Sitemap Submission option to Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask.com. Options to add Google, Bing, Yahoo, Alexa, Facebook Insights, Facebook, Blogcatalog Webmaster Meta Tag. Options to add Google, Quantcast.com, GetClicky.com, Compete.com Analytics scripts for your blogs. Note: As of August 2011 or so Bing and Yahoo combined their webmaster tools [...]]]>

All in One Webmaster http://arpitshah.com/plugins/all-in-one-webmaster/

Sitemap Submission option to Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask.com.
Options to add Google, Bing, Yahoo, Alexa, Facebook Insights, Facebook, Blogcatalog Webmaster Meta Tag. Options to add Google, Quantcast.com, GetClicky.com, Compete.com Analytics scripts for your blogs.
Note: As of August 2011 or so Bing and Yahoo combined their webmaster tools “Today (8/25/11) Bing announced that it has merged results from its search engine and Yahoo to give analytics in its Bing Webmaster Tools from both search engines.” source – http://www.searchengineoptimizations.co/2011/08/25/bing-and-yahoo-webmaster-tools-combine/
All in One SEO Pack http://semperfiwebdesign.com/

Out-of-the-box SEO for your WordPress blog.

Antispam Bee http://antispambee.com/

Kill spam
Antispam Bee is simple to use, has many options and filters. Does not store data on remote servers. Really.
Features
Very fast execution
Spam counter on dashboard
Anonymous and confidential
Trackback and pingback check
Saves no data on remote servers
No need to adjust any templates
Cleaning up after plugin removal
Accordingly no outgoing connection
Interactive statistics on dashboard… By Sergej Müller.

CKEditor For WordPress http://wordpress.ckeditor.com/

This plugin replaces the default WordPress editor with CKEditor.
CKEditor is a text editor to be used inside web pages. It’s a WYSIWYG editor, which means that the
text being edited on it looks as similar as possible to the results users have when publishing it.
It brings to the web common editing features found on desktop editing applications like Microsoft Word and OpenOffice.
CKEditor is comp… By CKSource.

Disqus Comment System http://disqus.com/

You must configure the plugin to enable Disqus Comments.

Disqus, pronounced “discuss”, is a service and tool for web comments and
discussions. Disqus makes commenting easier and more interactive,
while connecting websites and commenters across a thriving discussion
community.
The Disqus for WordPress plugin seamlessly integrates using the Disqus API and by syncing with WordPress comments.
Disqus for WordPress
Uses the Disqus API
Comments indexable b… By Disqus .

Exclude Pages http://www.simonwheatley.co.uk/wordpress/exclude-pages/

This plugin adds a checkbox, “include this page in menus”, which is checked by default. If you uncheck
it, the page will not appear in any listings of pages (which includes, and is usually limited to, your
page navigation menus).
Pages which are children of excluded pages also do not show up in menu listings. (An alert in the editing screen,
underneath the “include” checkbox allows… By Simon Wheatley.

Facebook Like Button Plugin http://bestwebsoft.com/

Facebook Button Plugin allows you to add follow button in the most easiest and flexible way. By BestWebSoft.

Fast Secure Contact Form http://www.fastsecurecontactform.com/

This plugin allows a webmaster to easily create and add contact forms to WordPress.
The contact form will let the user send emails to a site’s admin, and also send a meeting request to talk over phone or video.
An administration panel is present, where the webmaster can create and preview unlimited forms.
By Mike Challis.

Google Analyticator http://ronaldheft.com/code/analyticator/

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.
Has a Google Analytics account been setup for this domain name already?

Google Plus Badge http://mateuszlerczak.com/google-plus-badge/

Google Plus Badge for Google+ Pages.

Google XML Sitemaps http://www.arnebrachhold.de/projects/wordpress-plugins/google-xml-sitemaps-generator/

This plugin will generate a special XML sitemap which will help search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo and Ask.com to better index your blog.
With such a sitemap, it’s much easier for the crawlers to see the complete structure of your site and retrieve it more efficiently.
The plugin supports all kinds of WordPress generated pages as well as custom URLs. Additionally it notifies all major search … By Arne Brachhold.

Search and Replace

A simple search for find strings in your database and replace the string. You can search in ID, post-content, GUID, titel, excerpt, meta-data, comments, comment-author, comment-e-mail, comment-url, tags/categories and categories-description. It is possible to replace the user-ID in all tables and the user-login for more security in the WordPress-Application ( more Informations ).
“Search and Repl… By Frank Bültge.

Under Construction http://masseltech.com/plugins/underconstruction/

The underConstruction plugin allows you to put up temporary page that users who are not logged in will see.
You can use this to build a site live, that can only be viewed by users who are logged in,
while others will get the ‘Under Construction’ page during construction

So the site can be worked on, but not shown to anyone without a login.
Ask search engines not to index this site.
Note: Neither of these options blocks access to your site — it is up to search engines to honor your request. (Usually it’s done, since the homepage isn’t public yet)

http://bit.ly/kUdL8 links to their website for more how to’s about using the plugin for your blog, your Joomla site, etc, etc.

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Disqus (dis·cuss • dĭ-skŭs’) is all about changing the way people think about discussion on the web. We’re big believers in the conversations and communities that form on blogs and other sites.

http://bit.ly/kUdL8 links to their website for more how to’s about using the plugin for your blog, your Joomla site, etc, etc.

If there’s a better way to have comments setup, please comment below and share your idea. And thanks to the blog that didn’t have any comments allowed for giving me the idea for this post, hey it’s Monday.

WordPress 3.1.2 is now available and is a security release for all previous WordPress versions.

This release addresses a vulnerability that allowed Contributor-level users to improperly publish posts.

The issue was discovered by a member of the WordPress security team, [...]]]>

WordPress 3.1.2
Posted April 26, 2011 by Ryan Boren. (on wordpress.org) Filed under Releases,Security.

WordPress 3.1.2 is now available and is a security release for all previous WordPress versions.

This release addresses a vulnerability that allowed Contributor-level users to improperly publish posts.

The issue was discovered by a member of the WordPress security team, WordPress developer Andrew Nacin, with Benjamin Balter.

We suggest you update to 3.1.2 promptly, especially if you allow users to register as contributors or if you have untrusted users. This release also fixes a few bugs that missed the boat for version 3.1.1.

Download 3.1.2 or update automatically from the Dashboard → Updates menu in your site’s admin area.

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If you’re doing lots of WordPress installs for customers, save some time using this easy done plugin.