Check out the new kid on the block. WordPress now has a new plugin that adds Project and Task Management functionality to your site. Last week we did an in-depth interview with Kyle Jones, a librarian who is successfully using WordPress to revolutionize learning management systems. Get ready for what WordPress has to offer the world of project management. CollabPress allows WordPress users to easily create projects and tasks for each of their projects.

There are many benefits to combining WordPress with task management. Who wants dozens of accounts to sign into for social networking, blogging, project management, and collaboration? Now you can have them all within your WordPress site. This plugin also works with WordPress MU 2.9.1, in case you want to create your own network for project management with multiple sites for individuals.

CollabPress WordPress Plugin adds project and task management functionality to your WordPress blog. You can easily create projects and tasks for each project from now on.

The main features includes 1) Unlimited project and task creation, 2) Email notifications when new tasks are created, 3) Assign due dates to tasks and 4) Uses built-in WordPress user accounts. It works with WordPress and WordPress MU 2.9.1.

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Exciting BuddyPress news yesterday is that the eagerly awaited Classifieds component has been released. Current requirements for the plugin are BuddyPress 1.2 and WPMU. The component will be available for use with WordPress single user when WP 3.0 is released with custom post type functions. The classifieds are stored as blog posts. Of course I had to test it out right away. :)