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November 3rd, 2008
KeywordLuv - Wordpress Plugin
August 11th, 2008
Description
Reward your commentators by separating their name from their keywords in the link to their website, giving them improved anchor text.
Example
If they enter “Stephen@Custom WordPress Plugins” in the Name field, their comment will have:
Stephen from Custom WordPress Plugins Says:
rather than:
Stephen@Custom WordPress Plugins Says:
If they don’t enter the @ symbol, the anchor text will simply display as normal. For a live example, see the first comment below.
Why Is Anchor Text Important?
There are many articles about the value of having your keywords in the anchor text of backlinks to your site. This helps your site rank well for those keywords with the search engines, bringing you more traffic.
One source of backlinks are comments on DoFollow blogs, but the anchor text is normally your name. While this helps you rank well for your name, it’s practically worthless for your keywords. That’s why some commentators put keywords in the name field, but they risk being marked as spammers.
I understand people’s desire to get the best value from their link, but I’m tired of answering comments with “Hi Miami Hotels”. I’d like them to leave their name, without it effecting their keyword benefit. Enter KeywordLuv…
By using KeywordLuv (and a Dofollow plugin) you give your commentators better links, rewarding them and encouraging more people to comment.
DoFollow
For your commentators to benefit from KeywordLuv, your blog requires a separate Dofollow plugin to remove the nofollow tag. KeywordLuv does not do this and without it, your commentators will not receive any benefit.
While KeywordLuv could remove the nofollow tag, there are many existing plugins that do this AND provide advanced features I don’t want to replicate.
Requirements
WordPress 2.2+ (tested on WordPress 2.5, 2.3 and 2.2).
Compatibility - DoFollow Plugins
KeywordLuv hasn’t been tested with most DoFollow plugins but problems are very unlikely. If you do encounter any, please let me know.
Compatibility - WordPress Themes
There is a compatibility issue with some themes. If your theme uses comment_author_link() to retrieve the comment author link, KeywordLuv will work fine. If it uses comment_author() and comment_author_url() to build the comment author link, then it will do nothing.
This issue, along with the possible workarounds, is outlined on the KeywordLuv - Theme Compatibility Issue page.
Note: If you use Brian’s Threaded Comments or YATCP for threaded comments, KeywordLuv will work, as these both use comment_author_link().
Installation
- Download the keywordluv-1.03.zip file and unzip it.
- Upload the keywordluv folder to the wp-content/plugins folder.
- Activate the KeywordLuv plugin within WordPress.
Upgrade
- Download the keywordluv-1.03.zip file and unzip it.
- Upload the keywordluv folder to the wp-content/plugins folder, overwriting the existing files.
Usage
When your readers leave a comment, they should leave their name and keywords in the Name field, using the following format: name@keywords.
When posts are displayed, the plugin searches for the @ character, strips it out and moves the name to front (outside the link).
Telling Your Commentators
This plugin is really to help your commentators, so you need to tell them how to use it. By default, the plugin adds a message to the comment form telling users to enter YourName@YourKeywords in the comment field. You can customise this message in the KeywordLuv options page in the Admin area.
Note: This message does not appear if you are logged in, as logged in users normally don’t have a Name field to enter YourName@YourKeywords into.
The problem with this message is that there is no way to control exactly where it will appear. It depends on your theme. In some themes, it may not appear at all.
If you are comfortable editing your theme, the best solution is for you to disable the message (in the KeywordLuv options page in the Admin area) and add your own message exactly where you want it (in comments.php).
If You Disable The Plugin
Whatever the commentator enters in the Name field is what’s actually stored in the database. KeywordLuv simply changes the way it’s displayed. If you decide you no longer want to use the plugin, simply deactivate it and commentator’s names will revert to what’s in the database.
For example, if they enter “Stephen@Custom WordPress Plugins”, that’s what’s stored. If the plugin is active, it will display:
Stephen from Custom WordPress Plugins Says:
If the plugin is disabled, it will display:
Stephen@Custom WordPress Plugins Says:
Support
This plugin is officially not supported (due to my time constraints), but if you leave a comment below or contact me, I should be able to help.
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Find and Replacer - Wordpress Plugin
August 10th, 2008
Author: Wes Goodhoofd
Find and Replacer does exactly what the the name implies: it enables users to search through their entire blog and replace phrases, words, or even tags without modifying any other text. Sure there are similar plugins available, but none give the same power to modify post content or titles.
Currently tested successfully with the latest version of Wordpress, 2.6. If you have trouble with earlier versions, or even have it work properly on earlier versions, please let me know. Due to the complexity of blogs and the different conditions this plugin must adapt to, please contact me when the plugin does not give the desired output.
For a complete list of the changes from each version, please visit the plugin homepage.
For examples and tips on using the plugin, please check the examples on the plugin homepage.
Be sure to check out my other plugins at my Wordpress profile.
USAGE
- After activating the plugin, navigate to the admin panel interface, where the options can be entered to edit the correct pages.
- Be sure to enter the correct data to modify only the specific posts.
LIMITATIONS
Since it is impossible to know every use this plugin would work with, there are some conditions that can break functionality. If you find a condition that doesn’t produce the correct result, please contact me on the plugin homepage.
INSTALLATION
- Copy the folder find-and-replacer into your WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins).
- Log in to WordPress Admin. Go to the Plugins page and click Activate.
- Navigate to the Admin Panel for Find and Replacer and edit away (the plugin creates a page under Options).
FAQ
What is the purpose of this plugin?
With blogs growing larger and larger all the time, Find and Replacer makes it super easy to edit pages throughout your blog installation. Change everything from words and phrases to complete tags.
What options are available?
In the interface panel, you have the ability to fine tune the editing process. You can: * enter the starting and ending page IDs of posts you want to modify * select the entire post database * choose between editing the post content, title, or both * view page IDs and other data for your posts
How does it all work?
Find and Replacer uses the REGEX engine, or regular expressions. This is a powerful system built into PHP for finding and replacing text when only specific data is known. This is the only way to replace entire tags in one pass.
Can I replace tags around other tags?
Fixed in version 1.1, Find and Replacer can now replace tags even when surrounding other tags. For more examples please visit the plugin homepage.
What if something doesn’t give me the result I want?
Since this type of application can have so many possible scenarios, please make a comment on the original blog post when you get undesired results. Please be as specific as possible.
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