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In light of the redesign of CatsWhoCode, Jean-Baptiste is having a Christmas contest where you can win 3 copies of MyHomePro, a new Premium WordPress Theme. [Link]

Considering upgrading your site to WordPress 2.7 but worried your plugins won’t be compatible? Check out this list of plugins that won’t give you any problems. [Link]

WordPress Notifier is a free, feature-packed Mac app that alerts you when new unapproved comments are posted on your WordPress site. [Link]

Well, well, what do you know! WordPress 2.7 is finally out. I haven’t seen an official announcement yet, but @Viper007Bond on Twitter has notified everyone about the download link.

Most Content Management Systems, such as MovableType and ExpressionEngine, come with a hefty price tag attached to them. One of the biggest pros and reasons most people use WordPress, is because, well, that price tag is no where to be seen. But what if WordPress.com started charging a monthly fee for hosting with them and using their app? Or what if WordPress.org started charging for personal and commercial licenses? Would you continue using WordPress and support them for their outstanding hard work? Read more…

If you’re keen on being up to date with WordPress, 2.7 Release Candidate 2 has just been released. If you’re already using 2.7, use the built-in core updater (Tools > Upgrade) to upgrade. [Link]

Since I visited WPRecipes for the first time, I fell in love with their content. WPRecipes is one of the first sites, and definitely my favorite (after WPCandy, of course!), that posts some really fantastic and useful WordPress hacks.

About WPRecipes

WPRecipes is run by 26-year-old blogger, web developer, and web designer Jean-Baptiste Jung. He is also the owner of WPVote and Cats Who Code. While running Cats Who Code, he received many emails from his readers who wanted help with WordPress or had WordPress-related questions. Instead of keeping replies to private e-mails and such, he decided to start up WPR so the public can also get in on the action.

WPR focuses on hacking up really specific parts of WordPress. As JB calls it, WPR is gives you daily recipes to cook with WordPress.

My Favorite Posts

These are a few of my favorite posts that WPR has published:

• Set post expiration date/time on your WordPress blog
• Access post data outside the loop
• Limit the size of the post excerpt without using a plugin
• Use the CSS Sliding doors technique within WordPress

If you’re hungry for some of the best WordPress hacks, check out WPRecipes!

WordPress 2.7 Release Candidate 1 has been released, so go check it out! Finally, some good progress on 2.7 [Link]