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WP Arcade Engine Plugin Review

Jason Keith — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:47:30 +0000

For people who wish to create a niche gaming site using WordPress, the WPArcadeEngine plugin is a great way to customize a site. The WPArcadeEngine can be bought with a single site license for $29. You can also buy a game pack, which comes with over 6000 games, for an additional $29. The WPArcadeEngine also comes with an unlimited site license (and the 6000 game pack) for $99.

There are several features provided by WPArcadeEngine that any person trying to create a gaming site would find useful. The plugin comes with automatic detection of .swf file dimensions. This automatic detection comes in handy for people who are posting flash based games and do not wish to manually enter the dimensions. WPArcadeEngine also supports gaming rss feeds, which can come in handy if a person wishes to provide extra content from other gaming sites within their own site. For people that wish to publish nonflash games, WPArcadeEngine supports all files types. Ratings are fully supported with the plugin, allowing for an extra layer of user interaction. For people who are making their first journey into the world of WordPress and feel a little lost when getting started with the plugin, WPArcadeEngine offers unlimited lifetime support.

WPArcadeEngine is easily customizable. The administration area of WPArcadeEngine simply adds on to WordPress’s administration area. With this easy synching of administration areas, the WPArcadeEngine plugin offers an administration area that most WordPress users are already familiar with. WPArcadeEngine will also work with every WordPress plugin, offering a gaming site platform with unlimited potential for customization. Since WPArcadeEngine is just a plugin, it can utilize any WordPress theme, providing nearly unlimited choices for gaming site design.

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WP CSV File Importer Plugin Review

Jason Keith — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:39:43 +0000

If you are looking for a WordPress plugin that can quicken the import and conversion of Comma Separated Value (CSV) file formats, PressMatix has a point-and-click solution. Their WP CSV File Importer Plugin (“WPCSVImporter”) is an easy to install, quick launch database merging tool that comes complete with post template creation tools, customized data field links, and flexible Post dating controls.

Priced at $39.00 US and ready for immediate download, the WPCSVImporter carries a 30-day unconditional cost refund guarantee. The price tag also includes unlimited, lifetime support and updates.

Here are some of the fine points of performance:

1. Import Features: Not only handles MySQL exports into CSV files and then back again, but also imports data feeds from various affiliate networks;
2. Templates: Supports simple or complex field definitions combined with multiple conversion features and reusable templates;
3. Category Controls: Provides automated category creation subsidized by user specified category names and category field types;
4. Data Fields: Set up precisely defined data conversion criteria and input formats;
5. Post Dating Generator: Define random Post dates, including prescheduled future Post release dates;
6. Field-Controlled Data Updates: Merge new CSV data into existing files without losing previous changes. Limit updates to predefined fields.

Whether you have an established web site or you are just getting started, WPCSVImporter contains features that can lessen the time and expense of data conversion. Existing sites spend considerable time seeking and inputting new content. Beginning sites spend time trying to collect enough content to draw some attention.

Why not give your web site idea a kick-start? With WPCSVImporter, a new article submission site could purchase CSV database, merge it into the WordPress MySQL file, and be up and running in only a few hours.

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WordPress Optin Form Adder Plugin Review

Jason Keith — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:02:48 +0000

Getting people to subscribe to a blog or website is now made easier with the Optin Form Adder Plugin for WordPress websites and blogs. This plugin is easy to install and set up. The blog owner does not need to know any HTML, CSS or PHO code to install it as it uses a “click and go” system.

Using the Manage Plugins option from your WordPress Dashboard, install the plugin by adding the form code for the website in question and customizing the look ad feel to match the website. Some of the customizable features include adding a “Subscribe” text, text color, color of the background and the border as well as the borer’s thickness. In addition, the Submit button can have customized text and color, or leave it plain.

The form itself, when customization is finished, can fit almost anywhere on a blog or website. For example, the Optin form adder plugin can be used in the sidebar, on specific blog posts or every blog post. In addition, it can also be used at the header or the footer of the site. To download this free plugin, go to http://www.maxblogpress.com/plugins/mofa/

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WP Review Engine Plugin Review

Jason Keith — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:29:44 +0000

WPReviewEngine is a plugin that allows people to quickly build themselves a review Web site, such as for gaming, computer software, hotels, real estate or anything else you might sent your mind to. This plugin will include thumbnails, star ratings and custom fields that can all be controlled right in the administration panel.

Your readers can include ratings when they post comments on your Web site, allowing your Web site to effectively become a place to read reviews about whatever kind of products you wish. Best of all, it can be placed into any theme at all. This means you do not have to worry about finding a compatible theme – instead, you can look at whatever appeals to you.

You get the option to enable WPReviewEngine wherever you want to on your Web site, so not every post you make has to include ratings, nor does every comment have to include it, either. Also, if you want your Web site to look more trustworthy and to encourage more people to sign up and write reviews for it, you can automatically generate user comments – make hundreds of them. You get full control over each one, as well.

Just like an actual review Web site, you want your posts to be ordered the right way. After all, you will want to show your highest rated products first, or you can opt to show the products that have the most comments. However, you can also use the default method that WordPress uses, as well.

You can set up Bayesian weighted ratings, too, to ensure that products are not listed incorrectly. For example, you can take this precaution to make sure a product that has 20 five star ratings and 20 four star ratings – for an average of 4.5 – maintains its rank over that of one with two five star ratings – for an average of 5.

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WordPress Review Site Plugin Review

Jason Keith — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:21:14 +0000

WPReviewSite is a powerful WordPress plugin that allows a person to create a feature rich review site. WPReviewSite offers a Single Site License for $97, a Multi Site License for $199, and a Developer Site License for $299. WPReviewSite also has a My Ratings Add-On available for $24 and a Premium Theme Pack for $29.

WPReviewSite allows for sorting of posts by rating or number of reviews. This is an important feature for any review site to have, as it allows users to find the highest ranked products that they are looking for. WPReviewSite uses an algorithm that sorts posts by best rated, but still takes number of reviews into consideration. This means that a post with one, five star rating will not be ranked higher than a post with four, five star ratings and one, four star rating.

There are several other features included in the WPReviewSite plugin that review site owners will find greatly enhances their site. WPReviewSite will embed Google Maps, which allows for easy directions to any business that may be reviewed. The plugin also creates comparison tables, which comes in handy for people who wish to show several different facts about something being reviewed, besides its rating. There are also two sidebar widgets available with WPReviewSite, including one that provides the top ten rated items and one that provides the ten most recently reviewed items.

The WPReviewSite plugin also provides a way for users to review an item in multiple categories. For instance, if a restaurant is being reviewed, a site owner can set up ratings for taste, service, and décor, adding an extra level to each review present on a site. This multiple category rating system will also treat zero star ratings as null, with a one star rating being the lowest score possible.

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Max Banner Ad Rotator Plugin

Jason Keith — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:36:35 +0000

For many people, managing a blog is a huge time investment. Countless hours are spent updating, reorganizing, and writing new content to hopefully please the visitors. Many bloggers and website owners are not computer programmers and struggle to accomplish even simple design tasks. Adding rotational banners to your blog can seem like a nightmare of a task, but not with the help of the Max Banner Ad Rotator Plugin.

The Max Banner Ad Rotator Plugin is easy to use and will end the suffering of adding banners to your blog.

The plugin provides features like:

1. Web Control Interface
2. One Click Banner Addition
3. Position Banners Anywhere
4. Custom Banner Upload & Configuration
5. Click-Through Ratio [CTR] Statistics
6. Multiple Banner Grouping

By using the simple controls, you can easily add a new banner to your blog. The interface is simple to follow, and managing your banner has never been easier. A great feature is the ability to include the banner in multiple sections of the blog, and in almost any position.

Adding multiple banners and keeping track of statistics can help you to manage your advertising revenue.

The Max Banner Ad Rotator Plugin can transform your website into advertising gold. Go to http://www.maxblogpress.com/plugins/mba/ for more information.

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GD Star Rating Plugin Review

Jason Keith — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:05:14 +0000

GD Star Rating is a WordPress plugin that allows a person’s WordPress powered site to incorporate a rating and review system. GD Star Rating is a great option for people who wish to add an extra layer of reader interaction to their blogs and articles.

GD Star Rating is a great tool for bloggers. GD Star Rating allows article ratings, which is a great way to allow a blog’s readers to interact with each blog post and also allows writers the ability to gauge the popularity of their subject matter and writing style. GD Star Rating also provides comment ratings, which adds an important feature for blogging communities that have several readers. With GD Star Rating, a blog may also show top rated articles and pages, which can help readers find the best information on the subjects they are interested in.

For sites that offer reviews of products, entertainment, and businesses, GD Star Rating has a review feature which can greatly increase reader interaction. Besides the review feature, GD Star Rating also provides a feature that will allow Google results to show ratings. By providing ratings of products and businesses in Google search results, GD Star Rating will increase traffic to your blog and reviews. A person who sees the rating that something has been given is more likely to click thru to a person’s site, to see the reason behind the rating.

GD Star Rating also has several customization features, which allow for the plugin to blend seamlessly with a user’s WordPress site. GD Star Rating allows for several different star designs, making it easy for them to blend into a blog’s color scheme and design. Advanced template support and widget template support is also offered with GD Star Rating.

There are several administrative features provided with GD Star Rating. The plugin supports rating and review moderation, which allows blog owners to have tighter control over what is happening within their community. GD Star Rating also supports different rating rules for pages and posts, which is a good customization tool for people who have different rating needs within their community. To learn more, go to http://www.gdstarrating.com/.

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WP e-Commerce Plugin: Create an Online Store for Free!

Jason Keith — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:28:06 +0000

The WP e-Commerce Plugin is a multi-featured Online Store WordPress Plugin that allows a company or individual to integrate a shopping cart into their website, providing site visitors the opportunity to purchase products, digital downloads, or services being offered. The WP e-Commerce Plugin has several options for payment, which allows the seller to increase their potential customer base by offering Paypal, Payment Express, and Google Checkout as integrated payment processors. In addition, the seller can offer manual payment options such as check or money order, and has the ability to program other payment processing options.

The WP e-Commerce Plugin allows for a range of design options while requiring no programming experience, thus allowing those inexperienced sellers to create a secure option for customer purchasing, and customizable HTML & CSS for more experienced programmers. Sellers therefore have the ability to create a shopping cart design that reflects the website's style, include a company logo, and match company colors to create a professional transition between the main webpage and shopping cart.

A number of marketing options are built into the WP e-Commerce Plugin, allowing the seller to set shipping rates, create coupons, discounts, or sales, while integrating such information with social networking sites such as Facebook Marketplace, and email marketing via Campaign Monitor. Additionally, a "Share This" button is available through the WP e-Commerce Plugin to maximize a seller's ability to raise the profile of, and increase interest in, individual products. Sellers also have the ability to offer free shipping using coupon or discount codes, raising selling potential, or to create multi-tier pricing for quantity discounts. Thus, the seller can encourage the purchase of larger quantities by offering shipping discounts with each additional item purchased. WP e-Commerce Plugin integration with multiple shipping options – UPS, USPS, Australia Post and Shipwire – increases the customer base as well.

To Learn More, Go to http://getshopped.org/.

WordPress AWeber Opt-in Form Widget Plugin

Jason Keith — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:25:19 +0000

So you have an AWeber subscription form that you need to integrate into your WordPress blog but you don't know how you are going to do so. Well, you need wonder no more, because you can use the WordPress AWeber Opt-in Form Widget Plugin. The plugin includes the ability to use either RAW HTML coding or Javascript snippets to implement your subscription form, and the ability to use email web analytics if you so desire.

The WordPress AWeber Opt-in Form Widget Plugin allows you to enter your AWeber user id and then automatically enters and enables the AWeber web email analytics coding into all of your pages. You will not need to do any manual coding to get the web email analytics up and running. The plugin will take care of that for you.

Plugin compatibility includes both WordPress and WordPressMU. For WordPressMU this plugin allows for the easiest integration of your AWeber subscription form due to WordPressMU not permitting Javascript snippets or HTML form coding as a general rule. To download this free plugin, go to http://om4.com.au/wordpress-plugins/wordpress-aweber-plugin/.

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Magic Affiliate WordPress Plugin Review

Jason Keith — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:24:51 +0000

Magic Affiliate is a wonderful tool to increase your income over a period of time in the form of drips. It essentially relies on the strategy of forming multiple affiliates to increase your income. When you form your own membership website, you use the Magic Affiliate plugin with WordPress to upload content such as blogs, videos, and MP3’s on your site. Then, using the customized email option, you can send a request to thousands of individuals to access the products and services available on your site.

What happens next is magic. When affiliates join your site, they help promote your products in turn generating sales and income for you. Also, once the affiliates start realizing that its good income for them too, they in turn start aggressively promoting your website thereby generating more income for you. This is what is meant by ‘drip’ income.

Magic Affiliate provides an array of user friendly features that will help you strengthen your earnings on a daily basis. The real time reporting feature helps you keep abreast with data such as the total number of clicks, sales and commission without any delay. Magic Affiliate also provides you with a platform to grow your affiliate base to infinity. Affiliates can join on a daily basis.

As the number increases, the more you get to earn. Apart from this, you get to choose from a host of customized features that help you increase your income. These include a multi-layer affiliate structure and design of a custom affiliate messages which will be available in the affiliate control panel. You can also set different commission rates for affiliates at different levels. Magic Affiliate also provides free video tutorials and support guides to help you breeze past the launch and start earning.