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WP Plugin: Ribbons for Change

Ribbons for Change is a plugin to help raise money or provide services for organizations around the world.

The Ribbons for Change plugin adds a ribbon to the corner of your blog (your choice of which side) using javascript. The ribbon is then linked to the corresponding foundation.

Regular sized ribbons (there are also small versions of each):

Download

ribbons-for-change.zip 0.1

Installation

  1. Unzip ribbons-for-change.zip into your plugins folder.
  2. Activate plugin within your WP-Admin.
  3. Within your WP-Admin go to Settings/Ribbons.
  4. Select the ribbon you want to use and click Save.

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WP Plugin: Keyword Snatcher

Although SEOs don’t always agree on what percent your keyword density should be, all accept the need for some frequency.

With the Keyword Snatcher you are able to view your contents’ keyword density within your WordPress admin without ever leaving the page.

WordPress Plugin Keyword Snatcher

Keyword Snatcher Benefits
See the keyword density of any page published by WordPress. This lets you easily identify weaknesses of your pages copy for the keywords you are trying to rank for.

Keyword Snatcher Features

  1. Direct installation, no modifications needed.
  2. Adds a quicktag to your WordPress write page to easily see your keyword density.
  3. Easily close the density report after reviewing.
  4. Common search engine stop words excluded.

Download
keyword-snatcher.zip 0.2

Previous versions
0.1

Installation

  1. Upload entire folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ folder.
  2. Go to your plugins page and activate plugin.
  3. Write a new post/page or edit one within the admin page.
  4. (optional) If you are using the Visual editor, click the ‘Code’ tab.
  5. Click ‘Keywords’.

Changes

0.2
2/19/08 Added stop words.

Notes
Does not currently support the visual editor.

All stop words are taken from SEO Book’s stop words list
If you like this plugin, please consider linking to http://impnerd.com

To Do List

  1. Support keyword phrases
  2. List by percent instead of alphabetically
  3. Complete customization, adding/subtracting stop words, etc.

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WP Plugin: Random Ads

This plugin is pretty simple. If you are selling several ads and want each to have the same amount of visibility while still displaying all the ads (like the top right images in my sidebar), this is what you want.

Just download the plugin, go to Option/Random Ads within your wp-admin and enter your ad code (be sure to separate each with <!–– End Ad ––>)

Download:
random-ads.zip

Previous versions:
0.1

Installation

  1. Download the latest version (link is above).
  2. Unzip the file into your plugins folder (wp-content/plugins). Be sure to leave all files within the random-ads folder.
  3. Go to your wp-admin Plugins and activate it.
  4. Head over to Options/Random Ads in wp-admin. Add the ad code you wish to display separated by <!–– End Ad ––>.
  5. Press “Update Code” when you are finished.
  6. optional: Link to impNERD.com to show your support.

Changes

0.2
3/1/08 Added unset to array to disable additional <!–– End Ad ––>.

Ask any further questions or comments within the comments.

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Featured Posts Plugin for WordPress

You’ve probably seen websites with featured posts or breaking news at the top and wondered how to do it. Well now you can easily add it to the front page of your WordPress blog or any category.

Why might you want to do it?
Sometimes you want your visitors to see a post but want to continue adding new content at the same time. For example, you are running a contest and want your visitors to see it first thing, but you want to continue writing about your regular subject. A great way to help your visitors see it is to use featured posts. You just type in the id of your post within the plugin options page and all your regular articles will be displayed normally.

How easy is it to install?
Extremely easy! Just download the file, upload it to your directory and head to the options page. There you enter the post ID you wish to be displayed and whatever image you wish to be shown.

You can easily add images by uploading them to the featured-posts/images folder (recommended size is 233×175). example ads are from my flickr account

What it looks like in the admin:
Admin screenshot

Wonder what it looks like on your frontpage:
Index screenshot

Can I change how it looks?
You can also easily change the look and feel of the plugin within the separate CSS file so you don’t have to dig through the plugin to find it. This can be extremely useful if your site is using obscure percentages or you want to change the size of the featured posts box.

Do I have to show an image?
No, but it does look better with one. To not show an image just select “do not show image” within the plugin options page. After doing so you may need to change the CSS though, otherwise the featured posts plugin will leave a lot of whitespace underneath.

How do I show the plugin on my homepage only?
<?php if (is_home()) { if(function_exists(’featuredposts’)) featuredposts(); } ?>

How do I show the plugin on a specific category?
<?php if (is_category(’5′)) { if(function_exists(’featuredposts’)) featuredposts(); } ?>

Want to try Featured Posts?
Download Featured Posts 0.1

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WP Plugin: SEO Tip of the Day

I am releasing my first (and definitely not last) WordPress plugin called SEO Tip of the Day. The plugin is designed to show a different tip everyday within your sidebar. And best of all, you can change what it says and add up to 31 different tips within your Options page.

The plugin is also compatible with the newest WordPress, so you can easily add it to your sidebar through the widgets panel.

Preview:
SEO Tips plugin
Download: .rar | .zip

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