Wordpress, the wonderful people behind millions of blogs, have launched a wordpress plugins directory. This directory features a selection of GLP compatible plugins. The joy here, is it will save people a lot of time searching Google for their plugins

Check it out here

No longer! Our ever-expanding “extend” section now has a brand-spanking new plugins directory where you can browse, download, rate, and comment on all your favorite plugins. I highly encourage you to go check it out.

For developers, you now have:

Exposure to the millions of people who visit WordPress.org every month.
Free SVN hosting for GPL plugin development at wp-plugins.org. (Like always.)
Automatic download packages and free hosting of those.
Statistics about how many people are using and downloading your plugins.
Prominent links to your homepage, and the ability to specify a Paypal donation link from your plugin page.