BUT…

It misses out on some functions that are really handy to have, which is where plugins come in.

If you don’t know what a plugin is then in a nutshell they are pieces of code which can be added to WordPress to make something happen.

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of plugins available. Some are free, some are paid, but here are a few free ones that I use extensively in my network of blogs.

These require a one-time activation and registration but this only takes a minute or so.

Here are today’s recommendations, in no particular order:

MaxBlogPress Unblockable Popup – This plugin does exactly what it says it does, creates pop ups.

Love them or hate them it doesn’t really matter, they work!

Add your favorite or latest affiliate offer, make your list signup form more obvious, remind someone how much you value their custom, or anything else that you may feel is relevant… get this one now while it’s still free.

MaxBlogPress Stripe Ads – This plugin adds a small advertising stripe to your page, unobtrusive but very effective. Easy to set up and use, one of my favorites…

MaxBlogPress Ping Optimizer – This plugin gets around one of WordPresses weak points, site pinging. By default WP pings, or notifies, other sites as posts are added to your admin area. If you schedule a number of posts to appear over time then what happens is WP pings them all at creation time, then pings the same post again if you go back and edit it at any time.

This plugin only pings when a post is published and goes live, and also doesn’t ping every time you edit a post.

A good plugin to have which may just save your blog being banned.

That’s it for today, more to follow soon.

Phil

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