Must-Have WordPress Plugins For Every Blogger On The Planet

I still remember the day I started [tag]blogging[/tag] on [tag]Wordpress.com[/tag], it was a wonderful experience. I got to learn a whole new world where people could pour in thoughts and everybody could [tag]comment[/tag] on it. It was kind of a gossip or discussion session. But as one evolves, we begin to go pro. And being associated with [tag]Wordpress[/tag] for more than 2 years, I have learnt that [tag]plugins[/tag] are essential for a better living at the WordPress arena.

♦ Akismet

Ah yes, [tag]Akismet[/tag]. Akismet is the best [tag]comment-spam[/tag] [tag]blocking[/tag] tool that I have ever come across. It is simple and blocks spam comments with ease and at a success rate of 94%, I recommend this. Helps you in moderating comments and makes your blogging life easier.

♦ [tag]WordPress Database Backup[/tag]

A stitch in time saves time. Backup your data whenever you can, as you never know what the future holds for you or your site. Get [tag]automated backups[/tag] on a scheduled time or manual backups to your mail address. If your blog ever crashes, you always know you have something to go on still.

♦ [tag]All-in-one SEO[/tag]:

This is the best plugin when it comes to [tag]search engine optimization[/tag]. Even though this plugin is no longer supported, it is the best still. The plugin adjusts the title and [tag]keywords[/tag] for your posts and makes it look clean when search engines come finding your blog. Besides custom [tag]META tags[/tag], you have other features like custom keywords, noindexing archives, categories etc.

♦ [tag]WordPress Super Cache[/tag]

On a traffic treasure day, you may like the sudden splurge of unique visitors but your host may not. Therefore, WordPress Super Cache. It generates the html mode of the page without loading numerous .php [tag]scripts[/tag] that may be heavy on your blog.

♦ [tag]Google XML Sitemap generator[/tag]

Supported by almost all the [tag]search engines[/tag], this plugin will generate a [tag]sitemap[/tag] for your blog and submit it to search engines like [tag]Ask[/tag], [tag]Google[/tag], [tag]Yahoo[/tag] & [tag]MSN[/tag]. Sitemaps contain the structure of your blog which is easy for the search engines to manipulate and index.

These are five of the most needful wordpress plugins needed for a blog. You may use substitutes but these are my picks.

Do you have anything else which can replace one of  the above? Comment below.