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Ask the Readers: Your Favorite EE 2 Add-on

Ask the Readers EE 2.1 has been out for a couple of weeks and we’re starting to see a lot of new add-ons released. It’s exciting to see developers coding some great stuff that will make using EE 2 just as great as using EE 1.

At this early point in the life of EE 2, what is your favorite EE 2 add-on? Is there one that wasn’t available for EE 1.6 that you like?

Let us know in the comments.

Posted on Jul 27, 2010 by Ryan Irelan

Filed Under: Ask the Readers

Christopher Imrie — 12:53 on 07.27.2010

Gotta admit, I dont know where I would be without P&T Matrix

Todd — 12:57 on 07.27.2010

Leevi Grahams NSM Morphine CP Theme because it fixes many of the issues with the horrendously bad ExpressionEngine 2 default theme. http://bit.ly/cGPvMB

Aaron — 13:33 on 07.27.2010

Deeploy Helper.  Having a templated EE install and moving it with that module saves me countless time.

Mario Arenas — 16:15 on 07.27.2010

P&T Matrix and Playa

Priceless!

Leevi Graham — 16:49 on 07.27.2010

@Todd: Thanks for the shout-out. Plenty more goodness coming soon!

J — 21:41 on 07.27.2010

Not going to be very original here, but I must say ImageSizer by David Rencher stays on top of my list.

P&T playa and matrix follow just after.

Johannes Booy — 04:10 on 07.28.2010

Not very original but still completely indispensable: P&T Playa & Matrix.

@Russ - glad you like NavEE!

John Morton — 04:42 on 07.28.2010

Low NoSpam is a must: http://loweblog.com/software/low-nospam/

runningwithscissors — 06:19 on 07.28.2010

structure
matrix
freeform
playa

some things never change.

Paul Frost — 10:23 on 07.28.2010

String from eMarketSouth is getting more useful by the day, thanks Ty.
Imagesizer from David Rencher.
TagStripper from SuperGeekery.
Matrix seems to be almost compulsory if you have used it once, should be part of EE.

Ben Parizek — 14:33 on 07.28.2010

NSM Config Bootstrap has changed the way I set up my EE installs.  It’s a nicely re-imagined starting point for working in multiple environments.

Leevi Graham — 15:31 on 07.28.2010

@Ben: Glad it makes your life easier. Hat tip should go to Jamie Pittock & Erksine for the inspiring me to rebuild my EE 1 config files.