New plugins IE6Countdown will automatically add the Internet Explorer 6 Countdown code which alerts IE6 users they need to upgrade. Requires no theme modification, just simple plug and play. Updated plugins BackWPup allows you to backup your WordPress database, files, and more. Viper’s Video Quicktags allows you to simply click one of the new buttons that this plugin adds to the write screen (rich editor included) and then paste the URL that the video is located at into the prompt box. You can fully configure how the videos are displayed and much more.

New plugins A.M.Y. Lite is a plugin for bloggers who want to sell ads or manage their Adsense and similar ads easier. Contact Call lets your web visitors call you from their browser or local access numbers in 40+ countries. Show Shortcode lets plugin developers display their shortcodes without executing them and without any special formatting or extra work. Tallyopia Analytics provides analytics that you can embed into your site using shortcodes or view in your admin dashboard. Updated plugins Easy FancyBox enables the FancyBox 1.3.4 jQuery extension on all image, SWF, YouTube and Vimeo links. Fast Secure Contact Form lets your visitors send you a quick e-mail message and blocks all common spammer tactics. Additionally, the plugin has a multi-form feature, optional extra fields, and an option to redirect visitors to any URL after the message is sent. jQuery Mega Menu allows you to create drop down mega menus from […]

New plugins 404 Error Repair notifies you of any page or file requests that a user (or search engine) makes to your blog. If it can’t find the right file or page it captures that failed request into the plugin so that you can easily go and fix the issue manually. Humans TXT allows you to credit the people behind your website in your humans.txt file. Updated plugins Posts 2 Posts allows you to create many-to-many connections between posts of all kinds. Simple Facebook Connect is a series of plugins that let you add any sort of Facebook Connect functionality you like to a WordPress blog. This lets you have an integrated site without a lot of coding, and still lets you customize it exactly the way you’d like.

New plugins Bookmark Now enables your blog readers to share articles on social bookmark networks. GD Unit Converter adds simple to use administration dashboard widget for converting values for currency, time, speed, length, temperature and more between different units. SimpleReach Slide recommends related posts on a widget that “slides” in at the bottom of the page. Updated plugins Cookies for Comments sets a cookie on a random URL that is then checked when a comment is posted. If the cookie is missing the comment is marked as spam. Jetpack supercharges your self-hosted WordPress site with the awesome cloud power of WordPress.com. UI Labs offers experimental WordPress admin UI features with the aim of building upon and enhancing the default WordPress User Interface. These are unofficial core UI experiments – who knows what could happen?

New plugins Count Shortcode is a shortcode to count number of posts that match a given set of criteria. Faceted Search Widget allows filtering of any search results of archive (tag, category, year, month, etc.) by any built in (category, tag) or custom taxonomies. Force Strong Passwords forces users with executive capabilities to use something strong when updating their passwords. Updated plugins Artiss YouTube Embed is an incredibly simple, yet powerful, method of embedding YouTube videos into your WordPress site. Exploit Scanner searches the files on your website, and the posts and comments tables of your database for anything suspicious. It also examines your list of active plugins for unusual filenames. Theme-Check allows you to run checks on the current theme before uploading to WordPress. This plugin uses the same API and is kept more or less in sync with the WordPress.org uploader tool. UI Labs offers experimental WordPress admin […]