If you are looking to add more functionality and features to your WordPress site, look no further than the thousands of WordPress plugins that are available. Nearly every plugin can be found at the WordPress Plugin Directory, and they are easily searchable and categorized.

The latest versions of WordPress allow you to search for plugins via the Plugins section of the administrator area of your website. Once you find the plugin you want to install, it takes only a few seconds to install and activate it. You don’t need to upload the files anymore! Future plugin updates are processed by the same function.

Here are a few important plugins you should install to any WordPress site:

Akismet – this plugin checks your comments to see if they are spam or not. Read the rest of this entry »