Best WordPress Plugins for a new site

After years of working with WordPress for my own sites, managing sites for clients and becoming a plugin developer, I have settled in on a great set of WordPress plugins for a new site.

Here are some great WordPress plugins:

  • Chap Secure Login
  • Google XML Sitemaps
  • iQ Block Country
  • Limit Login Attempts
  • NewStatPress
  • Syndicate Press
  • BackUpWordPress
  • Simple Trackback Disabler
    • Disable Trackbacks
    • Page Comments Off Please
  • Regenerate Thumbnails
  • Imsanity
  • Resize Image After Upload
  • SEO SearchTerms Tagging 2
  • Tweet My Post
  • WP Smush.it
  • WP Super Cache