Finding, vetting, and selecting plugins

- Like with themes, you can browse and install…all the plugins hosted in the official…WordPress Plugin Directory directly from the admin panel.…Before we do that, let's take a look…at the Plugin Directory itself.…Once people start using WordPress,…one of the first questions they ask is,…"What plugins should I install?"…This usually leads them to the Plugin Directory…where they start searching for the most popular plugins.…If you recognize yourself in this description,…let me walk you back from the edge,…Finding plugins is not a matter of…following a list of recommendations.…

It's about figuring out what your site needs,…and finding the best solution.…Let me give you an example.…Let's say you want to add a contact form to your site.…If you search "contact" in the Plugin Directory,…you'll see there are hundreds of options.…As a new user, how would you know which one to choose?…Well, there are some tools, built into the Plugin Directory,…both on the web, and in WordPress Admin that can help you out.…All plugins are listed with their…