Aug 20, 201012

WordPress Video Lightbox Plugin – Display Videos and Images in a Fancy Lightbox Overlay

Categories: Wordpress Plugin
WordPress Video Lightbox Plugin – Display Videos and Images in a Fancy Lightbox Overlay
The WordPress Video Lightbox plugin allows you to embed videos on a page using lightbox overlay display similar to the one shown below. This plugin can be used to display images, flash, YouTube, Vimeo, iFrame etc in a lightbox overlay. The embedded videos can be viewed on iPhone and iPad too. The plugin uses the PrettyPhoto JQuery Library. Click on the image to see how the video pops over in a lightbox overlay. [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=G7z74BvLWUg width=640 height=480 anchor=http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/wp-video-lightbox-demo.png] Little Background Previously I was using another plugin to display my Vimeo videos in a lightbox overlay but recently Vimeo changed their video embed code to use HTML5 in an effort to make the videos playable in iPhone and iPad. Unfortunately, the other plugin wasn't working with this change and I was getting the following error on all my embedded Vimeo videos: Sorry, this video does not exist To get around the problem I created this plugin and tweaked the prettyPhoto JQuery library so it works with the new Vimeo video embed code. When you use this plugin to embed video it will play your YouTube or Vimeo videos in iPhone and iPad! Installation Unzip and Upload the folder 'wp-video-lightbox' to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu ...
Aug 14, 20105

The Correct Way to Use AWeber Integration

Categories: Online Marketing
The Correct Way to Use AWeber Integration
One of my customers for the WordPress membership plugin asked me the following question this morning: My friend's AWeber account got suspended because he was using a membership script that integrated AWeber in a manner which violated AWeber's terms of use. Can you please confirm that the WP eMember plugin uses the correct way of AWeber integration? The answer was simple... Yes, the WP eMember plugin uses the correct way of AWeber integration but I thought elaborating on this topic will add value to my other readers (specially to people who use AWeber). The Problem (Using Wrong Integration Method) Many 3rd party scripts use background posting to signup a visitor to AWeber's list. It's against AWeber's TOS (Terms of Service) for a script to post the user data in the background. So if you use a script that is doing this then you are violating AWeber's TOS and they have the right to suspend your account. AWeber has the highest email delivery guarantee in the industry.  Email deliverability refers to whether emails sent to your customer lists make it through without being caught in their ISP's spam filter. This is one of the major factors as to why people use an external autoresponder service. AWeber ...
Aug 11, 201012

7 Advantages to Using PayPal to Buy Online

Categories: Good Living, Tech Tips
7 Advantages to Using PayPal to Buy Online
PayPal is one of the largest online payment processors in the world. After rising to prominence through its partnership with Ebay, online merchants all across the Internet accept PayPal as one of their accepted methods of payments. Those who have never used PayPal may wonder why so many people use it as their only way to pay for online purchases. After you review the following seven advantages to using PayPal to buy online, you will likely want to start using PayPal yourself. 1. Credit card security: When you sign up for a PayPal account, you type in the credit cards and bank accounts you wish to use for purchases one time on the PayPal secure system. Once that is accomplished, you never again have to disclose your credit card information online. By paying with PayPal, you keep your credit card information private, meaning that you can shop without worrying about a hacker downloading your account data from your online merchant. 2. Flexibility: Relieve yourself of the embarrassment and hassle of trying to purchase goods and services online only to have your credit card declined. Because you can set up multiple bank accounts, debit cards, and credit cards to fund your PayPal account, you ...
Aug 4, 201010

Tips On How To Become A Better Blogger

Categories: Blog Setup
Tips On How To Become A Better Blogger
This is a follow up article for the How do I Start a Blog and Make Money Online series that we have been publishing on this blog to help the newbie’s get started with a blog. This article covers some good practices that you should develop to become a better blogger. 1. Chose The Right Topic For Your Blog There is usually a big debate on which path to go down when choosing the topic of your blog. Some will advice you to find a niche that people spend money in and focus purely on the profitability. Others will say don’t go for the money at first, focus on your passion because things that you personally enjoy and know about will be easy to create good content on and in the process you will make money. I will leave it up to you to decide but I can only suggest that you consider both sides of the story before making up your mind. Some people can remain motivated because of the process, not the topic but that doesn’t work for me. I need to enjoy the topic. 2. Challenge Yourself You might be an expert on the topic that you cover but it ...
Jul 28, 20105

Database Recovery Techniques

Categories: Computer Science, Tech Tips
Database Recovery Techniques
Preventing data loss is one of the most critical issues involved in managing database systems. Data can be lost as a result of many different problems: Hardware failures Viruses Incorrect use of UPDATE and DELETE statements Software bugs Disasters, such as fire or flood To prevent data loss, you can implement a recovery strategy for your databases. This article explains the traditional database recovery techniques that are out there. If you are only concerned about backing up your WordPress blog then simply use a database backup plugin explained in the Must Use Plugins List article. Full Database Backups A very common backup strategy is to back up the whole database in a predefined time series (once each night, for instance). With such a backup strategy, it is possible to recover a database to the state it had when the last backup occurred. This strategy is implemented by using full database backups. A full database backup contains all data and database Meta information needed to restore the whole database, including full-text catalogs. When you restore a full database backup, it restores all database files yielding data in a consistent state from the time the backup completed. Using Differential Backups The main advantage of a full database backup ...
Jul 17, 201021

Affiliate Link Manager Plugin – Revolutionize Your Affiliate Marketing

Categories: Wordpress Plugin
Affiliate Link Manager Plugin – Revolutionize Your Affiliate Marketing
The Affiliate Link Manager plugin allows you to automatically convert specific keywords from your blog posts and pages into your affiliate links. It also cloaks the affiliate link and gives it a prettier and shorter alias. The affiliate link manager plugin will revolutionize how you approach your affiliate marketing business by allowing you to automate the repetitive tasks (learn more on why use a link manager). Affiliate Link Manager Features Some key features of the WordPress Affiliate Link Manager Plugin include: Automatically Convert Keywords into Affiliate Links Assign one or more keywords to a an affiliate link, and the plugin will automatically scan your blog post and pages for those keywords and convert them into your affiliate links. You can easily reverse the operation with one click (very useful when you stop being an affiliate). Cloak Your Affiliate Links It will make your external and affiliate links appear to be on your site. The links will look short and pretty too. Set Keyword Conversion Limit You can set the maximum number of automatically inserted links per post or page so the blog posts do not look spammy. Apply Common Customizations Customize the font color, size, style of all the anchor texts of the cloaked links. You can also ...
Jul 16, 20104

bbCaptcha – A Working reCAPTCHA plugin for bbPress Forum

Categories: bbPress
bbCaptcha – A Working reCAPTCHA plugin for bbPress Forum
Recently I started to get a lot of spam bot signup on my Tips and Tricks HQ forum. This forum is powered by bbPress so I started to look for a bbPress plugin that would enable reCAPTCHA on the forum registration page to stop these bot signups. Sadly the one plugin that I did find wouldn't work on my site. So I wrote my own bbPress reCaptcha plugin. Plugin Description The bbCaptcha plugin adds reCAPTCHA to the registration page of your bbPress forum. [caption id="attachment_2536" align="alignnone" width="442" caption="reCAPTCHA to bbPress registration"][/caption] Installation & Usage Unzip and Upload the folder ‘bb-captcha’ to the ‘my-plugins’ directory. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in bbPress. Go to Settings menu of bbCaptcha plugin and add the reCAPTCHA keys. You can get reCAPTCHA keys here if you don't have it already for your site. [caption id="attachment_2537" align="alignnone" width="442" caption="Activating bbCaptcha Plugin"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2538" align="alignnone" width="148" caption="bbCaptcha Settings"][/caption] This Plugin in Action You can see this plugin in action on the registration page of the Tips and Tricks HQ Forum. Download Latest Version Download the Plugin. All the plugins developed by Tips and Tricks HQ are listed on the projects page. If you need help just leave a comment below.
Jul 14, 20109

10 Tips for Self Employed People to Stay Organized & Productive

Categories: Good Living
10 Tips for Self Employed People to Stay Organized & Productive
If you are self-employed and regularly work from home, then you might sometimes find it difficult to stay organized and productive. When you work for a traditional employer, it's a simple matter to settle into "work mode" and to get your tasks done every day, but working from home requires quite a bit of discipline. Here are 10 tips to help you stay organized and productive. 1. Keep a Tidy Workspace If you have a messy workspace, then you can feel less motivated and more stressful. It's important to have an area dedicated solely to work and to keep that area free from clutter. 2. Set Goals If you know what you need to do every day, then you are much more likely to accomplish it. To-do lists are a must for the self-employed person. You might want a daily do-do list as well as a weekly to-do list. 3. Exercise It's tough to stay productive if you are always feeling tense and stressed. Exercise not only helps you get your mind off your work for a time, but it also keeps your brain in top shape to help you solve the important problems that come up in your work. By the time you get back ...
Jul 8, 20108

Can You Make Money from Affiliate Marketing? If so How?

Categories: Make Money, Online Marketing
Can You Make Money from Affiliate Marketing? If so How?
This is a follow up article for the “How do I Start a Blog and Make Money Online” series that we have been publishing on this blog to help the newbie’s get started with a blog. Before I start, I would like to make one thing clear: I do not believe in easy money and there is no magical tips in this article that will help you get rich overnight. So if you are after easy money then this article is not for you. This article mainly covers the following topics: What affiliate marketing is and the different types of affiliate marketing The advantages of being an affiliate marketer Some tips and good practices to become a successful affiliate marketer So, can you really make money from affiliate programs? Well yes and no; there is money in affiliate marketing but if YOU can make money from it or not depends on a lot of other factors such as your commitment, experience, site traffic etc. What is Affiliate Marketing? According to Wikipedia "Affiliate marketing is a marketing practice in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate's marketing efforts" Basically, you as a publisher will be rewarded when you ...
Jul 1, 20107

10 Tips for Writing an Autoresponse Email

Categories: Online Marketing, Shop Admin Tips
10 Tips for Writing an Autoresponse Email
If you are using an Autoresponder service (eg. AWeber, GetResponse, MailChimp etc) then chances are that you will be writing auto-response emails that will get sent out to your subscribers once they subscribe. Every piece of communication that you send adds to the overall impression that a customer has of your product or service. Autoresponders can be used for simple acknowledgments, newsletters, or even series of newsletters. Here are ten tips about autoresponder use. 1. Acknowledge your customers Send an email to thank your new users for signing up to read your newsletter. This reminds those users that you have received their opt-in request. It should also give your customers an idea of what they should expect in your writing as well as how frequently they should expect to receive it. 2. Make privacy policies crystal clear Your readers want to know that their information is not going to be sold or given away to other users or companies. Place a link to your privacy policy within your newsletters. 3. Unsubscribing should be as easy as subscribing People unsubscribe for a variety of reasons. Don't feel offended or take it personally when someone doesn't want to be subscribed to your newsletter. Immediately remove the subscriber when ...
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