WordPress provides a library of javascript functions so that Theme and Plugin authors can maintain consistency when they create new WordPress themes and plugins. How does this affect the responsiveness of your blog?
My experience with the WordPress GZIP Output Plugin was not a pleasant one… so proceed with caution if you install this wordpress plugin.
Ajax Comment Posting is a WordPress plugin that insures that certain comment form fields (name and email address) are completed before accepting the comment as valid. Feels like a nice thing to have on your blog… yes?
Everyone wants to speed up their blog and website. Install the “Firebug” add-on to your Firefox browser and it will help make your blog and website pages load faster.
Akismet is a spam filter… a very good spam filter… and since the majority of blog comments are spam, it is very important to install this WordPress plugin. To give you an indication of how important this plugin is to WordPress, it is loaded when you install WordPress.