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If you’re a blogger, no matter the subject you blog about, these plug-ins are some of the best you will find and are definitely worth the install. I personally have 16 of these plug-ins running on this blog as well as my other two blogs. Wordpress plug-ins not only make your blogging easier, your backups quicker and your spam count at zero, they also give your readers a better experience while reading your blog.

Feel free to skim over this list I have put together and if you know of any others that should have made the cut, feel free to leave a comment at the end of the post. I’m always interested in hearing what others have to say about blogging and I am willing to read and learn from anybody.

1. Google Sitemaps - The format that this plug-in generates (xml) is supported by Google, Yahoo and MSN. You’re going to find this plug-in useful for giving the spiders a map to crawl through so you end up with more indexed pages.
2. Popularity Contest - You can see this plug-in in action in my sidebar. This plug-in is highly detailed in its choosing of the top articles on your site and gives a pin point accuracy for your readers to quickly find the best content on your blog. *note: Wordpress 2.5+ users should download the version found here on wpGuy
3. Wordpress Database Backup - With this plug-in, you can quickly backup your wordpress database or even have it emailed to you daily, weekly or monthly. This is definitely a must have for any serious blogger.
4. Contact Form ][ - An easy to integrate contact form for your blog. You can see it in action on my contact page.
5. All in one SEO - So you’re wanting better search engine rankings huh? Yeah, we all do. This plug-in should be your #1 if thats what you’re after. Great out of the box SEO for your wordpress blog that is easily customizable.
6. Sociable - Let your readers stumble, digg and vote your articles for you without having to do much work. This plug-in lets you insert the icons on your posts to give your readers the option to quickly and easily share your content with others. *note: find a version of this plug-in for designers here.
7. Related Posts - Let your readers find other content from your blog that they are interested in whenever they are reading something they like. This plug-in is awesome.
8. Comment Relish - This plug-in will send an email to any commenter on your blog who leaves a comment for the first time. A great way to leave a lasting impression on the commenter to let them know you appreciate their comments.
9. Feedburner Feedsmith - You would be surprised at how many people find the /feed/ link for your blog instead of your feedburner link. This plug-in will redirect anyone subscribed with the old link to your new feedburner link seamlessly.
10. RSS Feed Signature - Utilize every ad area possible with this plug-in. No longer do you have to lose out on advertising dollars because RSS readers do not view your actual site. This plug-in allows you to add a signature at the bottom of your feed posts which works well for advertising as well as a copyright message to ensure no-one is stealing your content without at least linking back to you.
11. SRG Clean Archives - Instead of an archives page that is cluttered with a ton of stuff and is hard to follow, use this plug-in to keep the archives page clean and easy to manage for your readers.
12. What Would Seth Godin Do - Display a welcome message to new readers. This is a great plug-in and can be edited to display 1 time or 10000 times. Remind your readers about a contest, subscribing to your blog or use it to display a random advertisement. I’ve personally done all three.
13. Search Everything - You can allow your readers to search ever tag, category and page instead of just the regular posts. This is a great plug-in to help with the usability of your website.
14. Subscribe to Comments - A check box allows your readers to subscribe to the comments and get updates every time someone comments after they do. A great way to keep the conversation alive on your blog.
15. Adhesive - This plug-in allows you to place a post at the top of the page and let it remain there no matter how many new posts are written afterwards. This is a great way to showcase content or keep an announcement in the open for everyone to see.
16. Enforce www. preference - Does your blog allow visitors to see it from http:// as well as http://www. ? If it does, this plug-in is perfect for you. It allows you to activate it and specify in the wordpress admin which you prefer your site to use and it does the 301 redirecting for you. Great for SEO purposes.
17. WP Cache - Reduce the server load on your website and increase the chances that your visitors stay long enough to read your content. There is nothing worse then a website that loads super slow. This plug-in helps stop that.
18. Adsense Deluxe - Add google adsense ads directly into your posts without having to do the same things over and over in order to make it happen. Control your ads easily in the wordpress admin panel.
19. FlickRSS - Display your flickr photo stream live on your site. This is a great plug-in to use if you run a photography blog or just want to show your readers what you’ve been doing lately offline. Recently this has been used to showcase flickr groups for designers which is a superb idea.
20. Random Redirect - Allow visitors of your blog the ability to browse your website in a stumbleupon style fashion. A nice little plug-in that can increase the page views on your site as well as the time spent by each visitor.
21. Twitter Updater - Automatically send an update to your twitter account to be published every time you create a new post on your blog. A great way to let your twitter followers know when you’ve posted something new.

So there you have it, 21 MUST HAVE plug-ins for every blogger. Like I previously said, if you’ve got a plug-in that should have made the list, feel free to leave a comment. I’d also love if you could give this post a thumbs up on stumbleupon or vote on any other social media website you use.

根据iResearch艾瑞咨询最新推出的网民连续用户行为研究系统iUserTracker的最新数据显示，视频分享服务覆盖人数较其他服务相比增长幅度较为明显，08年6月月度覆盖人数已达12049万人，较07年9月增长45.5%；而视频分享服务有效浏览时间在07年Q3至08年Q2期间更保持着快速上升态势，从07年Q3的1.87亿小时上升至08年Q2的4.71亿小时，增长率达150%。

优酷、土豆到达率占优，领先地位稳固

　　根据iResearch艾瑞咨询最新推出的网民连续用户行为研究系统iUserTracker的最新数据显示，2008年6月，优酷和土豆网在视频分享市场占据绝对领先地位，月度覆盖人数分别达7071万人和6932万人，与第三名的酷6网的网民到达率差距明显，逐渐巩固视频分享行业的领先地位。优酷和土豆网网民数量分别占中国家庭及工作单位网民总数的42.7%及41.8%。

　　艾瑞咨询通过iUserTracker的最新数据分析，2008年5月，我乐网用户与优酷、土豆用户的重合度均高过40%，而2008年6月我乐网的关闭，使其原有视频网站用户覆盖第三位地位下滑，用户流量快速下滑，该部分用户逐渐转移至优酷、土豆网，使优酷、土豆在6月份的用户流量出现了一定幅度的增长。

优酷、土豆季度有效浏览时间突破130万小时，两者占据浏览时间份额超70%

　　根据iResearch艾瑞咨询最新推出的网民连续用户行为研究系统iUserTracker的最新数据显示，2007Q3-2008Q2除我乐网以外的主要视频分享网站的有效浏览时间呈稳步增长趋势。视频分享网站优酷的用户使用黏性自07Q3始终保持着快速增长势态，较07Q3的3667万小时季度有效浏览时间相比，08Q2优酷的季度有效浏览时间已达到19742万小时，增长幅度超过438.3%.

　　作为获得奥运视频转播权的酷6网，从07Q3-08Q2的季度有效浏览时间增速明显，08Q2季度有效浏览时间较07Q3增长亦超过127.9%，用户使用黏性的快速增长为其今后发展奠定基础，再加上近期奥运视频转播权的确定，不仅为其带来商机，更使其对用户的吸引力加强，预计未来一季度酷6网的用户使用黏性将会出现快速增长态势；另外，奥运视频转播对用户积累沉淀也可以起到一定的作用。酷6网未来发展空间依旧明显。

同时根据iResearch艾瑞咨询最新推出的网民连续用户行为研究系统iUserTracker的最新数据显示，2008年Q2，优酷和土豆网的有效浏览时间市场份额分别占45.9%及32.5%，两者共同覆盖了视频分享垂直网站季度有效浏览时间78.4%的份额，第一梯队地位稳固。

艾瑞分析认为，经过一年多的快速发展，视频分享行业逐渐走向成熟，土豆，优酷第一梯队地位明显，虽然我乐网在08年6月遭遇关闭，使得其积累下的用户资源发生转移，但在“回归地球”之后用户流向依然有待观察，我乐网依然保有其在视频分享网站中的地位。