WordPress blogs give users good flexibility as far as the template they have access to along with further functionality to their blog in the form of plugins. Other WordPress bloggers create these unique applications, which are then upheld and endorsed by WordPress.
What the heck is a “Plugin”?
Anyone with a WordPress blog for their accountant websites can add plugins, and there are a multitude of uses and benefits to installing them; both for yourself and for your readers.
Some plugins are simple and can add things like social media buttons to your blog. Others are more complicated, such as a plugin that integrates a full image gallery with dozens of viewing options. People use them often because they add a lot of fun, interesting and useful features that would otherwise require a lot of code writing.
Where can I download them?
Like anything, you can find plugins all over the internet. One of them is within the admin panel of your blog. Your admin panel has a menu item called Plugins. To install one, simply click install!
There is also a WordPress Plugins page that is devoted to listing plugin options. You can search for all different types to narrow down what you’re looking for, and you can also view the most popular plugins. Downloading plugins from here requires an extra step. You’ll need to locate the downloaded file, then unzip it before you can upload it to your WordPress blog.
However you choose to download and install them, plugins are easy to use. The only potential difference would lie with the security settings of the server that is hosting your blog.
OK, I downloaded a plugin, how do I get it to work?
Once you have found the plugin you would like to use, and if you installed it via the WordPress interface, you will need to activate it under the Plugin menu item.
Unzipped plugin files should be uploaded to wp-content/plugins folder. Then just go to the plugin menu and click activate. It’s usually just that easy!
Some plugins will work immediately, others require that you add code to your template. Additionally, some others require different adjustments aside from coding that need to be completed before the plugin will work. You’ll know which method you’ll need to follow after you activate the plugin, and if you have any questions about what needs to be done, you can always check the plugin authors’ site which will be available from a link within the Plugins menu.
How do I test this thing once it’s installed?
After you install the plugin to your blog, you want to verify that the plugin is working correctly. You can sometimes test your plugin right from the plugin settings menu. Otherwise, simply go to your blog page and test it from there.
Once you have verified the plugin is working, you’re all set and you can continue to install and activate any other plugins you would like!
Of course, there is always the possibility that your plugin won’t work right away. If this happens, double check that you didn’t miss any steps, and you may need to upgrade to the latest version of WordPress for some plugins to work. You should also review the instructions on the plugin authors’ site.
Is all this really necessary?
In a word?
No.
Plugins are fun and useful, but if you are happy with the functionality of your blog and only get a few of junk comments, then there’s no desperate need for you to start installing gobs of plugins.
Eventually the spammers will find your accountant website’s blog and you’re going to want to download and install some spam control, but you don’t have to do anything. WordPress stands quite nicely on it’s own.
For those of you who demand additional functionality from a blog or for people who don’t have the time to design, the plugins afforded to the WordPress nation are a good energy saving feature.




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