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With hundreds (if not thousands) of plug-ins for WordPress to choose from, and going through them all is really hard work!

After a trawl through them, these plug-ins could provide your WordPress powered website with the added functionality to make it even better.

Take a look at these selections:

Google Analytics for WordPress:
One of the essential downloads, this plug-in will automatically add your Google Analytics tracking to all your blog’s pages.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/

Easy AdSense:
Use your blog to make money with Google AdSense. This plug-in allows you to customise how your adverts are displayed without having to manually add the code to every page.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/easy-adsenser/

AdRotate:
Show multiple and/or random banners on your website to maximise revenue.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adrotate/

Contact Form 7:
Customisable contact form with the option to add CAPTCHA’s
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/

GD Star rating:
Allow your blog’s readers to rate your post (or anything else) out of 10 with this highly customisable star rating.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gd-star-rating/

Twitter for WordPress:
Display your latest Tweets on your blog.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/twitter-for-wordpress/

Subscribe2:
Automatically sends your blog’s subscribers an email when you add a new post to your site.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/subscribe2/

NextGEN Gallery:
Add some colour to your blog with a slick Flash-based image slideshow.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/

WP-Print: Creates a printable version of your blog pages.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-print/

Smart Youtube:
Insert YouTube videos without any messy formatting.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/smart-youtube/

Events:
List upcoming events in your sidebar or on a separate page.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-events/

Breadcrumb NavXT:
Automatically generate breadcrumb navigation on your blog to aid usability.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/breadcrumb-navxt/

WP Forum:
Add a simple forum to your blog fully integrated with WordPress.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wpforum/

Who is online:
Display how many guests and users are currently viewing your blog.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/who-is-online/

AmazonFeed:
Sign up as an Amazon affiliate and display their adverts quickly and easily using this plug-in.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/amazonfeed/

Article Templates:
Create post templates if your posts commonly follow the same format.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/article-templates/

MP4 Player Plugin:
Add MP3 files to your site for people to easily listen to and enjoy!
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mp3-player-plugin-for-wordpress/

Vote It Up:
Adds voting functionality to your posts for readers to vote for or against your posts.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/vote-it-up/

404 notifier:
Get informed by email or RSS if a visitor to your site is shown a 404 error.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/404-notifier/

WP to top:
Add a “Back to the top” link in to your posts.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-to-top/

Get Recent Comments:
Shows the most recent comments on your blog in a side widget to help encourage further comments.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/get-recent-comments/

PayPal donations:
Take payments using PayPal.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/paypal-donations/

GravatarGrid:
Displays the Gravatars of all your commenters as a mosaic in the sidebar of your blog.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gravatargrid/

My Page Order:
Change the order of your pages with a drag and drop interface.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/my-page-order/

Google XML Sitemaps:
Create a Google XML-compliant Sitemap of your WordPress blog.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/

Have fun!

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