I have upgraded and consolidated my old Contextual Related Posts Plugin for WordPress. This new version (1.1) is a simple install (just install the plugin file) and it will show the last 5 related posts from your blog. The display show the links right after the comment form. The matching is done with the post title of the post being viewed. Examples include my Green Car Blog (wordpress 2.0) and Desi Dalal (WordPress 1.5) PS: Some theme authors tend to remove default actions from their themes (Rin is a good example). If you are having problems displaying the related posts, please check with your theme author or post a comment here for help. Download Contextual Related Posts Plugin Download the updated version of Contextual Related Posts.

WP Theme: Abstrakt: Two column, greenish, well formatted, abstract theme for WordPress by Kaushal. Via Email.

After much goading from a few well wishers, I finally had the chance to clean up and build a plugin out of the Top 10 Posts and Views per post hack for WordPress. This should work and has been tested on WordPress 1.5 and WordPress 2.0 beta. Please post bugs, suggestions etc. Installation should be very simple. Upload the plugin, enable and then add the single line function(s) to your template where you want the display. Example at my GreenCar blog. Top 10 and most viewed Download [EDIT] Plugin Updated for 1.5 support. Please redownload if you were having problems.

WP Theme: Involution Two column, nuveau Blogger like theme for WordPress that is strangely attractive. Check out the thumbnail here.

Free Programming Tips (that) are Worth Every Penny Code like the Samurai Good advice. I found myself nodding my head a lot while reading the article. (which is mostly learned by rote and not by strict education)

WordPress.com out of beta: If you have always wanted a WordPress.com blog but have lacked an invite, this is your chance. WordPress.com is now public and anyone can sign up. This is pretty cool. Go Automattic! Go here to sign up for your blog.

$2.95 Domain Names iPower has $2.95 domain names. They will try to renew domains for $8.95 after the first term (but I would transfer to GoDaddy at that point).

The Seven Deadly Sins of Blogging: Mostly good advice.