How long ago did you create your Twitter account? Hold on to that number…how long ago did you launch your blog? Something tells me that you’ve probably been running your blog much longer than you’ve had a Twitter account…am I right? If so this can only mean one thing, unless you’ve been actively tweeting older posts from your blog, your Twitter followers have no idea about the treasure trove of (older) content that is sitting on your site. Sure you are getting a ton of search engine traffic, but hasn’t traffic from social media also proven to be extremely lucrative as well? Why let that potential traffic go to waste? This is where the Tweet Old Post plugin comes in. The Tweet Old Post plugin does one thing and it does it well, it allows you to automatically tweet about old posts using a specified Twitter account and it provides […]
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Like most of you, I have experimented with many WordPress plugins. I have seen a lot of great plugins and also a lot of bad plugins. I am a bit of a WordPress plugin developer myself, and I admit that I borrow many ideas from other good WordPress plugins. From that experience I have consolidated these good ideas into a checklist that you can follow when reviewing or coding a new WordPress plugin. Here are my picks of the top characteristics that make a great WordPress plugin. 10. Easy Installation I have seen plugins that require you to modify code after plugin activation to be able to get it to work properly. The instructions were documented clearly in the readme.txt file, but most of the users seem to have missed it (I could tell from the frustration in the plugin support thread). Not everybody reads the installation instructions inside the […]
[Continue Reading...]WP Plugin: SurveyGizmo Run surveys, polls, contact forms, newsletter signups, data collection, anything with a web form. Keep track of survey stats from the comfort of your WP dashboard and create custom survey templates similar to WordPress templates. You can also use SurveyGizmo to post data to other API’s (SalesForce.com, Constant Contact, etc).
[Continue Reading...]WP Plugin: AdSense Sharing Share the AdSense revenue with co-authors on your blog.
[Continue Reading...]WP Plugin: WP-Galeria Is a simple files and folder based gallery plugin for WordPress that supports zip file upload, on the fly thumbnail creation and comes with a couple of premade templates derived from Kubrick and k2. I did not notice an example gallery.
[Continue Reading...]WP Plugin: Numly CopyrightNumly assigns Numly Numbers (Electronic Serial Numbers / ESNs) for all things digital. These unique identifiers provide digital rights management capabilities as well as third-party, non-repudiation measures for proof of copyright via real-time verifications. Automattically generate ESNs on your WordPress blog posts. First seen on ittoolbox
[Continue Reading...]WP Plugin: Last Amazon Review Post a screen scrape of your last Amazon Review and post it on your blog. Supports AmazonID and has modules/blocks for Hemingway and K2.
[Continue Reading...]Update: Version 1.1 has been released to fix a bug that caused a white box to be displayed in IE instead of the widget. The meebo me Plugin for WordPress lets you display your chat widget from meebo me. meebo me lets you chat with your site visitors using your Meebo account. Key Features: Generate perfectly valid XHTML code Set Widget ID and Size from within WP-Admin Read more and download >>
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- Gilberto Perera
Gilbert is a Microsoft MVP, a full-time blogger, and technology aficionado. When Gilbert is away from his bike and his iPad, he's busy writing technology how-to's from his home-office in Miami, Florida on the latest programs and gadgets he can get his hands on. He's locally known as "the computer guy" and has spent the last 12 years helping family, friends, and GilsMethod.com visitors with their computer questions and problems. He was awarded the 2009 MVP award from Microsoft for his contributions in forums and blogs and is enjoying the new addition to his family.
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