"Reduce image file sizes and improve performance using the Smush.it API within WordPress.
Yahoo's excellent Exceptional Performance series recommends optimizing images in several lossless ways:
stripping meta data from JPEGs
optimizing JPEG compression
converting certain GIFs to indexed PNGs
stripping the un-used colours from indexed images"
"Adds a more advanced paging navigation interface.
Want to replace the old ← Older posts | Newer posts → links with some page links?
This plugin provides the wp_pagenavi() template tag which generates fancy pagination links. See the installation instructions for using it in your theme."
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"Reconfigures the wp_mail() function to use SMTP instead of mail() and creates an options page to manage the settings.
This plugin reconfigures the wp_mail() function to use SMTP instead of mail() and creates an options page that allows you to specify various options."
"Redirect users to different locations after logging in and logging out.
Define a set of redirect rules for specific users, users with specific roles, users with specific capabilities, and a blanket rule for all other users. Also, set a redirect URL for post-registration. This is all managed in Settings > Login/logout redirects.
You can use the syntax [variable]username[/variable] in your URLs so that the system will build a dynamic URL upon each login, replacing that text with the user's username. In addition to username, there is "userslug", "homeurl", "siteurl", "postid-23", "http_referer" and you can also add your own custom URL "variables". See Other Notes / How to Extend for documentation.
If you're using a plugin such as Gigya that bypasses the regular WordPress login redirect process (and only allows one fixed redirect URL), set that plugin to redirect to wp-content/plugins/peters-login-redirect/wplogin_redirect_control.php and set the relevant setting to "Yes" at the bottom of the Settings > Login/Logout redirects page in the WordPress admin panel.
You can add your own code logic before and between any of the plugin's normal redirect checks if needed. See Other Notes / How to Extend for documentation. Some examples include: redirecting the user based on their IP address; and redirect users to a special page on first login.
This plugin also includes a function rul_register that acts the same as the wp_register function you see in templates (typically producing the Register or Site Admin links in the sidebar), except that it will return the custom defined admin address. rul_register takes three parameters: the "before" code (by default ""), the "after" code (by d"
"Awesome Author box that you'll fall inlove with!
Give identity to your blog posts, pages and custom post types! Author Box Lite creates responsive profile and latest posts box to increase reader engagement. This also automatically add google+ profile authorship."
"Make comments management easier by applying some of the simple hacks the Yoast team uses.
Make comments management easier by applying some of the simple hacks the Yoast team uses.
This plugin adds some small hacks around core WordPress comments to make them more bearable:
Cleaner comment notification emails.
The option to disallow comments below a certain length.
The option to redirect first time commenters to a thank you page.
An input field on the comment edit screen to change the comment parent ID.
Links in the admin comments section to email individual commenters.
A button in the WP toolbar to email all the commenters on a post.
See the screenshots to get an even better idea of the plugins functionality."
"Accessible AJAX Comments
This is a plug-in derived from the Accessible AJAX comments library built for the WordPress Theme Accessibility Pattern Library (https://github.com/wpaccessibility/a11ythemepatterns/tree/master/comment-form-with-js-aria)
Please make pull requests or raise issues in the WP Accessibility pattern library, unless the issues are specific to the plug-in implementation. "
"Rollback (or forward) any WordPress.org plugin or theme like a boss.
Quickly and easily rollback any theme or plugin from WordPress.org to any previous (or newer) version without any of the manual fuss. Works just like the plugin updater, except you're rolling back (or forward) to a specific version. No need for manually downloading and FTPing the files or learning Subversion. This plugin takes care of the trouble for you."
"Unless you've been hiding under a (presumably delightfully comfortable) rock for the past few years, you will have noticed the extraordinary rise in the popularity of podcasting (one billion podcast subscriptions was passed way back in 2013). And being the enterprising type, you're ready to wade in and grab the opportunity that podcasting presents with both hands.
As a WordPress site owner, you'll be delighted to hear that podcasting and WordPress go hand in hand. To save you the unnecessary hassle and effort that can be involved with integrating podcasts with your WordPress site, we've rounded up seven of the top podcasting plugins out there for you to consider below. By the end of the piece, you're sure to have found a solution to suit your needs.
Before we crack on to the list though, let's cover some background on podcasting itself.
A Brief Overview of Podcasting
Podcasting's history goes back further than blogging itself. Although its roots lie in the 1980s indie radio boom, the modern format become popular in 2004 through platforms such as Odeo.
During that time, the iPod was the dominant force in online media consumption. Developers and radio enthusiasts were on the lookout for a way to easily add their programs to the device and Apple's 2005 integration of podcasts in iTunes set the ball rolling in earnest.
Since then, podcasts have been created by every conceivable media outlet and organization on earth and opened the door for many individual voices.
Some of the most popular podcasts have been entertainment-based. The Ricky Gervais Show, for example, started life as an incredibly popular podcast with roots in traditional radio. Due to its success, the show grew into an HBO series with multiple spinoff shows starring various cast members.
Other popular podcasts explore a diverse range of topics with standout examples including This American Life, The Joe Rogan Experience, The Nerdist, and Radiolab. The more technically inclined amongs