Secure WordPress Plugin enables you to reduce hack attacks on your blog by protecting your installation information and plugin lists. It automatically adds an index.php file to your directories to make sure hackers can’t gain access to your plugin list to use known security wholes in some of them. It also removes theme, plugin, and core update information from non-admins. It can even protect your blog against malicious URL requests.

I also like the fact that the plugin deactivates tool-tip and error messages from your WordPress login page. These small details may not look too important, but there are many hackers out there who succeed in their jobs by taking advantage of this information. So it never hurts to make their life difficult.

This plugin is not designed to make your WordPress 100% hack-proof. So you are going to need other security plugins to help defend your blog against hackers. Nevertheless, the plugin is very easy to use and does fix a few common WordPress issues. It’s free too.

Here is how this plugin works. If you are running one of the above mentioned plugins, this cache script will cache a portion of their outputs to bring the load down on your server and improve your plugins performance. So you no longer have to wait a few seconds for your top or similar posts to show up on your sidebar.

Now you want to make sure you don’t use Plugin Output Cache in conjunction with some other cache plugins available for WordPress. You don’t want to have too many cache plugins installed anyway. But if you are running too many of those popular/similar type plugins on your blog, you want to give this Plugin Output Cache software a try.

WP Plugins is a store that comes handy for both developers and publishers. Small developers can easily submit their plugins to the store and start accumulating cash from their work. As a developer, you will have work a bit to develop the perfect page for your plugin. You want to include screen-shots, add proper description, and promptly answer your prospects’ questions when they contact you. You don’t have to have the best plugin to start selling using this service. I have seen plugins being sold for as low as $3. But you do want to pay attention to your code and the quality of your work.

WP Plugins runs you through a few steps before your can upload your plugin. They also keep 10% of everything you make. But that’s not too much if you think about it. Considering the targeted audience for the store and how they manage your listing, it may be worth it for your business.

WP Plugins may be a young project at this point, but it does have a few super plugins that you can take advantage of to take your website to the next level. Whether you are interested in adding an event registration service to your website or want to create a job listing site with a plugin, WP Plugins Store has something for you. Overall, a great place to find some powerful plugins.

In order to take advantage of this plugin, all you have to do is enable it and choose the URL service that you want to use with your blog posts. The plugin essentially brings WP.me to your self-hosted WordPress blog. So why would you want to use such a plugin on your blog? It’s simple. People don’t trust obscure URL services these days. After all, how can you be sure that you are not clicking on a URL that is not going to install ad-ware or harmful files on your blog (some URL redirection services do). With URL Shortener, you won’t have to worry about that.

Once you install this plugin, a small button will show up right under your post URL which you can use to view your short URL for each post:

The plugin comes with various URL redirection services that you can use to create short URLs for your blog. You can choose for the process to happen automatically or even turn it off if you prefer.

Let’s not forget about the add-on module either. It makes it easier to take advantage of Google’s URL redirection service to shorten your URLs on your blog. You can’t get more trust worthy URLs than that. Considering that the plugin is for free, it’s a must try if you like sharing your stories on Twitter and other social networking websites.

Take a look at the above buttons. They are not only colorful enough but also dynamic. It doesn’t matter how your buttons look. In reality, you should look for buttons that give your users the call to action to spread your content online. You can always add the above buttons to your blog posts by downloading a plugin such as Digg Digg. But if you don’t want to do anything other than copy/paste, Boostpost comes in handy. It’s a cool service that lets you add the buttons you would like to see on your blog and add them to your posts fast (copy/past the code into your blog).

There are three ways that you can add social media buttons to your blog using Boostpost. The first way is to choose the services that you want to use on your blog, download the appropriate code, and paste it into your single.php file. That’s pretty straightforward and probably the best way to get maximum exposure for your blog posts.

The second way to get these buttons on your blog is by downloading the button code from Boostpost. These buttons are compact and expand as your readers take their mice over them. So they are perfect for blogs who don’t have too much space to spare for social media buttons.

You can customize the above button and even provide your own image for it. This is pretty similar to the first option, except you are downloading a compact button.

The third option involves displaying social media buttons in the footer of your website. It may not be the best place to put them, but it’s better than nothing.

Overall, if you are planning to add social media buttons to your blog and don’t want to download multiple plugins to get it down, Boostpost is a must try.

You can now implement the same concept on your WordPress blog with Where Did They Go From Here? plugin. This plugin is very easy to work with. All you have to do is install it on your blog, and it automatically tracks what pages have been visited by your audience and what the referring pages are. Those referring pages will then include links to pages that people have visited after visiting them (just like Amazon).

The first time you install this plugin, you will see nothing under your web pages. You will need to wait for your visitor to browse through your pages for the plugin to add referral links under your pages. Using this plugin in conjunction with a similar post plugin will help you promote your content more effectively. The more useful content you offer to your audience, the longer you retain it.