One of the best things about WordPress is the number of plugins available that let you customize it to the way you blog. Just like with WordPress themes, though, wading through all the available WordPress plugins can get overwhelming very quickly.
So, I wanted to take some time out to list my favorite plugins. These may not be the best plugins for your particular blog, but they're some of the most useful ones out there.
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Just wanted to give you an update on my Best WordPress Themes post from a couple of weeks ago. We're up to 28 great themes now in just two weeks, and we've got a full queue through next week. The longer we go, the more convinced I am for the need for someone to separate the wheat from the chaff, but I'm interested to hear whether you feel the same way!
Also, I wanted to give a big ... Keep reading »
Hopefully you're using some kind of stat tracking software on your site so that you know what's going. There are some really good free ones out there, and let me say right up front that I completely understand that they need to make money to stay in business.
StatCounter (a great, free stat tracker) announced last Sunday that:
We were shocked to discover just today that another well known stats provider is allowing up to 9 cookies to be installed ... Keep reading »
When I asked "Does an RSS Feed Imply Republish Rights?" I never thought I'd see as blatant a case as Spivot. (You'll have to type www.spivot.com into your browser to get to their site, because there's no way I'm giving them a link.)
They're building a business on making it easy for people to find your content ... and then read it on their site. In fact, you have to work hard to even find a link to ... Keep reading »