If you are using WordPress, Here are some essential plugins
Install the following plugins:
XML Sitemap generator
This plugin creates an XML sitemap dynamically for you every time you make an update to your wordpress blog. The best feature of this plugin is that it automatically notifies all major search engines every time your content changes. This helps you get reindexed quicker with all the major search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo and Ask.com. It also helps them discover new content because it’s much easier for the crawlers to see the complete structure of your site allowing them to retrieve it more efficiently. The plugin supports all kinds of WordPress generated pages as well as custom URLs.
This personally is one of my favorite WordPress plugins available. It is particularly useful if you are migrating pages from an old website, or are changing the directory structure of your current one. Writing customized .htaccess 301 redirects from scratch can be very tricky and cumbersome. It’s also terrifying knowing that one typo could bring down your entire site. This plugin gives you full control of all your redirects, and keeps track of them at the same time. Their dashboard provides usage statistics of each redirect and at the same time it makes it easy to add new ones. Generally, this program helps you tidy up any loose ends your site may have.
Oh, and for the REAL geeks out there – Yes, it can handle regular expressions.
Ultimate SEO
