WordPress e-Commerce

This plugin makes WordPress into a really neat online store. Most online stores are bulky, expensive and complicated, not this one, it’s simple and free, just like Wordpress itself!

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WishList Member

WishList Member is the fastest way to turn a WordPress site into a full Membership Site. And if you buy now, you get a free copy of “Crush It”.

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WP Review Site

This plugin enables you to turn your WordPress website into a fully functional review site. At the moment there is a special introductory price of only $97.

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BB Press

This is a WordPress forum plugin from the creators of WordPress. Its free to download, and handles any task you throw at it.

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WordPress Wiki

WordPress Wiki is a theme for WordPress that turns it into a lightweight wiki without all the complications. It also has a FAQ plugin built into it.

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Portfolio Blog

This is an extraordinary WordPress theme that enables you to have a full single page portfolio layout that runs entirely on WordPress. And its only $25.

Another recommended portfolio theme plugin is YourFolio and Modern Portfolio.

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WordPress Gallery

There are so many galleries out on the internet. Gallery Pro is a WordPress Theme that allows you to change your blog into a gallery. Another cool gallery theme for WordPress is Showcase Theme.

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JobPress

JobPress integrates a job board into your WordPress website. It comes with all the features you would expect from a professional job board software, but half the price. This plug-in could be used as a standalone website or as a great additional way to monetize your blog, I will be using this plug-in on one of my sites very soon!

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WP Contact Manager

WP Contact Manager is a low priced WordPress theme that turns your site into a contact book.

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OneNews

OneNews is a WordPress theme that allows you to easily create a single-page news aggregator such as PpoURL’s or Alltop within a few clicks.

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Classipress

This is a WordPress theme that turns your WordPress website into a classified ads site. They call it Craigslist for WordPress.

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Article Directory

Here is a neat WordPress build for an article directory website. This article directory plugin has many different features, and is free to download!

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Video Site

Ever wanted to have your own video trailer site? Video Flick is a low priced video trailer theme for WordPress.

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WordPress Multi-User

WordPress Multi-User (MU for short) is a blog tool and publishing platform that allows you to run thousands of WordPress blogs with one single install of WordPress. A great way to built your own Blogspot/Wordpress.com style website, I personally have used this to build a niche travel site, offering all customers a blog so they can share their experiences with friends and family back home.

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BuddyPress

BuddyPress is a huge mix of WordPress plugins and themes, to run a social network based on WordPress MU.

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WordPress CMS

With the Arthemia theme, you can run it like a content management system, rather than a blog.

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P2 Theme

The P2 theme is like twitter in a box. Great theme for companys or organisations to stay up to date with what everyone is doing, all in one place.

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Digg Clone

This plugin adds voting functionality for posts. This function is similar to Reddit or Digg, in that visitors can vote for and against.

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When I began to research for different ways to using Wordpress, I soon realised that I could be doing a lot more to improve my website. For example I could use the Wiki theme for a Wikipedia area on any blogging FAQ people have and I could add a job board for those looking for web design work to be done for their blog.

I hope you enjoyed today’s post.

To Our Success,

Michael Dunlop

PS. What’s your goal for your blog? is it to share knowledge or are you using it in a different way to most others?