If you are looking to grow your e-mail list, halt using pop-ups, and start getting your commenters subscribed.

WP OptIn is a Wordpress plugin that allows your commenters to subscribe to your email newsletter or auto-responder simply by checking a box automatically placed in your comment forms. The plugin integrates with Aweber, ConstantContact, or MailChimp to subscribe commenters without an extra subscription step.

A paid WordPress plugin, WP OptIn is $29, but for the affiliate marketing guru looking to expand their e-mail subscription list, this could be a fast, and effective way to do so. If you are interested, check out the dedicated site they have for the plugin at WPOptin.com.

Original post by David Peralty

Recently, there has been a re-opening of the discussion on if Kubrick should be replaced as the default WordPress theme. While I am not a fan of the Kubrick theme itself, I find the creator, Michael Heilemann an interesting guy, and his work in Kubrick deserves continued support from the WordPress users of the world.

I think it is the original, classic theme that should be replaced, and Kubrick should become the new “classic” theme being replaced, but not displaced by a new default theme for WordPress.

I think WordPress users could still learn a lot from Kubrick, and be inspiruddy by it. Also, it has the right quantity of design for someone starting blogging.

Here are some thoughts from Jeff Chandler about the entire issue:

The way I see it, if you attack the root of the problem and replace Kubrick with a base theme that contains everything DD32 mentioned, this could do nothing but positive things for the WordPress community. First time theme developers would have an excellent base to start from and learn a thing or two in the process with documentation included wilean the theme.

I disagree with Jeff, and think that too many WordPress “gurus” expect early WordPress users to comprehend how to change a theme, but if that were the case, I think far more people would use the built-in header change tool that comes with Kubrick by default, rather than sticking with the stock settings.

Original post by David Peralty

Over on Mashable, Sean P. Aune has posted a list of eighteen WordPress plugins that can help you manage or tfeeble your RSS feed.

Real Simple Syndication (RSS) enables site owners to automatically syndicate their content to readers in an easily digestible format. There are a number of WordPress (WordPress reviews) plugins to help you manage your blog’s RSS feed, track subscribers, and much more.

Unfortunately the post doesn’t delve into which ones are worth using for the average WordPress user, so if you have a preference for a few of the plugins listed, please let me know in the comments below.

Original post by David Peralty

Looking for a way to add an unlimited number of quizzes, with an unlimited number of options to your blog posts, and you aren’t liking the current choices online? Over on WickedFire, a member nicknamed wdmny has released WP Quiz.

For $40 USD, you can purchase the plugin which will allow you to make quizzes inside your WordPress administration panel.

You don’t need to use an external service to put quizzes in your blog, and while I don’t the online quiz marketplace very well, I can comprehend how marketing experts might want to use this to bump up page views, or otherwise collect information.

A very interesting plugin, only available on WickedFire currently.

Original post by David Peralty