Plugins for WordPress publishers
WordPress is a great platform, but if you want to harness the ridiculous power that some sites are boasting you are going to need to be familiar with some great plugins.
WordPress is starting to power more and more multi-author sites, and as such WordPress’ default publishing options could use a bit more horsepower.
Adminimize
This is a great plugin, allowing you to control what each user type can actually do on your site. Reminds me of permissions in Drupal, but with a friendly user interface.
Dashboard Notepad
If you are going to have a bunch of different User roles, then you may want a way to message them individually. This little notepad plugin allows you to do just that.
Pre-Publish Reminder
Does your site have a lot of contributors? Are they all following the site rules? Ya, I thought so.
Here is a nice plugin to send them a nice little reminder, so you don’t have to hear the “I didn’t know” from anybody but your kids.
After the Deadline
Ok this is kind of cool, this plugin checks spelling, style, and grammar and is powered by artificial intelligence. Will also catch misused words, passive voice, and cliches.
EditFlow
Do you need to edit any part of your publishing work flow? Then you should check out Edit Flow. It will allow you to define custom statuses, leave comments within the workflow, and also receive email updates.
Blog Metrics
This one is from Yoast, and is a great tool. Basically it tells you who is contributing to your site and who is contributing effectively. If you are serious about having a successful multi-author site, then this is a plugin you actually need.
WP Document Revision
This one may not be for every site, but I think it is super helpful for multi-author sites where not all the authors are great writers.
Authors can create content and then have it revised by an Editor, who can leave notes on the revision.
Editorial Calendar
Not much to explain here, a big Calendar with drag and drop ability that allows you to schedule posts. Simply great!
WP Biographia
Authors like credit. Make sure you are using this plugin so everybody knows who the writer is. Adds Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google Plus profiles, but the real killer feature is that it works in RSS feeds.
Summary
Setting up your WordPress site to be as efficient as possible is always the goal, I hope I have given you a bit of insight in to how you can extend it.
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