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30 Premium Must-Have WordPress Plugins Posted: 08 May 2014 06:00 AM PDT Who doesn't love WordPress? According to Wikipedia, WordPress is used by more than 18.9% of the top 10 million websites as of August 2013. This is how popular WordPress is. From a tiny nice blog for yourself to a professional complete E-commerce site for your company, WordPress rules the Web. WordPress is no longer just a blogging platform when it comes to its features. Talk about new and exciting functions- and it hasn’t stop evolving yet! So, what exactly does WordPress must have to transform it into a fully-fledged functional site? If your guess is plugins, you’re absolutely correct! In today’s post, we will explore 30 premium must-have WordPress plugins categorized under social, security, e-commerce, sliders and galleries that you will surely love for it is worth every penny. Social Plugins Social media is one of the crucial components of online marketing. So, choosing the best social plugins for your WordPress site is important. From simple to richly featured, below are some of the best WordPress plugins for social media. 1. Social Network Tabs For WordPress Social Network Tabs For WordPress combines all of your favorite social network profiles & feeds into slick slide out or static tabs. Each social network tab is loaded using AJAX only when required, making the plugin very fast loading! Social Network Tabs For WordPress comes with the following features: Fast loading – tabs loaded via AJAX only when required Display either using slide-out tabs or static tabs in your page content Fully flexible positioning Position sliding tabs relative to browser window or within the page content Posts include Twitter and Facebook Share links Retweet, reply & favorite links for Twitter posts Includes option for auto or manual ticker style rotating content for each social network feed. Option to load open for slide out tabs. Control order of tabs & select default tab on page load. Show/hide slide out tabs or change active social network tab using external links. Very easy to use – just add a single div tag to your web page & initialize the plugin! Option to disable Twitter replies & retweets Option to show Instagram comments and/or liked user's avatars. Option to show complete post or snippet for Facebook & RSS Option to include Twitter avatar on latest tweets Full documentation Multiple examples including configurable demo. PSDs included for default icons & control images 2. SocialPop: A Social Media Plugin for WordPress The SocialPop plugin gives you the ability to add social media sharing options to the posts and pages of your website. It comes with the following features: Display settings allow them to appear right after the content section of the page Manually insert social media sharing to any part of the page Insert social media sharing into your templates and pages via PHP functions call or shortcode 3. Social Gallery WordPress Photo Viewer Plugin Social Gallery WordPress Photo Viewer Plugin is a fantastic new way to engage visitors to your WordPress blog by adding the ultimate Lightbox featuring social media buttons (Facebook Like, Facebook Send, Pinterest 'Pin it', Twitters 'Tweet This' and now LinkedIn, StumbleUpon & Tumblr) as well as Facebook or Disqus Comments! Social Gallery WordPress Photo Viewer Plugin comes with the following features: The Ultimate Social Lightbox Facebook-style image viewing 3x More opportunity for visitors to like and share Super Easy Install * Now with a Wizard 11 Preset "Modes" including NextGen and Justified Image Grid Compatibility NextGen gallery plugin support – note this does not work with NextGen SLIDERS or SLIDESHOWS Better media navigation for users 40+ CSS 3 Animations – Transition in your Lightbox! Earn More with Lightbox Adverts (Google Adsense) Fullscreen Mode Image Library & Social Gallery Pages Themes Framework gives you control Leverage all your existing blog posts Lightweight Javascript Replaces any old Lightbox plugin Multiple browser's supported (IE 7+, IE10, Safari 3+, iOS Safari, Chrome 3+, Firefox 3+, Opera 10+) Works with posts, pages, widgets and themes Custom URLS & SEO-friendly Detailed documentation with examples Base bar & sidebar specific to your blog Works with WordPress Galleries like NextGen, WordPress Gallery Plugin and Justified Imaged Grid Add custom HTML descriptions New: Now "Per Image"! Fully Customisable, 50+ new options in V2 Easy to install Facebook's 1 Billion+ users will be familiar with Social Gallery 4. Ultimate Social Meta Pro This plugin is the ultimate solution for your Social Meta Data problem by automatically grabingb social meta data enriched with Google+ Snippets, Facebook Open Graph and Twitter Card. It comes with the following features: Smartly grabs data automatically Organize social information on database Highly customizable Quick & easy to install WordPress Image Resizer added Auto change image size 5. Social Traffic Pop for WordPress Social Traffic Pop combines 4 of the most powerful social media tools to make one of the best social media marketing tools ever. Social Traffic Pop builds on everything that made the original Facebook Traffic Pop such a hit and takes it to the next level. Social Traffic Pop comes with the following features: Combined reach of over 1.8 BILLION social media accounts Completely locks all page usability until popup is closed or a social action is completed Popup stays centered as the user scrolls up and down Optional close button Smart Mobile support runs on all mobile devices and tablets that allow it! Optional advanced close features allow visitors to close the popup by clicking outside of the popup area or by pressing the Escape key Cookies remember which users have not completed a social action All buttons can be completely configured with their own settings! Setup takes literally seconds! 100% customizable CSS Configure everything from the beautiful built-in settings panel Set background opacity right from the settings Works on all sites big and small 6. Ultimate Social Deux Ultimate Social Deux is a plugin that gives you 10 popular custom-styled social media sharing buttons with counters. It comes with the following features: Multiple display options through easy placement options or shortcodes Works with Visual Composer Works with WooCommerce Works with Easy Digital Downloads Works with Jigoshop Works with Aesop Storytelling Engine Security We know that having your site hacked is not fun. That's why it is important to make sure your site is secured from hackers. This will also prevent code or SQL injection attacks. Below are the best security plugins for WordPress that all webmasters should install. 7. Security Ninja Check your site for security vulnerabilities with one click and get info on many security aspects. It offers suggestions on what you can do to fix any potential security issues. Security Ninja simply analyzes your WordPress site to find any exploits that may exist. Security Ninja comes with the following features: Perform 31+ security tests including brute-force attacks Check your site for security vulnerabilities and holes Checks for Timthumb vulnerability Take preventive measures against attacks Don't let script kiddies hack your site Prevent 0-day exploit attacks Use included code snippets for quick fixes Extensive help and descriptions of tests included 8. Core Scanner add-on for Security Ninja Core Scanner add-on for Security Ninja can scan WP core files with one click. It quickly identifies the problematic files that occurs in your WordPress core files. It comes with the following features: Scan WP core files with one click Quickly identify problematic files Restore modified files with one click Great for removing exploits and fixing accidental file edits/deletes View files' source to take a closer look Fix broken WP auto-updates Color-coded results separate files into 5 categories Files that are modified and should not have been Files that are missing and should not be Files that are modified and they are supposed to be Files that are missing but they are not vital to WP Files that are intact Detailed help and description Easy-to-use GUI 9. WP Security Manager WP Security Manager is a WordPress plugin that provides all in one security solutions to your WP site. WP Security Manager comes with the following features: Block malicious IPs both automatically & manually Prevent from keylogging with virtual keyboard Hide WP admin and change WP login URL Bot protection with CAPTCHA in login, register & comment forms Protect from brute-force login attack Supervise login activities by screenshot Alert via email with login attacks using screenshot Detect admin and change username screenshot Change the ID on the user with ID 1. 10. WP Single Login & Security WP Single Login & Security is an easy way to protect your WordPress website. It prevents simultaneous login & spam login on WordPress. Auto logout user if user is inactive. Auto block I.P. address if many failed login attempts. It comes with the following features: Prevents simultaneous login Auto logout if user is inactive Block IP address User IP address whitelist 11. Smart Security Tools Smart Security Tools is a powerful plugin for improving security of your WordPress powered website. Plugin contains collection of tweaks and tools for extra security protection along with Security Advisor that can help you determine what needs to be done. Smart Security Tools comes with the following features: 20 general and .htaccess security tweaks 20 security tests with Security Advisor Tools to change admin or any username Integrated Sucuri Free Security Scanner Powerful database-based security log Ban malicious IP’s from security log Support for WordPress multi-side mode Export and import plugin settings 12. WP-Lens – Security and Analysis WP-Lens – Security and Analysis is the ultimate plugin for WordPress security analysis on your current theme and WordPress installation. WP-Lens combines a variety of checks and mechanisms that give you a clear picture of your current state of security and installation. It comes with the following features: Check for account named admin Determines if the default table prefix is being used MySQL DB password strength MySQL DB username strength Looks to see if admin users authenticate over SSL Checks to see if the template editor is enabled. Checks if plugins can be added/edited/removed through the admin Checks if WordPress is up-to-date Checks if you are a plugin hoarder Blogspam analysis Database Query analysis Image analysis checks File permissions on certain directory's Other useful WordPress and Security Hardening information E-commerce More and more people are buying things online so it is a great idea to add e-commerce functionalities on your site. With big names such as Amazon and eBay already doing great business, the web has evolved to become a great platform for product and business exposure. Good thing WordPress can now integrate e-Commerce plugins. The following are some of the best e-commerce plugin you use for your business site. 13. WP e-Commerce Car/Parts Filter Plugin WP e-Commerce Car/Parts Filter Plugin is the best plugin for a vehicle or vehicle parts website. With this plugin, the administrator can show filter plugin on the sidebar or footer widget. He can also add car models, products at the backend. It comes with the following features: Filtering Based on Make, Model and Year Admin can add “Make” and “Model” from back-end Admin can add each product its Make, Model and Year Admin can show plugin sidebar and footer widget Full customizable from Admin Settings Customize all text and color Ensure full support 14. WooCommerce e-Commerce Bundle Rate Shipping The WooCommerce e-Commerce Bundle Rate Shipping allows you to provide special bundled shipping rates when a customer purchases multiple items. The plugin is designed to be flexible, so you can define bundled shipping rates based on the shipping destination, the categories of the products being sold, or their shipping class. WooCommerce e-Commerce Bundle Rate Shipping comes with the following features: Seamless integration with WooCommerce Set different rates for different categories or shipping classes Set different rates for different countries Easy configuration Internationalisation 15. WP e-Commerce Amazon Affiliates-WordPress Plugin WP e-Commerce Amazon Affiliates-WordPress Plugin is a product that allows you to import Amazon products in your WP e-Commerce store in no time! It comes with the following features: Import Amazon products from any Amazon location ( Available countries: United States, United Kingdom, Deutschland, France, Japan, Canada, China, Italia, Espana, India) Add multiple affiliate ID's (International Amazon Associates / Globalisation) 90 Days Cookie With this feature, when a user is redirected to Amazon, the product is automatically added to cart and kept there for 90 days 16. WP E-commerce Authorize.Net WP E-commerce Authorize.Net is a WordPress Plugin which allows the WP e-Commerce Store owners to accept credit cards. It can take less than 5 minutes to set up. This is, by far, the quickest way to integrate Authorize.net. It comes with the following features: Easy to integrate Authorize.net payment to your WordPress site Includes other payment gateway such as ChronoPay, Google Wallet, Paypal Express, SecurePay Secured payment using payment gateway API 17. WorldPay Gateway for WP E-Commerce WorldPay Gateway is a payment service provider for all sizes of business. Accept debit and credit card payments online and in multiple currencies. It comes with the following features: Allows the WP E -Commerce plugin to accept credit card payments Worry no more about customers credit cards details which are taken cared by the WorldPay 18. Friendly Manual Order Processing for WP E-Commerce Friendly Manual Order Processing for WP E-Commerce provides an easy-to-use and flexible way for you or your client to process orders directly from the WordPress back end without having to go through the payment process necessary on the front end of the site. It comes with the following features: Easy to create a manual order Display online sales details Apply discounts to order Quickly add shipping amount Manage stocks Sliders Sliders provide a great way to display images, videos or other content in an engaging way. If your theme doesn't have one built-in or you would just like to add something a bit more exciting then take a look at these premium plugins. 19. RoyalSlider – Touch-Enabled jQuery Image Gallery RoyalSlider is an easy-to-use jQuery image gallery and content slider plugin with animated captions, responsive layout and touch support for mobile devices. For its menu, you can use thumbnails, tabs or bullets. Use it as image slider, slideshow, HTML content slider, gallery, banner rotator, video gallery, carousel or even presentation. RoyalSlider comes with the following features: Touch navigation support for iOS (all versions), Android 2.3+, IE10, IE11, Blackberry and other OS and browsers that support touch or pointer events Use any HTML content in each slide and each thumbnail (or tab) Loads nearby images in background Super smooth hardware accelerated CSS3 transitions Full-screen feature with native HTML5 fullscreen support. Perfect for photo gallery where you want to show high-resolution photography Memory management – keeps only a few slides in display list YouTube & Vimeo videos in slides Deep-linking – link to specific slide from URL Adjustable speed, transition and easing for each caption or slide Static content for each slide is allowed 20. Slider Revolution Responsive WordPress Plugin Slider Revolution is currently the top-selling plugin on Codecanyon. It is widely-used by theme authors on Themeforest. It is a responsive (mobile friendly) or full-width slider with must-see-effects. It also keeps or builds your SEO optimization (all content always readable for search engines). It comes with the following features: Brand new admin interface Custom caption animation builder Full slider import/export 21. LayerSlider Responsive WordPress Slider Plugin LayerSlider Slider Plugin is a premium multi-purpose slider for creating image galleries, content sliders, and mind-blowing slideshows with must-see effects, even from your WordPress posts and pages. It uses cutting edge technologies to provide the smoothest experience that's possible, and it comes with more than 200 preset 2D and 3D slide transitions. LayerSlider Slider Plugin comes with the following features: Build dynamic sliders from WordPress posts and pages Static content WYSIWYG editor with real-time previews Timeline view Multi-site ready Translation and localization ready Transition builder, Skin and CSS Editors Automatic updates Import / Export feature Plugin Permission 22. Slider PRO – WordPress Premium Slider Plugin Slider PRO is one of the most powerful slider plugins for WordPress in the market. The slider is fully responsive and mobile-ready. It provides 150+ options, 100+ possible transition effects, from simple 'fade', 'slide' or 'swipe' effects to more complex 'slice' effects, 15+ skins and much more. It comes with the following features: Responsive You can add animated layers and static layers. Dynamic content/Featured slider – Automatically load data from posts, pages and custom post types, based on any taxonomy. Load Flickr photos based on Username ID or Set ID Easily adds YouTube, Vimeo and HTML5 videos inside the layers Touch-screen-enabled swipe effect that can work horizontally or vertically. Thumbnails – Can be simple images or HTML thumbnails. The thumbnail scroller can be responsive and touch gestures are supported More than 100 possible transition effects More than 150 customizable properties. It's possible to set options per slide. More than 15 slider skins and 7 scrollbar, few of them also providing color variations Lazy loading – Set images to be lazy loaded in order to save bandwidth and loading time. Fullscreen – Real full-screen capability in browsers that support HTML5 fullscreen. Lightbox inside slider – Built-in Lightbox support, that supports a variety of content, like images, YouTube/Vimeo videos, HTML page Multiple sliders Keyboard navigation Possibility to shuffle the slides Slider Admin features 23. Showbiz Pro Responsive Teaser WordPress Plugin Showbiz Pro is a responsive teaser displaying solution that allows you to show WordPress posts or any custom content with a set amount of teaser items. Showbiz Pro comes with the following features: Skins included Template builder Video support Full-width showcase Fully responsive 24. Accordion Slider – Responsive WordPress Plugin Accordion Slider is a fully responsive and touch-enabled WordPress plugin that combines the functionality of an accordion with that of a slider. It comes with the following features: Fully Responsive Touch-enabled Dynamic content Automatic Updates Add as many panels as you want without worrying about screen space. Set layers to display when the panel is opened, or when it's closed, or all the time. Caching – accordions are automatically cached for improving the load time Inline help – instructions directly from the admin area Load anywhere Smooth animations using CSS3 transitions and RequestAnimationFrame Retina-ready Swap image – change background image when panel is opened Keyboard and mouse navigation – navigate using the keyboard keys or mouse wheel Lazy Loading Lightbox – FancyBox is included and integrated with the Accordion Slider plugin SEO-friendly Deep linking Change the accordion slider settings at different screen sizes Powerful JavaScript API Modular architecture – easily strip out code to reduce the JavaScript file size Compatible with Multi-Site environment Import and export Action and filter hooks Gallery Gallery is a cornerstone of many websites today, allowing you to showcase pictures, illustrations, videos and more. If you're looking for the best photo gallery plugin for WordPress to help you display your images for maximum effects on your blog or website. The following I listed are the best WordPress gallery plugins that will surely blow your mind. 25. Media Grid – WordPress Responsive Portfolio A responsive and filterable portfolios with ease on your website. Media Grid comes with masonry layout; it is designed to adapt each portfolio to any situation and mobile optimized for responsive themes. Media Grid comes with the following features: Unlimited responsive portfolios Mobile optimized Unlimited colors and layouts Visual grid builder 1 click set up Unlimited item options Full media support 26. Video Gallery WordPress Plugin /w YouTube, Vimeo Responsive, localized, awesome, fully featured and fast gallery. This is the most advanced stock video gallery in the world and, now, as a WordPress plugin. It comes with the following features: Five Skins and Skin generator iPhone/iPad compatible Hybrid Extensive admin panel Subtitle Support Play form Backup database/import, export feature Easy to install Auxillary Shortcodes 27. Simple 3D Coverflow WordPress Plugin Simple 3D Coverflow is a fully responsive media 3D coverflow WordPress plugin that allows you to display media content with an unique original layout from a 3D perspective. It's perfect for any kind of presentation, for anyone that wants to deliver a great impact on their visitors. Simple 3D Coverflow comes with the following features: Responsive / Fluid layout with autoscale function Mobile and desktop optimized (iPad/IOS) Scroll and swipe functions for the desktop and mobile devices Mouse Wheel support – navigation with mouse wheel scrolling Keyboard support – the left and right arrows can be used for navigation through the thumbnails Optional Categories Menu Support for unlimited categories and each category can have any number of thumbnails The option to start at a specific category Customizable thumbnails size and topology geometry Customizable hover effect for the side thumbnails Customizable description text for the center thumbnail Dynamic or static tooltip for the center thumbnail Customizable controls – each button and scrollbar component can be changed Customizable reflection for the thumbnails Optional and customizable Shadow Box Gradient for the thumbnails Custom action for the thumbnail click Powerful API included You can include multiple instances on the same page Slideshow autoplay Responsive / Fluid layout for the coverflow Lightbox Image, youtube, vimeo, iframe lightbox support Zoom and panning support for lightbox images Optional Lightbox slideshow button, time and autoplay Customizable border and background for the Lightbox Lightbox keyboard support Three skins included along with the PSD files Three skins included along with the preset configurations 28. Awesome Gallery It’s another great gallery plugin that comes with a horizontal flow, vertical flow and classic grid. Especially helpful when you use both portrait and landscape images at the same gallery. Ideal for presenting your photographs and really close to the way images are presented in Flickr. It comes with the following features: Top priority – easy to use admin interface 3 layout modes – horizontal flow, vertical flow and classic grid 7 image sources 10 style presets Really flexible look with lots of options Load more / Infinite scroll support + easily handles hundreds of images 3 built-in lightboxes – Magnific popup, PrettyPhoto and Swipebox 3 external lightboxes support – free JetPack Gallery, a and gorgeous premium iLighbox and FooBox lightboxes Unique built-in support feature Responsive and Retina-ready 29. Thumbnail Gallery (WordPress Plugin) This plugin will help you to easily add a thumbnail gallery to your WordPress website or blog. The gallery is completely customizable, resizable and is compatible with all browsers and devices (iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones). You will be able to insert it in any page or post you want with inbuilt short code generator. Thumbnail Gallery comes with the following features: Responsive layout AddThis Social Sharing integrated You can customize each gallery individually You can have a completely customizable lightbox You can embed Youtube & Vimeo videos You can add HTML or Flash You can design your own navigation buttons and use them You can use an unlimited number of galleries into your WordPress website You can display in a gallery an unlimited amount of images Browse the gallery on touchscreen devices using one finger (swipe thumbnails, images or lightbox) 30. Mikado Grid Gallery for WordPress Mikado Grid Gallery is a gallery for WordPress based on random grids with a lot of features. It's responsive and images will adapt with a nice and smooth animation when the browser is resized. You just need to decide width (also percentage) and height and Mikado will create a random grid inside the rectangle. It comes with the following features: Fully responsive and fluid layout Dynamic filters and filtering animations Size of the gallery, width and height. The width can be in percentage so it perfect for responsive sites Margin between images 5 Lightboxes WordPress widget Multiple galleries on same page Conclusion Plugins allows your blog or website be more effective and functional. The list that I provided are premium plugins that will surely worth every money you’ll spend with it. Since they are premium, the full features will be utilized compared to the free ones. So get them now and let your WordPress site rock!

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