What’s New (or NewsWorthy) in the World of WordPress?
I Want a WordPress Plugin to… - Ever say to yourself, “Self, I wish there was a plugin to…” Well, here’s where you find those plugins. With over 450 listed, you are almost guarenteed to find the plugin you are looking for. Just look up what you want the plugin to do (like podcasts or hair replacement), and go to the list of related plugins.
Automattic WordPress.com 2.5 Essential Training - This video training is the newest release at Lynda.com. You’ve not heard of Lynda.com? Well, that’s another great story…but for now you just need to know that Maria Langer has created a 4.5 hour video training for Lynda.com that covers nearly everything you can do with WordPress 2.5. Some of the introductory segments are free to view, but you should consider the one month, $25 membership. You can watch as many videos as you’d like for 30 days! (No, Lynda doesn’t pay me to say this…but I wouldn’t mind if she comped the one-year membership I purchased.)
Dateless Sniper 2.0 WordPress Theme - With a name like that, it’s got to be….well, I don’t know, but I love this theme! This Courtney Tuttle design is clean, sharp and Adsense ready. Court has even put together a video tutorial for those using this theme. If you’re looking for a high-quality, FREE WordPress theme, be sure to give Dateless Sniper 2.0 a look. I love that name!
Lost At E Minor - This blog is listed here simply because it is the most amazing WordPress site I have seen is quite some time. The design is by Andrew “Whitey” Whitehead, an Australian chap with amazing talent. This pop culture blog is a mixed media extravaganza. Can a blog be eye candy? Visit Lost At E Minor and find out.
WordPress SEO - Or, according to the subtitle, the definitive guide to high rankings or your blog. This Yoast post by Joost is the most, pardon my boast. (Hey, I’m having fun…play along.) Just a few days old, the WordPress SEO is a digestible article on the tricks and tactics for optimizing your site for search engine ranking. I strongly recommend that you read this post and take action… immediately! Your blog deserves Google page one ranking and this is the way to get there.
Protecting Your Content on WordPress.com - I get so frustrated with finding content I wrote used (usually without credit) on other websites. It’s not that what I write would interest a pimply faced Internet scavenger, but there are plenty of lazy, unscrupulous site owners who simply “scrape” blog content and use it as their own. Join me in fighting this battle against lazy S.O.B.s. Read Jonathan Bailey’s post at Lorelle on WordPress about how to find and battle Internet plagiarism.
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Thanks for helping to spread the word about my new WordPress.com video for Lynda.com. I appreciate the support!
And I agree: a membership on Lynda.com IS a great deal. And although they DO pay me to say nice things, it’s only if you watch my video. 
Thanks again!
I’ve been contemplating a membership at Lynda.com. I’ve heard they really have some great things. How are there SEO videos?
Lorelle is great!