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Top 20 Best WordPress Plugins for Nonprofit Websites

Nonprofit Tech for Good

WordPress was founded in 2003 and since then, a community of thousands of developers has created almost 55,000 plugins to expand its capability. Here’s a list of plugins that will help save you time, make your site more engaging and easier to use for staff and visitors; and is secure: Productivity and Workflow.

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It Takes A Village: Joining and Participating in the WordPress Community

Byte Technology

For anyone who designs, owns, manages or administers a WordPress site, the importance of the “community” that surrounds the wildly popular content management system cannot be understated. That said, the one-person-show introverts out there might find it a little daunting to just dive into the online community and start making friends.

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5 Ways to Protect Your Nonprofit’s Data

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As nonprofit professionals, we understand the importance of protecting our organizational data and the privacy of those in our community. One browser plugin, HTTPS Everywhere , will ensure that if a website offers an encrypted SSL connection, it will use it.

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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Make the Most of WordPress

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Research and add plugins. Use WordPress’s extensive community to find resources. Research and add WordPress plugins. WordPress plugins are the engines that drive the features or functionality on your website: add-on features like events calendars, comment forms, and timeline graphics. Avoid getting scammed.

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5 Web Design Ideas to Boost Your Fundraising Strategy

DipJar

Invest in plugins. . Invest in plugins. Plugins, add-ons, integratable software, and other online web tools can help you customize your nonprofit’s website and add features to help increase your fundraising potential. Make sure to thoroughly research plugins before adding them to your website. Use engaging images. .

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Safe by Design: How to Boost Your WordPress Site’s Security

Byte Technology

Thanks to the popularity of the WordPress platform, the associated community of designers and supporters are always coming up with new ways to beef up the security of the content management system for all users. So only download plugins from trusted sources. And if you’re not sure whether a source is safe or not, do some research.

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Useful Hacks, Tricks & Tips for WordPress Users: Part 2

Byte Technology

In Part 1 of this column we learned that, thanks to the vast and incredibly helpful community of WordPress users, there are countless hacks, tricks and tips to make designing, building, editing and administering a WordPress site a lot easier and, often, a lot more fun.

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