It’s been nearly 2 days since WordPress 2.5 release candidate is launched. Most of the bloggers are not aware what is going on, and how WordPress 2.5 will affect their blogging. I thought it could be useful to create a list of reliable WordPress resources for bloggers:

1. Download the latest versions of WordPress from WordPress Download
2. For forums, WordPress documentation, installation, troubleshooting, or addons you should refer to WordPress Support Areas
3. WordPress Plugin Database is one of the biggest plugins directories.
4. Okay, you know where to find plugins. However, there are thousands of plugins available. Which ones are necessary ? Here is a list of my favorites:
   • All in One SEO Pack : Provides you some advanced SEO
   • Comment Relish : It is a great serving for this purpose. It increases your readership and RSS subscription rate by simply sending a short ‘thank you’ message to users when they first comment on your blog. This is a good way of welcoming your first time visitors.
   • What Would Seth Godin Do?: This is one of the most innovative plugin i have ever seen. The plugin generates a welcome message based on cookies to your first time visitors. It boosts your RSS subscribers in a few days period!
   • Subscribe to Comments: It allows users to subscribe to comments and gets notified whenever someone replies. Incredible community builder!
   • ShareThis: This plugin puts a button at the end of your posts which makes sharing very easy. It supports email and posting to social bookmarking sites like StumbleUpon, Digg etc.
   • Ad Rotator : Rotate any kinds of Ads(Including Adsense). If you are about to make money online with your blog, then it is a must!
5. Add WordPress Web 2.0 Guide to your favorites
6. Always keep an eye on WordPress Security Guide
7. List of Must Have & Highly Recommended WordPress Plugins
8. Did you know that Your WordPress Blog Can be a Forum?
9. Are you ready for WordPress version 2.5? To be on the safe side, go and check WordPress Upgrade Preparation Checklist
10. Did you know How to Use WordPress as a Membership Directory?
11. Read 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.5
12. Learn how to customize your WordPress theme
13. Do you need some free WordPress themes ? 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes
14. Bored of your current WordPress theme ? Take a look at these Free WordPress Themes – Magazine / 3 Column styles
15. Do you know how to enhance your WordPress Image System ?
16. Post your threads toWordPress Tips & Resources in case you need assistance.
17. Are you looking for a reliable and effective WordPress plugin which is flexible enough to play various files? Then you better check this one : WordPress Plugin: Viper’s Video Quicktag
18. Do you know how to optimize your WordPress blog? Read this one: Optimizing Performance for WordPress
19. Adsense maniacs, this one is for you Some Useful WordPress Plugins for Google Adsense
20. Have a look at 10 WordPress plugins that turn visitors into repeat visitors
21. Follow my weekly Tips For Improving Your WordPress Skills series
22. Read these books and sharpen your WordPress skills:

WordPress For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
The IT Girl’s Guide to Blogging with Moxie
Building Online Communities With Drupal, phpBB, and WordPress

Anything missing in the list ? I will appreciate if you comment and add your favorite WordPress resources here.

• If you are looking for a new theme for your blog you should check Smashing Magazine. There is a list of 100 free WordPress themes.
• Have you checked Hack WordPress before? You should definitely add this blog to your favorites.
• Do you know how to transfer content between two WordPress blogs? If not, here comes a very good post by Gobala Krishan : Transferring Content Between Two WordPress Blogs
• Have you ever heard of Psychic Search plugin? For a limited period you can download it for free. You can secretly discover what your readers want to read on your blog.
• Do you need WordPress Security Tips and Hacks?
• Are You Ready for WordPress 2.5? You need to get prepared for the big update.
• Do you need some more free themes ? 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes
• Finally Facebook WordPress Theme is ready!

• Are you looking for money money online opportunities by blogging? Then you better take a look at 34 Sites That Pay Bloggers To Blog
• The worse part of submitting your blog to directories is that they usually require reciprocal links (linking back to their site). There are also some directories which do not require reciprocal links. Here is 50 of them 50 Directories With Good Google Page Rank – Submit Your Blog For Free With No Reciprocal Link Needed
• If you are still not using WordPress then here is 11 Reasons You Should Build Your Next Website with WordPress
• My friend Les Scammel has written an interesting post about 2 new great advertising opportunity. Read this How I Quadrupled My Blog Income
• Stephan Miller has posted about some useful Flash applications: Flash Where It Should Be Used
• WordPress 2.5 is knocking the door, and i regularly follow Alex Sysoef to get the latest updates : WordPress 2.5 Is Coming
• Here is another great post from Sysoef Howto Get One Way Links From High PR Sites
• Do you know how to find blog topics that actually make money ? Here is a great post from Yaro Starak How To Find Profitable Topics When Money Matters Most
• Bored of your current WordPress theme ? Take a look at these Free WordPress Themes – Magazine / 3 Column styles
• Don’t forget to sign up for the coming editions of Bloghology here : www.bloghology.org

• Have you ever checked Alex Sysoef’s Recommended Resources before ? If you are planning to switch to WordPress from a common blog platform like Blogger, this is by far the most effective resource guideline i have ever seen on the Web.
• Are you looking for a reliable and effective WordPress plugin which is flexible enough to play various files? Then you better check this one : WordPress Plugin: Viper’s Video Quicktags
• Did you know that WordPress 2.5 is going to be released on March 10th? Get prepared with these blog posts: WordPress 2.5 Demo Site, Migrating from WordPress 2.3 to 2.5.
• New theme on the blogs :Announcing The Simplicity Theme for WordPress
• Tons of Free WordPress Themes
• Do you know how to optimize your WordPress blog? Read this one: Optimizing Performance for WordPress
• Do you know Making the WordPress Menu Smarter?
• Adsense maniacs, this one is for you Some Useful WordPress Plugins for Google Adsense