WordPress Plugins

Hide Affiliate Link By Using Simple URLs WordPress Plugin

WordPress no doubt one of the most popular CMS and widely used CMS to build website in couple of minutes. WordPress comes with plethora of free WordPress Themes & Plugins. Many of you (including myself) making money from it by offering services or by affiliate marketing. One thing I want to make clear is that in this post I’m not talking about affiliate marketing.

In this post I’m sharing Simple URLs WordPress plugin which offers you to mask your affiliate link and in addition to this you can also count the number of clicks generated by that particular link. Simple URLs WordPress plugin is a URL management system that allows you to create, edit and track any URL, even custom URLs. This plugin also adds custom post type in admin dashboard, where you can create, edit, delete and manage URLs in very easy steps. It is a very useful WordPress plugin for those who post a lot of affiliate links on their blogs. The best thing I like about this plugin is that it can be used to shorten long and ugly affiliate URLs without need of any URL shortening service like bit.ly, goo.gl or tiny URL.

This is easy-to-use WordPress plugin and best thing I like about this plugin is that it is developed by StudioPress. The same team who developed Genesis Framework. Apart from hiding affiliate links, this plugin can also be used for:

Banner, button, or text link advertisements.

Links to your other blogs and websites.

Links to your Twitter and Facebook pages

Internal (as opposed to outbound) link tracking.

Download link counter!

Isn’t it a great WordPress Plugin? if yes, then download it right now:

Download Link for Simple URLs WordPress Plugin

After downloading this WordPress plugin, install it and activate it. Now, you do not know how to use this WordPress plugin to hide affiliate link? No, problem, here is a quick guide which lets you know how to use this WordPress Plugin

Step1: I’m assuming you have already install and activate this plugin. After activating this plugin in wp-admin panel you see a new tab named “Simple URLs” as shown below:

Step2: Now, you have to click on “Add New” as shown below:

Step3: When you click on “Add New”, it open a new window as shown below:

Step4: All you have to do is to fill the required spaces as shown below and click on “publish” button. For your information, in redirect URL, the URL I used to hide is http://www.webguide4u.com/free-wordpress-installation/ and the text i used is Professional Blog Set-Up Service.

Step5: Congratulations, you have successfully hide affiliate link

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Add Social Media Icons In Genesis Theme Framework Using Social Profiles Widget

Genesis Theme Framework comes with in-built SEO features and all child themes offers you unique & professional looking website in no time. The best thing I like about Genesis Theme Framework is that it comes with 36 child themes that too free of cost and 30 day money back guarantee. If you are still thinking to buy Genesis Theme Framework, then I suggest you that do not think about it, get it right now:

Sign-Up Link for Genesis Theme Framework

Already, I have shared few tutorials on customizing Genesis Theme Framework and here is a quick recap:

Install Genesis Theme Framework from WordPress Dashboard

Install Genesis Child Theme from WordPress Dashboard

Customize Genesis Theme Framework by Using Genesis Simple Hook WordPress Plugin

Edit Footer in Genesis Theme Framework

Remove Footer Link in Genesis Theme Framework

Edit Genesis Theme Framework Using Genesis Simple Edit WordPress Plugin

How to Add Google Analytics Tracking Code in Genesis Theme Framework

How to Add Infolinks Ad Code in Genesis Theme Framework

Update Genesis Theme Framework to Latest Version from WordPress Dashboard

Add New Sidebar in Genesis Theme Framework by Using Genesis Simple Sidebar WordPress Plugin

All these posts help you to customize Genesis Framework a lot and if you are unable to customize Genesis Framework, then you can hire me or get in touch using contact form.

In this post, I’m sharing how to add social media icons in Genesis Theme Framework. All you have to do is to install Social Profiles Widget WordPress Plugin on your blog and in no time you can easily show social media icons in any widgetized area. You can configure this plugin pretty easy by choosing a title, icon size and the URLs to your social profiles.

The best thing I like about this plugin is that you did not have to create or download/upload icons and in addition to this you can add icons without touching any single line of code. This plugin comes with cool icons set here is a preview:

If you want to style Social Profile Widgets icons, all you have to do is to open your theme’s style.css file and add the code below:

.social-profiles img { margin-right: 10px; }

Advantage of adding social media icons on your blog is that your content is shared by others on various social networking sites in no time and helps you to increase traffic on your blog.

If you have not get your copy of Genesis Theme Framework, then get it right now

Sign-Up Link for Genesis Theme Framework

Isn’t a great plugin to add social media icons in Genesis Theme Framework? Are you using this plugin? If yes, then share your feedback via comments!

Download Link for Social Profiles Widget

Add New Sidebar In Genesis Framework Using Genesis Simple Sidebar WordPress Plugin

WordPress – one of the most popular blogging platform and Genesis Framework making every possible effort to make it more widely used. Already, I have covered many tutorials on WordPress and few tutorials on Genesis Framework. In this post, I’m sharing Genesis Simple Sidebar WordPress plugin. Genesis Simple Sidebar plugin allows you to extend the capabilities of Genesis Framework because this plugin allows you to create additional sidebars that can be placed into primary or secondary locations. This plugin allows you to create multiple and dynamic widget areas that helps you to assign widget areas to sidebar locations within Genesis Framework on per post, per page or per tag/category archive basis.

After installing Genesis Simple Sidebar WordPress plugin, go to “Genesis” and click on “Simple Sidebars” as shown below:

As soon as you click on “Simple Sidebars”, it open a new window as shown below:

All you need to do is to create a sidebar, all of the options will be given in above screen-shot. To add a new sidebar you need Name, ID and Description. All these information you can get from above screen-shot. After filling above information in required fields, click on “Add New Sidebar”. As soon as you click on “Add New Sidebar”, a new sidebar created and you can use it the way you like.

If you want to create widgets you have to learn programming languages and by using Genesis Sidebar WordPress Plugin, you can create as many sidebar as you want and use them as drop-down menus within the post/page screens or when editing a tag or category.

Isn’t is such a great WordPress plugin? Do you find it useful? If yes, then why do not give it a try. If you have not get your copy of Genesis Framework, then get it now

Sign-Up Link For Genesis Framework

Note

The price of Genesis Framework is going to increase and after May 11th, 2011 the prices will be increase upto $299 or may be $349.95. So hurry-up to grab pro-plus package from Genesis Framework at cheaper price

Sign-Up Link for Genesis Pro-Plus Package

If you have any query let me know in comment section or get in touch using Free WordPress Installation Service. if you find any problem in customizing Genesis Framework, you can hire me to get a unique blog design.

Download Link for Genesis Simple Sidebar WordPress Plugin

Customize Genesis With Genesis Simple Hook WordPress Plugin

Genesis WordPress Theme framework is a powerful theme framework and offer easy to customize options. The best thing I like about Genesis is that you can select different layout for each post and you can easily change it when you write a post. Already I have shared how to customize Thesis WordPress Theme by using Thesis Open Hook Plugin and now in this post I’m sharing how to customize Genesis WordPress Theme using Simple Hook WordPress Plugin.

In previous tutorials I have shared how to Install Genesis Theme Framework and how to install Genesis Child Theme from WordPress Dashboard. After, installing Genesis Theme Framework you have to customize Genesis Theme. If you are familiar with hooks you can easily customize it and for those who do not they can use this WordPress Plugin to customize Genesis Theme.

To customize Genesis you need to install WordPress Plugin – Genesis Simple Hook WordPress Plugin, this plugin offer you to customize Genesis Theme Framework easily and you can easily design your site within few seconds after buying hosting and domain name.

Genesis Simple Hook WordPress Plugin offer you to insert code (like HTML, Shortcode and PHP). Many users are not familiar with all the hooks and this plugin offer you to place only HTML and PHP code in that hook and you can easily create that function in your theme file.

Download Link for Genesis Simple Hook WordPress Plugin

If you have not get your copy of Genesis Theme Framework, then get it now

Sign-Up Link for Genesis Theme Framework

If you have any query, let me know in comment section and do not forget to check out Free WordPress Installation Service.