Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not. You need a WordPress.com API key to use it. You can review the spam it catches under “Comments.” To show off your Akismet stats just put <?php akismet_counter(); ?> in your template.   We can’t stand spam. [...]

Adsense Manager is a new WordPress plugin to help manage Adsense ads on your blog. While other plugins require you to copy and paste code from the Google Adsense site, Adsense Manager generates the code automatically for you. This allows you to modify Ads right from your WordPress admin panel. You can change colours, type [...]