What’s the most annoying WordPress plugin? It’s almost certain that no consensus will be reached on this, but let me start by nominating WP Greet Box.
If you’re not familiar with the WP Greet Box plugin by name, you’ve probably seen it in action a time or two. Upon entering some WordPress sites you are “greeted” with a box that pops open at the top of the content area with a statement that begins something like, “Hello Googler…” or “Hello Digger…”. This greet is immediately followed by a request to vote up the post, subscribe to the feed or some other action that is to the benefit of the blogger.
I’m not against spreading blog content through social channels, I’m just against the route that these blogs (via the plugin) take to do it. When I click on a link to visit some blog, one of the last things I want is to be immediately panhandled asked to vote your story up or grab your feed. How about you let me cruise through your content first and then you can plead your case?
Making an immediate call to action request of visitors before they have even seen your story is like a car salesman asking for your money before you perform a test drive; it’s not a good practice to get in to. Better to save requests like these after you’ve written your last sentence.
What do you think of the WP Greet Box plugin? Or better yet, what do you consider to be the most annoying WordPress plugin?
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