WordPress Plugins of 2015
Just a short list of some essential WordPress plugins for 2015.
Far Future Expiry Header #speed #caching
iframe #shortcode
WP Super Cache #speed #caching
Cache your site responses to speed up your site. Most WordPress sites should be aggressively caching their responses. This plugin can be a bit more difficult to setup with the large pile of options to configure.
UpdraftPlus #backup
Ninja like backups of WordPress to Dropbox and a myriad of other backup locations. Works incredibly smooth with lots of options.
YouTube #embed
For responsive youtube video embeds. Just drop the video url in the post and the plugin takes care of the rest.
Fully featured and simple podcasting through WordPress. Really impressed with how easy it is to setup podcasting and publish new podcasts. This plugin is also currently well maintained and up to date.
All In One WP Security & Firewall
Incredible plugin that helps you cover some of the basics of securing your WordPress installation. It also does a great job of monitoring the site for file changes that can be a good indicator of a site compromise if setup correctly.
Really simple and easy to use shortcodes to give you the added functionality of adding columns where you need them in your posts and pages.
UPDATES
2015-05-29 Added youtube and seriously simple podcasting
2015-05-04 Added updraft plus
2015-09-19 Added Security plugin and column shortcodes plugin
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