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  First Impressions of Custom Post Type

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  How to create a side blog with WordPress 3.0

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  Add categories or tags to post programatically

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  Rock-Solid WordPress 3.0 Themes using Custom Post Types

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  Top WordPress hacks of early 2010

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  Specify Unique CSS File Per Post

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