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Use Google Docs to Create Short URLs. A Google Spreadsheet demonstrates how to use the import functions in Google Docs to convert web addresses into tiny URLs on the fly.

Use Google Docs to Create Short URLs

The spreadsheet component of Google Docs provides some useful functions for importing web data into your online documents. For instance, you can use the importFeeds function to manipulate RSS in Google Docs while the importHTML function helps you fetch information from a live web page into Google Docs. This Google Spreadsheet demonstrates how one can use these import functions in Google Docs to convert web addresses into tiny URLs on the fly. You may have to create a copy of this spreadsheet into your own Google Account for entering new data or for modifying the cell formulas. Also check this tutorial on how to setup TinyURL like redirection service for your own website in two minutes using Google Apps.

Cell A1 (input field): User enters a URL Cell B1 (result) =importData(concatenate(“ Also see: Build a Web Page Monitor with Google Docs TinyURL vs. 101 Techniques for a Powerful CMS using WordPress. May 05 2009 This is the first article in the three-part series, “The Comprehensive Guide for a Powerful CMS using WordPress”.

101 Techniques for a Powerful CMS using WordPress

Throughout this article, we’ll be focus on many WordPress Theme hacks, ideas, tips and useful tutorials you need to have ready in hand when developing WordPress websites. The Comprehensive Guide for a Powerful CMS using WordPress – Part 2 The Comprehensive Guide for a Powerful CMS using WordPress – Part 3 There are some technical stuff we have to get out of the way first. Let’s take a look at useful, yet rather unknown techniques for a powerful CMS using WordPress. WordPress CMS Hacks and Tricks 1. By default, a WordPress home page shows chronological blog post entries — with the most recent post at the top. How To » In your admin area, just go to Setting » Reading. Points to take care » First problem you may run into when you make a static page your home page is that the link to that page now appears in the main site navigation. 2. <ul id="pagenav"><li class="<? 3. <?

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