Difference between revisions of "Plugin Overview"

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Plugins are used to extend the core functionality of WordPress. The majority of plugins are written by WordPress community members and are provided freely to the community. We've pre-selected a handful of useful and popular plugins.

Please feel free to take a look and try them out on your site. If you see an interesting feature on a WordPress site that you'd like to reproduce on your own site please let us know. We may already have installed a plugin for it.

Getting Started

To use the plugins below you will need to be the administrator for your site.

After you have logged in, go to the Plugins tab in your Dashboard. This will show you a list of all currently available Active and Inactive plugins.
click on the Activate link to activate a new plugin.
Note the link to the plugin's home page. This is a great place to get instructions on how to use the plugin.
Most plugins come with their own settings/option page. This will usually appear in the Settings tab in your Dashboard after the plugin is activated or in a separate section at the bottom of all your Dashboard tabs.

Important

Only activate those plugins which you are actively using. Plugins consume server resources and sometimes conflict with one another.

About plugin support

Please keep in mind that although these plugins may work today, they are not guaranteed by the plugin developers and may not stay current with the latest release of WordPress. We do our best to test all plugins before making them available on blogs.evergreen.edu but they may need to be removed if they pose a security threat or stop functioning after a WordPress update.

Still didn't find what you were looking for?

See Requesting New Wordpress Plugins and Widgets

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-===Media Plugins===
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/flv-embed/    FLV Embed]'''    Allows for full screen video embed of .flv files     ''availability: visible''
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/kimili-flash-embed/    Kimili Flash Embed]'''    allows for the embed of .swf files    ''|availability: visible | added: 8/26/2010|''
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/    NextGEN Gallery]'''    The ultimate WordPress image gallery plugin. 1.5.5 not 100% multisite compatible. New NextGen users must enter the correct gallery path    ''availability: visible    added: 8/26/2010''
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-public-uploader/    NextGEN Public Uploader]'''    allows public upload of images. ''availability: by request''
-*'''[http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/plugins/quicktime-embed/    QuickTime Embed]'''    allows for embedding various flavors of quicktime. This is what programs are using to embed enhanced podcasts.   ''availability: visible    added: 8/26/2010''
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ustreamtv/    UStreamTV]'''    allows embedding video content from UStream    ''availability: visible    added: 11/29/2010''
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/vipers-video-quicktags/    Viper's Video QuickTags]'''    Adds the quick video embed icons to the editor. Note: vipers-video-quicktags.php should be installed in mu-plugins, everything else goes in plugins.     ''availability: networkwide    added: 8/26/2010''
-* flickr-gallery        ''availability: visible    added: 3/18/2011''
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordtube/    wordTube]'''    Media Center Manager    visible    8/26/2010
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wpaudio-mp3-player/    WP-audio]'''   Creates a nice embedded audio player    visible    8/26/2010
-===Web Forms===
+<div class="container-fluid">
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/better-rss-widget/    Better RSS Widget]''' allows for more control of rss feeds as a widget. Also lets you embed feed in post or page see instructions. ''availability: by request - added: 8/26/2010''
+<div class="row">
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/    Contact Form 7]'''    a contact form that works    availability: visible    8/26/2010
+<div class="col-md-8">
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/really-simple-captcha/    Really Simple CAPTCHA]'''    created to work with Contact Form 7     visible    8/26/2010
+<div class="lead">
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tdo-mini-forms/    TDO Mini Forms]'''    allows for advanced uploading of files by community members. This plugin was installed for the Evergreen student audio projects and is not be available for general usage.     by request    8/26/2010
+Plugins are used to extend the core functionality of WordPress. The majority of plugins are written by WordPress community members and are provided freely to the community. We've pre-selected a handful of useful and popular plugins.
+</div>
+Please feel free to take a look and try them out on your site. If you see an interesting feature on a WordPress site that you'd like to reproduce on your own site [https://help.evergreen.edu/contact/ac/index please let us know]. We may already have installed a plugin for it.
-===Social Networking and Communication Plugins===
+===Getting Started===
-*'''[http://simple-press.com/    Simple:Press]'''    really nice discussion forum plugin    by request    10/2010
+To use the plugins below you will need to be the administrator for your site.
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/forum-server/    WP-Forum Server]'''    to be phased out and replaced by Simple:Press. Currently being used by Remodeling Teaching and Learning site    by request    8/26/2010
+# After you have logged in, go to the '''Plugins''' tab in your Dashboard. This will show you a list of all currently available Active and Inactive plugins.
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sociable/    Sociable]'''    allows for easy sharing of posts on social networks     visible    8/26/2010
+# click on the '''Activate''' link to activate a new plugin.
-*'''[http://subscribe2.wordpress.com/    Subscribe2]'''  would enable subscribers to receive email of each new post.     visible    8/26/2010
+# Note the link to the plugin's home page. This is a great place to get instructions on how to use the plugin.
-* wp-postratings        visible    3/18/2011
+# Most plugins come with their own '''settings/option page'''. This will usually appear in the '''Settings''' tab in your Dashboard after the plugin is activated or in a separate section at the bottom of all your Dashboard tabs.
-===Calendaring and Events===
+===Important===
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/event-calendar/    Event Calendar]'''    only tested up to 2.7    availability: visible   added: 8/26/2010
+Only activate those plugins which you are actively using. Plugins consume server resources and sometimes conflict with one another.
+===About plugin support===
+Please keep in mind that although these plugins may work today, they are not guaranteed by the plugin developers and may not stay current with the latest release of WordPress. We do our best to test all plugins before making them available on blogs.evergreen.edu but they may need to be removed if they pose a security threat or stop functioning after a WordPress update.
+===Still didn't find what you were looking for?===
+See [[Requesting New Wordpress Plugins and Widgets]]
-===Appearance and Content Plugins===
-* wiki-append        visible    3/18/2011
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/    WP-Table Reloaded]'''    WP-Table Reloaded enables you to create and manage tables in your WP's admin area.     visible    8/26/2010
-* movabletype-importer        visible    3/18/2011
-* wpcat2tag-importer        visible    3/18/2011
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tinymce-advanced/    TinyMCE Advanced]'''    was installed as an alternative to editing tables. The latest version of wp table reloaded may make this plugin obsolete.     visible    8/26/2010
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/unfiltered-mu/    Unfiltered MU]'''    prevents WordPress MU/WordPress 3.0 multisite from stripping <iframe>, <embed>, etc. from these users' posts.    by request    8/26/2010
+<!-- end col-md-8 -->
+</div>
+<div class="col-md-1"></div>
+<div class="col-md-3 sidebar">
+{{WordPress Tutorial Header}}
-===Networkwide Plugins===
-Plugins are already activated on sites networkwide
-* rss-importer        networkwide    3/18/2011
-* wordpress-importer        networkwide    3/18/2011
-* SafeCSS    replaced WP2 css editor plugin    networkwide    8/26/2010
+{{WordPress AddingFunctionalityToYourSite Sidebar}}
-===Administrative Plugins===
+----
-requires Superadmin access
-*'''[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exclude-plugins/    Exclude plugins]'''     excludes plugins from normal users   availability: superadmin only
-* signup-tos        networkwide    3/18/2011
-* yd-wpmu-sitewide-options/yd-wpmu-sitewide-options.php            3/18/2011
-* wpmudev-updates        networkwide    3/18/2011
+{{WordPress Help Sidebar}}
+<!-- end col-md-3-->
+</div>
+<!-- end row-->
+</div>
+<!-- end container-->
+</div>
+<!-- Generator=Template:TwoColumn -->
+__NOTOC__
+__NOEDITSECTION__
   [[category:Wordpress Plugins]]
   [[category:Wordpress]]
+[[Category:Wordpress Tutorial]]

Difference between revisions of "Plugin Overview"

Latest revision as of 16:01, 14 August 2017

Getting Started

Important

About plugin support

Still didn't find what you were looking for?

WordPress Tutorial

Adding Functionality To Your Site

Still have WordPress questions?

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