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It's one thing to have a WordPress site but its way better to have a WordPress site with plugins. Plugins add functionality, engage readers, improve site performance, gives feedback and protects your site. There are so many plugins available out there that it can be overwhelming to decide which ones to install. I have a small list of five plugins I think is essential for any WordPress site.

Jetpack by WordPress.com

Jetpack is a plugin with a lot of bang! The plugin installs a dashboard with views for several tools. It allows you to see page view stats on your WordPress site. There are also tools to set up subscription lists, so that readers will be notified of new posts. There are sharing tools that add social icons to the bottom of posts. If you are looking for an image gallery, Jetpack comes with a Carousel tool that is great for displaying gallery images.

There is a feature that allows a WordPress website owner to display mathematical symbols easily within posts. Spelling and Grammar are also an added feature of this plugin. When writing posts, incorrect spelled words are underlined. Customizing the CSS can now be done without affecting the Theme.

Social Media Widget

The Social Media Widget adds social button links in a sidebar widget. You can add as many as you like. There are social buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, Gaming accounts, Music accounts, RSS feeds, custom links and more. This is a free plugin with icons coming in different sizes, styles and animations. Just adding this plugin, brightens up any WordPress site, with the clean graphic icons used as social badges.

All in One SEO Pack

This plugin is great with making sure your site posts and pages are SEO friendly. When writing a post you have the ability to include SEO Meta data for the Title, Description and Keywords. You can include SEO information for the entire site, such as site title, keywords and description. This is a free plugin by Michael Torbert of Semper Fi Web Design, but there is also a paid version of the plugin.

Akismet

This plugin is a time saver when it comes to spam. This plugin filters out spam from comments on your WordPress posts. Before using this plugin, I would have to manually respond to hundreds of spam comments. After installing Akismet and acquiring an API key, I stopped reading spam comments. I can empty my spam queue and be fairly comfortable that what I am deleting are legitimate spam comments.

WPtouch

This plugins does a great job of converting your WordPress site into a mobile miniature version. You can view it on an iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Palm. This plugin gives your site an added avenue for traffic. There are so many mobile users with cell phone capable of viewing webpages, that it makes sense to have your site viewable on a mobile platform.

Having a WordPress site and a flashy theme aren't the only things that make a site great, its the plugins you include. The plugins take the site to a new level by adding functionality, feedback, performance and protection. You now know of five plugins that should be in your site. There are a lot of plugins out there, but consider these to have in your WordPress website.

If you want to learn about installing a WordPress plugin, read the post on Adding a new WordPress Plugin.

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If you are a hotel offering free or paid Wi-Fi to your guests, if you are a university offering free Wi-Fi to your students or if you are a hotspot offering Wi-Fi internet service to your users then you should surely get some crux of the message to understand the insights of Wi-Fi. The modern Wi-Fi technology allows you to break-away from the limitations of wired connections and enjoy complete mobility while you are connected to the network. But along with several advantages, there are also list of disadvantages that comes along with the WiFi technology.

Basically WiFi or Wireless connection is a standard method of allowing one device to communication with another device using an access point or access controller which acts as the gateway for data exchange between the device and the server. The range of wireless connectivity remains limited based on the network and the devices that has been used in a specific location. Normally, the range depends from 20-25 feet indoors considering the obstructions in the wireless network.

As compared to wired connections, Wi-Fi network can be shared by multiple users and accessed at the same time. If left unprotected, it is next to impossible to track the details of the user who misused the network and did any malicious activity. But after the recent terrorist attacks and emails sent using unsecured wireless networks in India, the government bodies like DOT and TRAI have made it mandatory for all Wi-Fi networks to be password-protected to prevent such malicious or terrorist activity. One of the methods of protecting a wireless network is hiding its name, which is known as SSID (Server Set Identifier). By hiding the network, nobody will be able to view your network, and if nobody can see then nobody will connect to network. But if anyone wants to use the network, each time the use has to manually enter the name of the network in the device and connect to it.

While there is another method of protecting the Wi-Fi network which is most common these days, known as security key based connection. These security keys work on specific standard which are known as the WEP, WPA, and WPA2. WPA2 is the secured Wi-Fi security method which has two more variants WPA2-PSK and WPA2-Enterprise. In case of WPA2-PSK variant user has to enter the pre-shared key which enables them access to network, while WPA2-Enterprise facilitates with authentication from centralized RADIUS server.

Radius servers allow you to define the username and password of the users using which they can login their account before accessing the network. On receiving surfing request from user, access gateway in the network throws a login page to the user and prompts to enter the login credentials (Username & Password/Room No. & Registration No). The user has to enter accurate credentials to login because only on successful authentication the user will be allowed to surf. This method of authentication enables centralized Authentication, Authorization and Accounting, avoiding unauthenticated traffic which keeps your network safe from malicious activities. It is suggested to service providers, hoteliers, hotspot owners and university campuses where wireless network is highly used, should ensure that their network is securely managed using WPA2-PSK or WPA2-Enterprise security method.

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