https://www.youtube .com/watch?v=iT4T6AyiZgk
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I already know I missed several “sometimes” plugins. One that comes to mind is a plugin for embedding video. You don’t need one, since Gutenberg has a block for it and you could always just embed an iframe even in the classic editor. But Presto Player (https://prestoplayer.com/) has some really cool features that make it my go-to for any of my sites where I embed videos.
What other plugins do you love that we didn’t cover?
I had a big problem recently in elementor where different video plugins and they weren’t showing on the page when published
Can you embed yourube in the classic and use that as a block in elementor?
What about a cache of plugin? Do we not need those anymore?
Great points. Thanks!
Thanks Ricky. Amazing content.
Great news voice, Anna! 😂
What about Yoast SEO is it a good SEO plugin ?
As far as SEO plug-ins – how does RankMath compare with Yoast?
Caching plugin. I prefer Litespeed but that’s on a case by case basis. However, Autoptimize or WP Rocket are good options.
great Intro 😀
I have that image smasher plug-in 🎯
Did you speed up the video? Seems like someone tried to cut the video time but did that by increasing the speed by 20%? A little distracting
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The only reason I’m hesitant to completely remove comment functionality is that it seems like it would help with SEO to have people actively engaging with content. Do comments have an impact on SEO?
They can be helpful for SEO if you can get real, engaging comments. This can definitely be done, but most of the informational content in our blogs doesn’t lend itself to many comments and comments sections attract a ton of spam so you just have to decide if it’s worth your time to properly moderate and to incentivize in your content.
@Income School Yeah good point. I personally would prefer to have them off as well, but wasn’t sure how much it contributes. Thanks 👍
Manage WP does not come up in my WP plug ins search bar. How do I find it?
https://managewp.com/
If I use Kajabi for my blog? do I need all these plug-ins And if so do they work the same with that site? Also what are your thoughts on that site platform for a blog
bloody dreadful video : two obese dudes sitting on a couch so much in love of themselves that showing what they’re babbling about seems irrelevant to their eyes – say for instance for the wp manage, I had to scroll back to the few seconds were it was on screen, to find the tinu tiny tiny logo of the product they were mentioning – not everybodÿ have english as a first language (am Morrocan) and could guess the right spelling.
Do you need the image compressor if you have elementor pro?