If your business\u2019 website is built with\u00a0WordPress, there are a certain amount of plugins that are necessary to ensure the best operation possible.\u00a0WordPress\u00a0plugins number into the thousands, so it can be a bit intimidating to start picking and choosing which ones you need the most. From security features to sharing features and, of course, search engine optimization (SEO), you\u2019ll want to make sure you have the best plugins for your website. <\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s a primer on five\u00a0WordPress\u00a0plugins you should be using on your website:<\/span><\/p>\n Yoast is a great\u00a0WordPress\u00a0plugin for increasing SEO<\/a> on your website. The Yoast plugin will take a simple page analysis of your website and let you know how your content is looking. Have you included images\u00a0or a Meta description? Is your post long enough and does it include important keywords? Yoast answers these important questions.<\/span><\/p>\n This\u00a0plugin will also create an advanced XML sitemap and notify search engines of the sitemap. The \u201csnippet preview\u201d is also a great Yoast feature, showing you how your pages will appear in a Google search.<\/span><\/p>\n Optimize your website\u2019s performance using caching and try the WordPress plugin W3 Total Cache. This plugin helps you improve your user performance and increase overall page speed. By using the W3 Total Cache plugin on your website, you\u2019ll get benefits like:<\/span><\/p>\n The W3 Total Cache\u00a0plugin helps you improve the overall user experience on your website while preventing you from having to change your theme or your content production.<\/span><\/p>\n If your business\u2019 website is full of great images, you\u2019ll need to compress those files to allow for faster loading of your pages. A WordPress plugin like Ewww Image Optimizer is great for this. <\/span><\/p>\n Ewww Image Optimizer will automatically optimize images as you add them to your blog or website, and can even compress files you have uploaded in the past. Smaller images mean faster page loading speeds, quicker back-ups, and less bandwidth usage.<\/span><\/p>\n Security is always the most important plugin for your business\u2019 website. Try a website\u00a0plugin like Sucuri for Auditing, Malware Scanning and Security Hardening. <\/span><\/p>\n With Sucuri, you can monitor and audit activity on your website, scan for malware, and harden your security. In the case of a website hack, Sucuri offers post-hack security actions to walk you through the reparation process. <\/span><\/p>\n The plugin also provides notifications that alert you when any security issues occur on your website.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSharing is caring,\u201d so share all you can from your website to various social media<\/a> platforms with a WordPress plugin like Shareaholic. <\/span><\/p>\n Install social buttons across your website to increase your followers, add share buttons to your business\u2019 website so visitors can share your content with their friends, and check out your own social analytics to monitor your most popular pages and posts. <\/span><\/p>\n This WordPress plugin is totally customizable and optimized for mobile viewing. Social media helps your SEO as well, so the more your content is viewed and shared, the better.<\/span><\/p>\n At <\/span>V Digital Services<\/span><\/a>, we are vastly experienced in the use of WordPress plugins. In fact, our excellent web development team builds brand new business websites with them every day. If you have any questions about how WordPress plugins can improve the performance of your business\u2019 website, please contact V Digital Services today.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WordPress Plugins If your business\u2019 website is built with\u00a0WordPress, there are a certain amount of plugins that are necessary to ensure the best operation possible.\u00a0WordPress\u00a0plugins number into the thousands, so it can be a bit intimidating to start picking and choosing which ones you need the most. 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For great caching, try\u00a0W3 Total Cache<\/i><\/h3>\n
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For Image Compression, check out\u00a0Ewww Image Optimizer<\/i><\/h3>\n
To increase Security, you should be using\u00a0Sucuri<\/i><\/h3>\n
For Social Media sharing, try the plugin\u00a0Shareaholic<\/i><\/h3>\n
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