As we have said before we are major fans of wordpress. Not only for blogs but for almost every type of site with the exception of an ecommerce site. WordPress can and does do almost everything. WordPress also lets you customize your design and the functionality of your site. Get a customized theme from us at Enigma and if you tell us what you want to use the site for we will suggest great plug in’s as well. There is no additional cost for this, its all part of the service!

Now deciding on plug in’s can be bewildering but it depends on exactly what you want to do with your site. There are tens of thousands of plug in’s but two warnings.

1. Not all plug in’s work and are up to date. And if it causes a problem on your site don’t expect the developer to help you. Many times the developers are one man bands and sometimes they are woefully out of date. Check out the ratings before you decide to use a plug in.

2. Too many plug in’s can slow down you’re site which in turn will turn off your visitors and potentially effect your rankings.

So what functionality should you look for?

Well in terms of essential plug ins there are a few you should look for.

1. Something to control the influx of spam I use http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/akismet/

2. An seo plug in. This may change but at the moment seo platinum or all in one seo suite are the best. Seo platinum takes no configuring so is well worth it.

3. You need an XML site map so Google can find all your content we use this one

4. A back up plug in is also a good option, I’m not going to recommend one as this is fast moving. Check the ratings and go from there.

After installing these you are good to go. There will be many more that can help but we would need to know more about your site and business before we can help you. But as we said earlier don’t go plug in crazy, use plug in’s that will enhance your usability or that of your customers. Other than that they should help security or assist the search engines in finding your content.

Hope this helps, remember to contact us about any designs you would like, we are always happy to help.