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To locate the vslider plugin settings in your WP admin (or Dashboard), look for the vSlider tab towards bottom left of your dashboard.

Click the tab and notice on your right are fields for specifying each image within the slider, which holds up to 10 images, and a unique page URL to which the image can be linked.

It’s really as simple as that. Watch the video and if you have any trouble or questions you can respond to this post or call us.

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The blacklist area is located in the Discussions section under your Settings menu. When you go there notice that by default we have a setting marked that requires a commenter have an approved comment before his or her first comment appears on your blog. This setting not only helps prevent spam from appearing on your blog, but also gives you the opportunity to ensure some level of trust with actual people visiting and commenting on your blog. It is recommended you keep this setting in place.

Once you are in the Settings > Discussions area you can insert any criteria such as email addresses, words or phrases, and of course IP addresses into the Blacklist box to prohibit content matching your criteria from appearing as comments on your blog.

After doing this, remember to save your settings and then also mark the comments as spam which you can do in the Comments area of the admin.

If you have any questions about this or want to dive deeper into this topic feel free to contact us or to leave your comments below.

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First you log in to your WordPress site. BlogPro Automotive runs on WordPress so if you are in the auto industry and would like a free account on our system please sign up to receive your free account. If you are not in the auto industry you can visit our other WordPress system at www.autoburstwebs.com to to do the same.

Once you are logged in you will be at what is called the Dashboard. From there, select the blog you wish to work in by choosing the “My Blogs” link in the Dashboard menu section at the top left of your screen. Now you should see a list of all blogs to which you have access. On BlogPro, you can run as many blogs or sites that you wish with your same user account.

Now that you have select the blog on which you wish to work, look for the Pages menu section on the left side of your screen. Here you have two options – Edit or Add New.

To create a new page simply click Add New and to modify an existing one click Edit.

By clicking Edit you will see a list of all your pages on that blog. From here choose the page on which you wish to work and it will open up permitting you to make modifications.

If you want to create a new page then click the Add New link and you will load a blank page where you can insert a title and the contents of the page along with other parameters and settings related to pages. For an explanation of these things please reference the video.

Once you have completed your changes then click on the Publish or Update button to the right of your screen. You will see Publish if the page is new or saved as a draft. You will see Update if it is already published.

This pretty much covers it. Creating and modifying pages is literally that simple. For assistance with this please contact us on AC Assist. We are happy to help.

This technique is not limited to the use of iFrames as you can and probably should use Hana Code Insert to display any large amount of HTML, but this is a good use for Hana Code Insert. You will probably need to watch the video in addition to reading the instructions below so you have a visual reference.

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To begin, look for the Hana Code Insert plug-in which is accessible from the Settings tab in your WP Dashboard. There you will see space for a “New Entry” where you can copy/paste your HTML code and label the insert. Then press SAVE or UPDATE which will create the instance of this Hana Code Insert and displays it at the bottom of all other Hana Code Inserts you have created. Now grab (copy to clipboard) the Hana Code Insert from bracket to bracket which should include the words “hana-code-insert” plus your label and looks like this:

[ hana-code-insert name='YOUR LABEL' / ]

Next you go to the Page or Post you wish to create or edit and paste the code from bracket to bracket into your entry. You can paste this code in the Visual editor or the HTML editor. Doesn’t matter. You can also insert text, images, and other copy as necessary above or below your insert.

Now press PUBLISH or UPDATE or SAVE DRAFT to finalize this entry and when you preview it you should see your code appear just like normal. It’s that simple.

1. The first step is to obtain the URL to your RSS feed. In this case, we went to a Nissan dealer on web2carz.com and obtained their URL.
2. The next step is to log in to your WordPress site and go to the Widgets section under the Appearance tab.
3. Then, while in Widgets, add the widget for RSS feeds and click on the “Edit” link. Be sure to add the widget to the desired sidebar if you have more than one sidebar.
4. Now paste the URL feed in the appropriate field, give your widget a title if desired, and set any of the optional parameters. Most importantly set the number of items you wish to display.
5. Finally, press “Save” and your new widget is live.

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Squidoo is a simple way to enhance your social marketing efforts. How simple?

Each Lens is built up of pre-designed and pre-formatted components called Modules. Each module provides you with a specific function or capability. Your Lens is built by combining the modules you choose.

The best way to understand modules is to log in to your Squidoo account, create a Lens, and then explore the different modules available.

We typically use the following modules for car dealers, and then customize each Lens with fewer or additional modules, depending on the needs and objectives of our clients.

Text Modules
Text modules make up the bulk of your content on your Lens. You will want to include several text modules to display a variety of information as featured vehicles, signup pages, blogs, etc.

Link List
Link lists are a great way to help your visitors navigate to various parts of your website or blog. Use more than one link list if you need to.

Google Map
You should always include a Google Map on your Lens with the dealership name and address. You can add a simple map for one location, or an advanced map for several locations or a dealership group.

Flickr Photos
Adding photos is a great way to get visitors to your Lens. You can let Flickr choose photos for you based on keywords and search terms that you choose, or you can point to your own Flickr photo album. Here is a great example of how to use Flickr Photos effectively on your Lens.

Blackbox
The Blackbox is a dark background-white copy graphic that you can use to display important information. It is eye-catching and really stands out on your Lens. It’s a great module for representing special offers or savings that you may offer. See an example here of how the Blackbox is displayed. Note also that the box can be changed to a range of colors … you’re not limited to just black!

The Most Important Thing
An excellent alternate option for the Blackbox is to use The Most Important Thing module. Use one of these modules or the other, not both. The Most Important Thing doesn’t use the dark background, so you may prefer it for design purposes.

RSS Module
You should almost always hook up an RSS feed from the blog. In most cases you want to do an RSS feed of the inventory as well. Use the Feedburner URLs for your RSS feeds and display somewhere between 10 and 15 vehicles, unless fewer or more is appropriate.

Putting together your Squidoo Lens couldn’t be easier. Choose your subject, select your modules, and edit the content (don’t forget to optimize with keywords!). With just a few clicks, you can build your Lens and boost your social marketing efforts.

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