WordPress Plugins allow easy modification, customization, and enhancement to a WordPress blog. Instead of changing the core programming of WordPress, you can add functionality with WordPress Plugins.

Last semester, my web development students took up the challenge of a comprehensive review of the more popular WordPress plugin options and mechanisms to help create the first supa-awesome list of every plugin you would ever have a need for and the corresponding recommendation by my WebDev class of Semester one, 2012.

Here they all are:


ACCORDION TABLES

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by Vicky Xu

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ACCORDION-TABLES-by-Vicky-Xu.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


BACKUP WORDPRESS

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by Cynthia Junaldi

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/BACKUP-WORDPRESS-by-Cynthia-Junaldi.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


BACKUP WORDPRESS

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by Miranda Prestage

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/BACKUP-WORDPRESS-by-Miranda-Prestage.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


CALENDAR

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by Natalie Houston

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CALENDAR-by-Natalie-Houston.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


CAROUSEL GALLERY

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By Prax Rughoobur

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CAROUSEL-GALLERY-By-Prax-Rughoobur.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


CAROUSEL STYLE GALLERY

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by Shaun Passmore

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CAROUSEL-STYLE-by-Shaun-Passmore.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


CAROUSEL STYLE GALLERY

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by Florentina Tigan

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CAROUSEL-STYLE-GALLERY-by-Florentina-Tigan.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


CONTACT FORMS

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by Elisha Jack

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CONTACT-FORM-by-Elisha-Jack.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


CONTACT FORM 7

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by Michelle Keir

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CONTACT-FORM-7-by-Michelle-Keir.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


CONTACT FORMS

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by Simran Singh

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CONTACT-FORMS-by-Simran-Singh.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


CONTENT SLIDERS

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by Kate Williams

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CONTENT-SLIDERS-by-Kate-Williams.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


DONATION PLUGINS

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by Christine McDonald

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DONATION-by-Christine.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


DONATION PLUGINS

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by Leo Walton

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DONATION-by-Leo-Walton.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


EVENT CALENDAR

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by Jess Hansen

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/EVENT-CALENDAR-by-Jess-Hansen.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


EVENT CALENDAR

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by Kandi Wellman

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/EVENT-CALENDAR-by-Kandi-Wellman.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


EVENT CALENDAR

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by Luke Wilkinson

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/EVENT-CALENDAR-by-Luke-Wilkinson.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


FACEBOOK PLUGINS

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by Kieran De Wet

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/FACEBOOK-PLUGINS-by-Kieran-De-Wet.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


FEEDBACK FORM

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by Ben Brenton

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/FEEDBACK-FORM-by-Ben-Brenton-sml.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


FEEDBACK POLLS

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by Andrew Ball

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/FEEDBACK-POLLS-by-Andrew-Ball-sml.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


FEEDBACK POLLS

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by Michael Boag

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/FEEDBACK-POLLS-by-Michael-Boag.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


GOOGLE ANALYTICS

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by Adonis Low

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/GOOGLE-ANALYTICS-by-Adonis-Low.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


GOOGLE ANALYTICS

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by Amy Farrell

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/GOOGLE-ANALYTICS-by-Amy-Farrell.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


GOOGLE FONT INTERGRATION

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by Jerome Choo

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/GOOGLE-FONT-INTERGRATION-by-Jerome-Choo.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


GOOGLE MAPS INTERGRATION

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by Alaura Hine

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/GOOGLE-MAPS-by-Alaura-Hine.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


GOOGLE MAPS INTERGRATION

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by Tim Meakins

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/GOOGLE-MAPS-by-Tim-Meakins.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


IMAGE GALLERY

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by Erin Kerry

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMAGE-GALLERY-by-Erin-Kerry.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


IMAGE GALLERY

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by John Stone

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMAGE-GALLERY-by-John-Stone.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


MEMBERS ONLY AREA

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by Christopher Peterson

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/MEMBERS-ONLY-by-Christopher-Peterson.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


PRICING TABLES

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by Jack McEwan

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/PRICING-TABLES-by-Jack-McEwan.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


PRICING TABLES

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by Hamideh (Hiva) Shafiee

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/PRICING-TABLES-by-HamidehHiva-Shafiee.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


SEO

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by Brad Baronas

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SEO-by-Brad-Baronas.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


SEO & XML SITEMAPS

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by Levi Phillips

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SEO-XML-SITEMAPS-by-Levi-Phillips.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


SHOPPING CARTS

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by Harminder Ubbi

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SHOPPING-CARTS-by-Harminder-Ubbi.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


SHOPPING CARTS

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by Luke Cridland

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SHOPPING-CARTS-by-Luke-Cridland.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


SHOPPING CARTS

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by Yaccob Mesmmer

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SHOPPING-CARTS-by-Yaccob-Mesmmer.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


SHORTCODES

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by Brad Pinkerton

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SHORTCODES-by-Brad-Pinkerton.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


SHORTCODES

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by Max Tong Zhou

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SHORTCODES-by-Max-Tong-Zhou.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


SHORTCODES

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by Taylor Evans

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SHORTCODES-by-Taylor-Evans.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


SLIDER IMAGES

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by Kieran Taylor

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SLIDER-IMAGES-by-Kieran-Taylor.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


TWITTER FEED

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by Daniel Wimmer

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TWITTER-by-Daniel-Wimmer.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


TWITTER FEED

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by Andrew Field

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TWITTER-FEED-by-Andrew-Field.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


VISUAL COMPOSER

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by Alison Collier

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/VISUAL-COMPOSER-by-Alison-Collier.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


WEBFONTS

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by Cameron Dobie

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/WEBFONTS-by-Cameron-Dobie.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


WIDGET LOGIC

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by Michael Allen

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/WIDGET-LOGIC-by-Michael-Allen.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


XML SITEMAP

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By Meng Jones

[su_document url=”http://brendanhibbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/XML-SITEMAP-by-Meng-Jones.pdf” width=”350″ height=”200″]


ACCORDIAN MENUS IN WORDPRESS

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By Melisa Ciputra

http://prezi.com/lg6mhofwccso/accordion-menu-in-wordpress/


NEWSLETTER PLUGIN TUTORIAL

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By Irvan Chong

 http://prezi.com/zdowvt06mi1f/wordpress-features-plug-in-newsletter-plugin/


SHOPPING CARTS TUTORIAL

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By Jake Turner

 http://prezi.com/s0apgtk288jm/wordpress-plugin/