While I am amazed by the sheer number of available Plugins for WordPress, I am more impressed by the variety. And such creativity! There are so many good Plugins it was hard choose… but here are three I think are useful to bloggers.

Number 1: Broken Link Checker — Broken links are a most annoying problem, often plaguing larger, poorly managed Web sites. This handy Plugin will search your site and alert you if it finds a broken link or a bad redirect. How cool is that?

Number 2: Google XML Sitemaps — As realtors say, what matters is: Location! Location! Location! For bloggers, any address in cyberspace can be a “hot spot,” but if readers can’t easily locate a site’s content, its sunk! Google XML Sitemaps helps search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo and Ask.com better index and access information on blog pages.

Number 3: Advanced WP Columns — With computer monitor screens getting bigger at the same time screens on portable devices are getting smaller, the option to column text on a page may be one way to make content more accessible, regardless of what device is used. Advanced WP Columns allows bloggers to present their content in multiple columns.