ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

JetPack Plugin from WordPress, Why you should have it

Updated on October 29, 2014
JetPack Plugin by WordPress team
JetPack Plugin by WordPress team

WordPress is open source and can be used by anyone for free, whether for personal or commercial purpose. The site is very easy to use and you can advertise your company or share personal thoughts through it. If you are still stuck, there is an online tutorial guide to help you open and use a Wordpress account yourself.

Wordpress has a lot of theme for you to select from. But what if some premium features like email subscription, commenting option, and social media sharing option are added to your Wordpress site for free. Will these facilities make your site cool and visible?

Here comes the requirement of Jetpack Plugin. You might be thinking how this plugin will help and the way you should install them? Here are some points which will answer all your curiosity in mind.

Rate JetPack Plugin

3.3 out of 5 stars from 85 ratings of JetPack Plugin

The reasons can be many for having a Wordpress account, but to save time while writing posts you must have Jetpack. It is very easy to install. To install all you need to do is go to the Plugin option, click on Add New, type the word Jetpack and then install.

Once the plugin is installed it will create a dashboard on its own. This page will help you know the different facilities available. From this page you can select any option you want to use. Easy navigation also makes the plugin very user friendly. All the functions mentioned in the dashboard have a button called Learn More. When you click on the Learn More option you can know how to use the facilities of the options.

Some Feature worth exploring

Appearance
Writing
Photos and Videos
Can have Mobile Theme
Check your spelling, grammar, and style using After the Deadline Proofreading technology
Improve site loading speed by hosting Images on CDN
Various Shortcuts
Beautiful Math option
Show Images with Tiled Galleries
 
 
 

JatPack Dashboard

JatPack Dashboard
JatPack Dashboard

Subscribing and commenting on your blog becomes easy with the installation of the plugin. Earlier 2-3 plugin were needed for these two purposes but now the issue is solved with Jetpack. There are two other great features and when the visitor clicks on it, he/she will receive an email when you upload a new post. Any further comment on your post will also be notified to the reader through email if he/she has selected the option available.

How to install Jetpack, WordPress plugin

When you open a website other than wordpress then for adding social media share button you will need to add a lot of codes. If you are not an expert then you will surely have to take the help of a professional. In WordPress account, just by installing Jetpack you can avail the facility. No expert help is needed here. All the readers who come to your site can share the post on social media platform like Digg, Facebook, Google +, Twitter, StumbleUpon, and Linkedin. You can also add more social media platforms buttons on your own if needed. There is also an option to automatically post the new content on different social media platforms and this may help you to create buzz on Social Media.

The plugin also helps you avoid embarrassment caused due to grammar and spelling error. There are various options that you can click and enable them as needed for proofreading. Some of the options available for grammar check are complex phrases, hidden verb, passive voice, phrases to avoid, clichés, bias language, double negatives, redundant phrases etc.

You can also change your normal grid gallery into a tiled one with a mosaic layout for a better user experience.

Photon by JetPack

The best one is the option for CDN server, It’s called photon. Using the photon service for free you can host all your Images to WordPress’s CDN network. Generally CDN services is used by heavy traffic sites like Templatic, eCommerce site like Infibeam, Major Image sites like Flickr

This will help your site to load faster and eventually you will have better rankings for SEO.

I am very sure that team WordPress will keep improving JetPack and also adding new facilities for us. By the way are you using it? Which feature you like the most?

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)