Spruce up your site with our these WordPress plugins: recommended by Whisk members, for Whisk members. All of them offer free features and just take a minute to download.
1. Akismet
Protects your site from spam by allowing you to review comments.
2. Auto Post Thumbnail
Generates thumbnails for your blogs using the first photo in your post.
3. EasyRecipe
Helps format your recipes and prioritizes them in Google Recipe View’s search results.
4. EWWW Image Optimizer
Automatically optimizes your images by converting them to the best file format while preserving image quality.
5. Jetpack
Works to increase your site’s traffic by providing stats and analytics, imbeds social media sharing tools and offers a paid advertising program. Screenshot + Suggestion: Vikram Bapat, Breaking Naan
6. jQuery Pin It Button for Images
Adds a “pin it” button to your images when reader’s hover over the photo. When clicked, the button prompts a pop-up screen to pin the image with an already-made description. Screenshot + Suggestion: Carissa Serink, Domestic Dreamboat
7. MCE Table Buttons
Provides an easy way to create tables by adding table editing controls to your post’s visual editor.
8. Pinterest “Pin It” Button
Readers can easily pin your images and pick which images to pin. Or you can take control and pre-select images for the reader.
9. PopupAlly
Creates customized pop-up sign ups to help compile your reader list and keep viewers coming back for more.
10. Social Warfare
Optimizes content sharing features by providing attractive sharing buttons, allowing for customization and keeping your site high-speed. Screenshot + Suggestion: Michelle Frank, Flipped-Out Food
11. VaultPress
Backs up all aspects of your site, including posts, comments, revisions, etc.
12. WordPress Fastest Cache
Increases your site’s loading speed by creating static HTML files.
13. WordPress Recipe Maker
Another recipe formatting plugin that boosts SEO and allows you to add photos, recipe ratings, etc.
14. WordPress Related Posts
Automatically shows your related posts at the footer of your blog post, improves SEO and potentially increases your internal site traffic by 10 percent. Screenshot + Suggestion: Vicky Cassidy, Things I Made Today
15. Yoast SEO
Deals with technical SEO optimization and helps you create better content (like prompting keywords, alerting you if your title is too long, etc.)