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Ok so, true to form, here’s my first review of a Wordpress tool for Hack Wordpress. It’s a Firefox extension called “Zemanta,” and if you like Wordpress, you just gotta get this. What it does it suggest links, tags, categories, even pictures for your blog post AS YOU TYPE IT. That’s correct, it doesn’t even wait for you to be done, and you don’t have to go searching yourself. It does it for you. It’s just awesome.

zemanta in use

The extension installs into Firefox, and goes seamlessly into the Wordpress (2.3 and 2.5) admin section without any installation into Wordpress itself (I guess it’s not as much a Wordpress plugin as it is a Firefox plugin for Wordpress. Semantics ;) ). Very easy, and very, VERY useful.
So, if you’re a Firefox user (and if you aren’t, go get Firefox right now!) install this plugin for a great blogging experience!

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  1. Jure Cuhalev says:

    Thanks for giving us a try. I’d just like to extend the review with the fact that we just released also stand-alone plugins for wordpress, and internet explorer versions. This allows you to use Zemanta basically with all the browsers (Safari and Opera only through plugins) on all the platforms.

    If you have any questions/comments please visit our forums – getsatisfaction.co/zemanta or just drop me a mail – jure@zemanta.com

    Jure Cuhalev, Zemanta

  2. David Knight says:

    I’m a happy Zemanta user, I’ve switched from the firefox add on to the Wordpress plugin and I really love the functionality that Zemanta adds. I was using the Yahoo shortcuts plugin and found Zemanta to be far superior. I did a little comparison when I switched:
    http://knightknetwork.com/2008/03/28/goodbye-yahoo-shortcuts-hello-zemanta/

    I should note that most if not all of my feature requests have been implemented, Zemanta has a great team and I hope they continue the great work!

  3. P@r@noid says:

    I might give it a try after few more feedback…

  4. aks says:

    nice add on thanks for sharing.

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