9 WordPress Plugin Recommendations
Our Tech team of Donna-Kay, LJ, and Kerwin has come up with nine WordPress plugins that can help you in your travel business. After reviewing this post, leave a comment and let us know which plugins you use and also recommend.
Let’s take a look…
Note: Plugin descriptions are taken from WordPress.org. All plugins for WordPress are housed on this website.
Oh, before we begin though, we should define WordPress.
WordPress is a Content Management System used to create blogs such as this one. We talk about it more in the video segment below, so take a look.
Recommendations from Donna-Kay
Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan (Security)
THE MOST POPULAR WORDPRESS FIREWALL & SECURITY SCANNER
Wordfence includes an endpoint firewall and malware scanner that were built from the ground up to protect WordPress. Our Threat Defense Feed arms Wordfence with the newest firewall rules, malware signatures and malicious IP addresses it needs to keep your website safe. Rounded out by 2FA and a suite of additional features, Wordfence is the most comprehensive WordPress security solution available.
Link Whisper Free (SEO/Internal Linking)
SMALL SUGGESTIONS, BIG RESULTS
Link Whisper quietly and quickly “whispers” contextual internal link suggestions that can both help your readers better find content on your site and helps Google rank your site better due to the improved link structure.
Donna-Kay talks about SEO in her description. You may find out more information about SEO from the webinar that Tomiko Jones did.
W3 Total Cache (Optimize Page Speed)
W3 Total Cache (W3TC) improves the SEO and user experience of your site by increasing website performance and reducing load times by leveraging features like content delivery network (CDN) integration and the latest best practices.0:
Recommendations from LJ
UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin
UpdraftPlus simplifies backups and restoration. It is the world’s highest-ranking and most popular scheduled backup plugin, with over three million currently active installs. Backup your files and database backups into the cloud and restore with a single click!
Insert Headers and Footers
EASILY INSERT HEADER AND FOOTER CODE
Insert Headers and Footers is a simple plugin that lets you insert code like Google Analytics, custom CSS, Facebook Pixel, and more to your WordPress site header and footer. No need to edit your theme files!
WP Fluent Forms
THE BEST AND FASTEST CONTACT FORM BUILDER PLUGIN – FLUENT FORMS WP Fluent Forms is the ultimate user-friendly, customizable drag-and-drop WordPress Contact Form Plugin that offers you all the premium features, plus many more completely unique additional features.
Recommendations from Kerwin
MonsterInsights
GOOGLE ANALYTICS PLUGIN FOR WORDPRESS
We believe that it’s easy to double your traffic and sales when you know exactly how people find and use your website. MonsterInsights shows you the stats that matter, so you can grow your business with confidence.
OneSignal
OneSignal is an easy way to increase user engagement. Use OneSignal to send visitors targeted push notifications so they keep coming back. It takes just a few minutes to install.
TablePress
TablePress allows you to easily create and manage beautiful tables. You can embed the tables into posts, pages, or text widgets with a simple Shortcode. Table data can be edited in a spreadsheet-like interface, so no coding is necessary. Tables can contain any type of data, even formulas that will be evaluated. An additional JavaScript library adds features like sorting, pagination, filtering, and more for site visitors. Tables can be imported and exported from/to Excel, CSV, HTML, and JSON files.