No sé ustedes, pero al final del día soy un fanático de los complementos. Aún cuando hay muchas razones para amar WordPress, no se puede superar la sensación que se obtiene al instalar un nuevo complemento y transformar instantáneamente la forma en que funciona un sitio Web. Hemos recorrido un largo camino desde los días de crear sitios web HTML estáticos desde cero en el Bloc de notas, eso es seguro.
Regardless, if I had a complaint about add-ons, it would be the wide variety of options we have. With almost 25,000 plugins available in (* 5 *) WordPress.org repositoryHow can rough diamonds be found? It is not that easy.
With that in mind, in this post I reveal five different ways that you can keep up to date with the latest and greatest free WordPress plugins available. Enjoy!
1. Alternate Plugin Directories
I'd be the first to say that the WordPress.org plugin repository is far from perfect. It has many weaknesses that have yet to be rectified.
Debido a eso, han aparecido una serie de directorios de complementos alternativos en los últimos años. Por lo general, estos utilizan los datos puestos a disposición por WordPress.org, pero emplean filters avanzados y otros medios para presentar los complementos que hacen que la experiencia del Username be más agradable.
The two best options that immediately spring to mind are RankWP:
(*5*)
And WP plugins:
Even though none of these directories is perfect, they offer something a little different from the official repository and seek to improve its weaknesses.
A modo de ejemplo, RankWP le posibilita buscar complementos por categoría que después se ordenan por medio de un algorithm personalizado. WP Plugins le posibilita filtrar complementos por una serie de variables, incluidas descargas mínimas y calificaciones.
Both are great alternative ways to find free plugins available on WordPress.org and make the chance of discovering a diamond in the rough that much higher.
2. Summary of WPDaily Plugins
WPDaily has quickly established itself as the leading WordPress news source on the web, with multiple posts posted every day.
Among those posts, you'll find the Daily Plugin and Theme Roundup, which is pretty much what you would expect it to be - a roundup of recently released and updated plugins and themes available on WordPress.org. If you are not aware of the large number of plugins and themes posted on WordPress.org, hold your breath, you will be surprised.
Each of these posts conveniently includes a short bio for each plugin so you can get a feel for the functionality without ever leaving the page.
Si desea considerar cada complemento nuevo y actualizado a medida que se envía a WordPress.org, esta ciertamente sea su mejor opción. Alternativamente, puede obtener una fuente RSS de forma directa de WordPress.org e ir de forma directa a la fuente, ¡pero eso no es para los pusilánimes!
3. WPMail.me
The first two options listed above are essentially automated lists - the plugins are pulled from the WordPress.org repository and presented to you. Regardless, the next two options depend more on healing than aggregation. For those of you who prefer the human touch, they may be more suitable.
Comenzaré con WPMail.me, un servicio de boletines de WordPress que existe desde hace algún tiempo. Una vez que se registre, recibirá un correo electrónico semanal gratuito con una lista seleccionada de algunas de las mejores publicaciones de WordPress de la blogosphere. Los artículos se dividen cómodamente en diferentes categorías, de las cuales uno es (lo adivinaste) complementos:
The latest edition of WPMail.me.
You can expect to find the latest news on plugins, as well as features and other inputs. If you're looking for more than just a developer's roundup of a plugin's functionality and value, the carefully curated articles on WPMail.me should be the one for you.
4. Manage WP Plugins of the Month
Even though I may be biased (I do write the posts after all), the ManageWP Plugins of the Month series is the best way to keep up with great new plugins.
I use an algorithm that filters plugins based on a number of factors such as creation / last update date, number of downloads (only plugins with 100,000 downloads or less are included), and ratings. Then I manually review each one and select only the top ten each month.
The result is a list of great plugins that you probably haven't heard of. The series launched in early 2012 and we closed the year with our top 100 add-ons with rising stars.
If you want to keep up with lesser-known plugins that may at the same time be worthy of a place on your site, be sure to check out the ManageWP Plugins of the Month series - each new post is released mid-month.
5. The DIY approach
If none of the above approaches float your boat, then there's only one thing to go for it: totally immerse yourself in the world of WordPress plugins.
First of all, you will probably want to check out the resources above, but at the same time you will want to subscribe to all the WordPress blogs out there (there are many). Pay special attention to developer blogs like Pippin Plugins and ours Rémi Corson to ensure you are on the cutting edge of plugin development. You may want to subscribe to WordPress.org new and recently updated plugin RSS feeds at the same time so that you can literally see all the new free plugins out there as they are released.
To be honest, as someone who does this (and luckily gets paid to do it!), It is worth noting considering the available alternatives. The fact is, there are great resources out there that give you information that would otherwise take you years to find. Even though a good plugin may occasionally slip through your web, you will probably find it eventually.
Somos afortunados como comunidad de tener un grupo de persons dedicadas a hacernos la vida más fácil al recopilar y presentar los mejores complementos. ¿Por qué buscar complementos usted mismo cuando alguien ya ha hecho el trabajo duro por usted?
What is your favorite unknown complement?
Me gustaría terminar pidiéndole que contribuya en la sección de comentarios. Aún cuando todos hemos oído hablar de SEO de Yoast, W3 Total Cache y similares, existen innumerables complementos increíbles de los que muchas personas no han oído hablar. Better Internal Link Search (mencionado previamente) es uno de esos ejemplos: un complemento increíble con solo unos pocos miles de descargas.
With that in mind, I would love for you to share what your consider it the best "unknown" WordPress plugin, in other words, a plugin you use and love and have maybe a few thousand downloads. Share with us in the comment section below!
