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http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/adventures-with-wp-cache2-apc/
Using APC (Alternative PHP Cache) and WP-Cache2 together causes some issues, the solution is to have APC not cache the wp-cache-config files.
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http://roller.apache.org/
Apache Roller is a full-featured, multi-user and group-blog server suitable for blog sites large and small. It powers internal and external employee blogs and Sun, IBM and other companies as well as the JRoller.com Java blogging community.
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http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/22/automattic-lands-massive-295m-for-wordpress-other-products/
TechCrunch on Automattic's raising $29.5 million dollars.
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http://boren.nu/archives/2007/10/01/taxonomy-intersections-and-unions/
Ryan (core WP dev) Boren's post on taxonomy (category & tag) intersections and unions. WordPress has in-built support for complex include / exclude querying.
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http://www.b5media.com/
b5media is a blog network company. As at Jan 2008 they have over 320 blogs in 15 channels and over 10m unique visitors a month. They user WordPress standalone for all their blogs and manage monetisation centrally.
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http://backpress.org/
The core WordPress / bbPress features broken out into their own (sort of) framework. Interesting if building something resembling WordPress but a little off-piste.
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http://hosting.birdhouse.org/
WordPress focused hosting from Scot Birdhouse. He's built and released some tools to manage many wp sites from the shell.
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http://blogsecurity.net/wordpress/blogwatch/blogwatch/
A list of vulnerabilities in WordPress versions. Very useful.
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http://buddypress.org/
BuddyPress is a series of plugins which transform a vanilla WordPress MU installation into a social network. It's due for final release around Dec 2008.
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http://codex.buddypress.org/extending-buddypress/changing-internal-configuration-settings/
Very useful page on configuring buddyPress through the wp-config equivalent bp-custom.php.
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http://www.datafeedr.com/index.php
DataFeedr is a subscription service ($100/mth as at Jun 08) which allows you to build affiliate stores based on WordPress. You select affiliate networks, input your details, then choose products and the system automatically generates the stores for you.
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http://www.londonchocolateshops.com/
A funky site listing chocolate shops in London! A nice example of wordpress-geo-mashups in use.
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http://ocaoimh.ie/comment-referrers/
The comment referrers plugin stores the HTTP referrer field when a comment is submitted and then adds it to the comment in the admin / email view. Helps to identify spam.
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http://mollom.com/
Spam filtering service with plugins for major blogging / CMS engines. Free account passes up to 100 comments per day, then pro accounts for €30 /month or $3'600 a year.
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http://crowdfavorite.com/
Crowd Favorite are WordPress plugin and bespoke site developers. They created an Answers.com AnswersTips plugin.
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http://defensio.com/
Defensio is a comment spam prevention service, similar to Akismet. It's from a company based in Montreal.
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http://designdisease.com/contact/
A design company with a speciality in WordPress themes. They designed a custom theme for WordPress.com. Custom designs start from $2'000.
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http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/06/08/did-your-wordpress-site-get-hacked/
Donncha writes a useful article on detecting if your site has been hacked, monitoring systems to check for hacks, and how to secure your site to avoid future hacks.
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http://lastwatchdog.com/driveby-downloads-lurking-8-million-small-ecommerce/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+LastWatchdog+(The+Last+Watchdog)&utm_content=Google+Reader
Interesting article on the dangers of not keeping software patched, particularly with regards to open source content management systems.
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http://lightningbase.com/
Hosted WordPress service which includes an affiliate program that pays 20% for the lifetime of the account, plans start from $10/month.
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http://www.chrisfinke.com/wordpress/plugins/feed-statistics/
The Feed Statistics plugin does exactly what it says on the tin, gives you stats on your feeds including subscribers, link click throughs, etc. It seems to do what Feedburner offers.
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http://www.instinct.co.nz/
Instict are the people behind GetShopped.com. They're a New Zealand based outfit.
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http://www.gelatocms.com/
gelato cms is described as a tumblelog cms. It's based around the tumbr concept, you can easily post snippets. Various themes and plugins are available.
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http://getshopped.com/
GetShopped is a WordPressMU based ecommerce platform. It's initially free (limited to 200 transactions / month). No prices are available for the upgrades.
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http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adsense-for-feeds/
Embed Google AdSense ads into your WordPress feeds.
