WordPress plugins - basic
April 17th, 2008Plugins are little pieces of code that add more functionality to the basic website. They are easy to install once OneClickInstaller is in place.
Recommended plugins
All in One SEO Pack - Optimizes your Wordpress blog for Search Engines
Category Posts Widget - Show your services and products in the menu
RSS Image Widget - show images of your products from your web-to-print website (includes SimplePie Plugin and SimplePie Core)
cformsII - build quote request and file upload forms with ease
Event Calendar - show your news, events and specials as a calendar
Installation steps
- Open plugin pages in new windows one by one and make sure they are available for download.
- Login to the admin area of your website.
- Click on OneClick Installer
- Copy download URL, paste it into OneClickInstaller, select plugin from the dropdown and click GO. Repeat for all plugins.
- Scroll down and check if all required plugins are listed.
- Click on plugins link at the top-right of the screen.
- Scroll down and activate the plugins you installed. Do not activate any other plugins, unless you know you need them.
View full screen demo.
Configuration
Plugins are controlled from different locations within the admin interface.
All in One SEO Pack - see under settings (top-right corner of the screen)
cformsII - click on cformsII link in the top menu
All other plugins are widgets. Click on Design / Widgets. Configure those that are in use.
