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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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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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WordPress Popup Scheduler Plugin

Jason Keith — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:13:50 +0000

The expanded growth of WordPress provides a constant supply of plugins and accessories to improve your website or blog. A handy new plugin called WordPress Popup Scheduler creates an interactive experience with website visitors.

The WordPress Popup Scheduler allows the website owner to effectively use a popup window to send a special message to their visitors. The popup is not obtrusive and can be an effective marketing tool businesses.

Examples of use:

1. New visitors read your blog for the first time
2. Promote a subscription to your blog or service
3. Give daily advice or feedback
4. Special announcements
5. Link to sale products or promotions

The WordPress Popup Scheduler can be customized for the needs of your blog or website. It can be displayed on any page, and displayed before or after a blog post. Your message can be customized inside the popup window and colors can be added for a visually appealing experience. You can set a timer to be activated by the number of days, or visits to your website or blog.

As with all WordPress plug-ins, installation is completed easily.

The WordPress Popup Scheduler is another great way to improve your interactive blog or website.

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WordPress Ad Rotator Plugin Review (Datafeedr Random Ads)

Jason Keith — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:00:17 +0000

The Datafeedr Random Ads plugin for WordPress is a free and powerful plugin that allows WordPress administrators to display random ads throughout a WordPress Web site. These ads can appear in your template or in widgets.

Installation of the Random Ads plugin can be performed from within the WordPress administrative area or it can be downloaded from the Datafeedr Web site and then uploaded into your WordPress plugins directory. Once installed, Random Ads allows users to insert an unlimited number of advertisements that are randomly displayed across the Word press site.

Configuration of the Datafeedr Random Ads Plugin is done through the WordPress control panel. Once logged in as Administrator, click on “Tools” and then “Datafeedr Random Ads.” Once there, you can create an Ad Group, a collection of advertisements that are to be displayed and rotated on the site.

After the Ad Group is created, you can place the advertising rotation into the sidebar using a widget or you can edit your template page to insert the advertising code. Datafeedr has a support video at its plugin site that demonstrates the simple process for inserting advertising rotations into WordPress using the Random Ads Plugin. To download this free plugin, go to http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/datafeedr-ads/

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MaxBlogPress Unblockable Popup Plugin Review

Jason Keith — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:15:31 +0000

The MaxBlogPress Unblockable Popup plugin is a potent solution for pop up ads on WordPress sites, and it includes most of the features that the more advanced, more expensive plugins boast. This plugin, on the other hand, is not expensive at all. It’s review-ware, which means that it costs you nothing other than a written review after you’ve used the product. They also require a one-time free registration. All in all, that’s a tough price to beat.

The plugin includes its own popup editor, and the interface makes it extremely simple to set the popup frequency, so that you don’t annoy your readers anymore than you have to. It includes enough tweaking and style options to satisfy even the most precise WordPress authors, and it comes with some built-in visual effects ready to go, such as Fading effect, Lightbox effect and the Simple popup.

The one drawback to MaxBlogPress’ Unblockable is that it has no built-in email list solution. It does, however, offer RSS opt-in, which is what most blogs will use. It’s not often you find a popup plugin that is this full-featured while requiring no programming experience and essentially being free. This one is certainly worth a look. Go to http://www.maxblogpress.com/plugins/mup/ for more information.

Adsense on Top Plugin for WordPress Review

Jason Keith — Sun, 30 May 2010 18:03:23 +0000

Adsense on Top is an extension plugin for the Adsense Optimizer plugin already available for WordPress. Where Adsense Optimizer allowed you to use your Google Adsense account to decide the size, style and type of ads placed onto your blog, Adsense on Top allows you to decide exactly which margin the ads will be displayed in, the background color of the ads, and how far away you want the ads from the body and content of your blog. For example, if the main background color of your blog is tan, you could choose a column of word-only ads with a red background located in the outer edge right margin.

To use Adsense on Top, you must first have a Google Adsense account and have Adsense Optimizer installed. After getting your Optimizer settings the way you want them, you can then go into Adsense on Top settings and play around until you have the perfect ad display for your WordPress blog.

TubePress Plugin for WordPress Review

Jason Keith — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:31:59 +0000

TubePress allows users to easily embed videos from sites like YouTube and Vimeo into their blogs, along with the video meta-data, without much of a performance hit. It comes with fine customization, giving site managers extensive control over the behavior of the plugin such as visible controls, scale, content filters, and displayed meta-data. TubePress also boasts highly customizable thumbnail galleries and blacklisting features. It even supports iPhones.

The plugin is completely open source, under the GNU GPLv3 license, letting users verify the integrity of its security and allowing for further customization. And TubePress utilizes simple short code syntax to make adding it to WordPress blogs easy.

The TubePress plugin comes in two versions, both with free lifetime upgrades, a free WordPress plugin and a $10 Pro version with additional features such as higher-quality thumbnails and Ajax-enabled pagination. For more information, go to http://tubepress.org/download/