I have just recently installed a whole new set of WordPress plugins to this blog:
- AntiLeech
- Angsuman's Referrer Bouncer
- Bad Behavior
- Diagnosis
- Dofollow
- Google (XML) Sitemaps
- http:BL WordPress Plugin
- Ultimate Google Analytics
- WordPress.com Stats
Angsuman's Referrer Bouncer, Bad Behavior and http:BL WordPress Plugin are anti-comment spam tools. Angsuman's Referrer Bouncer automatically bounces referer spammers back to their own sites. Bad Behavior is a PHP-based solution for blocking link spam and the robots which deliver it. The http:BL WordPress Plugin checks IP addresses of clients connecting to your blog against the Project Honey Pot database. All 3 of these plugins prevent any potentially harmful clients from accessing your blog. Since installing these plugins I have had no spam comments at all.
AntiLeech is used to help prevent content theft by Sploggers. It prevents errant parties from stealing your content and bandwidth by producing a fake set of content especially for them that includes links back to your site. When they steal this content, it appears online just like normal, except now you've turned the tables on them and have provided them with useless content.
Diagnosis adds a debugging page to your WordPress Dashboard so that you can easily debug problems in your WordPress installation or plugins. It also tells you information about your server, MySQL database and PHP settings.
Dofollow is used for the "U Comment, I Follow Movement". The plugin removes the "dead end" piece of code inserted wherever there is a link in a comment, so that search engines will now follow the links as they are crawling the internet. The name was given to this movement by Randa Clay Design and people are now starting to add logos/images to there website stating that they are part of the movement. I joined in and created my own button-image on my blog's footer, to remove the "nofollow" code on comments I had to install this plugin.
Google (XML) Sitemaps automatically creates a sitemap for your blog that search engines can use to quickly, simply and easily index pages from your website. Ultimate Google Analytics automatically installs the Google Analytics code so that you do not need to do it manually. WordPress.com Stats allows you to track your blogs statistics as if your blog was created at WordPress.com.
I would advise that you download and install these plugins to your own WordPress-powered blog as they are extremely helpful. Also, take a look at this blogs complete list of used plugins.
Bull3t's Blog is a next generation web log written by me, Philip Hughes (also known as Bull3t), a first-year college student living in England, aged 17. I write this blog for the sake of doing so, posting about anything I see fit. 
So what now?
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May 21st, 2007
#1
Thanks for being a part of the "I Follow" movement. I don't know why Wordpress doesn't just make NoFollow/DoFollow an option in the dashboard. At any rate, I think you have a great site going here. I need to make myself a plugins used page like you have.
May 22nd, 2007
#2
Cheers, Jason. I think that the "I Follow" movement has done pretty well since it was named by Randa and I am happy to represent it as a blogger.
May 26th, 2007
#3
My site is part of the movement as well. I'm hoping that Wordpress catches on eventually and adds it in as an option. Maybe someone should ask them about it. I will check these other plugins out as well.
June 7th, 2007
#4
Late reply to Aimee, but I do think that it would be a good idea for WordPress to make it standard in the newest update.
May 7th, 2008
#5
@bull3t – What is your reasoning behind that thought? Increasing the functionality of the platform would be a benefit to all. Is there some underlying issue that you see that would cause you to lean that way? Just to be clear, I am referring to the comment you made on June 7th….
May 30th, 2008
#6
I joined in and created my own button-image on my blog's footer, to remove the "nofollow" code on comments I had to install this plugin.
June 4th, 2008
#7
What is your experience with Wordpress stats? I have read a few reports that it slows down your blog because it accesses your database too much. For stats I have just been using Google Analytics, which I install manually (without a plugin)
June 4th, 2008
#8
Yeah, WordPress stats does seem to slow down the blog; but my blog is slow enough that you wouldn't notice if I turned it off. Haha, I have way too many plugins and modifications and the K2 theme doesn't help much either.
June 28th, 2008
#9
Really, DoFollow movement is great!
I'm very appreciate for your help with these plugins!
July 5th, 2008
#10
Nice list of updates for your blog. I'm installing the dofollow plugin on my sites. Thanks again.
September 12th, 2008
#11
I thought allowing dofollow comments would increase spam and hurt search rankings. But since it helps to stimulate comments, it is certainly worthwhile.
October 23rd, 2008
#12
I have a question.> I am ENTIRELY new to the whole blogging world.. Can you use these plug ins on a blog that is hosted BY wordpress, or do you have to install your own blog on your host and add plugins that way??
sorry for my newbie-ness
Lindsay
October 23rd, 2008
#13
Lindsay, I believe you have to host your own WordPress blog to be able to use the WordPress plugins.
November 9th, 2008
#14
Hey, very interesting post.
My written English is not so good so I write in German:
"Lieber den Spatz in der Hand, als die Taube auf dem Dach."
Yours sincerely
Leukozyten
November 22nd, 2008
#15
Great write up and review of necessary WP plugins. I used to be a strong advocate of Akismet as another additional level of 'spam' blocking. Although after implementing it I had several of my top commenter's disappear to email me that they were pissed I was 'blocking' their comments and filtering them out. Needless to say I removed that plugin ASAP. For those of you that are having trouble losing some of your best commenters that could be the reason why.
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