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Add Social Sharing Counter Buttons to Each Post – Twitter, Facebook, Google +1. The look you’re going for is common on the individual posts of many popular sites.

Add Social Sharing Counter Buttons to Each Post – Twitter, Facebook, Google +1

In fact, you can see one set of “counter” buttons to the left of this very article. To see an exact version of the social sharing that we’ll be discussing here, click a single post on this western author site. Other topics from the User Guide, such as “Adding Social Media Icons” discuss adding static images that link to social networks or other locations. However, the goal here is to get the dynamic “count” editions of Tweet, Like, and +1 buttons. Visitors see these number counters as indications of overall quality and buzz, a concept often referred to as social proof. Before we get social proof, we need to “prove” that adding counter buttons is easy! You’ll need to know only a few details to use this tutorial — your Twitter username being one.

For advanced users, selecting different buttons and options can be done via the source of the Twitter button, Facebook’s Like Box, and Google’s Plus One Button. 7 Custom Aweber Email Signup Forms. Every time I talk about the importance of building an email list, and the effectiveness of email signup forms in the right places, people always ask for the code to create awesome optin forms.

7 Custom Aweber Email Signup Forms

And today, those wishes are answered You see, when you want a custom AWeber email signup form, they can cost anywhere from $50 to $150 a piece. How do I know? Because I’ve hired designers to create them for my site and that’s what I’ve paid for them. However, since you’re all loyal readers of the DIYthemes blog, we tasked our designer Alex Mangini to whip you together 7 custom AWeber email signup forms at no charge to you (that’s around a $700 value). 7 Custom AWeber Email Signup Forms These forms are for AWeber only, but don’t worry. Here’s how you use them: First, download the zip file here: How to Set Up and Track Conversion Rates in Google Analytics.

If you’re using your website for business, you should track your website conversion rates.

How to Set Up and Track Conversion Rates in Google Analytics

Not only does it tell you what’s working and what isn’t, it also gives you specific goals to take action on. For example, you may notice that traffic coming from a blog like DIYthemes converts higher than another blog. If that’s the case, you can focus on the source that converts. How do you track conversion rates on your website? Luckily, with Google Analytics, it’s easy. How to Set Up Google Analytics in ThesisHow Track Aweber or Mailchimp Subscriber Conversion Rates with Google Analytics GoalsHow to Track Your Sales Using E-Junkie and Paypal Buttons. Ready? How to set up Google Analytics in Thesis Before you start tracking conversion rates, you must make sure Google Analytics is set up and running on your site. When you sign up for Google Analytics, they’ll give you a tracking code that looks something like this: Paste Analytics Code in Thesis Options Step 1: Set up a “Thank You” Page.

Disable Multimedia Box on a Per-Post Basis. Applies to Version(s): Thesis 1 By default, when the Multimedia Box is enabled in Thesis Design Options, it appears on every post and page of your site.

Disable Multimedia Box on a Per-Post Basis

But what if you’d like to disable the Box on one or more of your posts? Using a custom field plus a little bit of PHP, you can make it happen. First, you’ll want to get the code in place so that it will be active whenever you publish your first “no Multimedia Box” post — paste the following in custom_functions.php: function disable_mmbox_single() { global $post, $thesis_design; $no_mmbox = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'no_mmbox', true); if (is_single() && $no_mmbox) $thesis_design->multimedia_box['status'] = "0"; } add_action('thesis_hook_before_html','disable_mmbox_single'); Now, when creating a post for which you wish to disable the Multimedia Box, simply create a new Custom Field with a Key of no_mmbox and a Value of 1.

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