{"id":2069,"date":"2020-01-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eparrs.com\/blog\/blog\/?p=2069"},"modified":"2025-01-21T16:59:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T21:59:18","slug":"4-must-have-plugins-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eparrs.com\/blog\/4-must-have-plugins-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Must Have Plugins For WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the 5 most important WordPress plugins that I have found to be useful on any WordPress website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a title=\"All-in-One WP Migration\" href=\"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/all-in-one-wp-migration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All-in-One WP Migration<\/a> \u2013 this plugin can export your WordPress website, including the database, media files, plugins and theme&#8230; all without having technical know-how. Requires WordPress 3.3 and up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U5d2Tu7gUfU?modestbranding=1\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"BL\"><a title=\"Broken Link Checker\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/broken-link-checker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Broken Link Checker<\/a> \u2013 this plugin will monitor your blog looking for broken links and let you know if any are found, by notifying you either via the Dashboard or by email. Requires WordPress 3.2 or higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lRqXjp8g_6M?modestbranding=1\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"sitemap\"><a title=\"Google XML Sitemaps\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-sitemap-generator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google XML Sitemaps<\/a> \u2013 a very useful plugin that generates a special XML sitemap to help search engines better index your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rn7YaTTL_sg?modestbranding=1\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a title=\"All in One SEO Pack\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/all-in-one-seo-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All in One SEO Pack<\/a> \u2013 this plugin has changed since this post was first written, and it still helps you to optimize your WordPress website for search engines (Search Engine Optimization). I do NOT recommend their Sitemap but I do recommend using their Social Meta, if your WordPress theme does not include this option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QWAFBPO-4Eo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a title=\"Wordfence Security\" href=\"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordfence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Wordfence Security<\/a> &#8211; this plugin provides users with a firewall and malware scan that is said to be built to protect WordPress. Malicious traffic is identified and block automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sBnUE0QqyPE?modestbranding=1\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Credit for Header:<\/strong> image by Florian Huber &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Plug-in_Noun_project_4032.svg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plug-in icon from The Noun project<\/a> 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you feel there is another MUST HAVE plugin, please leave the full details of that plugin in a <strong>comment below<\/strong>. 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