After starting a new wordpress blog, the next step is to add functionality to it by installing plugins. Plugins are pieces of code which can be customized in the wordpress dashboard to achieve the desired function. Plugins help in optimizing and increasing the productivity of the blog. There are a lot of free and premium plugins available online, but this post will focus on 7 must-have wordpress plugins, which are very useful and are quite helpful for a rookie blogger. They are as follows :

1. Akismet

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