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WordPress 2.7 has finally hit, and the first thought on most people’s minds might be, “Will my favorite plugin work with it?” What follows is a list of over 20 great plugins that have already shown to work with 2.7 without any problems.

Some of these you are sure to have heard of, others may be new to you, and that shouldn’t stop you from trying them out. This is the perfect opportunity for you to explore new plugins that may improve your audience’s experience on your site.

What 2.7 compatible plugins are your favorite?

Add to Any - Social bookmarking, saving and subscription buttons optimized for WordPress, featuring Google Analytics integration, automatic updating and more.

Akismet - The most well known of the anti-spam plugins always comes packed with the latest version of WordPress, so it is always a given it is ready to go.

cforms II - An easy tool for creating submission forms on your site that can be inserted into posts and pages alike by just inserting a line of code.

Entries On Page X - Adds a link on your posts to the archive page so that people can look through your blog in a more chronological order.

FeedBurner FeedSmith - The essential plugin for anyone who wants to use FeedBurner to monitor their number of RSS subscribers.

Google Analyticator - Google Analyticator takes all the work out of adding Google Analytics to your site.  Install the plugin, enter your tracking code in the settings, and this handy plugin will place the code where it needs to be no matter which theme you switch to.

jQuery Lightbox - A lightbox plugin that enlarges the image while darkening the background so you can see the picture better.

Google XML Sitemap - An essential plugin for bloggers to generate XML enabled sitemaps to aid with indexing by search engines like Google, MSN, Ask and more. This plugin has said 2.1 compatible for ages now, but it continues to work with the various updates.

MyAdsense - Allows you to manage your AdSense placement in your theme or posts from a centralized settings page.

Peter’s Case Insensitive Usernames - Tired of remembering if you created your account with Sean or sean?  This plugin will let you sign in any way you want once it is installed.

PHP Code Widget - This plugin will allow you to post PHP snippets in your post and execute them.

Smart YouTube - Allows you to easily insert YouTube videos into posts, comments, RSS feeds, and gives you numerous options for customizing their display.

Podcasting - Gives you full podcasting support inside of WordPress with tools such as iTunes distribution, support for multiple formats, a built-in player and more.

@Reply \w comment preview -This plugin gives your comments a Twitter-like “@” reply system so that you can see with ease who is talking to who.

SendFeed - SendFeed reads your RSS feed and converts your posts into text and HTML emails to be sent out to your mailing list.

SEO Friendly Images - Assists with the automatic adding of ALT and TITLE tags to your images for better search engine placement.

WP Super Edit - Allows you to add even more features to the WordPress visual editor so you can have an easier time inserting even more HTML code into your posts.

Share This - ShareThis still leads the way in social media sharing, and while the little green button does not yet say it is 2.7 compatible, it is working none the less.

Site Maintenance -A handy plugin that puts up an “Under Construction” notice while you’re undergoing site maintenance or getting ready to release a new theme.

SMS Text Message - You can add a widget to your sidebar where users can enter their cell number to receive infrequent text message updates about what is new on your blog.

WebComic - Ever had a desire to create your own Web comic, but didn’t know how to build a site for it?  WebComic will turn a WordPress site into your perfect answer complete with strip directory, character pages and more.

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Interested in more WordPress resources? Check these out:

WordPress Themes: “Top 12 Stunning WordPress Themes“, “30+ WordPress 3 Column Themes,” “20 WordPress 4-Column Themes,” “30+ WordPress 1-Column Themes,” “10 Unusual & Original WordPress Themes”

Plugins: “50+ WordPress Plugins for Multimedia,” “30+ WordPress Plugins for Statistics,” “30+ WordPress Plugins for Comments,” “30+ WordPress Plugins to Get More Blog Readers.”

Miscellaneous: “WordPress God: 300+ Tools for Running Your WordPress Blog,” “The 7 Weirdest and Wackiest Uses for WordPress“

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