[Guest Post] Know the Power of the Jetpack Plugin from WordPress.com

Have you ever realized there is a hidden power in a Plugin named jetpack behind the running of a WordPress based website? Maybe you haven't used it yet Plugin or maybe you're not aware that the features you use every day are part of Jetpack.

Maybe all this time you -- independently -- use Plugin WordPress Stats, Publicize, Sharing, or WP.me ​​Shortlinks for example, or you are an active WordPress.com user, you are actually already taking advantage of some of the basic modules and features that are now the core of Jetpack's power.

In accordance tagline, Jetpack is positioned as Plugin with the ability to facilitate site management and enrich a WordPress-based site (self-hosted), with fully supported modules cloud infrastructure owned by WordPress.com.

Since the first time introduced to the public -- previously, some modules were for WordPress.com users only -- Plugin it is recorded as Plugin second most popular after “WordPress SEO by Yoast” in Repository formalPlugin at WordPress.org.

Update latest Jetpack (version 2.9.2), just released a few days ago, with fixes minor on the Publicize module and complete some enhancements di version 2.9, which was released last February. One of them is the addition of Jetpack's ability to manage WordPress connections multisite with one login.

Jetpack has 32 modules that are very useful, especially for end-user. For the record, if you're a WordPress.com user, you don't need Plugin This is because all existing modules are automatically activated and can be accessed via the Dashboard. To provide an overview of Plugin In this case, I will recommend 10 modules among the existing 32 active modules, which can help you in managing your WordPress site.

1. WordPress.com Stats. If you want to find an alternative outside of Google Analytics that has a relatively more complex interface, Stats can be an option. The need for statistics about visits, as well as posts and pages what's popular right now, the Stats feature that tailored and light this is the solution.
2. publicize. This feature will automatically share post which has been published to several social media networks, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Path, and Google+.
3. Subscriptions. Allows your site visitors to receive notifications post latest or follow-up from a comment via email, after they have subscribed through this feature.
4. Likes. Complimentary features that allow visitors to appreciate the content they read. WordPress.com users are sure to be very familiar with this feature.
5. Sharing. Enriching posts with facilities "share buttons” which can be easily configured. Currently there by default provides sharing via Email, Print, Digg, LinkedIn, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Google, Tumblr, and Pinterest.
6. Contact Form. It's easy to add a ready-to-use standard Contact Form on any page if needed.
7. WP.me ​​Shortlinks. It will automatically activate, and provide an alternative short link wp.me in every post that has been made.
8. markdown. If you are familiar with the Markdown editor, Jetpack provides this facility to its users without the need to take advantage of other Markdown utilities outside of WordPress. For the uninitiated, Markdown is a quick way to add formatted text without having to write it in HTML code.
9. Custom CSS. Without modifying the theme directly, this module can be used to customize the appearance of your site. Very useful if you don't have direct access to backend site. Except for Contact Form and WP.me ​​Shortlinks, the features I mentioned above require more configuration in Jetpack section di dashboards. And specifically for Markdown, this module must be activated separately.
10. Jetpack for Twitter Cards. Basically, this feature is part of the facilities provided by Publicize. With this feature, a “card” or additional visual display will appear in each tweet containing links to posts originating from your site. Content engagement is one of the targets of activating this module. With an active Jetpack, and with a site that is registered and approved by Twitter, you can earn tweet as follows

Jetpack is a Plugin free, although it includes two modules which are paid features -- VaultPress and VideoPress -- which so far have only been available on enterprise platforms wordpress.com.

From the description above, it can be concluded that Plugin Jetpack by WordPress.com is well worth replacing some Plugin which have been separated, and have almost the same capabilities as the collection of modules in Jetpack.

Technically, what you need to do after activating Plugin this is to link the site you manage with your current WordPress.com account. Even if you don't have a WordPress.com account, the process of creating a new account at WordPress.com is very easy, and one of the best step in the process of activation Plugin Jetpack. Please try!

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This Guest Post article is written by Valent Mustamine. He is an activist in the Indonesian WordPress community who has been actively involved in the last five years, especially through organizing WordCamp, as well as other WordPress-related activities. Currently a Business Director at PT Prime Strategy Indonesia, a subsidiary of Prime Strategy Group Japan, one of two WordPress consulting companies in Asia listed in the Code Poet directory. Valent is always ready to share anything about WordPress via his Twitter @valentmustamin.

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