Plugins can extend WordPress to do almost anything you can imagine. In the directory you can find, download, rate, and comment on all the best plugins the WordPress community has to offer.
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You can have simple, concise stats with no additional load on your server by plugging into WordPress.com's stat system.
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A very fast caching engine for WordPress that produces static html files.
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"Possibly Related Classroom Projects" enables you to share relevant classroom projects from DonorsChoose.org based on the content of your posts.
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Display the most recent comments or trackbacks with your own formatting in the sidebar.
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