10 nice free WordPress plugins and how to install them

10 nice free WordPress plugins and how to install them

Autor: Ania Wilczak

Sometimes you definitely want to add new functionalities to your website. If you use WordPress, you can choose from thousands of plugins that will allow you to expand the site.

SEO plugins, security plugins, or gallery plugins for WordPress. Choose the best ones for you.

What are plugins?

Plugins are something that made WordPress love millions of users around the world.

The chosen plugin adds a new code to the basic files that WordPress is built from, or it adds brand new files and folders. Plugins allows you to build multifunctional website without the advanced coding skills. For example, using WooCommerce plugin, you can build complex online store on your page.

There are a great variety of free plugins available in your admin panel under Menu – Plugins – Add new. You can choose, for example, from:

• security plugins,

• gallery plugins for WordPress,

• SEO plugins,

• contact form plugins,

• social media plugins,

• backup plugins, and many many more.

10 examples of free WordPress plugins

Check out what the selected plugins can do for your page:

NextGEN Gallery

Adds a WordPress gallery on your site.

Drop Shadow Boxes

Helps to highlight the content through the box with a shadow.

EA Share Count

Adds social media icons to your blog.

Google Authenticator (Two Factor Authentication)

Introduces two-step logging, reducing the risk of breaking the password for your website.

BackupBuddy

Allows you to create real-time backups in case of your page’s data damage or loss.

WP Force SSL

Introduces an encrypted connection between the user and the server (your page). Remember, that having SSL certificate is something that Google appreciates.

Contact Form 7

Adds a simple contact form on your page.

WP Notification Bars

Creates notifications for marketing promotions and custom alerts.

Yoast for SEO

Helps to optimize your page in line with SEO.

Imsanity

Scales the sizes of all files sent to the server, e.g. photos and graphics.

How to install WordPress plugins?

Let’s suppose you want to create a gallery on WordPress. How to install NextGEN Gallery plugin on your page?

• Log in to your admin panel.

• Go to Plugins – Add a new one.

• In the search engine enter NextGEN Gallery and wait for the search results.

• Click on the button next to the logo and the name of the plugin: Install now.

• Finished.

Remember to make a backup of all page data before installing the plugin. If there is a bug after the installation, you are the one responsible for the backup. In such cases, the hosting provider has no obligation to provide you with your site data.

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