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Best WordPress Photography Themes of 2012

WordPress Photography Themes

WordPress has an abundance of themes for nearly every type of website. This abundance and design choices is particularly the reason why many professional photographers choose WordPress as their publishing platform. However, this abundance may also create confusion. How do you decide which one is… Read More »

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Dec 31, 2012
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How to Add Google+ Hangouts Event Countdown in WordPress

Google Hangouts

Google+ hangouts are fun specially if you want to organize an online event with your blog’s readers. Like most live events, you have to make sure to spread the word in order to get the most benefits. You can let your users know about the… Read More »

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Dec 28, 2012
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How to Add Polls and Surveys in WordPress Using PollDaddy

PollDaddy WordPress Polls

Earlier this month we discussed gamification and increasing user engagement by points system. The purpose of these posts was to help beginners learn how to create interactive and engaging websites. Adding Polls and surveys is another way to engage your audience. Polls also give you… Read More »

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Dec 27, 2012
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How To Add Points System in WordPress to Ignite User Engagement

Points System in WordPress

Recently, we talked about how to build customer loyalty in WordPress with gamification. In this article, we will extend that discussion and look at how to add points system to ignite user engagement in WordPress. The goal is to reward users for interacting and engaging… Read More »

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Dec 26, 2012
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How to Add a Currency Converter in WordPress

Currency Converter

To do business in our small but extremely well connected world, we need to take in consideration the many currencies that people use to purchase our products. When buying products on your website, your users might wonder how much would a specific product cost in… Read More »

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Dec 21, 2012
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How to Dynamically Change the oEmbed Width and Height in WordPress

Dynamic oEmbed Width and Height

In our earlier article, we showed you how to set oEmbed max width in WordPress 3.5 using $content_width. That is a perfectly good solution for changing the oEmbed max width and height, but that change is global. In a recent project, we wanted to have… Read More »

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Dec 19, 2012
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How to Add Santa Claus on your WordPress Website

Santa WordPress

Holidays are a wonderful time of the year and as a website owner you might want to share the spirit of joy with your visitors. However, changing the website’s design for the holiday season alone may cost you extra. In this post we will show… Read More »

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Dec 18, 2012
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How to Add Google Calendar in WordPress

Calendar

Calendars are probably one of the most used apps on smartphones and tablets. A lot of our users asked us for a way to integrate their Google Calendar in their WordPress websites. In this article, we will show you how to add Google Calendar in… Read More »

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Dec 17, 2012
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