How to Install Google Analytics in WordPress Knowing how your audience interacts with your website is crucial for your success. The best way to know your audience is through your traffic stats and this is what Google Analytics provide for FREE. In this article, we will share why Google Analytics is important, and how you can install Google Analytics in your WordPress blog. Why is Google Analytics Important for Bloggers? Google analytics allow you to keep track of: Who visits your site This part of analytics answers what is the geographical location of your audience, which browser did the user use to visit your site and many other important information such as: screen resolution, JavaScript support, Flash support, language and more. This data is extremely useful, and it can help in numerous ways. What they do when they are on your website You can track where the user is going on your website, how long do they stay on your website, and what is the bounce rate (the percent of users exit your site on the first visit). Video Tutorial
5 contact form plugins for WordPress to make your life easier Before I started working with WordPress for nearly every website I build, building contact forms was something I despised. Now I don’t really worry anymore, there are tons of useful plugins that make this quite easy. 1. Contact form 7 My favorite contact form plugin for WordPress. It is easy to install, comes with many translations, let’s you customize your forms and create as many forms as you want. 2. cformsII Created by DeliciousDays, this plugin gets too many features to be all mentionned here. 3. If you want to keep it simple and just have a basic contact form, then Tiny Contact form is for you. 4. A powerful and easy-to-use contact form plugin. 5. A plugin based on DagonDesign’s secure PHP form mailer script.
Wordpress plugin drop in image slideshow gallery This drop in image slide show gallery is your regular image slide-show plugin, except each image is dropped into view. this effect that works in all major browsers. The slide-show stops dropping when the mouse is over it. Feature Simple customization.Easy installation.Widgets, so you can add pretty much anything.Easy slide-show size (width & height) override option. Plugin demo available on the sidebar, If you want to add the same gallery within posts/page, use my Wp image slideshow (Drop In Effect) plugin. Plugin configuration Drag and Drop the Widget : Go to widget page under Appearance tab, Drag and drop ‘drop in image slideshow gallery’ widget into your side bar. its very easy. Add directly in the theme : Use this code, <? Frequently asked questions Q1. Ans: Go to widget management area and change the width & height of the slide show. Q2. Ans: Go to widget management area and change Delay time. see screen 2. Q3. Ans: wp-content/plugins/drop-in-image-slideshow-gallery/gallery/ 4. Option 1
Top 50 WordPress Plugins for 2011 to Zoom SEO, SMO & Audience Engagement Keeping your website and blog visitors engaged is paramount to success. Check out these 50 WordPress Plugins to zoom your SEO, audience engagement and brand in 2011. I did a couple other posts with my favorite WordPress plugins and decided to update with almost all of the ones I have used in 2010. User experience is key to all websites. Just because I include 50 wordpress plugins on this post doesn’t mean you should go off and install all 50. I included several options for social sharing as it’s important you test and select a social share plugin that best aligns with the needs of your audience. Have fun and be sure to tweet me a link to your site once you finish your refresh! Social Sharing & Engagement 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Provides live streaming from your Facebook fan page. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Engagement 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Design and Images Enhancements 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Search Engine Optimization 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Developer’s Best Friend 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Sociable As you know, Sociable continues being the fastest growing leader in the sharing space of WordPress plugins. We really appreciate your feedback, so, here you are lastest version including Pinterest icon, font changes you suggested and other terrific features you get totally Free. After introducing Sociable Skyscraper, the ultimate advanced and feature-packed plugin for setting up a rating system on your WordPress blog, we've developed Sociable Slider. It is sort of banner that reminds your readers to spread the word. You can select and customize several features, such as text, color, and length in order to ensure your readers and their friends a great Sociable Experience. Sociable Plug-in is totally free and continues leading digital arena with over 1.5 million downloads now. About Sociable Skyscraper Sociable Skyscraper is the ultimate advanced and feature-packed plugin for setting up a rating system on your WordPress blog. About Sociable Classic Enjoy it now! Be Sociable, Share!
Best of Wordpress Plugins Advertisement WordPress is the most widely used and adaptable content management system out there, but you’re probably going to want some plugins to make it just right for your needs. Here, I’ve collated what I think are the best plugins – both from experience, and community recommendations. Remember though, the more plugins you install, the slower your site will be, so there’s a delicate balancing act between features and performance. Performance and Backup WordPress is great – but can be quite slow when faced with lots of traffic. Note: Many of these plugins should only be configured by advanced users – they could potentially break your site, so take care. W3 Total Cache The Swiss Army knife of caching and performance plugins, W3 handles everything from page caching to Content Delivery Networks and file minification. Better WordPress Minify Make no mistake, W3 Total Cache is a behemoth that can seem like it needs an engineering degree to set up correctly. WP SuperCache CloudFlare Duplicator