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 ...
Jul 17, 201021

Affiliate Link Manager Plugin – Revolutionize Your Affiliate Marketing

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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 ...
Jun 12, 201036

WP PDF Stamper Plugin – Stamp Your eBooks with Customer Details to Discourage File Sharing

Categories: Wordpress Plugin
WP PDF Stamper Plugin – Stamp Your eBooks with Customer Details to Discourage File Sharing
1. Are you selling eBook(s) from your WordPress site? 2. Are you concerned that one of your customers might upload your eBook on a file sharing site and you will lose sales? 3. Would you like to automatically stamp the footer of your PDF eBooks with the customer's personal details (e.g. name, email, address) upon purchase to discourage sharing? If you have answered "yes" to all of the above then the WP PDF Stamper plugin might be a good solution for you. Plugin Summary The WP PDF Stamper plugin allows you to dynamically stamp a PDF file with the customer’s details (e.g. name, email, address etc.) upon purchase. If you are wondering why it is important to stamp the PDF eBook before giving it to your customer then this page is for you. Plugin Features Below are just some of the notable features of the WP PDF Stamper Plugin: Easy Installation Easy installation like any of our other WordPress plugin. eBook Protection Protect your eBook(s) from being shared on the file sharing sites. Password Protect PDF Files Password protect your stamped PDF files with the customer's email address or with a fixed password. Encrypt PDF Files Automatically encrypt the stamped PDF files to prevent users from being able to copy, modify ...
May 19, 201023

Plugins to Speed Up Your WordPress Site

Categories: Site Optimization Tips, Wordpress, Wordpress Plugin
Plugins to Speed Up Your WordPress Site
Speeding up your WordPress blog goes a long way to improve its popularity. As the website loads faster, your visitor enjoys browsing, driving high traffic and generating revenue. While there are many proven ways to boost a site's performance (a lot of these are explained in the WordPress Optimization Tips and Tricks post), in this article we will take a look at some WordPress plugins that allows you to perform critical front-end and back-end optimizations, within the comfort of your WordPress dashboard. In the first section of this article I have listed the well known WordPress caching plugins and my recommendation. The next section has a list of few nice utility type plugins which you might find useful (depending on your situation). Please note that you don't need to install all of the plugins listed here on your site (Just pick whatever fits your needs). Top WordPress Caching Plugins W3 Total Cache A lot of people still use the WP Super Cache plugin. WP Super Cache is a nice plugin but have you tried the W3 Total Cache plugin yet? If you are using a WordPress caching plugin and you have never tried the W3 Total Cache then you seriously need to give this ...
Mar 24, 201047

WP CSV to Database Plugin – Import Excel file content into WordPress database (MySQL)

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WP CSV to Database Plugin – Import Excel file content into WordPress database (MySQL)
WP CSV to Database plugin allows you to insert CSV file content into WordPress database. Useful when you want to bulk upload data from your CSV file (e.g. product details) to the WordPress database (MySQL) in one go. If you didn't know what a  CSV file is then you can learn more from Wikipedia. You can use Microsoft Excel to enter all your data and then save the file as a CSV file. Many of my WordPress Shopping Cart users have requested me to add an option so that they can bulk upload their product details into the database from a CSV file (really useful when you have hundreds of products). Hopefully this plugin will satisfy that need and in addition you will be able to use it to bulk upload any data into your WordPress database to save you time and effort. Installation of the Plugin Unzip and Upload the folder 'wp-csv-to-db' to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress Usage of the Plugin Access the plugin's User Interface in the WordPress dashboard under the "Settings" menu after installation and do the following: Specify the general options. Specify the input file (Upload the CSV file or specify the location of a pre-uploaded CSV ...
Mar 23, 201010

WordPress Affiliate Mailer Plugin

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WordPress Affiliate Mailer Plugin
This is a quick post to let the users of the WordPress Affiliate Software know that the developer over at www.rapidsuccesspartners.com have developed a useful little plugin that extends the functionality of the WP Affiliate Platform plugin. Basically, if you want to send emails to all your affiliates then the only option the affiliate platform offers at the moment is to get an email list (comma separated) of all your affiliates from the "Affiliate Emails" tab and use your email management software to do the actual sending of the email. So, if you want to send emails to your affiliates from the WordPress dashboard then you can download this WP Affiliate Mailer plugin and use it. I hope this will be of some use to some of the users who have requested me to include a similar feature in the product.
Nov 19, 200917

WordPress Plugin – Change WP eMail From Details

Categories: Wordpress Plugin
WordPress Plugin – Change WP eMail From Details
This WordPress plugin lets you customize the email details that appear on emails sent from WordPress. By default the "From Name" on emails sent from wordpress has a name "WordPress" and the "From Address" on emails has "wordpress@your-domian.com" which is not very meaningful. You can customize both these fields with this plugin so your customers are not confused. Plugin Installation Unzip and Upload the folder "change-wp-mail-from-details" to the "/wp-content/plugins/" directory. Activate the plugin through the "Plugins" menu in WordPress. Plugin Usage Check the appropriate checkbox for the options that you want to customize. Enter the customized text in the appropriate field. [caption id="attachment_1884" align="alignnone" width="443" caption="Settings Screen of the Change "Email From Details" Plugin"][/caption] Special Note If you are trying to customize the "From Name" and "From Email Address" for any of the following plugins then there is an even simpler solution: Wordpress Shopping Cart (WP eStore) WordPress Membership Plugin (WP eMember) WordPress Affiliate Plugin (WP Affiliate Platform) You can use the following format in the "From Email Address" field in the settings menu of these plugins: Your Name <youremail@gmail.com> So for the above example "Your Name" will be displayed as the name and "youremail@gmail.com" will be used in the email address field. Support/Donation Option Donation option can be found on my projects page. Download Latest Version (v1.0) Download ...
Nov 13, 20096

Adsense Integration plugins for WordPress

Categories: Wordpress
Adsense Integration plugins for WordPress
Earlier, we discussed some Pay-per-click ad serving options; their features, advantages, limitations and payment policies. This time we will look into some WordPress plugins that integrates advertisement into the site. Most of them are related to Google Adsense, since it's the most widely used advertisement program on the net. But I've also covered some popular alternatives such as, Chitika, Amazon etc. WP Simple Adsense Integration As the name suggests, this plugin makes Adsense integration truly simple. Adding a Google advertisement on your WordPress blog post, page or sidebar is just a trigger text or a PHP function call away. If you feel overwhelmed while using some premium plugins built for the same purpose, this one is definitely for you. [Get the plugin] Adsense Beautifier If you are worried about ads making your beautifully design website look bad, you can try out this plugin. This plugin makes your Adsense look soothing to the eye, by adding images adjacent to the ads. This also helps increase your click-through rate(CTR). However, don't forget to add a line between the image and the ad, otherwise you would be voiding terms and conditions set up by Google. [Get the plugin] Adsense Earnings This plugin enables you to check your Adsense earning right ...
Oct 2, 2009208

WordPress eMember – Easy to Use WordPress Membership Plugin

Categories: Wordpress Plugin
WordPress eMember – Easy to Use WordPress Membership Plugin
WordPress eMember is a WordPress Membership Plugin that can turn your existing or new WordPress site into a membership site easily. You can selectively protect articles by creating various membership levels (eg. Free, Basic, Premium, Ultimate) and protect the content (posts, pages etc) of your site. The plugin manages all the membership management side of things. Plugin Features Below are just some of the notable features of the WP eMember Plugin (click here for a full list of features): Easy Installation Easy installation like any other WordPress plugin. Content Protection Selectively protect the full or a section of an article. Create different membership levels and select what content (posts, pages, categories, comments) can be viewed by each membership level. Ease of Design and Usage Very easy to use and it integrates nicely into your existing site. No site redesign or any changes necessary. Easy PayPal Integration Can be easily integrated with a plain PayPal button. Read more here. Autoresponder Integration It can be integrated with Autoresponders (AWeber, MailChimp). This way the members automatically get signed up to your list/campaign for email marketing purpose. WordPress Affiliate Software Integration Can be integrated with the WordPress Affiliate Software Plugin. So if you decide to boost your membership signups by introducing an Affiliate ...
Jun 28, 2009285

WordPress Affiliate Platform Plugin – Simple Affiliate Program for WordPress Blog/Site

Categories: Wordpress Plugin
WordPress Affiliate Platform Plugin – Simple Affiliate Program for WordPress Blog/Site
It is a known fact that having an affiliate program is the most powerful way to market your products or services online (Read more on the benefits of affiliate program). If you own a WordPress blog/site and your answer to the following questions are 'yes' then the 'WordPress Affiliate Platform' might just be what you need: Do you sell products or services online from your WordPress blog/site? Do you want to increase your sales and explode your profits by using an affiliate program? Do you want to have your own affiliate program so you can cut the middle man? Plugin Summary The 'WordPress Affiliate Platform' is an easy to use WordPress plugin for affiliate recruitment, management and tracking that can be used on any WordPress blog/site. This plugin lets you run your own affiliate campaign/program and allows you to reward(pay commission) your affiliates for referred sales. The admin can upload/configure banners/links which the affiliates can use on their blog/site to drive traffic to your site. All the clicks, leads, sales etc are tracked by this plugin. If you are running online ad campaigns for your products and services then you can use the affiliate platform plugin to measure the true conversion rate of each campaign to ...
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