WordPress plugins can be the perfect way to save time while meeting the needs of our website. The truth is that there are countless of them and we can find accessories for any function that we can imagine. In this selection I have tried to gather a set of tools that are very useful to the vast majority of websites.
They are all free and offer quite effective results. Do you know any other? Leave us a comment and tell me!
Manual Image Crop
On some occasions, you will surely need to make specific cuts to your images. With this plugin, cropping images will become a very intuitive and manual task. By selecting the photo you want to cut from the multimedia library, you can resize your images in record time and even create new photos and duplicates. Download the plugin In the following link.
WebKite
Ordering and managing the content of our website in a proper way is essential to generate a clean and balanced site. Completely free and equipped to create interactive and easy-to-use menus. You can find it In the following link,
Slide Deck
Through this plugin it will be extremely easy for you to develop and implement dynamic presentations on your website. In an intuitive way, you can create slides that contain video, images or text. Through its lens system you will be able to integrate your content effectively into your theme. It also has a paid version. Take a look here.
WPTouch
If you do not have a responsive theme or you want to create different appearances depending on the support in which your site is displayed, this plugin will be very useful. Its multiple functions will help you create a global and unique vision of your site. The result will be a page that is easily accessible and usable by any user, which never hurts and is an added value to your project. You can find it here.
JetPack
It is the wordpress plugin par excellence. Perfect for linking your blog with social networks and generating feedback on different platforms. It has a wide variety of features and configuration options. It includes statistics, a subscription system via email, a system to create image galleries and a spell checker among many other things. Download it here.
NextGen Gallery
If we are developing an exhibitor of works or graphic works this plugin can become essential. Among its many functions we find the possibility of adding a watermark to our images, developing slide shows or creating albums to categorize the exposed contents. It has both a premium version and a free version. Get hold of it, from this link.
mb.YTPlayer background video
Depending on the type of project we are developing and the demands it has, we can choose to create a dynamic background with a high quality video. The operation is extremely simple since we will only need to have the address of the video hosted on YouTube to appear on our page. It offers us multiple functions. We can determine that our video appears in the form of a loop permanently, with sound or without sound or also specify from which minute point we want it to be played. It is recommended that if we choose this alternative we choose a simple video with homogeneous surfaces and of course we pay attention to the design of our page to find a greater degree of readability. It will be useless if we develop a website with great aesthetics but not very accessible and understandable for users who visit it. Also keep in mind that these types of tools are usually more effective for institutional-type pages and projects that do not have an exaggerated influx of visitors. Download it here.
HTML5 jQuery audio player
Thanks to this tool, introducing a player on your website will be very easy. Although there is a Pro version, in its free version it offers great freedom and allows you to create playlists of several songs or a single theme, compatible with any browser.Find it here.
BuddyPress
Are you developing a portal where feedback and collaboration between different users prevail? Do you want to retain your community and need a system of networks and ties that interconnects the participants of your site? With BuddyPress you can introduce a social media platform in an extremely easy way. Its strengths include the ability to register and create user lists, a messaging system between users, the creation of groups of common interests and tools to host your own forums and offer a chat and meeting site to your users. It also offers the possibility of uploading documents of different types and also the creation of websites of the members that make up the community. Download it here.
vimeography
There are many users of the Vimeo network and having a space or gallery for Vimeo video content can be a great option. We could be talking about the best video plugin, although its only weak point is that it is not compatible with YouTube. It offers several options to organize and build your video gallery and completely free of charge. Download it here.