I finally updated Wysi-Wordpress for Wordpress 2.0. However, right now it's buggier than anteater shit.
Check the plugin out and report any bugs here:
Wysiwyg for Wordpress
I'll get my boots on and start stomping 
This plug-in adds a dictionary button to TinyMCE. Clicking the button allows you to look up a word via the Merriam Webster dictionary site.
It seems that the blog spammers have upgraded their auto-spamming scripts and simple tricks like changing the posting filename are no longer working. Apparently, the new blog spammer bots actually parse through the blog page to discover the name of the posting script.
I’ve started getting 30-40 spam posts per day over the last week or so. This isn’t really a huge problem, since Wordpress catches certain "spam keywords" and throws the posts into the moderation queue. However, I have the blog set to auto-email me when a new comment is posted, so I get deluged with a flood of emails…
Enter, the Wordpress authimage hack:
This is by FAR the most effective anti-comment spam hack that I’ve seen. This hack generates an image containing a random series of letters and numbers. In order to post a comment, the visitor has to look at the image and enter in the code. Since spam-scripts can’t read images, they can’t post! Nice!
You can download the Wordpress authimage hack here:
http://www.gudlyf.com/index.php?p=376
Let me warn you: This hack takes a while to install and requires modifying several core Wordpress files. But, in the end, it is well worth it. You can see what the hack looks like in the comments section of this blog.
BTW: Yes, I’m well aware that some spam scripts can read images. However(thankfully) those scripts have not yet reached a point where they can read slanted images with little contrast(like those that authimage generates). So, for now this is an excellent anti-spam solution.
This plugin replaces the default Wordpress wysiwyg(what you see is what you get) editor with a more advanced version. Advantages over the "built-in" Wordpress editor:
•More image control! You can choose thumbnail size, adjust the compression quality setting, or choose not to create a thumbnail at all(useful for small images) all on the fly. Add images as thumbnails, full-size images, or thumbnails with a link to the full size, AND MORE!
•Extended emoticon support- just click on a smilie to add it to your post.
•Quick dictionary.com dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia lookups via a built-in plugin.
•A few extra text effects- underline, text color, highlighting, etc.
•No need to alter any of Wordpress' core files, so the plugin is easy to install and should be pretty much "upgrade-proof". All settings are configured via the Wordpress admin interface. No config files to edit! :)
Works in both IE and Mozilla!
*New Release June 8, 2007: Update for Wordpress 2.2 !
MORE and PAGE buttons added!(yes, FINALLY)
Please report any bugs below.
I decided to make a Wordpress 1.5 template devoted to one of the greatest, most disturbing films of all time, "A Clockwork Orange". You can see a preview of it here. Note: The preview is not an active blog, just a html copy, so none of the links work.
*Update September 13, 2005: The Clockwork Orange theme is now updated to work with Wordpress 1.5
Download the Clockwork Orange Template
The template is absolutely free for use, but if you do decide to use it, please drop me a line 
Update: It looks like the spammers have finally found a way around this hack
. The new spam bots apparently parse through the post page to find the correct name of the comment-posting script. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.
For stopping this new wave of spam bots, I whole-heartedly recommend the Wordpress auth-image hack.
You can read a little more about the authimage hack here.
The problem: Spammers use robots that target the wp-comments-post.php file to automatically enter spam comments into your blog.
The solution: This hack renames the wp-comments-post.php file and all related references to this file. So the spammers bot can’t find the posting file and therefore, can’t post spam on your site.
*Note: There is also a blank wp-comments-post.php file so that your error log doesn’t fill up with 404 errors and so that the spammer doesn’t receive a "not found" error and go searching for the renamed file.
Download Wordpress Spam Stopper
NOTICE Feb. 2, 2005:
There is now a new and improved version of the wysiwyg hack available. Go here to get the new version:
http://mudbomb.com/archives/2005/02/02/wysiwyg-plugin-for-wordpress/
This hack adds Morten Bojsen-Hansen’s excellent File Manager PhpFM to Wordpress. You can use it to upload/delete files, and make new folders from within Wordpress.
Be sure to get the correct download for your version of Wordpress.
Download Wordpress 1.2 File Manager
Download Wordpress 1.5 File Manager
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