Comments on: Feed Styling Alternative and some Traffic Analysis http://andybeard.eu/359/feed-styling-alternative-and-some-traffic-analysis.html Internet Marketing, Lead Acquisition, Online Business Strategy and Social Media with Original Opinion and Loads of Attitude Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:54:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dane Morgan http://andybeard.eu/359/feed-styling-alternative-and-some-traffic-analysis.html#comment-4815 Dane Morgan Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:02:55 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/02/feed-styling-alternative-and-some-traffic-analysis.html#comment-4815 I don't know that I would call myself a purist, but one thing that hits me right off is that I use my own style sheets for reading feeds. I'd prefer to read them my way, and come to the blog if I want your styling (you and your in the general sense of course). Though I doubt it's enough of an issue to get me very worked up at all over it. ...On the mention of thinking about prociding subscriber only information on your blog... Here is the dead simple and highly effective way to do so. Mark Edwards created a simple little plugin called hidethis. using the plugin anything you place between <!--hidethis--> and <!--/hidethis--> will only be displayed to registered, logged in readers. You can find the plugin at: http://edwards.org/2006/03/12/hidethis-v10-plugin-for-wordpress/ Additionally I rewrote the plugin to do the opposite; Show anything between <!--showthis--> and <!--/showthis--> only to readers that are NOT currently logged in. Obviously this allows you to tellthem that there is hidden content, and they need to log in or register to see it, without having to display the notice to your logged in readers. This is a nice way to offer subscriber only content without turning your blog, or sections of your blog into a membership type site. Just pop the content in where it makes sense and wrap it in show or hide tags. http://danemorgan.com/plaintext/showthis.php I don’t know that I would call myself a purist, but one thing that hits me right off is that I use my own style sheets for reading feeds. I’d prefer to read them my way, and come to the blog if I want your styling (you and your in the general sense of course). Though I doubt it’s enough of an issue to get me very worked up at all over it.

…On the mention of thinking about prociding subscriber only information on your blog…

Here is the dead simple and highly effective way to do so.
Mark Edwards created a simple little plugin called hidethis. using the plugin anything you place between <!–hidethis–> and <!–/hidethis–> will only be displayed to registered, logged in readers. You can find the plugin at:
http://edwards.org/2006/03/12/hidethis-v10-plugin-for-wordpress/

Additionally I rewrote the plugin to do the opposite; Show anything between <!–showthis–> and <!–/showthis–> only to readers that are NOT currently logged in. Obviously this allows you to tellthem that there is hidden content, and they need to log in or register to see it, without having to display the notice to your logged in readers.

This is a nice way to offer subscriber only content without turning your blog, or sections of your blog into a membership type site. Just pop the content in where it makes sense and wrap it in show or hide tags.

http://danemorgan.com/plaintext/showthis.php

]]> By: Dawud Miracle http://andybeard.eu/359/feed-styling-alternative-and-some-traffic-analysis.html#comment-4753 Dawud Miracle Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:43:12 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/02/feed-styling-alternative-and-some-traffic-analysis.html#comment-4753 Pretty cool looking plugin. I'm going to put in my list of plugins to check out. Thanks Pretty cool looking plugin. I’m going to put in my list of plugins to check out. Thanks

]]> By: Ronalfy http://andybeard.eu/359/feed-styling-alternative-and-some-traffic-analysis.html#comment-4737 Ronalfy Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:18:59 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/02/feed-styling-alternative-and-some-traffic-analysis.html#comment-4737 Thanks for the interest in the plugin. I hope it works out for you. I'm not sure how Devlounge tracks visitors. I know AJ uses Mint, so that filters out a lot of the bots and spiders. Again, thanks for the mention. Thanks for the interest in the plugin. I hope it works out for you.

I’m not sure how Devlounge tracks visitors. I know AJ uses Mint, so that filters out a lot of the bots and spiders.

Again, thanks for the mention.

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