If you are a BlogPro Automotive user running one or more WP sites with us then this plug-in has already been installed. You can activate it by going to the Plugins section in the admin and clicking the activate link for this plugin called, Recent comments widget with excerpts. By doing this you will replace the native WP functionality of this widget with that of the new plugin. Of course you can always de-activate it. For assistance using it you may contact us on AC Assist.

If you are not running a WP site here on BlogPro and want to install it on your WP site then follow the instructions below. For tech support please see the TacticalTechnique.com site.

Installation Instructions

1. Download recent-comments-widget-with-excerpts.zip
2. Decompress the file contents
3. Upload the recent-comments-widget-with-excerpts folder to a WordPress plugins directory (/wp-content/plugins)
4. Activate the plugin from the Administration Dashboard
5. Open the Widgets page under the Appearance section
6. Drag the Recent Comments widget to the active sidebar

There is another plugin out there that gives you the ability to customize the way the Recent Comments widget works. It’s called Customized Recent Comments. This plugin is not installed at this time but can be made available to you upon request.

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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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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.