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How to Embed a Facebook Video in WordPress

Last updated on September 12th, 2019 by andrei

Do you want to embed a Facebook video on your WordPress site? With the popularity of Facebook live and Facebook’s videos, we’ve had several of our users ask if it was possible to embed Facebook videos in WordPress. In this video, we will show you how to easily embed a Facebook video and a Facebook live video in WordPress.

To start, you will want to visit the Facebook Embedded Video and Live Video Player page found here:

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/embedded-video-player

Here you will add the URL of the video from Facebook you would like to display as well as set the pixel width you want the video to display at and it should display below. There’s even the option to include the full post in a checkbox under the URL of the video box.

Now that your selected video is set, click the get code button to bring up the required code. For a Facebook video to display on your site you will need to add the first code block to your theme’s header. If your theme does not have a built-in method, you can use the Insert Headers and Footers plugin found here:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/insert-headers-and-footers/

With the above plugin, you would go under Settings, Insert Headers and Footers and add the code in the top box and click the Save button. This will automatically add the code in your site’s header for you. With that added you can add the second code from Facebook and it will embed the video the same as it would a YouTube video.

For a Facebook Live video, you will first need to go live due to Facebook’s limitations. That will allow you to right click on the date that you went live and copy the live video’s URL. Take that URL back to the Facebook Video Player Configurator to customize the display to how you’re wanting and click the Get Code button.

If you’ve already added the JavaScript to your header from another video or embed then you don’t need to add that for this new video. Add the second code block to your site where you want the live video to appear.

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How to Display Announcements in Your WordPress Blog

Last updated on September 5th, 2019 by andrei

Are you wanting to add an announcement to your WordPress site? This is a tactic that some popular sites use to draw attention to a specific section of their sites to boost conversions. In this video, we’ll show you how to easily display announcements for your WordPress site.

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For the first method, we will be using OptionMonster who we mentioned above. Start by installing the plugin to connect your OptinMonster account to your WordPress site, then go to the OptinMonster website to create your account and purchase a plan there.

With the account set up, you will want to create a new optin and for this tutorial, we’re creating a floating bar option. Name and select the site you want the optin to appear on and it will bring you to the customization screen for deciding the text and location for your floating bar.

OptinMonster not only has the power to customize starting with a pre-built template but allows you to collect the interested visitor’s email addresses for future outreach. If you don’t have an email service you can use MonsterLeads for temporary storage or if you have one you can connect it to OptinMonster for adding these users to your newsletter.

For the second option, it is less customizable but you can install and activate the Simple Notices plugin. With this plugin, you can add information the same way you would with a post or page, publish it and it will now appear at the top of your page.

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How to Add a Privacy Policy in WordPress

Last updated on September 2nd, 2019 by andrei

Are you looking to add a privacy policy to your WordPress site? A privacy policy tells your visitors what information you collect when they visit your site. In this video, we’ll show you how to add a privacy policy to your WordPress site!

WordPress has a built in template that you can start with by logging into your site, going under Settings, Privacy and it should bring up a page with the option to either select an already created page or create a brand new page. Either choose a page or create a new one to begin setting up your privacy policy.

If you’re creating a new page WordPress will bring you to the page where you can begin to edit each section based on the specific needs of your site. It will act the same as any other page in terms of publishing options that you can use.

With that page set up, you now want to give your users a method to display it. You could either add it to a menu or if your theme has a footer widget area, add it to your footer for your visitors.

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17 WPForms Power Hacks To Grow Your Business Online

Last updated on August 29th, 2019 by andrei

Looking to grow your business online and convert more visitors? WPForms is the best WordPress form plugin for beginners to create forms on their WordPress sites and digital marketers know that forms are more than just a simple way for users to contact you. In this video, we’ll cover powerful tools inside WPForms to help you grow your business online.

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To begin this tutorial we will be using WPForms premium and we will install the templates addon to give us powerful templates to start out with rather than a blank form where each field needs to be manually added.

WPForms’ conditional logic allows you to change what is shown and where the form is sent based on the user’s choice. This means, as an example, you can send the filled-in forms to different department emails based on the type of question or selection that the user inserts in your form or modify the confirmation message.

With the pro addons, you have the power to connect WPForms to tools such as Google Sheets, Slack, or Salesforce to let your team know about high importance messages through those different tools.

For dropdown options, WPForms has presets for filling in information such as countries, postal codes, states, months, days, or even your own custom lists. If you’re wanting to prevent everyone from only selecting the same option you can even select the option to randomize the choices per user.

There are tools for Geolocation, hidden fields, GDPR, and terms of service to give you all of the tools you’ll need to get for your site’s forms. For one time purchases, you can add PayPal and Stripe integrations for fundraising or other small purchase needs.

To prevent spam, WPForms has honeypot on by default as well as reCAPTCHA should you want to protect the form further. If you have multiple sites you can import or export the forms to each site among may other powerful tools available.

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How to Use FOMO on Your WordPress Site to Increase Conversions

Last updated on August 26th, 2019 by andrei

If you’ve heard of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) or social proof then you may have wondered how to include them on your site. FOMO is a psychology principle to create anticipation and excitement for a product to help customers make a buying decision faster. In this video, we’ll show you how to properly use FOMO on your WordPress site to increase conversions.

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For this tutorial we will be using the TrustPulse plugin found here:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/trustpulse-api/

With the plugin installed and activated, there will be a TrustPulse section in your admin area that when you visit we will need to click the Get Started for Free or connect your existing account if you have a TrustPulse account already. There is a free plan for up to 500 sessions a month that includes a 14day free trial period.

Create your account, add a new site to the TrustPulse site, and in your dashboard create a new campaign to use. You will be able to select any of the sites you have connected to TrustPulse and your type of campaign depending on your preference.

You can select the language, how to refer to your visitors, the message text for your content, as well as where the link should go to for users clicking the notification. This is only a few of the different customization options depending on how you want your social proof to appear to your visitors. There is even the option to track different user activity for those interacting with these messages.

For a second option, you can take a look at OptinMonster here:

https://optinmonster.com

For OptinMonster we will be using their Floating Bar optin to bring attention to your users. Name the campaign and select the site you would like it to appear on and you will be brought to the OptinMonster customization area to rework the campaign to match the design, location, timing, interaction method, and text you want for your site to make it work for you.

Connect your OptinMonster account to the OptinMonster plugin with your API key to have your campaigns selectable in your admin area. Choose to go live with the campaign you’re wanting and it will start to appear on your site. We recommend only using one at a time to prevent conflicts and user confusion.

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How to Create Conversational Forms in WordPress (Typeform Alternative)

Last updated on August 22nd, 2019 by andrei

Do you want your forms to have a more human feel? Many people look for conversational forms to give their users a one question at a time experience. In this video, we will show you how to create a conversational form in WordPress.

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For this guide, we will be using the paid version of WPForms which you can get using the link above. With the plugin installed, activated and you’ve added your license key you will want to go to the Addons section in WPForms and add the Conversational Forms Addon. For this specific tutorial, we will also be activating the Surveys and Polls Addon as we will be creating a conversational poll.

We can now go to WPForms, Add New, name the form and select the Poll Form template to have WPForms prefill the content to be a working poll that we can customize how we want. Now in the Settings, Conversational Forms area, we can activate the Conversational Form Mode to make the form similar to the Typeform conversational form. It will have a window where you can add a message to fill out the form, customize the permalink for the form page, and add some customization to it.

Now when we visit the URL for the form it will bring us to a page that has our selected image, background color, and the questions for the form. To make the link accessible for visitors you can go to your menu, under Custom Links add a link to your form with the URL to the title you want them to see, we’ve selected survey as the text.

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How to Create a Custom WordPress Theme (without Code)

Last updated on August 19th, 2019 by andrei

Are you looking to create a custom WordPress theme from scratch? Previously, you had to follow the WordPress codex and have coding knowledge to build a custom theme for yourself. Luckily things have improved and now anyone can create a completely custom WordPress theme within an hour without coding knowledge. In this video, we will show you how to easily create a custom theme without writing any code using Beaver Themer.

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0:00 Intro
0:50 How to install Beaver Builder and Themer plugins
2:11 How to install Astra theme
3:57 How to create a custom header for your theme
8:22 Create a custom footer area for your theme
10:56 How to customize the content area for post or page
14:11 How to customize the category or archive pages

To start this guide you will need to purchase Beaver builder with their Beaver Themer addon. You can go to the Beaver Builder site here:

https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com/

Once you have that purchased you would want to go to your WordPress site and upload the plugin under Plugins, Add New, and click the Upload Plugin button on the top left of the page with the plugin active, we will install the theme we will be using on the site, for this tutorial we will be using the Astra theme:

https://wpastra.com

With the Astra theme we will set up the basic layout we’re wanting for the page such as showing no sidebar for the default and any custom page setup you would prefer. Next, go under Beaver Builder, Add New, title your design, and set it to themer layout and choose the section you want to modify.

You will now have the option to customize the design and style of your theme from a sticky header to changing the header to a specific location or adding a rule for how it is displayed. With that set up you can click the Launch Beaver Builder button to bring up the drag and drop interface of Beaver builder to customize the theme to what you’re wanting.

Beaver Builder included header and footer options as well as content areas for different types of posts. Singular being the default for post and page content so to edit the content you would edit your singular template. This template is where you would modify your content display, post title, and comments area, while the archive template is where you would modify the posts page.

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How to Add a Countdown Timer Widget in WordPress (3 Methods)

Last updated on August 15th, 2019 by andrei

Are you wanting to add a milestone countdown in WordPress? Countdown times help bring attention to important achievements, anniversaries, upcoming events, and more. In this video, we’ll show you a few easy ways to add a countdown timer in WordPress.

For the first method in this guide, we will be using the Countdown Timer Ultimate plugin found here:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/countdown-timer-ultimate/

Once installed and activated you can go to Countdown Timer, Add Timer to set up your timer’s options. Set a name, when the timer should expire, and customize the display to how you want the timer styled. Save your changes and you should now be able to get a shortcode from your Countdown timer area that you can place in a shortcode block or a widget depending on your preference.

For the second option, we are using OptinMonster to create the timer, you can find OptinMonster here:

https://optinmonster.com/

For those using OptinMonster, we will create a new optin, for this example, we are using the popup style and limiting to a Time Sensitive design. Assign the optin to the site you’re wanting and customize the optin, the style chosen should have automatically added a timer for you. Don’t forget to install and activate the OptinMonster plugin to have it display on your WordPress site.

For the last method, we will be using SeedProd found here:

https://www.seedprod.com/

The site will give you a zip file to install under Plugins, Add New, and click Upload at the top of the page. Activate the plugin and add your license key for the plugin to begin working with it under Settings, Coming Soon Pro. You will be given the option to customize the page as well as decide if you want it to be visible or not.

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How to Add a Click to Call Button in WordPress

Last updated on August 12th, 2019 by andrei

Are you wanting to add a click to call button on your WordPress site? As more people visit your website using their smartphones, adding a tap-to-call button makes it easy for them to contact you. In this article, we will show you how to easily add a click-to-call button in your WordPress website.

For the first plugin, WP Call Button, we will be using in this guide you will find it here:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-call-button/

This plugin was created with help from Nextiva, you can find them here:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/refer/nextiva/

To start out, the WP Call Button plugin would be our primary recommendation. With the plugin installed and activated you should go to the plugin’s settings under Settings, WP Call Button. Add your phone number and select the correct country code to start it with, decide what text you want the button to have, the button position, and the color for the button. The plugin even has a static option for placing the button in content or a widget on your site.

For the second method we will be using HTML, you can find the code from this tutorial in the text version of the guide here:

https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-add-clickable-phone-numbers-for-smartphones-in-wordpress/

Lastly, we will add the call link to our menu on the site. You would want to add a custom link and rather than starting with HTTP you would use tel: and add your phone number starting with the country code. You will also want to set the text to something that your users know to click to call you.

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How to Run a Giveaway in 8 Easy Steps (Beginner’s Guide)

Last updated on August 8th, 2019 by andrei

Are you looking to drive user engagement on your WordPress site and increase your audience? Giveaways are one of the best ways to get a boost in the number of subscribers, customers, and users on your site. In this video, we will show you how to easily run a giveaway or contest in WordPress with RafflePress.

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For this tutorial we will be using the free version of RafflePress which can be found here:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/rafflepress/

With the plugin installed and activated to under RafflePress, Add New, name the giveaway and select the type of giveaway you want to start with. There are a few different pre-built options for templates to get you started.

You’ll be able to customize the title, description, and start date on the screen you are brought to and you have full control over these fields. The Pro version even allows you to select the time zone for the giveaway. With that setup, add the methods of entry you would like your users to use such as Facebook Page visits, follows on Twitter, as well as other social channels.

To prevent spamming your giveaway, RafflePress has the option to limit the number of signups per IP address as well as the option for requiring the user to confirm their email to be included as an entrant. The plugin also includes a rules generator to give you some base rules that you can edit to suit your needs.

With all of that setup, you can create a page for the giveaway and add the RafflePress block to embed RafflePress at which point you can select which of your giveaways are embedded on the page.

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