WordPress

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.

[How-To Guide] Register Free Blog On WordPress.com

I have already covered a lot on self-hosted WordPress blog from Installation to advance level. Here is quick link to all articles here.

Initially many blogger(s) start blogging using WordPress.com or Blogger platform. In this post (and coming post), I’m sharing how to register Free blog on WordPress.com and if you want to migrate it to self-hosted WordPress blog then you can hire me.

Without wasting any time, here is a quick guide for you which guides you how to register free blog.

Step1: First go to WordPress.com and click on “Sign Up Now” button as shown below:

Step2: As soon as you hit “Sign Up Now” button you see a new window (shown below). Now fill-up all the details and click on “Sign Up” button.

Step3: As soon as you click on “Sign up” (in step 2) a new window open (shown below). You have to verify your email id.

Step4: After verifying your account, you see a message (shown below).

Step5: Congratulations, you have successfully created free WordPress blog and now get started with posting your content. I have already, shared how to buy premium themes (for WordPress.Com blogs)

How to Buy Premium WordPress Themes from WordPress.com

If you have any query, let me know in comment section and do not forget to like on Facebook

[Guest Post] Top 35 WordPress YouTube Plugins Compatible With WordPress 3.1

This is a guest post written by Rahul. If you would like to write for WebGuide4U, check out guest posting guidelines here.

YouTube – most popular website, use to watch and share videos on web. As a webmaster/blogger we need to embed YouTube video in our blog post to share useful information. Already I have shared how to add and resize YouTube video and now in this post I’m sharing WordPress YouTube Plugin which help you to add, embed video in posts. So for what we are waiting for, here is the list of Top WordPress YouTube Plugin:

01. Smart YouTube

This plugin offer you total control over YouTube videos and offer you to post YouTube videos in your RSS Feeds, comments and in posts.

02. YouTube Brackets

It allow you to add YouTube videos within brackets.

03. WP YouTube

The YouTube Video ID is more than enough to add the video in your post.

04. YouTube Thumbnailer

You can show a snap from video in posts as thumbnails using the custom field.

05. Lightview Plus

This plugin work like light box fetching videos from YouTube with an editor button.

06. WP JW Player

This is a 2 in 1 plugin, offer you to add YouTube videos and self hosted videos.

07. TubePress

This is a handy plugin to add videos available in 8 languages.

08. Genki YouTube Comments

This plugin allows user(s) to comment on videos in the posts.

09. YouTuber

Simple plugin, simple tags let you add videos which will keep your blog clean and neat.

10. Daiko’s YouTube Widget

This widget allow you to add any desired number of videos in blog’s sidebar.

11. Automatic YouTube Video Posts

It fetch videos from any YouTube account and publish them in your posts. The best thing is that it automatically update your Twitter status as well.

12. TubePress.NET

Best plugin to create video niche site, once added it allow you to search videos using title, description, etc. to import all to your site. There is a thumb view option as well.

13. Berri YouTube Gallery

This help you to add a gallery of videos in sidebars without any special API.

14. Random YouTube Video

Simple, you can understand from the name itself.

15. Google YouTube Video Bar

This plugin offer you to add targeted YouTube videos from Google search results for your keywords.

16. YouTube With Style

This plugin allows you to add custom video player and help you to add videos without leaving site.

17. ZD YouTube FLV Player

It is a cool plugin to add a YouTube and FLV videos, you can add videos using the code below,

[zdvideo]url[/zdvideo]

URL= Video URL

18. YouTube VideoBox Plugin

This plugin let you decide the height and width of the videos added in sidebar, also help you to add YouTube videos in XHTML valid format.

19. YouTube Poster

This plugin helps you to add videos as separate posters in blog.

20. YouTube Sidebar

Add videos to sidebar and best thing is that Adsense ads displayed when no videos matching the set criteria.

21. WP YouTube Lyte

This plugin let you add flash less video in blog, i.e. video load in real-time when clicked the play button. So, page load faster.

22. IFRAME Embed for YouTube

This plugin suggests you to use IFRAME code for videos to add them in blog.

23. Chromeless YouTube

Advantage of this plugin is that, it allow you to add different videos from different sources in single post.

24. Simple Video Embedder

This is simple yet powerful plugin to add videos in posts with traditional option.

25. Easy Tube

This plugin allows you to add Google videos along with YouTube videos with Image thumbnails.

26. YouTube feeder

This plugin allows you to pull videos from the YouTube’s data API.

27. Viper’s Video Quicktags

This plugin support following video site like YouTube videos, Google Video, DailyMotion, Vimeo, Veoh, Blip.tv, MySpaceTV, Spike.com, Viddler, Metacafe and Flickr. It also support video formats like, F lash Video Files (FLV), QuickTime (MOV, etc.) and AVI, MPEG, WMV, etc.

28. YouTube with Fancy Zoom

This plugin adds video galleries with Query based fancy zoom effects.

29. YouTube Widget

Simple plugin with traditional features.

30. My YouTube Playlist

This plugin creates playlist of videos.

31. YouTube Embed

This plugin allows you to add YouTube Embed video code.

32. VideoGall

This plugin offer you to add videos from few other sites and offer you to add ShadowBox effect.

33. Advanced YouTube Widget

This plugin allows visitor to add a YouTube account with limited search result.

34. YouTube Full Screen

This plugin offer readers to open videos in new window.

35. Last YouTube Video

This plugin fetch last video from particular account which can be add in sidebar.

Do you find this post useful, share it with your friends and do not forget to check out Free WordPress Installation Service

Rahul is Technology lover and a fitness advocate who is associated with weightlosstriumph. Check out his weight loss blog where he features Medifast promo code for 2011 and coupons for Nutrisystem food.

[WordPress 3.1 Feature] Internal Linking in WordPress 3.1

Already in earlier post I have shared, WordPress team released WordPress 3.1 and this release power WordPress with more new features. I’m working on to explore more and more features of WordPress 3.1 and try my level best to cover up as many as feature I find in WordPress 3.1. Here is the first feature i.e., Internal Linking.

This is one of the feature WordPress lack in earlier versions and as a blogger or webmaster every time we try to link earlier posts to recently published post. This feature allows user(s) to easily search related post from previously published posts and in no time you can quickly link earlier posts. This link feature available in Visual Editor and I will guide you how to use this link feature in WordPress 3.1

How to Use Internal Linking

Step1: In new post, type a text (for me it is WebGuide4U) and link this text as shown below:

Step2: Now you will easily interlinks your old post if you know the direct URL otherwise you can use “Search” bar to search for relevant post (that post you want to link). I’m using post Dreamhost $97 Discount Coupon For February as shown below:

Step3: As soon as you click on “Add Link” button (in step2), it will simply add this post to text WebGuide4U (as in step1).

Find this feature useful, subscribe to WebGuide4U feeds and follow WebGuide4U on Twitter to get complete features of WordPress 3.1 in detail.

Drawbacks of this Internal Linking

Not available in HTML editor
Require you to use right keyword.

If you have ay query do let me know in comment section or get in touch using Free WordPress Installation Service.

[WordPress News] WordPress 3.1 Released Update Now

WordPress team finally released WordPress 3.1 today after a long wait. With this release WordPress powered with new capabilities like archive pages for custom content types, a new Network Admin, Import and export system and ability to do advanced taxonomy and custom fields queries.

WordPress 3.1 is named as “Reinhardt” in name of honor of jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.

Download Link for WordPress 3.1

Developing Story, Keep Refreshing

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