There’s a plugin for that

As a developer every time I have and idea the first impulse is to think of how to do it, technically. Marketing be damned, first let’s see how I can make that thing in the sidebar slide exactly as I want it. Right…

As you can guess, fascinating as it is, it’s not the best business approach. Too much time, too much effort. The result might be great but hey, for anything I can think off, there is a plugin for that. I’ve been using WordPress for a couple of years now and it really has a plugin for anything.

Caching? No problem! Better meta tags, for SEO? Just make you choice, if you can! Flickr gallery? You better have some continuous scrolling plugin because the list is long!

There is really a plugin for everything. This is what makes WordPress and Joomla and the popular open source platforms so powerful. Now, let’s search for some plugin that will code in my place, typing is such a hassle!