Essential Wordpress Plugins for Writers
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Earlier I gave a list of Essential WordPress Plugins that I use on my websites.
A big problem with creating a Wordpress site for for writing is trying to differentiate it from the millions of other personal blogs. We see this with Programmers, Designers, Photographers and Artists. Throw up a template, and you look like any other blog. Modify it, change widgets, add your own blogroll, and it still looks and feels the same. But there are some plug-ins out there designed specifically for the working writer that can give you a professional, polished Writing Site:
Amazon Reloaded- If a writer writes a book, they’ll want to sell it on Amazon. And if they sell on Amazon, they’ll want to be an Associate. And if they’re an Associate, they’ll want an easy way to add amazon products and tags to their posts. And if they do that, they’ll want this plug-in, which puts an Amazon Search engine in you’re editor, allowing them to quickly add links without navigating away from their site.
Creative Commons Configurator- Allows a writer to assign an appropriate License to their posts and feeds. Just Like Cory!
Daily Word Count- from Gnomebox, a great plug in for NaNoWriMo and for helping readers see your progress. They’ll keep coming back to cheer you on, or laugh in the face of your despair! Either way, you Win!
In Series- Let’s you l ink multiple posts together as a series. Keeps your readers reading, and makes it easier to post in-depth articles and essays. Hey, you could even link a book’s chapters together.
RSS-Footer- Speaking of feeds- this plugin adds a custom attribution to your feeds. It’s an easy way to link back to your site if someone scrapes your content.
Submission Tracker- Another plug-in from Gnomebox. Creates an Admin page for entering submissions and response times. A Behind the scenes Plug-in.
Table of Contents Generator- Scans your long post or article for headings and places a table of contents with links wherever you want it.
Writing Projects- From the Guy who made submission tracker and Daily Word Count, Allows you to track projects and put a status bar on your blog.
WP-Wall- Adds a whitespace wall for user’s comments
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