How to Wrap Text Around a Video in WordPress

by Joe Foley September 21^st, 2012 Leave a comment

Many people have run into the problem of trying to wrap text around an embedded video in WordPress. This is what they’re hoping for.

The Problem
Instead, they find that no matter what they do, they can’t seem to get the text to wrap around the video.

After inserting the video embed code, it would appear that you can wrap text around the video in the editor as you would an image. However, upon saving the post, the wrapped text suddenly unwraps.

The Solution
At least one solution to this problem is to use simple CSS padding with divs.

Themes

50 Free Bold and Unique WordPress Themes

by Joe Foley September 19^th, 2012 4 Responses

Let’s face it — many people don’t want bold and unique in their WordPress themes.

It’s like painting the walls in your house to look like loud Hawaiian shirts. You may like it, sure, but then the day comes when you have to sell. The real estate agent just shakes her head. This isn’t going to be easy. Prospect after prospect enters the house, and the first thing out of their mouths is, “What the …???”

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Plugins

Get a Different WordPress Theme on Different Pages or Posts

by Joe Foley September 18^th, 2012 34 Responses

Have you ever wanted to use more than one WordPress theme on a site at same time? Well, it’s possible.

Of course you could create a page template or even a specific post template and then style them as you like. But let’s be honest – most of us don’t have the design skills to code up a template from scratch and make it look good.

Fortunately for us design-challenged folks, we don’t have to worry. There’s a way to assign whatever theme you like to specific pages or posts with a plugin called HeadSpace2.

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Plugins

How to Get WordPress Rotating Header Images

by Joe Foley September 15^th, 2012 Leave a comment

Headers have come a long way in WordPress. It wasn’t so long ago now that the ability to add a header image from the Admin area was added.

But there are still some things that some people want from their headers that they just can’t always get out-of-the-box (depending on their theme). One of those things is rotating headers and/or random header images.

In this post we’ll go over a few solutions that will help you get rotating and random images.
Built-in Random Headers

Plugins, Themes

How to Make a WordPress Squeeze Page for Free

by Joe Foley September 12^th, 2012 13 Responses

A squeeze page is a landing page on a website that’s typically designed to do one thing – get the visitor’s email address.

Squeeze pages are called squeeze pages because they promise to give the visitor something (a downloadable report, a video, access to more content, etc.) but ONLY IF the visitor gives up their email address first. In effect, you “squeeze” the visitor through that one page. Or, if you like, you “squeeze” their email address out of them.

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Plugins

The Best Free WordPress FAQ Plugins on the Market Today

by Joe Foley September 11^th, 2012 1 Response

Here’s a frequently asked question for you: What’s a good Frequently Asked Questions plugin?

If your site is like most sites, then your visitors come to you with questions. Having a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section on your site can save both you and your visitors a lot of time.

The advantage for the visitor is obvious. But the advantage to the website owner is just a great.
The Convenience of FAQ Plugins
Answering frequently asked questions on your site saves you time, obviously, but using an FAQ plugin also gives you convenience.

Plugins

Live Blogging WordPress Plugins for In-the-Moment Posts

by Joe Foley September 7^th, 2012 4 Responses

Some things are just better live.

There’s an excitement and an energy that accompany live events. Political elections, sporting events, conferences, movie openings, TV shows, and even product releases all qualify as possible worthy subjects of live coverage.

The problem with blogging a live event with WordPress is that the system is not really set up for it. When you blog a live event, you need to move fast. Trying to create a new post or even update an existing post in a quick manner can be cumbersome and slow.

Themes

The 40 Best Free WordPress Magazine Themes

by Joe Foley September 5^th, 2012 9 Responses

WordPress has come a long way since its inception. One of the biggest improvements the system as a whole has seen is an improvement in the sophistication of its themes.

A number of years ago the appearance of magazine-style themes was perhaps one of the greatest leaps forward in the WordPress theme world. Most all of those new and nice-looking themes, however, were premium themes. Only later did a few free magazine-style themes make their way onto the market.

Plugins

7 Best Free WordPress Tabs Plugins

by Joe Foley September 4^th, 2012 3 Responses

Tabbed sections on a website can be very convenient. They allow you to break up a lot of information and put it into one small space. Readers are less overwhelmed that way and therefore more likely to hang around and check out what you have to offer.

The easiest way to get tabbed content in WordPress is with a tabs plugin. Below we will go over the six best plugins we found for regular content, and then a plugin for putting a tabbed section in your sidebar.
1. WP UI – DOWNLOAD

Plugins

7 WordPress Poll Plugins to Help You Keep Up with Your Visitors

by Joe Foley August 31^st, 2012 2 Responses

Polls are a great, interactive way to find out what your site’s visitors are thinking. They can be used for everything from serious market research to a little bit of fun.

We’ve recently gone through A TON of free WordPress poll plugins to find some solutions for you. Many we came across simply didn’t work for one reason or another. These below were the seven that were left standing.

If you know of any other good FREE polling plugins, let us know in the comments.

1. WP-Polls – DOWNLOAD HERE