Useful WordPress Plugins

Collection of useful WordPress plugins I use. Includes plugins for stats, SEO, mobile display, page speed, spam control and contact form.

Scribe SEO WordPress plugin

1. ScribeSEO – Premium plugin that gives search engine optimised copywriting advice.

2. Yoast SEO plugin – Best and exhaustive WordPress SEO plugin. Better than All in one SEO plugin.

So Simple : Minimal WordPress

So Simple is a minimal WordPress theme from Jason Schuller, the creator of Press75 WordPress themes. From the theme’s page:

In a flooded marketplace of overly complex WordPress themes, the So Simple theme has been created for those looking for something different. By eliminating all of the unnecessary elements found in typical WordPress themes, So Simple allows you to focus on beautiful words and nothing more. So Simple is minimalism at its best, providing a distraction-free writing and reading experience for less than a cup of coffee.

The WPCandy Quaterly

The WPCandy Quaterly is the first and only print magazine exclusively covering the WordPress world. It comes from Ryan Imel who made the popular WordPress blog WPCandy.

What I liked best about the magazine is that it shows the human side of WordPress world. Justin Tadlock shares how he learnt WordPress. Gautam Gupta shares his experience on visiting the Googleplex at the age of 15. There are tens of full page colorful pictures from Word Camps. Noel Tock and Brian Richards explain how they built their WordPress based businesses happytables and Startbox from ground up. These are certainly inspiring.

The magazine design and print is of very high quality. I felt proud and happy while holding it. The second issue is well underway. Go grab it now.

P.S: There is an iPad only WordPress Design magazine coming soon at http://wpdm.co/

Test drive premium WordPress themes and plugins

Did you know that you can test drive some premium WordPress themes and plugins ? Here you go:

Test drive WordPress themes

* WooThemes

* Headway Themes

Test drive WordPress plugins

* Carrington Build

* Gravity Forms

Please let me know if you know any other WordPress shop offering such demos. Thanks.

Drag and drop WordPress Plugins and Themes

Are you new to WordPress or web design
? Do you need help designing your own theme with unique page layouts? Here are some helpful drag and drop plugins and theme:

Drag and Drop WordPress themes

* Builder from iThemes – The power of Builder starts in the layout editor. Choose from the building blocks of a great web site by inserting modules: header, images, navigation, content area (with or without sidebars), widget bars, HTML areas, and a footer. Complete flexibility without code.

Best WordPress Permalink structure

The best WordPress permalink structure depends on your needs. This post analyses different permalink structures, their pros and cons and recommends best WordPress permalink structure for blogs, news portals and websites for better SEO and performance.

When you install WordPress, the default permalink structure you have is http://example.com/?p=123 . You can retain this structure if having the shortest URL possible is your priority. Else, you need to change this for better SEO.

WordPress automatic Thumbnail issue with Hostgator

Are you in Hostgator and having problem with WordPress automatic thumbnail generation? Contact their Live Chat support to get it fixed.

If you are hosted with, you may have a problem with theautomatic thumbnail generation feature that many WordPress provide.