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[How-To Guide] Add Buy Sell Ad Code In Thesis Theme

Already I have covered some tutorials on thesis theme. Here is a quick recap:

How-To Guide on Installing Thesis Theme From WordPress Dashboard

How-To Guide on Changing Custom-Sample Folder into Custom in Thesis Theme

How-To Guide on Adding Adsense Revenue Sharing Code in Thesis Theme

How-To Guide on Adding Author Profile Box at the end of Post in Thesis Theme

Thesis one of the best SEO optimized WordPress theme which offer you lots of option and anyone can customize it easily without any knowledge of PHP and CSS. This post focus on adding BuySellAds in thesis theme. For adding buysell ads in thesis theme you have to place the buysell ads code in body tag. So, here is a step-by-step guide on Adding BuySell Ads in Thesis Theme.

Step1: Log-in into your BuySell Ads Account

Step2: Now in publisher dashboard click on “Add Zone” (as shown below)

Step3: Now fill up all the details and click on “Next” button as shown below:

Step4: When you click on “Next” button (in step3) a new window open and you see a code (as shown below), you have to place this code in body tag.

Step5: Now log-in your wp-admin panel and go to “Custom File Editor” as shown below:

Step6: Now copy this code:

function bsa() { ?>
your buysell ads code here
php
}
add_action('thesis_hook_before_html', 'bsa);

Step7: Copy this code and paste this code in custom_functions.php file and click on “Big Ass Save” button. Remember place your buysellads code (you can get it from setp4)

Step8: Congratulations you have successfully added buysellads code in thesis theme.

If you haven’t get your copy of thesis theme, then download it now

Download Link for Thesis Theme

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[How-To Guide] Add Alexa Widget To Improve Alexa Ranking

Alexa – quite popular website among webmasters and bloggers. Alexa is a subsidiary of Amazon which decide ranking of website/blog free of cost. Lower the alexa rank more popular your website on web. One thing I like to add, Alexa Rank completely depend on your traffic. Though there are many ways by which you can increase your Alexa rank (I’m not discussing them here).

Alexa rank show number of visitors and number of page views which are calculated on 3-month period. To increase Alexa Rank you can install Alexa toolbar on internet browser and if you not want to install this toolbar you can add Alexa widget on your blog. This post focus on adding Alexa widget on your website/blog.

Step1: First go to Alexa and click on “Register” on right hand side of navigation menu (as shown below):

Step2: When you click on “Register” it open a new window (as shown below). Simply fill-up all the fields or you can use “Connect With Facebook” option to login (I’m using connect with facebook option)

Step3: After registering your account you see a window (as shown below) and click on “Add a Site now” to add a new site.

Step4: When you click on “Add a Site now” it open a new window (as shown below). Now you have to simply enter your site name in the space provided and click on “Claim your site” button.

Step5: When you click on “Claim your site” it open a new window (as shown below). Now you have two options to verify your site either to upload the text file in root directory or verify your meta tag (I’m using first option, i.e., uploading file in root directory).

Step6: Now log-in into cPanel by typing URL (http://www.domainname.com) and click on “File Manager” as shown below:

Step7: Now go to root directory and click on upload button to upload the text file.

Step8: I’m assuming that you have uploaded the file. After uploading the file click (step 5) click on “Verify my text file” button to verify.

Step9: Now click on “Site Tools” as shown above and it open a window like this and now click on “Alexa Site Widgets” as shown below:

Step10: When you click on “Alexa Site Widgets” it open a new window and now simply choose the widget.

Step11: Now copy the text and paste this code in your wp-admin panel (under widgets section):

Step12: Now log-in into wp-admin panel and go to “Appearance” and click on “Widgets” (as shown below):

Step13: When you click on “Widgets” it open a new window and paste the copied text as shown below:

Step14: Congratulations, you have successfully added the Alexa Widget on your blog.

If you face any problem do let me know in comment section and don’t forget to write a review of WebGuide4U (New Year Gift) on Alexa here

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[How-To Guide] Change Nameservers In Godaddy

Many bloggers and webmasters prefer to register their domain name with Godaddy and purchase hosting space from top-notch hosting companies according their needs. After registering domain name you have to host this domain on your hosting account. For this, you have to change namservers so that the domain name hosted on your hosting account.

Yesterday, one of my reader ask me a question:

“Can you please tell us how to point the domain to host at other hosting company. I mean i have a domain registered in one company but want to host at different hosting company so how can i point that domain from that company to the hosting company just for hosting the domain.”

So, to answer it better I come up with a post so that those who are unaware of it may also get benefitted. To point your domain name to your hosting company you have to simply change nameservers only.

Step-by-Step Guide on Changing Nameservers in Godaddy

Step1: Log-in into your account

Step2: Now select your domain name (for me its InfoEduTech.Com).

Step3: When you click on domain name it open a new window (as shown below) and now click on “Nameservers”.

Step4: After clicking on “Nameservers” it open a new window (as shown below):

Step5: If you are unable to find “Nameservers” then go to cPanel (by typing URL http://domainname.com/cPanel) of hosting account and from there (on left hand side) copy the nameservers as shown below:

Step6: Now copy these nameservers and paste these nameservers (step4) and click on “OK” button to save all the settings.

Step7: These changes will take sometime to propagate.

Congratulations you have successfully changed the nameservers in godaddy.

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[How-To Guide] Enable Search Engine In WordPress

WordPress, no doubt most popular CMS and millions of bloggers/webmasters already using it. In earlier posts, I have already covered important topics like

How-To Guide on Installing WordPress

How-To Guide on Installing Plugin From WordPress Dashboard

How-To Guide on Installing WordPress Theme From WordPress Dashboard

Now continuing in same series of posts, I’m offering you a how-to guide on enabling search engines in WordPress blog. Many bloggers and webmasters are unaware of it and forget to enable search engine in WordPress blog which result in traffic loss and indexing problem. So in this post I offer you a step-by-step guide on enabling search engine in WordPress powered blog.

Step1: Log-in into wp-admin panel by typing URL

http://www.domainname.com/wp-admin (replace domainanme with your domain)

Step2: Now on top of your blog you see that “Search Engines Blocked”.

Step3: In wp-admin panel go to “Settings” and click on “Privacy” as shown below:

Step4: When you click on “Privacy” it open a new window as shown below:

Step5: Now click on “I would like my site to be visible to everyone, including search engines” and after it, click on “Save Changes” button to save the changes.

Step6: Congratulations, you have successfully enable search engine on your site.

If you face any problem do share it in comment section or you can use Free WordPress Installation Service.

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[How-To Guide] Change Custom-Sample Folder Into Custom In Thesis WordPress Theme

Thesis, no doubt most popular and SEO optimized WordPress theme that offer lot of functions. You can easily customize thesis theme without any knowledge of PHP and CSS. To customize thesis you have to rename custom-sample folder to custom. Already, in earlier posts I covered how-to guide on installing thesis theme and adding Adsense revenue sharing code in thesis theme. Now in this post I offer you a how-to guide on changing custom-sample folder into custom in thesis WordPress theme.

Step1: Log-in into wp-admin panel by typing URL:

http://www.domainname.com/wp-admin (replace domainname with your domain)

Step2: Now go to Thesis (as number by 1) and then click on “Custom File Editor” (as numbered by 2).

Step3: When you click on “Custom File Editor”, it open a new window (as shown below). Now you see a message like this:

“ATTENTION: In order to edit your custom files, you’ll need to change the name of your custom-sample folder to custom.”

To remove this message you have rename “custom-sample” folder.

Step4: Now log-in into cPanel by typing URL:

http://www.domainname.com/cpanel (replace domainname by your own domain)

Step5: In cPanel go to “Files” and click on “File Manager” (as shown below).

Step6: When you click on File Manager, it open a new window, your root directory where you have to select wp-content folder (as shown below) and after selecting wp-content folder, click on “thesis_18”.

Step7: When you click on “Thesis_18” on right-hand side you see some files (as shown below). Now you have to rename “custom-sample” folder.

Step8: Now select “custom-sample” file and click on “Rename” button in navigation menu as shown below:

Step9: Now rename “custom-sample file to custom” and click on “Rename File” button as shown below:

Step10: Now go to wp-admin panel and refresh the web page (refresh the webpage as mentioned in step3), you have successfully change custom-sample folder into custom in thesis wordpress theme.

If you haven’t get your copy of thesis then get it now

Sign-Up Link for Thesis Theme

You may also interested in reading out these articles:

How-To Guide on Adding Author Profile Box at the End of Post in Thesis Theme

How-To Guide on Installing New Themes in WordPress

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