Wordpress Plugins
Maybe you always wanted a feature that hasn't been available in
the latest release of Wordpress. What you can do is either
install a 3rd party plugin or write your own custom code to
extend the features of Wordpress.
Wordpress plugins are programming code that enhance the features
of a standard installation of Wordpress. A well written plugin
will be basically "drag and drop" without modifying the core
code of Wordpress. As Wordpress has been designed in a modular
way, plugins allow you to customize your site to your specific
needs without modifying the core of Wordpress.Ever since
Wordress version 1.2 plugins have been available. Wordpress
plugins can be categorized according to the feature it provides.
Here a list of various features that you can implement for your
web site through Wordpress plugins.
* Administration: Install Wordpress plugins to customize
features like Admin Tools, Anti-spam, Comments, Meta,
Restriction, Statistics, Syntax Highlighting, Syndication,
Tweaking, etc. * Design, Layout and Styles: Change the look and
feel of your blog by implementing plugins that modify Archive,
Calendar - Event, Navigation, Randomness, Styles. * Graphics,
Video, and Sound: Add plugins that create Audio - Mood and
Images for your blog. * Posts: Implement plugins for Editing
Posts, Formatting Posts, and other Miscellaneous Post related
issues. * Links: Setup Wordpress plugins that change the default
behavior of linking. * Miscellaneous: You can install
miscellaneous plugins that shows weather information or other
outside information from external websites. Installing a plugin
for Wordpress is not difficult. Here are the list of steps that
you need to take to install most plugins. Some plugins may
require additional steps.
1. Upload your plugin to the wp-content/plugins folder 2. Go to
your Wordpress site using a browser and login 3. Click on the
Plugins link from the main menu at top 4. Scroll down the list
of available plugins to find the plugin you just uploaded 5.
Click "Activate" to make your plugin active Wordpress Plugin
Sites We found the following sites with a comprehensive list of
Wordpress Plugins:
* Wordpress Wiki - Plugins:
http://wiki.wordpress.org/?pagename=Plugin * WordPress Plugin
Repository: http://dev.wp-plugins.org/ * WP-Plugins Download
Interface: http://redalt.com/external/plugins.php * Wordpress
Plugin Database: http://www.wp-plugins.net/