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Oli Dale contacted me last week about reviewing his brand new plugin WP-Answers - a new premium WordPress plugin which changes WordPress into a fully functional question and answer site, just like Yahoo Answers.
The plugin comes packaged with it's own unique theme. 6 colours are available: blue, brown, purple, green, black and red. The theme also has a basic options page which allows you to add your RSS details, about info, Google Analytics tracking code and change your logo and favicon.
The theme is unique and has a clean look, though it does have a 'WordPress' feel to it (if you know what I mean!). Just under the header is a large search type bar. This is where users can submit their own questions. If a user is not a member they will be taken to the registration page in order to sign up.
The theme sidebar is widgetized so you can drag and drop a range of WP-Answers related widgets into this area to suit your needs.
The main part of the home page shows the recent questions and the number of answers for each question. It's...
The main part of the home page shows the recent questions and the number of answers for each question. It's... 
If you use WordPress for a company or community website then you will love People Lists; a new plugin which lets you create customised groups for your users. Once you have created your list you can add it to any post, page or template using a simple line of shortcode.
You can create a list for any group of people you like. You simply need to enter the name of the list and then drag the users into it.
There is a default list of shortcodes which can be used in templates to display specific fields however you can also create your own custom profile fields if necessary.
Once you have created your list you display the information anywhere on your website. The plugin User Avatar was developed in conjunction with People Lists to allow you to enhance your list and make it more presentable.
All User Avatar does is allow users to upload a custom picture to their profile. Pictures can be cropped to the users requirements....
There is a default list of shortcodes which can be used in templates to display specific fields however you can also create your own custom profile fields if necessary.
Once you have created your list you display the information anywhere on your website. The plugin User Avatar was developed in conjunction with People Lists to allow you to enhance your list and make it more presentable.
All User Avatar does is allow users to upload a custom picture to their profile. Pictures can be cropped to the users requirements....
It's common for WordPress themes to come integrated with social media voting buttons. However, many themes do not, whilst others simply have simple text links to sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Thankfully there are lots of great plugins which automatically add social media sharing buttons into your site.
Back in March I showed you 11 of the best social media plugins for WordPress. One which would easily fit into that list is Sharedaddy, a new sharing plugin which was released a few days ago.
The plugin lets users share your posts via Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, StumbleUpon, PressThis, Digg and email. You can also add a print link. It's possible to add other sharing sites and services too via the settings area.
Once the plugin is installed, all you have to add a social media site underneath your posts is drag and drop the service in the plugin settings area. You can remove the site icons if you like, determine the text which appears before the links and set whether the links open in a new window.
Unfortunately there is not an option to add the...
Once the plugin is installed, all you have to add a social media site underneath your posts is drag and drop the service in the plugin settings area. You can remove the site icons if you like, determine the text which appears before the links and set whether the links open in a new window.
Unfortunately there is not an option to add the...
The default version of WordPress comes with a range of import tools which let you import users from other WordPress powered sites and a range of blogging scripts. Last week Teleogistic released a new plugin called Simple Import Users which lets you import new users using only email addresses.
You can enter an infinite number of emails into the form. A user will then be created for each email address using the first part of the email address (e.g. test@hotmail.com would create the user test).
You can also set the user role for each imported user and a welcome email is also sent to every new user (and includes a link to the users BuddyPress profile if it is installed).
I don't have a need for using this plugin however I can see how useful this could be for others. It was specifically developed for a College to import users using the email list they had for students so organisations and companies would no doubt see the similar benefits.
Download Link: Simple Import Users
* Kudos to Teleogistic for releasing...
I don't have a need for using this plugin however I can see how useful this could be for others. It was specifically developed for a College to import users using the email list they had for students so organisations and companies would no doubt see the similar benefits.
Download Link: Simple Import Users
* Kudos to Teleogistic for releasing...
Comments are a huge part of any content based website which is why I am always looking for plugins and mods which enhance the users commentating experience and encourage them to comment more. One plugin which does do this is Live Comment Preview.
The plugin adds a preview of the users comment underneath the comment area so that visitors can check their comment is formatted correctly before they post it. This is particularly useful to people who use HTML code in their comments to include links, quotes or text enhancement (bold, italic etc).
If your commentators are regularly using HTML code in their comments then I would encourage you to install Live Comment Preview. It's a very simple plugin but it's one which makes the comment area more practical.
Good luck,
Kevin
Download Link: Live Comment...
If your commentators are regularly using HTML code in their comments then I would encourage you to install Live Comment Preview. It's a very simple plugin but it's one which makes the comment area more practical.
Good luck,
Kevin
Download Link: Live Comment... 
A link to the top of the page is common place in a lot of website footers. If you want to provide a link to users to go back to the top of the page but are looking for something different then you may want to consider the Dynamic "To Top" WordPress Plugin from Matt Varone.
The plugin automatically adds a button to the bottom right hand side of your page. The button only appears if the user scrolls downwards and it remains stationery in the bottom position.
In the settings area you can set the speed in which the page scrolls back to the top and the way it scrolls up too.
Also, if you don't like the upward arrow then you can replace it with the text of your choice.
Dynamic "To Top" is a very basic plugin but it's perfect for those who are looking...
Aug
21
2010
Create Page Menus With WordPress Post Tabs
Blogern released a new plugin yesterday called WordPress Post Tabs. The plugin allows you to add navigation tabs to any post or page in WordPress, which is perfect for anyone who is adding tutorials or reviews on their website.
Tabs can be added to articles by simply adding [tab] to your content though the shortcode can be changed in the settings area.
There are three different styles to choose from: default, grey and red. You can add your own customised styles too.
WordPress Post Tabs is a quick, easy and effective way of splitting up content in your articles into sections. Those of you who have long detailed articles on your site should check it out.
Good luck,
Kevin
Download Link: WordPress Post Tabs
Developer Page:
There are three different styles to choose from: default, grey and red. You can add your own customised styles too.
WordPress Post Tabs is a quick, easy and effective way of splitting up content in your articles into sections. Those of you who have long detailed articles on your site should check it out.
Good luck,
Kevin
Download Link: WordPress Post Tabs
Developer Page: 
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