Top 3 WordPress plugins of 2017
It’s an exciting time to be using WordPress, with over 15,000,000 websites on the entire web using the platform and with no surprise as to why. WordPress is a fantastic platform for allowing you to build your own e-commerce site, blog or even an online portfolio. WordPress boasts many brilliant tools that allow you to create a website that looks professional and gives you the ability to monitor its performance so you can always find ways to improve it. Thanks to the vast range of WordPress plugins, you have numerous ways to add new features to your website and enhance the ones you currently have. Here are the top WordPress plugins of 2017 – make sure you’re not missing out!
1. Typekit fonts
Great website design is all about making your site appealing and user-friendly and one of the crucial elements of this is the type of font you use. It’s surprising how the font can subconsciously impact user experience, so if you want to go beyond the basic fonts of traditional websites, then this plugin is for you. Typekit is powered by Abode and allows you to access and use high-quality custom fonts. Not only will your site look better, but this plugin is free! You just need to create an account to have access to the new fonts.
2. Yoast SEO
If you want to improve your website’s SEO game, then this is a plugin that you can’t go without. Yoast SEO gives you real time page analysis to help optimise all aspects of your website including the content, meta descriptions, titles, keywords and your images. The plugin also allows you to request that Google doesn’t index a set of pages along with many other useful features. It’s the perfect SEO companion and it’s free to download. If you find you love it, then you can unlock even more advanced features by upgrading through a small fee.
3. WooCommerce
WooCommerce is perfect for all e-commerce websites and it currently powers 30% of online stores. You can take advantage of the free version that allows you to calculate the costs of taxes and shipping and allows payment via Paypal, bank transfers, cash on delivery and all of the major credit/debit cards. You can also upgrade to the paid version to unlock more advanced features.
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