I’m Plug-In Crazy!

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I’m Plug-In Crazy!

Russ Henneberry | Jun 25, 2009 | Comments 0

plug-in WordPress is awesome and the number one reason is because of the number of plug-ins you can slap onto your blog. It is soooo easy!

However, this can be a problem as well. It is so simple to install plug-ins on your blog that many people can’t stop.

Have you ever seen someones blog that has gone plug-in crazy?

It detracts from the content on the blog and is a big turn-off for me and I would suspect for many others.

Firstly, decide what you are trying to do by installing the plug-in. Are you trying to increase commenting, get people to re-tweet or otherwise interact with your site? These are all great reasons to add plug-ins to your site.

Select one goal at a time and address it by finding the best plug-in from both a utilitarian standpoint and a design standpoint.

After you have addressed that issue, move on to something else.

Be careful of going plug-in crazy, it can make your website look like a traffic jam and ultimately drive people away from your website.