Top 20 plugins for WordPress

You can freely customize the design of WordPress by changing the theme, and you can use plugins to make the functional parts easier to use.
On this page, I will introduce the plugins that I actually use and that I recommend you install.
To install a plugin, click ``Add new'' under ``Plugins'' from the menu on the left, search for the plugin, and install it.

404 Notifier

This plugin will tell you which pages or posts are returning 404 errors.
A 404 error is an error returned when the page does not exist. If this error occurs frequently, you need to change the permalink or use a 301 redirect to fix it.

Akismet

At a certain point, trackbacks and comment spam started to increase.
This is an attempt to gain an advantage in SEO (search engine optimization) by posting links to others through trackbacks and comments.
Wordpress defaults to link tags with rel=nofollow, so there's no point in spamming them, and trackbacks and comments won't show up on your Wordpress unless the admin allows it.
However, spamming still continues, and Akismet is very useful because it filters out spam comments and trackbacks.

All In One SEO Pack

As you can see from the name of the plugin, you can do SEO (search engine optimization) with just this plugin.
You can set the tag "title", meta tag description, keyword, etc., which are important for SEO, on the post list page.

Contact Form 7

This is a plugin that allows you to create contact forms without any HTML knowledge.
It supports various forms such as single line text, text area, dropdown menu, radio button, etc.
It also has a character authentication function for images, so it's perfect for security and anti-spam measures.

Dagon Design Sitemap Generator

This is a plugin that automatically generates a sitemap for humans.
You can change the display with various settings, so you can create an easy-to-read sitemap that suits your site.

Flamingo

This is a convenient plugin to use with Contact Form 7 above.
It saves the information (name, URL, email address, content of the inquiry, etc.) of the person making inquiries, comments, and trackbacks.
Even if you receive inquiries by email, you may miss them or use this when you want to check the contents of past inquiries.

Google Analyticator

This is a free and highly functional Google access analysis plugin that works with Google Analytics.
If you install this plugin, all posts and fixed pages will be tagged with Google Analytics just by setting it up once, and you can easily analyze access on the dashboard.

Google XML Sitemaps

Generates sitemaps for search engine robots.
XML Sitemap is an important plugin for SEO, as it ensures that your site does not appear in search engine indexes.

My Category Order

When displaying post categories in the sidebar etc., by default they are arranged in alphabetical order, but this plugin allows you to customize the order.
Displaying the categories you want to read and appeal to as high as possible will lead to better results.

My Page Order

As with My Category Order, you can customize the order of fixed pages, which are arranged in alphabetical order by default.
Place the static pages you want to read at the top so that more people can read them.
It also supports hierarchy, and you can move it by dragging and dropping.

No Self Pings

In WordPress, when you post a link to a post or static page created with Wordpress, a ping is sent and it becomes like a comment.
There is no problem with other sites, but sending pings to other posts or fixed pages of your own is wasteful, so this plugin eliminates pings to your own site.

Quick Cache

This plugin caches accessed pages to speed up display.
Wordpress uses PHP to generate posts and fixed pages, so they won't be displayed immediately when you access them.
Access → Get information from the database → Generate HTML with PHP → Display, so it takes more time to display than a site written directly in HTML.
Speeding up page display is also very beneficial for SEO.

Imsanity

This plugin automatically resizes images when you upload them.
The image size of digital cameras and smartphones exceeds 1 million pixels, and it is time-consuming to resize and post each image one by one.
If you install this plugin, it is very convenient because it will automatically change the image even if you upload a large image as is.
Additionally, images that you uploaded before installing this plugin will be resized in bulk.

runPHP

By default, WordPress does not allow you to use PHP in posts or fixed pages.
runPHP allows you to use PHP in posts and fixed pages.

Jetpack

This is a plugin that connects WordPress with Facebook and Twitter.
When you post on Wordpress, it will also be reflected on Facebook, so you don't have to write the same thing twice.
Comments will also be reflected automatically.
I used to use wordbooker, but the development has stopped and I can't use it anymore, so now I recommend Jetpack.

WP-DBManager

Most problems with WordPress can be resolved as long as you can restore the database.
This is a plugin that you should definitely install just in case.

WP-Mail-SMTP

This is a must-have plugin for anyone using Google Apps.
No emails go missing.

WP Multibyte Patch

This is a plugin that is always included by default when you install Japanese Wordpress. This is an essential plugin for operating Wordpress in Japanese. Be sure to install and activate it. Please don't forget to update.

WP Security Scan

This is a WordPress security plugin.
Recently, there has been an increase in spam and fraudulent activities targeting WordPress, so if you are creating a corporate site, be sure to install it.

WP SlimStat

This is an access analysis plugin for WordPress.
It's very functional and you can analyze various things on the dashboard, which is very convenient.
Let's translate it into Japanese and use it.

I introduced the plugins that I actually use.
There are still many useful plugins for WordPress, and this time I introduced plugins that enhance functionality, but plugins for slideshows, custom fields, and custom taxonomies are also often used when creating homepages.