Credits

I think it’s fair to say I love WordPress. If you are looking to host your own blog, get thee to wordpress.org and download the latest version. It’s free, and it’s fabulous.

One of my favorite aspects of WordPress is the ability to extend its functionality through plugins. This blog currently relies on a large number of amazing plugins written by a large variety of authors (and some modified by yours truly). I’d like to take the opportunity to tell you what they are, and how to get them for yourself, if you are so inclined.

(The descriptions of each plugin are written in the respective authors’ own words)

Ad-minister 0.6
» Henrik Melin, Kal Ström (url)
A management system for temporary static content (such as ads) on your WordPress website. Manage->Ad-minister to administer.

Additional image sizes 1.0.2
» Walter Vos (url)
Allows you to create additional image sizes (in addition to the thumbnail, medium and large size that are default) for your blog

Admin Commenters Comments Count 1.1.4
» Scott Reilly (url)
Displays a count of each commenter’s total number of comments (linked to those comments) next to their name on any admin page.

Akismet 2.5.4
» 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.

Around this date in the past... - Widget Edition 0.8
» Joan Junyent Tarrida (url)
Widget that shows entries/posts around this date in the past (if they exist)

CommentLuv 2.90.9.3
» Andy Bailey (url)
Reward your readers by automatically placing a link to their last blog post at the end of their comment. Encourage a community and discover new posts.

Comment Reply Notification 1.4
» 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.

Extra Shortcodes for WP eStore v2.5
» Ruhul Amin (url)
Adds some extra shortcodes that can be used with the WP eStore plugin.

fbLikeButton 0.4a
» Dean Peters (url)
Allows you to configure and display the FaceBook Like Button before and/or after each post and/or page

FD Feedburner Plugin 1.45
» John Watson (url)
Redirects all feeds to a Feedburner feed

Feed.nu 1.1.22
» Feed.nu (url)
Create a native Android app of your blog. With this plugin you can automatically generate your mobile app ready to deploy on android market or host it by yourself. No programming skills needed and it’s instantly available. IPhone version comming soon. http://feed.nu

Flattr 0.9.25.5
» Michael Henke (url)
Give your readers the opportunity to Flattr your effort

Flickr Photo Album 1.1
» Joe Tan (url)
This plugin will retrieve your Flickr photos and allow you to easily add your photos to your posts. Configure…

Google Analyticator 6.2
» 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.

Historical Comment Count 1.20
» TruthMedia Internet Group (url)
Allows the website owner to track the number of published comments on their blog over time.

LinkWithin 0.85
» LinkWithin (url)
Displays recommended stories and associated thumbnails from your blog

Open external links in a new window 1.1.1
» Kristian Risager Larsen (url)
Opens all external links in a new window. XHTML Strict compliant and search engine optimized (SEO).

Ozh' Admin Drop Down Menu 3.6.2
» Ozh (url)
All admin links available in a neat horizontal drop down menu. Saves lots of screen real estate! For WordPress 3.0+

Picasa Express x2 1.5.3
» Wott (url)
Browse, search and select photos from any publicly available Picasa Web Album and add them to your post/pages.

ShareThis 5.0.0
» ShareThis, Manu Mukerji (url)
Let your visitors share a post/page with others. Supports e-mail and posting to social bookmarking sites. Configuration options are here. Questions on configuration, etc.? Make sure to read the README.

Simple Tags 2.2
» 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 !

Thumbnail For Excerpts 2.1
» Radu Capan (url)
Thumbnail For Excerpts allow easily, without any further work, to add thumbnails wherever you show excerpts (archive page, feed…).

Top Commentators Widget 1.4.2
» Lorna Timbah (WebGrrrl.net) (url)
Adds a sidebar widget to show the top commentators in your WP site. Adapted from Show Top Commentators plugin.

Topsy Retweet Button 1.2.8
» Topsy Labs (url)
Provides a Twitter retweet button powered by Topsy. Can also provide automatic trackback comments when someone tweets about your posts.

WordPress.com Stats 1.8.5
» Automattic (url)
Future upgrades to WordPress.com Stats will only be available in Jetpack.

WordPress Database Backup 2.2.3
» Austin Matzko (url)
On-demand backup of your WordPress database. Navigate to Tools → Backup to get started.

WP-PluginsUsed 1.50
» Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan (url)
Display WordPress plugins that you currently have (both active and inactive) onto a post/page.

WP-Print 2.50
» Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan (url)
Displays a printable version of your WordPress blog’s post/page.

WP eStore v4.3.4
» Ruhul Amin (url)
Simple Shopping Cart Plugin to sell digital (ebook, mp3, photos) and non digital products from your wordpress blog through PayPal. The digital goods are automatically delivered to the buyer after purchase using encrypted and time limited download links.

WPtouch 1.9.37
» BraveNewCode Inc. (url)
A plugin which formats your site with a mobile theme for visitors on Apple iPhone / iPod touch, Google Android, Blackberry Storm and Torch, Palm Pre and other touch-based smartphones.