Plugin Simple Spam Filter Description Simple Spam Filter uses three methods to check the incoming comments for spam and rejects those that fit this criteria Review Simple Spam Filter is just as its name describes it, simple. It blocks spam based on three criteria. Contains 5 or more links to external sites Contains [url=http://www.example.com]example[/url] style links (my blog does not support bbcode style links) Contains a word that matches a short list of common spam words I installed it yesterday because though I am running Akismet for now on my blog, I still get hundreds of comment in the spam bin. And getting legitimate comments out of it can be quite a pain. I had come across the plugin when it was released itself, but decided to actually check the need for it and so observed Akismet queue for the type of comments and found that most of the comments […]

Plugin Page Search and Replace Description This is a plugin for WordPress to allow you to search and replace text across all your posts. Review Search and Replace is a simple easy to use plugin which is one reason I use it. The only job of the plugin is to find a phrase and replace it by another phrase. Installation of the plugin is easy, just upload the single file and activate it. You’ll be able to access the plugin from the Manage tag in WP-Admin. Once there, you can select through which tables you want to search through and then enter the search and replace phrases. The plugin uses SQL search. The search phrase is case sensitive, which means you have to be careful with what you are searching and replace. I’ve been using this plugin to search and replace phrases and is one plugin I use on all […]

Plugin Page Feed Copyrighter Description This plugin adds a copyright message to your feed items. Features – Ability to customize the message by editing the php file – Can be used to display anything in the feed, not just copyright Review I’ve been using this plugin ever since my post was first scraped by a bot. I was able to find that out and this plugin has been the primary method for me to track the splogs. The plugin is easy to install and use. Upload to your plugin folder and activate it. The default installation should be sufficient for most users, however you can edit the plugin to change what you want displayed in the feed. You can check my blog feed to see how I have customized the message the plugin displays in my feed. Additionally, since you are editing the php file, you can put your own […]

Plugin Page WordPress Plugin Download Statistics Description Display download stats of your plugin hosted on WordPress.org Features Add plugins to track via administration panel Cache download statistics for a amount of time set by the user Retrieve plugin statistics from WordPress.org and display in the administration panel Review This plugin is not meant for regular users, but is geared towards plugin authors who have hosted their plugins at WordPress.org. Installation of the plugin is normal and easy. Download the file, upload it to your plugins folder and activate the plugin. Within WP-Admin itself you can specify the names of the plugins you have hosted at WordPress.org as well as the complete path to them. The plugin will then get the download stats of your plugins and display them. The stats are cached and you can set the time of expiry of the cache. Small plugin that does a simple job. […]

Plugin Page Flickr Photo Album Description The WordPress Flickr Photo Album plugin will pull in your Flickr photosets and display them as albums on your WordPress site. Features Display your Flickr photo sets as albums on your site Search engine friendly URLs Complete control over the look and feel, see below for customization details Show or hide your photos that have been marked ‘private’ Flickr notes (Firefox only) and Flickr comments are supported Adds a new Photos tab for you to easily add Flickr photos to any blog post The new Photos tab allows you to filter your photos by tags, or to search everyone’s photos by tags Supports WordPress Widgets: Pull in your recent photos into your sidebar. Review Ever since I signed up for a Flickr Pro account, I’ve been wanting to integrate my Flickr albums into my blog. I tried quite a few Flickr plugins. Some worked […]