Basics of Using Plugins
Plugins Provide Functions Such as Analytics, SEO, Photo Galleries, Ecommerce, Spam Blockers, and other Features
See video tutorial below on plugins.
1. Customize Your Site With Plugins
Plugins add customized functions or features to your WordPress site. This is especially important if you have an ecommerce site. One of the reasons WordPress software is so popular is because the plugins make it possible to turn the website into a store with paypal or other payment buttons. There are plugins to make the websites into photo galleries or almost any business or interest that might need a website.
Adding contact forms, spam blockers, analytics, sidebar lists, caching to speed up the site, social media icons, subscribe icons and other features or functions is done with plugins.
2. Dashboard, Plugins, Install, and Popular or Featured Plugins
In your Dashboard go to Plugins. There are choices there to Install or to search for plugins. The links for popular or featured plugins are [Read more…]