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One of the beauties of the WordPress blogging software that powers this site is its extensibility. You name it and you can probably find a plugin to do it … and when you can’t you can write your own!

My own attempts at making WordPress plugins are listed here. All have been tested on WordPress 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.3.x, and 2.5 and, from user feedback, seem to work on 1.5.x too.

Highlight Author Comments v1.0.0

Highlight Author Comments automatically displays comments made by a post’s author in a distinctive style with no need to edit your template files, etc. All you do is provide a snippet of CSS styling to be applied to author posts.
Plugin Output Cache v4.0.5

Helps other plugins to improve their efficiency by caching their output. In particular, most of the plugins listed here automatically use the output cache whenever it is available.
Similar Posts v2.5b28

Displays a list of posts which are related to the current post. Similarity is judged according to a post’s content and pattern of word usage as well it’s title and tags. What gets displayed and how it is displayed is highly configurable.
Similar Posts Feed v2.3.6

~~Works alongside the Similar Posts plugin to add a list of related posts to your syndication feeds. Similar Posts must be installed for it to work.~~ The Similar Posts plugin now includes all the functionality of Similar Posts Feed.
Random Posts v2.5b26

Displays a list of posts chosen at random. What gets displayed and how it is displayed is highly configurable.
Recent Posts v2.5b26

Displays a list of your most recent posts. What gets displayed and how it is displayed is highly configurable.
Recent Comments v2.5b26

Displays a list of your most recent comments. What gets displayed and how it is displayed is highly configurable.
Compact Archives v1.0.6

Displays blog archives in a choice of three compact forms, one of which fits neatly in a sidebar. Ideal if your blog has lots of posts. The output is cacheable.
Blix Archive v1.0.0

Displays blog archive as an elegant list in the style of the Blix Theme. The output is cacheable.

20 Comments Add your own

1. Rob | January 22nd, 2007 at 10:00 am

I have fixed a bug in the posts plugins where, under WordPress 2.1, they would show attachments as well as posts.
2. TechZilo | August 18th, 2007 at 10:35 am

Thanks for adding Related posts for feeds…

I had ditched your plugin for Aizattos plugin, just because of that reason.

Am back to yours again :D

Here’s a list in which I introduced your plugin to my readers:
http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?http://www.techzilo.com/alternatives-to-related-entries-plugin-by-wasabi/
3. Denis Timoshenko | September 5th, 2007 at 9:23 am

Very useful site. I’ll be recomend this blog for my friends.
4. Alex | November 6th, 2007 at 1:27 pm

This plugin is not working, it is use less for me it shows onlly hello world post
5. Rob | November 6th, 2007 at 4:04 pm

Alex: Are you talking about Similar Posts? If so how many posts do you have yet? The MySQL fulltext search is only reliable when you begin to get a few real posts with plenty of words in them.

Let me know if this helps at all.
6. v satish kumar | November 14th, 2007 at 8:03 am

sir,
This is satish from india i was download your blix theme downloaded but i need small help i need 3 colum theme blix like - left and right and hearder i want to add my widget’s to hearder sample widget:
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i want to place my widgets any where in the blog four side
top,bottom,left,right i will pay if u give this theme
7. Rob | November 17th, 2007 at 10:32 pm

v satish kumar: I am sorry but I do not create themes.
8. Paul | January 22nd, 2008 at 2:22 pm

Great plugins. I’m using the “Similar Posts” plugin and I’m really impressed with the speed and the customisation - too many plugins just display things inside tags.
9. sarmad ali qasir | January 30th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
10. sarmad ali qasir | January 30th, 2008 at 2:11 pm

Thank’s again
11. sarmad ali qasir | January 30th, 2008 at 2:35 pm

Thank’s for updrading the version
12. Mona | February 15th, 2008 at 8:20 pm

Hi, I was searching for a plugin that displays ‘Delicious rank’, like Digg. Digg Rank plugin shows how many times a post has been digged, likewise is there a plugin for delicious, which ONLY shows how many times a post has been saved on Delicious?! in a stylish, and neat manner!?
Thanks.
13. Phusion | February 27th, 2008 at 12:27 am

Awesome plugins! I love them! When will the next version of the post plugins come? Been looking for something to snip the titles in recent posts. I can sometimes make pretty long ones.
14. Rob | February 27th, 2008 at 9:39 am

Phusion: Soon! They are basically ready (though it is hard to stop fiddling with algorithms for Similar Posts) and mainly need documenting before posting. Ill-health is slowing things down though. Apologies.
15. Phusion | February 28th, 2008 at 1:38 pm

Sweet!

And don’t apologize, there’s no need to rush when you’re not feeling well. ;P
16. mike | download online movie | February 29th, 2008 at 5:46 am

Hey, Thanks for the plugins, always looking for more!
17. Green Card | March 18th, 2008 at 6:19 am

Thanks Rob Great work..
18. Merci | March 26th, 2008 at 12:39 am

Thank you for the plugins and updates. I am now a fan.

Thank you also for your essays on spiritual direction, just wonderful. I pray that you get well soon.

Best wishes.
19. Rob | March 26th, 2008 at 7:40 am

Merci: Thanks for the prayers. Say hello to the Jesuit community there for me.
20. Tayfun | April 23rd, 2008 at 2:53 am

thanks bro nice plugin

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