Upgrade WordPress Instantly… Almost.

One of the best (and worst) things about WordPress is that it’s constantly being tweaked and upgraded to squash bugs and add new features. It’s great because it’s features and abilities are always current. It’s bad because every time you turn around there is another upgrade you must perform. And when you are responsible for maintaining several WordPress installations, it can become very time consuming.

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WordPress Cache (WP-Cache) Goes Super

While the standard WP-Cache plugin has been a staple among WordPress users, it hasn’t been updated or improved in quite some time. That is until now. Donncha O Caoimh has taken the original WP-Cache plugin, made some upgrades and released the WP-Super-Cache plugin.

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Custom Query String Gets Reloaded For WordPress 2.3

The latest to take the reigns is Moshu. Moshu has taken the Custom Query String (CQS) plugin, along with Andy’s UTW integration idea, and made it all work with the WordPress 2.3 and it’s new tagging function.

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Community Cloud Plugin

The Community Cloud is a plugin that was recently developed by the good folks at Web Addicts. The plugin displays a “tag cloud” of all the people in your community (blog) who have added value by commenting and participating in discussions. The more a person has commented, the bigger and bolder their link is.

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Notify Unconfirmed Subscribers Plugin

If you have been offering RSS Feeds and Email Subscriptions on your site for any length of time, you will likely have at least a few subscribers that have not confirmed or activated their subscription. There are many reasons why a subscriber might not have confirmed their subscription. Maybe it got caught in their SPAM filter, maybe it got deleted by accident or maybe their dog ate it. Regardless of the reason, you have possible readers that are not receiving your content.

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Average Joe Blogger Upgraded to WordPress 2.3

Fingers crossed, the transition to WordPress 2.3 is now complete. There were a few hickups (hopefully most of you didn’t notice) but overall it was a pretty smooth transition.
There may still be a few looming issues but as far as I can tell everything is working as it should. If happen to notice anything […]

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Shutter Reloaded WordPress Plugin

If you post a lot of image sets on your blog, then it’s important to find and utilize a tool that will display them in an appealing and functional way. Shutter Reloaded is a WordPress plugin that I recently stumbled across and will be using here at Average Joe Blogger.

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Quick and Easy Way to Check Your Theme and Plugins Before Upgrading to WordPress 2.3

Upgrading your WordPress installation can be a scary thing. Especially if it’s a major upgrade and you are not intimately familiar with how the new changes will impact your blog. However, with the release of Doug Smith’s Wordpress Upgrade Preflight Check plugin, upgrading just got a little less scary.

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WordPress 2.3 Officially Released

WordPress 2.3 has been officially released. This is a major upgrade that includes native tagging support, plugin update notification, URL handling improvements, and more. There are quite a few changes in this release, but here are the most notable.

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Optimize Your WordPress Blog For Mobile Devices

Today almost everyone has some sort of mobile device, whether it be a cell phone, PDA or a hand held gaming system like the PSP (Playstation Portable) that is capable of browsing the web. And more and more people are actually using these devices to email and view their favorite sites and blogs.

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