Links and Information About WordPress
January 2015 Edition
Here is a list of plugins, sites, ideas, and links to material about WordPress,
resources to help with Blogging in general, and help with Social Media.
You can download WordPress from WordPress.org (not to be confused with WordPress.com)
Download WordPress: https://wordpress.org/download/
Download Themes: https://wordpress.org/themes/
Download Plugins: https://wordpress.org/plugins/
Free Images:
http://www.hubspot.com/free-marketing-resources
Not Free Images:
Free Image Editing Tools:
Ifranview: http://www.irfanview.com/main_download_engl.htm
Paint.net: http://www.getpaint.net/download.html
Gimp for Windows: http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
Plugins to Optimize Your WordPress Site:
Shrink Images
WP Smushit: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-smushit/
EWWW Image Optimizer: https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/
Cache or Minify JavaScript and CSS:
AutoOptimize: https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/
Site Caching:
WP Super Cache: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/
Sitemaps:
Google Sitemap by BestWebSoft: https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-plugin/
Google XML Sitemaps https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/
Page Speed Testing Sites:
Google Page Speed: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/
Pingdom Web Test: http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/
WebpageTest.org http://www.webpagetest.org/
Webmaster Tools
Google Webmaster Tools https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/home?hl=en
Bing Webmaster Tools http://www.bing.com/toolbox/webmaster
Yandex: https://webmaster.yandex.com/addurl.xml
Security Plugins and Sites for WordPress:
WordFence: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/ (My favorite, also I use their caching tool instead of WP Super Cache)
iThemes Security: https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/
Sucuri: http://sucuri.net/
Scheduling and Planning Posts
WP Scheduled Posts: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-scheduled-posts/
Hubspot Excel Spreadsheet: http://offers.hubspot.com/blog-editorial-calendar (requires creating account)
Suggested Books:
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users by Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzsimmons
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O4RHN8M?pldnSite=1
WordPress: From Setup to Website by Roy Richardson
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DP61H3A
Social Sharing Plugins:
WP to Twitter: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-to-twitter/
Jetpack for WordPress (comes with WordPress but must be activated) Free mostly
WP Social Share: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-social-share/
Cresta Social Share: https://wordpress.org/plugins/cresta-social-share-counter/
Social Warfare: http://warfareplugins.com/ (Costs money)