{"id":3113,"date":"2019-05-13T19:01:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T13:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/?p=3113"},"modified":"2025-02-24T16:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T10:48:41","slug":"features-that-you-should-look-for-that-makes-a-great-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/features-that-you-should-look-for-that-makes-a-great-wordpress-plugin","title":{"rendered":"Features That You Should Look for That Makes a Great WordPress Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/features-that-you-should-look-for-that-makes-a-great-wordpress-plugin\/#Overall_Quality_of_the_Plugin\" title=\"Overall Quality of the Plugin:\">Overall Quality of the Plugin:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/features-that-you-should-look-for-that-makes-a-great-wordpress-plugin\/#Rich_Functionality\" title=\"Rich Functionality:\">Rich Functionality:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/features-that-you-should-look-for-that-makes-a-great-wordpress-plugin\/#User_Experience\" title=\"User Experience:\u00a0\">User Experience:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/features-that-you-should-look-for-that-makes-a-great-wordpress-plugin\/#Sign_up_our_Newsletter\" title=\"Sign up our Newsletter!\">Sign up our Newsletter!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If you have plans to develop your business website using WordPress, then simply creating a site to manage your web content is not the only task that you need. For specific features and to create a rich and functional website, using great plugins and themes are important as it helps to secure the site and make your content shine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But what is a plugin and what are that features that you should look in it?\u00a0 Many times business owners consider to use plugins to enhance their sites, but often discard the idea as they are unable to decide at which plugin to choose and what to look for in them.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Here in this blog, I will give you an idea about the important things that you should consider when choosing a WordPress plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000080;\">A WordPress plugin is a bit of code that plugs in to your WordPress site. When it comes to human terms, it means something that helps you to add new functionalities to your site or even extends the existing functionality on your site. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">One core advantage of WordPress development is that it has a huge community and the developers have already written thousands of WordPress plugins that helps to add functionalities to the site. These plugins can make everything from small changes or tweak to massive changes in the site. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000080;\">So, here is how to easily determine which plugins are best for your WordPress site.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overall_Quality_of_the_Plugin\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>Overall Quality of the Plugin: <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The overall quality of your <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/wordpress-development\/\">WordPress development<\/a><\/span> plugin is no doubt the most important aspect that can make the website function properly. Plugins that offer a great quality often run smoothly without any interruptions or any issues that slow down the speed of the site.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/best-social-sharing-wordpress-plugins-that-you-should-consider-in-2019\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Best Social Sharing WordPress Plugins That You Should Consider in 2019<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/>\nThe plugin that works best has to be developed over time and also changed until all the issues in it has been resolved. They are also simple to use and solve a problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rich_Functionality\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>Rich Functionality: <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The easiest means to tell if your WordPress plugin is working correctly is to check if it is performing all the functions that it is expected to do. WordPress users can choose specific plugins as they have a problem that they need to solve and a great plugin will always offer a good solution. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For users, it is important to understand that the plugin should be built with good coding, which is the building block, and if there is any error within the coding, then the overall performance will be highly affected.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"User_Experience\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>User Experience:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">An amazing user experience is core to a great <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/wordpress-theme-customization-and-plugin-development\/\">WordPress development plugin<\/a><\/span>. Visitors who come to the site that is slow or is difficult to navigate will surely leave it and never come back again. This idea is true for plugins also if they don\u2019t work, there is no reason that one should use them.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"es_shortcode_msg\" class=\"es_msg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 40px auto; border: 2px solid #f46f25; padding: 20px 25px; border-radius: 6px; background: 0;\">\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 62%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Are You Looking for Dedicated WordPress Developers?<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 36%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a style=\"padding: 10px 22px; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: middle; cursor: pointer; color: #ffffff; background-color: #f46f25; -moz-border-radius: 3px; -webkit-border-radius: 3px; border-radius: 3px; display: block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/dedicated-wordpress-developer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Call us today!<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is very important that the plugin dashboard should be clearly visible and simple to navigate in order to improve onboarding. With so many plugin options, users will always choose something that is known to work properly and offer a good user experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">So to conclude, I can suggest that if you check all these points mentioned above, you can easily choose a plugin that solves a problem and also offers the best quality. A great WordPress plugin will always be simple, fully functional, user friendly without being pricey.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Did you know:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"\/blog\/latest-wordpress-development-trends-in-2019-for-better-websites-and-enhanced-interactions\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Latest WordPress Development Trends in 2019 for Better Websites and Enhanced Interactions<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"newsletter_form\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sign_up_our_Newsletter\"><\/span>Sign up our Newsletter!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"emaillist\" id=\"es_form_f0-n1\"><form action=\"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3113#es_form_f0-n1\" method=\"post\" class=\"es_subscription_form es_shortcode_form  es_ajax_subscription_form\" id=\"es_subscription_form_6a3a52fee0fbc\" data-source=\"ig-es\" data-form-id=\"0\"><div class=\"es-field-wrap\"><label>Name<br \/><input type=\"text\" name=\"esfpx_name\" class=\"ig_es_form_field_name\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" \/><\/label><\/div><div class=\"es-field-wrap\"><label>Email*<br \/><input class=\"es_required_field es_txt_email ig_es_form_field_email\" type=\"email\" name=\"esfpx_email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"\" required=\"required\" \/><\/label><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"esfpx_form_id\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"es\" value=\"subscribe\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"esfpx_es_form_identifier\" value=\"f0-n1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"esfpx_es_email_page\" value=\"3113\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"esfpx_es_email_page_url\" value=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/features-that-you-should-look-for-that-makes-a-great-wordpress-plugin\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"esfpx_status\" value=\"Unconfirmed\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"esfpx_es-subscribe\" id=\"es-subscribe-6a3a52fee0fbc\" value=\"e12a72702e\" \/>\n\t\t\t<label style=\"position:absolute;top:-99999px;left:-99999px;z-index:-99;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span hidden>Please leave this field empty.<\/span><input type=\"email\" name=\"esfpx_es_hp_email\" class=\"es_required_field\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"-1\" value=\"\" \/><\/label><input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" class=\"es_subscription_form_submit es_submit_button es_textbox_button\" id=\"es_subscription_form_submit_6a3a52fee0fbc\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/><span class=\"es_spinner_image\" id=\"spinner-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/email-subscribers\/lite\/public\/images\/spinner.gif\" alt=\"Loading\" \/><\/span><\/form><span class=\"es_subscription_message \" id=\"es_subscription_message_6a3a52fee0fbc\" role=\"alert\" aria-live=\"assertive\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have plans to develop your business website using WordPress, then simply creating a site to manage your web content is not the only task that you need. 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