If you think this is another article about the best WordPress and SEO plugins for 2011 that include the usual plugins, you’re wrong. In this article, we’ll take a look at the other often overlooked plugins that are rising in popularity. These other plugins are worth mentioning according to many WordPress user forums. According to them, these plugins are great for helping us manage our online ventures making our jobs a lot easier.

1. Conditional Widgets – this is one of the new favourites of many people. This plugin adds a form to each widget allowing users to choose which particular pages and/or categories the widget is displayed. You are given the option on controlling how your widgets can be viewed on some pages or categories of your site giving you more freedom over your site.

2. CommentLuv 2.9 – this is really not new but a new version is now available. This new version is definitely a great improvement over the last one. It now includes so many new features so this isn’t just an upgrade but a total overhaul. The best thing about this plugin is that it is free.

3. Manage WP Worker – Manage WP Worker is the key for ManageWP free service of Prelovac Media. Contrary to what many people think, ManageWPof Prelovac Media is not a plugin but a service that enables users to manage multiple WordPress sites using only one dashboard. Obviously, this is excellent for multi-tasking and also saves a lot of time.

4. SEO Auto Links and Related Posts (SLRP) – this is a great alternative to similar SEO plugins that combine content interlinking and displaying related posts. A feature to turn one feature off is available in case you’re already using another deep linking plugin. The best thing about this SEO plugin is that it includes options that are usually only included in premium plugins. Some examples are displaying thumbnails on related posts and automatically creating keywords as affiliate links. The auto links feature will automatically turn meta keywords, post title and post tags found inside the blog posts into internal links if the user wants.

5. SEO SearchTerms Tagging 2 – this plugin will help you increase blog traffic by strengthening your on-page SEO, auto converting search terms into post tags and increasing the number of indexed pages. It also includes many other features that will surely help you attain SEO success. This is definitely something you need in your SEO arsenal.