Many of the proposed Meetup topics are tied in popularity, but this one is going to be easiest to pull together while I'm busy looking for a new housemate. ;-)

We had a plugin-oriented meetup in 2009 and it's probably time to revisit the subject. What plugins can't we live without? How many plugins is it reasonable to use? Are there any plugins that everyone in the group always uses? Which plugins are obsolete now that we have WP 3.0?

This is your chance to find out which plugins other members of the group can't live without. We're going to try to create shortlists of:

• The plugins we all use for all WordPress installs (e.g. Akismet)
  
• The plugins we like best for blog-oriented sites
  
• Our best plugins for CMS (page-focused) sites
  
• The best media (audio, video, gallery, slideshow) plugins
  

Bring your favorite plugins--and make sure you test them with WordPress 3.0 before you recommend them!

I'm going to try creating a spreadsheet on the spot to see which plugins get the most votes, and publish our meetup recommendations on the message board and the WordPress Asylum site.

As usual, we'll have some time for general Q & A, and possibly some kind of giveaway at the end. (Which reminds me, if you've won a book in the past, write a review and post it to Amazon, and then send us all the link!)

Note: We meet from 1-3 PM, so you might want to bring lunch or snacks. Anyone who wants to bring snacks for the group would be welcome to--we'd even refund your $3.