{"id":236690,"date":"2021-10-22T16:12:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T10:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essentialplugin.com\/?p=236690"},"modified":"2023-07-14T09:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T04:19:04","slug":"a-beginners-guide-to-installing-wordpress-plugins-types-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essentialplugin.com\/a-beginners-guide-to-installing-wordpress-plugins-types-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"A Beginner\u2019s Guide To Installing WordPress Plugins: Types & Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the digital technology and Internet era, almost all businesses have their digital presence on the web. And many of them are in the form of a website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, when it comes to the website, its design should be good, easy to navigate, safe and secure, and the requirements go on and on. Using WordPress simplifies many things for you. And they have a WordPress plugin that is like the cherry on the cake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the WordPress introduction, we can say creating a website using WordPress has the advantage of being very flexible. WordPress lets you create high-traffic blogs, money-making machines, and lead-generation company websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress Plugins<\/a> are mostly to blame for this. WordPress sites would be incomplete without plugins. If we talk about plugins, they allow you to make your website\u2019s operation even more flexible. WordPress.org<\/em> has over 60,000 themes and plugins to choose from. Indeed, plugins are a major factor in the popularity of WordPress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Almost everything you might wish to do with your website is possible with a WordPress Plugin. Backup plugins, for example, are used mainly for administrative purposes. Others alter how your site appears to visitors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, you must exercise caution when selecting plugins for your website, as many are not performance-optimized and, as a result, may cause it to run slowly. Visitors using a cellular network or a poor internet connection may experience performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Image Source: WordPress Plugins Overview<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s enough information for Plugins and an introduction to WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 key WordPress plugins you must require for your site<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are now 55,752 plugins for WordPress to choose from. Most of them are unrestricted. However, there are a few that offer free trials. One thing about plugins is, the bare minimum you use, the faster your site performance will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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