Announcing the “SEO Ultimate” Plugin

Normally when I set up plugin-level SEO on a WordPress blog, I’ll need 5-8 plugins to provide all the desired SEO functionality. Wouldn’t it be cool if there was one plugin that incorporated all that functionality and more into one easy-to-use suite?

That’s the goal of SEO Ultimate, which is a free plugin I’m developing on behalf of SEO Design Solutions.

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WordPress Tweaks 1.8

Version 1.8 of the WordPress Tweaks plugin has been released! Here are the changes for this version:

  • Added the “Automatically scroll to the post editor” tweak (based on the WriteScroll plugin)
  • Removed unnecessary JavaScript HTTP calls (hat tip to user Doug)
  • Removed unused code
  • Added a POT file to the plugin distribution
  • Fixed a WordPress 2.6 compatibility bug (reported by user Chris)
  • Other minor enhancements

Learn more about WordPress Tweaks or download the latest version here!

Top 3 Underrated WordPress Plugins

There are a ton of WordPress plugins out there, so it’s no surprise that many are lost in the crowd. Here are three great plugins that I think deserve more attention (inspired by this post from a year ago):

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WordPress 2.6 Beta 1 Released

Beta 1 of WordPress 2.6 has been released! If you want to test it safely, you should be able to do so as soon as the WordPress 2.6 demo site is updated.

Update: Robert posted a comment pointing out an alternate demo site.

WordPress 2.6 Now Expected in Early July

WordPress 2.6 was previously slated for an August 2008 release, but the WordPress Trac Roadmap has recently been updated with the following information on the WordPress 2.6 release date:

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