As a photographer, you need to be able to show off your work and the right plugins can help. If you use WordPress for your website, the right plugins can make your site function just as you need it to. Here are a few of the top choices you should consider.

<h2>Regenerate Thumbnails</h2>

With the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/">Regenerate Thumbnails Plugin</a> you can create new sizes of old images to use on your photogaphy site. This plugin also helps to solve a common image issue, which can become a problem when you have multiple images on your site. It's a must for all photographers because of the large amount of pictures you will be using.

<h2>Image Widget Plugin</h2>

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A great choice for all photographers, the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/image-widget/">Image Widget Plugin</a> allows you to easily add images to your sidebar without having to use the text widget. You will be able to simply drag and drop the widget into the sidebar and set it up in minutes. It will even allow you to add multiple widgets for multiple images.

<h2>Easy Watermark</h2>

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Watermarking your images is very important. With the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-watermark/">Easy Watermark Plugin</a> you can easily add a watermark to your images automatically. This helps to protect your work and will provide proper credit if somebody tries to use your images without permission.

<h2>WP Media Tagger</h2>

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Another very useful plugin for photographers is the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mediatagger/">WP Media Tagger Plugin</a>. This plugin allows you to easily sort and categorize your images. It makes life much easier for a photographer since they need to be able to access images much faster and more frequently. 

<h2>Post Thumbnail Editor</h2>

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Changing the featured images and other images can be very difficult. Many themes don't crop them right and it can make it hard to get the image you really wanted for the post thumbnail. With the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-thumbnail-editor/">Post Thumbnail Editor Plugin</a> you will be able to crop the image for the thumbnail to show the most important part of the image. This is another must for photographers.

<h2>Imsanity</h2>

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Uploading pictures from your camera usually means you end up with huge files for each high resolution image. The <A href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/imsanity/">Imsanity Plugin</a> allows you to adjust the size to a more reasonable size for uploading to WordPress. This helps to save bandwidth and helps keep your site running fast.

<h2>Social Plugins for Photographers</h2>

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Along with the plugins above, which every photographer should use within WordPress, you need a few important social plugins. Some of the best choices include:
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<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/click-to-tweet-by-todaymade/">Click to Tweet</a> - Allows you to create boxes within your site for others to quickly and easily Tweet.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/simply-instagram/">Simply Instagram</a> - Provides an easy way to display your pictures form Instagram with a widget or shortcode.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/pinterest-pin-it-button-for-images/">Pinterest Pin it Button for Images</a> - Makes it very easy for visitors to pin your images fast.</li>
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All three of these plugins are a must for photographers planning to use social media as a part of their marketing strategy.

<h2>Other WordPress Plugins for Photographers</h2>

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Of course, there are a few basic plugins every WordPress site should be using, including photography sites. Some of the top choices include:
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<li><a href="http://soliloquywp.com/">Soliloquy</a> - Provides a slider for your WordPress site.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/">WordPress SEO by Yoast</a> - Provides improve search engine optimization (SEO) for your WordPress site. </li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/">W3 Total Cache</a> - Helps create a better performing WordPress website. </li>
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All of these plugins will help any type of WordPress website, even photography sites.

If you plan to start or you already run a photography website with WordPress, make sure you have all the right plugins to get the most out of your site.