the comments section below to see how this works.

Blog comments are proven to help SEO. Visitors comments add additional content for search engines to index. When the comments are valuable and cover questions, answers, and ideas Google takes notice. They are a great indication of how well an article has been received. You don’t really need your analytics to tell you this, you can see it in discussion form. 

There is a Free and Premium version of the plugin. We are running the FREE version on Infobunny.

CommentLuv has a great feature in that when you hover over a recently posted article link you are shown a CommentLuv card that shows lot’s more information about your site and other articles that you have published. Check out the screen capture below or just go to the comments section and give it a very

Top 10 WordPress Plugins Part 2

You can download CommentLuv at WordPress.org

7/ Related Posts By Zemanta

Related Posts gives your visitors reason to stay on your pages for longer.

After a reader has finished reading your latest article they are in action mode and looking to read more. Related Posts By Zemanta displays your other related articles below the main content. There are many reasons why it is beneficial to show related posts.

The main benefit of having related posts on your articles is the increased engagement and readership that you earn from having them on your site. When your other posts displayed strategically your click through increases and your bounce rate decreases.

 

Top 10 WordPress Plugins Part 2 #7 related posts by zemanta

 

8/ Social Author Bio

Social Author Bio is a very useful plugin that allows you to add an Author Box at the end of your articles. You can attach all your social media contact details to all the social media connectable services provided (see image below)

Social Author Bio

For a working version click the image above and scroll to the bottom of the page. Social Author Bio provides a professional finish to an article and provides your readers with all your social media contact information that will further increase your social media engagement.

9/ Simple Share Buttons

There are lots of different share button plugins available but as the name suggests Simple Share Buttons is incredibly simple and at the same time customisable and stylish

Simple Share Buttons

Select the position where you would like to display the buttons, before or after the post, the location, pages, posts, homepage, archives/categories. Select the style of buttons you want to add and then connect the services you would like to add and click save.

10/ Triberr Plugin

The final plugin in the Infobunny Top 10 Plugins is the Triberr Plugin. Triberr is a website where members can create tribes(groups) around their niche interests, it is a site for bloggers who want to connect with bloggers. I have already written a full article about Triberr so I will link you to it.

Triberr Getting Started Guide

Triberr is all about Blogging and Social Media. It is bloggers helping bloggers, get their articles and posts seen, via Triberr Tribes and Social Media Channels.

Tribes to put it simply are groups of like minded individuals who like you and i are looking for engagement to the articles that they post, to bring in traffic, better search results. 

Find the top Influencers and become an Influencer

Triberr Logo InfoBunny

Finding relevant niche tribes however can be a little tricky especially when you are just starting out with Triberr. 

But worry not, my Triberr Beginners Guide and Tutorial will help you get past the road blocks ahead.

The Triberr Plugin connects your blog to your Triberr account so that when you post your article is also published on Triberr and time stamped later than the original so that there are no duplicate content issues, it is then available for all your Triberr followers to view and engage and comment.

That’s it for the Top 10, remember my Top 10 was in no particular order… I will keep this updated as and when I find new treasures to share

My top 10 wordpress plugins part 2

Do you agree with my selections? 

Let me know in the comments below.

To your continued success

Regards Dexter Roona

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23 Responses

  1. sherman smith
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    Hey Dexter,

    As you know while I was reading I was looking for the plugins I use LOL… This is my first time on your blog and I like the value that you provided here. The only plugins I heard of are Related Posts and Social Author Bio… Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a great weekend!
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  2. Dexter Roona
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    Hi Sherman thanks for stopping by the 2 plugins you mention are new additions really, i needed something at the end of my articles really just to finish them and to help me keep people on the page for longer, hopefully this is achieved.
    regards Dexter Roona
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  3. Dawn Golden
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    Happy for the advice you offer here Dexter. There are so many plugins to pick from, I appreciate your review!
    Dawn Golden recently posted…Practicing Gratitude Is A GiftMy Profile

  4. Willena Flewelling
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    I like your list of 10, Dexter. Thank you for the clear explanation of each. I need to check out the Author Bio. I’ve never had one, though other blogging friends have spoken highly of it.
    Willena Flewelling recently posted…Baby StepsMy Profile

  5. Dexter Roona
    | Reply

    Hi Dawn Your welcome, what alternatives do you use?
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  6. Dexter Roona
    | Reply

    Hi Willena, yeah Author Bio is good, what alternatives do you use on your blog?
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  7. Monna Ellithorpe
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    Hi Dexter,

    Great list of plugins. I will be checking more of them out. You provide an abundance of information on your site. Thanks.

    Have a great afternoon, Monna
    Monna Ellithorpe recently posted…Google+ – 6 Part Social Media Series -Cross Posting #5My Profile

  8. David Merrill 101
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    Plugins are what make WordPress such a powerful platform to use.

    You’ve described some really great ones here, Dexter.

    The Social Author Bio one is a really great way to get your social influence flowing, and the Triberr method is definitely powerful.

    Thanks for the tips.
    David Merrill 101 recently posted…Mentoring For Online SuccessMy Profile

  9. Jacs Henderson
    | Reply

    I had to come back to read Part 2 Dexter!!
    It’s really good to see your selection… and the first 4 I use similar ones, I haven’t used the Triberr plugin, so will have to look at your post and see what that is all about…
    Thanks 🙂
    Jacs
    Jacs Henderson recently posted…Shop SMART!My Profile

  10. Emi
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    Hi Dexter,
    This is a good collection of plugins that you have here 🙂
    I do use some of them and so far I am very happy.
    Thank you for sharing!

    Emi
    Emi recently posted…Associate Your Blog With Your Youtube ChannelMy Profile

  11. Felix Mateer
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    Thank you for sharing 🙂

    • Dexter Roona
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      Thank You, Felix. Are you using any of these plugins?

  12. qasim
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    Hi Dexter,

    Thanks for sharing this list, one thing I would like to get more insight about is Communtluv, I used to use it on my previous blog 3 years back and I was using the Pro version and I was very happy with it. Recently I read a lot of bad reviews about the plugin not being updated for years, I tried Disqus for a while and then read a lot of bad reviews about it and then defaulted back to WordPress comments.

    Do you have any issues with the plugin on your website? the negative feedback I have seen is that it might encourage spam behavior and also it hasn’t been an update for a while now.

    Thanks again.

    • Dexter Roona
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      I have had no problem with CommentLuv or Spam.
      Dexter Roona recently posted…How to improve your SEO and search rankingsMy Profile

    • qasim
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      Thanks for replying. Maybe I should give it a try and see if it works with my theme with no issues.

    • Dexter Roona
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      I would, i think it is a good commenting system.
      We have a great blogging community on FB called Pac, would you like to join us?. More traffic and comments await.
      Dexter Roona recently posted…How to improve your SEO and search rankingsMy Profile

    • qasim
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      Yes, definitely. I would love to join. How can I join?

    • Dexter Roona
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      Here is the link to the group https://www.facebook.com/groups/pbac.community/ contact Lesly and request to join and tell her Dexter sent you. Make sure you send me a friend request on Facebook.

  13. qasim
    | Reply

    Thank you Dexter, You have been very helpful and kind. I have sent you a friend request and applied to join the group.
    See you at the group once I am accepted and I hope I can provide some help on my end as well.

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