Generally there are basic templates and files for most themes. And if what we need is not included in the theme package, we install plugins.
How to install plugins?
Inside your admin panel, look for the menu called “Plugins,” then click “Add new.” You’ll be directed in plugins repository, just type in keywords in the search.
Then plugins will be displayed, just read the description of the plugins before you install them. Then click install then click activate. There are plugins that needed to be configured, just follow the plugins’ instructions.
Listed below are the plugins used in this site:
Add to Any: Share/Bookmark/Email Button
This is for sharing and bookmarking posts.
Add to Any: Subscribe Button
This is for subscribing thru RSS and others.
AdSense Integrator
Should you want to integrate or add adsense inside your posts, if not just checked the AdSense Integrator
Akismet
This for block and spam comments.
All in One Adsense and YPN
This is adding your Adsense codes in your sites. This is good to install because a site owner can control where he/she wants to appear the google ads/ypn ads. In this site, I want the ads to appear in middle or center of each articles.
All in One SEO Pack
For the SEO. This is the best. Because we want Search Engines to crawl our sites, install this. Everything about SEO is here. That’s why it is All in One SEO Pack.
All in One Webmaster
For Webmaster tools and more.
Collapsing Categories
There’s a ready widget for categories, however, if you want more flexibility for category listing in your sidebar install this.
Dagon Design Sitemap Generator
For me, this is the best Sitemap Generator because of its look and flexibility.
Different Posts Per Page
This is to show how many posts should you want to appear per page. I want this because I can opt to show only 3 posts per page so that my pages will not look lengthy.
Fast and Secure Contact Form
There’s a custom contact form for Padangan. Just that I do not know how to customize it. So I installed this one and I like it. I can control how my contact form will look.
Link to Post
Sometimes we want to show some related articles in our posts, to do this install “Link to Post.”
My Page Order
This is to control the ordering or numbering of my pages. I love this because it is simple and easy to use.
Ozh’ Absolute Comments
About and for easier commenting.
Ozh’ Admin Drop Down Menu
This is to save spaces in my admin panel. I love this. Many installed this too.
Page Links To
Because I want my categories to overflow in pages so I linked each pages to categories. This way my articles are organized and arranged according to categorized pages.
SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam
This is best installed so to avoid robots to log-in or comment/s.
wp-insert
This made my wish come true. I want my site to have ad spots at the top and bottom post contents and this wp-insert made it happen. What’s more good thing about the “wp-insert” plugin is you can insert many codes and alternatively it will display the ads you want. This is a space saver and adds flexibility to the sites.
