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I run the following WordPress plugins:
AddToAny: Share/Bookmark/Email Button
» AddToAny (url)
Help readers share, bookmark, and email your posts and pages using any service. [Settings]
Akismet
» Matt Mullenweg (url)
Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not. You need a WordPress.com API key to use it. You can review the spam it catches under “Comments.” To show off your Akismet stats just put <?php akismet_counter(); ?> in your template. See also: WP Stats plugin.
Automatic Timezone
» Otto (url)
Automatically sets the timezone offset for Daylight Savings Time.
Comment Form Quicktags
» Regen (url)
This plugin inserts a quicktag toolbar on the comment form.
Comment Reply Notification
» denishua (url)
When a reply is made to a comment the user has left on the blog, an e-mail shall be sent to the user to notify him of the reply. This will allow the users to follow up the comment and expand the conversation if desired. 评论回复通知插件, 当评论被回复时会email通知评论的作者.
Edit Comments
» Andrew Sutherland (url)
Allows users to edit their comments for up to 30 minutes after posting. To change the time limit, configure it in this plugin file
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.
HTML Purified
» John Godley (url)
Replaces default HTML filters with HTML Purifier
Ping.fm
» Matt Jacob (url)
Integrates with Ping.fm’s Custom URL feature to collect pings and post them to your blog. By default, status updates are posted to a sidebar widget and blog/micro-blog entries become full-blown WordPress posts. Many other options are configurable at the settings page.
Post-Plugin Library
» Rob Marsh, SJ (url)
Does nothing by itself but supplies common code for the Similar Posts, Recent Posts, Random Posts, and Recent Comments plugins. Make sure you have the latest version of this plugin.
QR Code Tag
» Dennis D. Spreen (url)
QR Code tag generator with widget, shortcode and tooltip support
Recent Comments
» Rob Marsh, SJ (url)
Displays a highly configurable list of the most recent comments. Instructions and help online. Requires the latest version of the Post-Plugin Library to be installed.
Similar Posts
» Rob Marsh, SJ (url)
Displays a highly configurable list of related posts. Similarity can be based on any combination of word usage in the content, title, or tags. Don’t be disturbed if it takes a few moments to complete the installation — the plugin is indexing your posts. Instructions and help online. Requires the latest version of the Post-Plugin Library to be installed.
Smart Youtube
» Vladimir Prelovac (url)
Insert YouTube videos in posts, comments and RSS feeds with ease and full customization.
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 v2.0.320 and some code by Andrew Ozz of Automattic.
Wordpress BlockYou
» Jules Robinson (url)
A plugin used to block IP addresses from accessing your blog, and then redirect them to a URL of your choice. Useful for RickRolling, etc.
WordPress Mobile Pack
» James Pearce & friends (url)
The WordPress Mobile Pack is a complete toolkit to help mobilize your WordPress site and blog. It includes a mobile switcher, filtered widgets, and content adaptation for mobile device characteristics. Activating this plugin will also install a selection of mobile themes by ribot, a top UK mobile design team, and Forum Nokia. These adapt to different families of devices, such as Nokia and WebKit browsers (including Android, iPhone and Palm). If enabled, your site will be listed on mpexo, a directory of mobile-friendly blogs. Also check out the documentation and the forums. If you like the plugin, please rate us on the WordPress directory. And if you don’t, let us know how we can improve it!
WP-PluginsUsed
» Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan (url)
Display WordPress plugins that you currently have (both active and inactive) onto a post/page.
WP-PostViews
» Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan (url)
Enables you to display how many times a post/page had been viewed. Modified by David Potter to include options for when and where to display view counts.
WP-SpamFree
» WP-SpamFree (url)
An extremely powerful anti-spam plugin that virtually eliminates comment spam. Finally, you can enjoy a spam-free WordPress blog! Includes spam-free contact form feature as well.
WP-Syntax
» Ryan McGeary (url)
Syntax highlighting using GeSHi supporting a wide range of popular languages. Wrap code blocks with <pre lang="LANGUAGE" line="1"> and </pre> where LANGUAGE is a geshi supported language syntax. The line attribute is optional.
WP More Feeds
» Andrew Zhang (url)
Generate RSS feeds for category and tag pages
WP Super Cache
» Donncha O Caoimh (url)
Very fast caching plugin for WordPress.
There are 25 plugins used: 24 active plugins and 1 inactive plugin.
