New plugins Developer will help you optimize your development environment by making sure that you have all the essential tools and plugins installed and available. Eventy allows you to create and manage events, and display them in an easy user-friendly event calendar. Updated plugins Keyring provides a very hookable, completely customizable framework for connecting your WordPress site to an external service. StatComm provides realtime statistics on your blog, collecting information about visitors, spiders, search keywords, feeds, browsers, OS and more. WordPress SEO is an all in one solution to search engine optimize your WordPress blog: SEO titles, meta descriptions, XML sitemaps and much more.

Glow has a translucent foreground and a flower background. Nuance is a simple yet stylish theme ideal for your latest project. Pitch is a simple, minimal portfolio theme.

WordPress 3.4.1 has been released. Besides fixing a few security issues, this release fixes 18 other bugs, including issues with page template detection, category permalinks, and compatibility with certain server setups. At the time of the announcement, WordPress 3.4 had been downloaded 3 million times since its release two weeks ago! It’s a startling achievement, and as many folks often wait for the first point release, that is sure to continue growing now that 3.4.1 is out. This is a security release, so it is recommended for all users. If you run into trouble with WordPress 3.4.1, stop by the master list of known issues and post to the support forums if your problem isn’t covered there.

New plugins Retina Images for WordPress will create a double resolution image whenever an image is uploaded and decide which one to serve depending on the user’s screen (Retina or not) without an extra http request. WordPress GPS provides an admin panel with a scenario selection. Updated plugins WordPress Download Manager helps you to manage, track and control file downloads from your WordPress site. WP Marketplace will convert your WordPress site into a marketplace in just a few minutes. WP Overview (lite) Footer Memory Usage shows overview and memory usage on the WordPress Dashboard.

Catch Box is a simple, lightweight, box shaped, and adaptable theme. Hot Radio is a vivid theme featuring burning flame from a radio microphone on a dark background, using yellow, orange, black, charcoal, silver, and gray. Infinity is a simple, clean, and customizable theme.

Tickets are now on sale for WordCamp San Francisco 2012, an event which is often heralded as the annual WordPress conference. WordCamp San Francisco 2012 will be held on August 4 at the Mission Bay Conference Center with a Developer Day on August 5 at True Ventures on Mission Street. A list of speakers is not yet available, but the keynote address will be given by WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg. Will you be attending WordCamp San Francisco this year? Update: Tickets sold out rather quick, but more will be offered on Monday, June 25, starting at 9am Pacific time.

New plugins WordPress Hovercards is a lightweight plugin that integrates hovercards for your WordPress posts & pages. Updated plugins Add to All is a powerful plugin that will allow you to add custom code or CSS to your header, footer, content, or feed. Contextual Related Posts helps you increase reader retention and reduce bounce rates by displaying a set of related posts on your website or in your feed. FoxyPress is a custom plugin made to integrate FoxyCart e-commerce functionality into your WordPress website. Jetpack supercharges your self-hosted WordPress site with the awesome cloud power of WordPress.com.

WordPress 3.4 has been out for about a week now. So far, I’m loving the new theme customizer, but I’m mostly surprised by the fact that I haven’t had a single problem with it yet. In fact, I’d wager to say that this is the most problem-free release to date, and the list of known issues sure seems to back that statement. With that, I’d like to say “well done and thanks” to everyone who participated in this release! How is WordPress 3.4 treating you? What are your major likes and dislikes in this release? Please note that tech support via comments isn’t fun for anyone involved, so if you need help, please stop by the support forums.