I’ve just added two new WordPress plugins to my site that will make it easier for users to leave comments:

1. WP-Ajax Edit Comments: WP Ajax Edit Comments (for WP 2.1+) allows users and admins alike to edit and delete comments on a post for 15 minutes (user-defined). Great little plugin that worked straight ‘out of the box’.
2. Comment Quicktags: After trying a few plugins, I finally found a plugin that allowed me to add quicktags to my comment form. Thanks Ibrahim!

Enjoy.

One of my favourite plugins is the Related Posts plugin. However, then version I’ve been using hasn’t been updated for over a year so I decided to check the WordPress plugin site to see if some clever teenager somewhere has come up with an improved version.

Visiting the WordPress plugin site has made me realise it’s been a very long time since I installed a new WordPress plugin. I spent a few minutes on the site and here are the new plugins I’ve added/replaced:

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The backlash against Google’s recent moves was amazing to follow last week, and it’s been rare to see such little support for their actions. One of my favourites is from One Mans Blog who suffered a Page Rank 8 to 5 Page Rank reduction, even though they were in personal contact with Google’s Matt Cutts.

I actually feel that Google have done me a personal favour this weekend by reducing my Page Rank from 6 to 3, as it made me realise how reliant I had become on google for the key services I use on the internet, and I’ve decided it’s time to break free and to only use Google once I’ve decided their services are actually the best, rather than just by default because the service is from ‘Google’.

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Whenever I browse the internet, I am always on the lookout for good design, good UI, and other factors that make me say ‘wow, someone was really thinking’.

Lately, however, I’ve been on the lookout for site behaviour that really gets on people’s nerves. The kind of pages that can be a lesson to those of us doing UI design. Read on to see some of this week’s picks of Bad Webpage Decisions, and submit your own for inclusion in future entries.

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I’ve written about several highly addictive free online games on my site, TheBetaNews

Now I have gathered the Top 6 most addictive, dangerous, time consuming and free games. They can all be played through your browser and don’t require any installation.

A word of advice, do not read this post if you are very busy or at work, as these games are very addictive. Remember, don’t be embarrassed, share your score with us and let me know if I missed any of your favourite games.

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