Tutorials

Anyone Can Use WordPress Hooks

by Blair Williams · May 18, 2010

Hooks are one of the greatest features of WordPress — yet they are unseen by most WordPress users.

Okay, I'll admit, hooks are only available in the code — but I believe they're simple enough to be used by anyone technical enough to use a text editor and FTP.

WordPress has a really good Intro to Hooks and there are a couple of WordPress Hook databases out on the web too … but these might be a bit technical and overwhelming for many users wanting to customize their blogs.

This is my basic overview of what hooks are for and how they can make your life easier as a WordPress user. [Read more…] about Anyone Can Use WordPress Hooks

How To Create Even Shorter Pretty Links

by Blair Williams · Mar 11, 2010

Do you wish you could use a shorter domain name with your Pretty Links? Take the www out of the beginning of your Pretty Links? Is the WordPress portion of your website in a sub-directory and would like your Pretty Links to come from the top level of your domain name? Well, Pretty Link Pro can help you solve any of these problems to make your Pretty Links as short as possible.

So, granted, there are some small hurdles to get through initially but you'll find that it's quite easy to put your short links on another domain name and continue to manage them from your wordpress admin — even if your wordpress blog is in a subdirectory of your website.

Here's what you'll need to do to get a custom short link working: [Read more…] about How To Create Even Shorter Pretty Links

New Pretty Link Video Tutorials Added

by Blair Williams · Nov 9, 2009

I've had a ton of requests from Pretty Link and Pretty Link Pro users to update and expand my video tutorials for these products. I've finally gotten around to recording the first of these.

Do you need help with:

Getting started with Pretty Link on your WordPress Website
Setting up Pretty Link Redirects
Organizing your links with Pretty Link Groups
Advanced Link Options
Tracking Hits on your Pretty Links
Pretty Link Global Options

Customizing Pretty Link Options – Part 3

by Blair Williams · Jun 9, 2009

Are you ready to see some of the most powerful Pretty Link options in action? Well, this is the third and final tutorial on pretty link options — don't worry you can come back next week to find a new tutorial on another section in the Pretty Link WordPress Plugin:

Customizing Pretty Link Options – Part 2

by Blair Williams · May 28, 2009

This is the third tutorial on how to use the Pretty Link plugin for WordPress. In this one I go over the Ultra-Cloak, Nofollow and Redirect-Type options. Next week I'll finish up the link option tutorial series by showing you the pretty link tracking options and parameter forwarding.

Sweet — now we're getting somewhere! If you still have issues, just drop a comment on this page.

Customizing Pretty Link Options – Part 1

by Blair Williams · May 22, 2009

This is the second tutorial on how to use the Pretty Link plugin for WordPress. In this one I go over the most customizable link option — the PrettyBar. Next week I'll cover some more of the Link Options, what they are, how they work and how they can help you extend your online presence.

If you'd like to see me do a Tutorial on a certain topic or you have any questions or comments feel free to comment on this post.

How to Get Started Using Pretty Link

by Blair Williams · May 12, 2009

UPDATE: This video is out of date — please watch my new Pretty Link Intro Video
I've had a ton of requests to put some tutorials up on the site — here's the first one. I'm planning on releasing 1 of these every week for a while. This one will show you how to install Pretty Link, create your first links and post them to Twitter.

Next week I'll go a little more in depth about the awesome options you can set for your links in Pretty Link. Seriously, Pretty Link has many options that will help you build your SEO efforts, mask your links and create buzz for your brand.

Feel free to leave a comment about this video, if you have any questions about pretty link in general or if there's a Tutorial you'd like to see. Later.