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Add A Downloaded ZIP Plugin To WordPress

Feb 22nd

Posted by Rebecca Laffar-Smith in Wordpress Tutorials

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Sometimes we want to add a plugin that isn’t necessarily listed amongst those available in the WordPress Plugins Directory. These files are saved as .zip files and you can download them directly from the Plugin creators. Be very careful when adding files directly from creators! WordPress has a strict policy when accepting plugins to their directory and the files that are not in their directory may not follow these policies. They have not been vetted and approved my WordPress and may not have been tested for compatibility with the latest WordPress upgrades.

Add a Downloaded ZIP Plugin to WordPress

  • Login to your WordPress Dashboard
  • –> Plugins
  • –> –> Add New
  • [Upload]
  • Click [Browse] and find your .zip file.
  • [Open] and [Install Now]
  • Installing: The file will now attempt to install itself.
  • Activate: [Activate Plugin]

You can now treat this plugin as you would any other. Add that plugins settings and remember to make sure the plugin has not adversely affected your site in any way.

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Pretty Link w/ WordPress

Feb 1st

Posted by Rebecca Laffar-Smith in Wordpress Tutorials

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Have you ever struggled to remember the strange gobbledygook links to your affiliate products? Have you had super long links, lengthy querystrings, or confusing urls? That’s where this fabulous WordPress plugin comes in. Pretty Link takes your awkward links and makes them pretty. It makes them short, easy-to-remember, and it gives external links YOUR domain name.

So, how do you get started with Pretty Link?

Install Pretty Link on WordPress

  • Login to your WordPress Dashboard
  • –> Plugins
  • –> –> Add New
  • Search term = Pretty Link [Search Plugins]
  • Select Pretty Link from search results [Install]
  • [Install Now]
  • [Activate Plugin]
  • Check site still loads correctly.

Add A Pretty Link

  • Login to your WordPress Dashboard
  • –> Pretty Link
  • –> –> Add a Pretty Link
  • Target URL
    The Target URL is where you want your link to point. This is often an affiliate or external link. It may also be a long or complex link.
  • Pretty Link
    Use one or two hyphen-separated words that will distinguish this link from others. Consider using keywords and unique names.
  • Title
    A name you’ll recognize on the pretty link list.
  • Description
    Optional
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