My Favourite WordPress Plugins for 2008 

Last year, I posted a list of my favourite WordPress plugins. Today, I use a slightly different lineup of WordPress plugins because I have found better plugins to replace some of the older plugins I used and the latest WordPress has made certain plugins obsolete.

The 2007 WordPress Plugin List

1. Akismet - Default WordPress plugin but worth keeping.
2. WordPress Database Backup - Default WordPress plugin but worth keeping.
3. Similar Posts - This plugin now requires an additional plugin to work. You may find out more by visiting their wb site.
   
4. Subscribe To Comments
5. Math Comment Spam Protection - Prefer to use word verification spam protection like WP-reCAPTCHA. Some spam bots have figured out how to do some simple math calculations. 1 + 1 = 2 isn’t hard for them to figure out.
   
6. Simple Trackback Validation
7. Social Bookmark Creator - ShareThis is an upgrade of this plugin.
   
8. Ultimate Tag Warrior - Obsolete now because WordPress now has a built-in tagging feature.
   
9. Another WordPress Meta Plugin - All in One SEO Pack is an upgrade of this plugin.
   
10. Feedburner Feed Replacement - FeedBurner FeedSmith is an upgrade of this plugin.
    
11. Feed Control
12. Filosofo Home-Page Control - Still works way better than the default WordPress feature because you do not need to install your blog in a folder like “/blog” to display your posts in the “/blog” folder.
    
13. My Page Order
14. Google Sitemaps
15. Smart Archives
16. monthchunks - Removed because I do not want too many outgoing links on my web site.
    
17. wordTube - Still has a place for the playing of FLV videos and MP3s.
    
18. WP-ContactForm

The 2008 WordPress Plugin List

1. Akismet
2. WordPress Database Backup
3. Similar Posts
4. Subscribe To Comments
5. Simple Trackback Validation
6. Feed Control
7. Filosofo Home-Page Control
8. My Page Order
9. Google Sitemaps
10. Smart Archives - There should be better ones available.
    
11. wordTube
12. WP-ContactForm - There should be better ones available.
    
13. All in One SEO Pack - Replaces the Another WordPress Meta Plugin and SEO Title Tag plugins.
14. FeedBurner FeedSmith - Replaces the Feedburner Feed Replacement plugin.
15. ShareThis - Replaces the Social Bookmark Creator plugin.
16. WP-reCAPTCHA - Replaces the Math Comment Spam Protection plugin. You need to sign up for an account and enter the keys to use this plugin. This plugin has an additional email address protection feature.
17. Zemanta - A great blogging helper tool that lets you find similar content to the post you are creating.
18. Google to Yahoo Sitemap Converter - This is not actually a plugin but a normal PHP script, which needs to be run on a regular basis via a cron job. It will be obsolete soon once Yahoo and MSN adopt Google’s sitemap standards.

Happy blogging!

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