WordPress Plugins Archives

3 Must Have WordPress Plugins Especially For Multi-Author Blogs

I am not such a huge fan of having too many plugins on a WordPress installation. However, there are times I can’t avoid adding a plugin or two for a feature that gets my attention!

At other times, I come across some awesome plugins because my clients need them. I am not suggesting that you install all of the plugins I suggest. However, if you need a feature that one of these WordPress plugins offer, these are definitely a great choice!

I am not going to write a whole lot about these WordPress plugins because their functionalities are so intuitive, and they are so lightweight, that you don’t need to go through too many hoops to get them working for you.

Updated On February 18, 2022 In Blogging Author Profile, Awesome, WordPress Admin, WordPress Blog, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Website

How To Choose The Most Suitable Managed WordPress Hosting Service

Kumar Gauraw

Have you noticed a sudden increase in the number of hosting companies offering managed WordPress hosting service?

Premium Fully Managed WordPress Hosting By Krishna World Wide Team

Last week, I was approached by two of my good friends asking me to recommend a reliable WordPress hosting company. Since they were just getting started, I recommended BlueHost to them as a good option for beginners.

However, these people seem to have done their homework before talking to me. So, they asked, “How about going for managed WordPress hosting offered by BlueHost?”

Updated On August 14, 2014 In Blogging Managed WordPress Hosting, Managing WordPress, Premium Hosting, Shared Hosting, WordPress Backup, WordPress Hosting, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Security

How To Lock Down Your WordPress Admin And Save Your Server Resources

Kumar Gauraw

Did you know that hackers may be trying to consume your server bandwidth and CPU resources at this very moment if you have a WordPress powered website?

lock down WordPress Admin - Protect your website and server resources

Do you have any mechanism to know that someone is trying to get into your website? Do you have any protection mechanism enabled?

You Might Have Heard Of BruteForce Attacks

A large botnet of more than 90,000 compromised servers has been attempting to break into WordPress websites (randomly) by continually trying to get into the WordPress admin dashboard using the default “admin” username and guessing passwords.

Updated On October 27, 2014 In Blogging Brute Force Attacks, Managing WordPress, Protect Your WordPress, WordPress Admin, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Security

Why I Switched From DISQUS To CommentLuv And How You Can Do It Too

Kumar Gauraw

If you have been debating whether you should enable DISQUS or CommentLuv as the commenting system on your blog, probably you will find this helpful.

DISQUS VS CommentLuv - Which Is Better Blog Commenting System For Community And Engagement
I also plan to briefly cover (due to requests from many of my readers) how you can enjoy most of the premium CommentLuv features without losing an arm and a leg.

My Story With Commenting Systems

Those who know this blog since its inception, know that I was highly motivated by Michael Hyatt (by the way, he continues to inspires me to this day).

Since he loves Evernote, I started using it as well and I continue to explore and enjoy this amazing tool. He recommended (and used) Standard WordPress Theme, I jumped onto the bandwagon (and by the way, that proved to be the best thing I did ever!). And so on…

Updated On July 7, 2014 In Blogging Blog Engagement, Blogging Platform, Commenting System, CommentLuv, Community, DISQUS, Engagement, WordPress Plugins

4 Awesome Plugins For Advanced WordPress Bloggers

Kumar Gauraw

WordPress is an awesome content management system (CMS) because of its fantastic set of plugins. With so many free and premium themes and plugins, WordPress allows you to get pretty much any functionality you may want, right?

WordPress Advanced Users Need Advanced WordPress Plugins

I have previously shared about some of the “must have” plugins that pretty much every WordPress blog needs. And you can refer to this post for reviewing the list.

However, in this post, I am going to share a few very interesting plugins that give us some unusual functionality. These plugins are not a must, but do add some advanced features to your website when used correctly.

Updated On July 7, 2014 In Blogging Advanced Users, WordPress Blog, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, WordPress Website

Why You Shouldn’t Use WordPress.com If You Are Serious About Blogging

Kumar Gauraw

When you are just thinking about learning to blog, WordPress.com may sound like a great idea because of one simple reason – it’s free! I did the same thing when I started exploring my options.

Stop To Check Why You Should Not Use WordPress Free Blogging Platform

However, if you are serious about your personal/professional branding, and you know what you are going to share with the world, you need to be serious about how you choose your platform.

Interestingly, WordPress and blogging are almost synonyms these days. You search for blogging in Google and you will end up find more than you can chew about WordPress.

And that is great! WordPress is the most popular platform on the internet for bloggers and content marketers, period!

Updated On February 3, 2014 In Blogging Blogging Guide, Blogging Platform, FREE WordPress, WordPress Blog, WordPress Hosting, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Website

Top WordPress Plugins For Your WordPress Blog [Updated]

Kumar Gauraw

My goal with this post is to discuss some of the top WordPress plugins I use and recommend. If you have questions about installing WordPress plugins, you may want to refer to my earlier post about installing WordPress Plugins on your blog.

Photo courtesy of ©Depositphotos/merzavka

One of my favorite things about WordPress as a blogging platform, is the ability to extend its features by using WordPress plugins. A few clicks and you are on your way to having a fully functional website with some great features.

Since I posted about setting up a self-hosted WordPress and blog, many people have asked for my recommendations on WordPress plugins, and so this post.

Naturally, it is hard to decide what to install and what to leave from more than 22000 plugins available in WordPress Plugins directory, isn't it? However, with a careful consideration of your needs, you can choose what you need and leave the rest.

Updated On January 12, 2014 In Blogging Managing WordPress, WordPress Backup, WordPress Blog, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Website

12 Powerful And Easy Ways To Speed Up Your WordPress Website

Kumar Gauraw

To speed up your website, is to have happy visitors and happy Google, isn't that true? A website that loads fast for its visitors gains credibility and traffic much faster than those that do not. So, how do we do that?

Maintaining your WordPress blog itself is a task that needs regular attention. On top of that, publishing fresh content on a regular basis is a task enough to easily keep you busy for a few hours.

But what is the point of writing fresh, well written and exciting content if your visitors aren’t happy about the way your website loads? What is the point of putting so much hard work into design and content if Google is not happy because your website loads too slow?

Updated On January 27, 2014 In Blogging Easy Ways, Loading Speed, Managing WordPress, Page Speed, Powerful Steps, Website Speed, Website Traffic, WordPress Blog, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Website

Advanced Guide To Blogging For Personal Branding

Kumar Gauraw

This advanced guide to blogging is for you if you have already been blogging for sometime. This is for you if you are using a free blogging platform and are now looking to take your blogging to the next level. This post is also for you if you have a self-hosted WordPress website and blog and you are looking to enhance your blogging skills.

But if you’re a beginner and just looking to learn how to and what to blog, please see my previous post for beginners on blogging for your personal branding.

How To Take Your Blogging To The Next Level

Let’s now dive deep into the details of what will help you build your brand image even stronger as a blogger and as an entrepreneur. Let’s discuss the steps involved in taking your blogging to the next level of success.

Updated On April 5, 2014 In Blogging Advanced Guide, Blog Commenting, Blog Promotion, Blogging For Success, Blogging Guide, Business Blogging, Entrepreneurs, Resourceful, Social Media Promotion, Social Sharing, WordPress Blog, WordPress Plugins

How To Install And Configure WordPress Plugins On Your Blog

Kumar Gauraw

WordPress plugins are the reason why WordPress has become the most popular content management system today. If you ever need to add any new feature of functionality to your blog powered by WordPress, most probably you will find a suitable WordPress Plugin with one simple search.

WordPress Plugins Installation Activation And Configuration

Recently, I visited a friend who has just started to blog. He requested me to review his blog. To my amazement, though he has installed a premium responsive WordPress theme, his blog lacked almost all important plugins.

If you are like my friend, just started blogging using self-hosted WordPress and still figuring out various options, this post is for you. I want to share some basics of setting up your blog, installing and configuring important WordPress plugins. Let’s get started.

Updated On November 9, 2013 In Blogging Blogging Platform, Content Management System, Popular Blogging Platform, WordPress, WordPress Backup, WordPress Blog, WordPress Plugin, WordPress Plugins

You Might Have Heard Of BruteForce Attacks

My Story With Commenting Systems

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