A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend performance or include new features to your WordPress websites.

WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programs language and incorporate flawlessly with WordPress. In the WordPress neighborhood, there is a stating that walks around: "there's a plugin for that". They make it simpler for users to include features to their website without understanding a single line of code.

There are countless WordPress plugins available for free at the official WordPress plugin directory site. At WPBeginner, we discuss all the best WordPress plugins. We have actually even shared a list of all the plugins we use. Aside from totally free plugins, there are tons of remarkable business ones available from third-party companies and designers.

Adding a new WordPress plugin

As a site administrator, you can install/uninstall plugins from the admin location. You can also download and manually install them using an FTP customer.

Since the large majority of plugins are free, it is very important to note that they generally do not come with tech assistance. For this reason it is essential to be cautious when picking which ones you want to set up on your site.

Although there are plugins that can do the task you desire them to do, some are much higher quality than others. In order to select the right ones, you need to ask yourself a couple questions.

How long has it been since it was upgraded? Is it suitable with the most recent variation of WordPress? Are people getting answers to their assistance questions? What type of rating does it have?

There is a myth that WordPress plugins slow your website down. It is not true. Only the variety of bad ones will slow down your site. We have actually written a detailed article on the number of plugins should you set up.

You can see which plugins we use on WPBeginner by taking a http://wp-amplify.com look at our plan.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

• Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
• Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

• Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
• What topics do you think you’ll write about?
• Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
• If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.