About This Blog
This blog is powered by WordPress, in my opinion the best open-source blogging software available. I base that assessment on features, reliability and extensibility.
This blog is hosted by DreamHost, in my opinion the best *nix / Apache shared Web hosting available in the world. I base that assessment on cost, features and reliability.
Here are the plugins I use:
Akismet
» Automattic (url)
Used by millions, Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from comment and trackback spam. It keeps your site protected from spam even while you sleep. To get started: 1) Click the “Activate” link to the left of this description, 2) Sign up for an Akismet API key, and 3) Go to your Akismet configuration page, and save your API key.
Author Default Category
» Sebastien Erard (url)
This plugins allow any author to select its own default category.
Bluetrait Event Viewer
» Michael Dale (url)
BTEV monitors events that occur in your WordPress install.
dougv.com Shortcodes
» Doug Vanderweide (url)
A simple plugin that adds custom shortcodes to WordPress
Google Analyticator
» Ronald Heft (url)
Adds the necessary JavaScript code to enable Google’s Analytics. After enabling this plugin visit the settings page and enter your Google Analytics’ UID and enable logging.
Google XML Sitemaps
» Arne Brachhold (url)
This plugin will generate a special XML sitemap which will help search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask.com to better index your blog.
Jetpack by WordPress.com
» Automattic (url)
Bring the power of the WordPress.com cloud to your self-hosted WordPress. Jetpack enables you to connect your blog to a WordPress.com account to use the powerful features normally only available to WordPress.com users.
Simple Lightbox
» Archetyped (url)
Highly Customizable Lightbox for Wordpress
Simple Tags
» Amaury BALMER (url)
Extended Tagging for WordPress 3.1 : Suggested Tags, Mass edit tags, Auto-tags, Autocompletion, Related Posts etc. NOW Compatible custom post type and custom taxonomy !
SyntaxHighlighter Evolved
» Viper007Bond (url)
Easily post syntax-highlighted code to your site without having to modify the code at all. Uses Alex Gorbatchev’s SyntaxHighlighter. TIP: Don’t use the Visual editor if you don’t want your code mangled. TinyMCE will “clean up” your HTML.
WordPress Hashcash
» Elliott Back (url)
Client-side javascript blocks all spam bots. XHTML 1.1 compliant.
WordPress SEO
» Joost de Valk (url)
The first true all-in-one SEO solution for WordPress, including on-page content analysis, XML sitemaps and much more.
WP-PluginsUsed
» Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan (url)
Display WordPress plugins that you currently have (both active and inactive) onto a post/page.
WP Super Cache
» Donncha O Caoimh (url)
Very fast caching plugin for WordPress.
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
» mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine) (url)
Returns a list of related entries based on a unique algorithm for display on your blog and RSS feeds. Now with custom post type support!
YOURLS: WordPress to Twitter
» Ozh (url)
Create short URLs for posts with YOURLS (or other services such as bit.ly) and tweet them.
