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February 22, 2009

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A new week and new links from the WordPress community. Let me know if you miss something ;)

WordCamp India is On!

WordCamp India is On!. The list of speakers is quite impressive and includes both Matt and Om for various talks including Matt’s famous “State of the Word“. It looks to be a fun and information filled event with quite interesting fare such as SEO, IP rights and other both techie and non-techie topics. As luck would have it, I am going to be traveling though Dubai and India next weekend (days late, dollars short) and will not be able to attend.
- By Mark Ghosh on Weblog Tools Collection

Plugin Review: Post Avatar

I always thought that I was the only one who had a problem with the WordPress Upload manager. Seems like, I’m not alone. The author of Post Avatar plugin for WordPress also had similar feelings, which was one of the reasons he wrote this plugin.
- By Ajay n Weblog Tools Collection
Make Your Plugin Faster With Conditional Tags

One of the reasons why WordPress can be slow is that it loads all active plugins on each and every page, even if some of those plugins aren’t actually used on that page. For example, an active anti-spam plugin will still be loaded even if the current page doesn’t contain a comment form (e.g. category pages and date archives). There’s not a lot we can do about that as users except complaining incessantly. However, if you’re a plugin author, there are a few tricks that you can and should use to make your plugin load only when required.
- By White Shadow

10 Tips for Blogging Your Way to Small Business Success

Do you own a business? Have you noticed a dramatic decrease in sales because of the current economy?
- By Mark Hayward on ProBlogger
Smart Article Marketing For Fast AND Long Term Blog Traffic

Article marketing for traffic is by no means a new concept, but as old as it is there are still great misconceptions about the best way to use it as a tool in creating new targetted visitors to your blog.
- By Andrew Hansen on ProBlogger
How to Host a Successful Contest

Last December I hosted a small contest with the intention to create some buzz. Though the event had some participation, it was way below my expectation. But the learning experience was awesome! Here I sum up some of the lessons I learnt.
- By Arun Basil Lal on Million Clues