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Pin Images with Image Alt Tag Instead of Post Description

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I recently had a customer who wanted site visitors to be able to pin her photos with the alt description rather than the standard blog post description. I searched through quite a few plugins before I found the jQuery Pin It Button For Images plugin. There are lots of other options with this plugin as…
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Best WordPress Slider Plugin: Smart Slider 2 – Tutorial

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Please note Smart Slider 3 is now available. Finding a good slider plugin for WordPress is more difficult than it should be. Here are my requirements: My slider requirements Must be responsive Should be able to edit text separately from image Should not use “posts” Should allow HMTL Should be able to link to whatever…
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Spring Cleaning for Your WordPress Website

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It’s finally that time of year – the snow is starting to melt and we are beginning to see signs of Spring. I know you are used to making sure your home is in order this time of year – but when’s the last time you did a little spring cleaning on your website? See…
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Plugin Review: Gravity Forms Directory

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I recently developed a member site where members wanted the option to list their names and contact info without having all names shown by default, like you would see in a BuddyPress site. Turns out Gravity Forms Directory was perfect for that. Of course, you will need the paid Gravity Forms plugin as well, but…
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MailPoet (Wysija): The Easiest Newsletter Option

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Update: Wysija newsletters are now called MailPoet. I’m a busy person like I’m sure you are. I don’t have time to spend all day designing a newsletter and keeping up with Constant Contact or MailChimp accounts for myself. I’m not trying to sell anything here, I’m just trying to spread my message about the easiest…
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