1.Yoast WordPress SEO Plugin
(SEO)
WordPress SEO is not just an SEO plugin, it is the complete website optimization package. Apart from adding titls and descriptions to your articles, it also allows you to add open graph meta data, do page analysis, publish xml sitemap, and so much more.It is easy to install and setup.
2.W3 Total Cache
(Speed Optimization)
W3 Total Cache is an important WordPress plugin because fast websites are good for SEO and conversions. W3 takes care of browser cache, minify, and other optimizations you’ll see in GTmetrix and other speed testing tools.
3.Compress JPEG & PNG Images
(Speed Optimization)
optimizes images which makes your website load faster
4.Quick
Page/Post Redirect
(Redirects)
If you already published
a page/post and want to change it’s URL, you need to setup a 301 redirect so
people (and searching engines) visiting that old URL will redirect to the new
URL – not a 404 page.
5 Broken Link Checker
(SEO)
Broken links are bad for
SEO and user experience. This plugin detects both internal and external broken
links so you can correct them without having to worry about this.
6.All In One Schema.org Rich Snippets
(SEO)
Use this
plugin to configure your rich snippets which helps your website stand out in
search results by displaying reviews, product information, events details, and
other information.
7.Google XML Sitemaps
This plugin will automatically generate an XML sitemap for your site.
Having an XML sitemap is crucial in helping search engines better index your
blog.With a
sitemap, web crawlers can see the structure of your site and retrieve the
results more efficiently.Search
engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo will be notified every time you create a
post about your new content.
8.Widget
Logic
(Design
/ Navigation)
Lets you control which
widgets show up on different pages, posts, categories, and archived pages. This
helps you show the most relevant content depending on what type of content your
reader is viewing. Once installed, you will see a “widget logic” section at the
bottom of each widget, where you will insert a conditional tag to control where
the widget shows up.
9.Anti-Spam
Anti-spam
plugin blocks spam in comments automatically, invisibly for users and for
admins
10.WP Social
This plugin is all about making your website social
friendly. WP Social automatically
add the Facebook open graph, twitter meta and HTML5 Boilerplate optimized
.htaccess. It even adds the itemprop tags (which can be called as item
property) to all your post titles. This helps to make your post Google plus
friendly.
