If you're running a WordPress blog, and you're a real estate agent, chances are you're either running AgentPress from StudioPress, or you've seen sites that are running it.
(note: this LOOKS harder than it is - if you're overwhelmed by the technical stuff in here, just bookmark this post for later, when you realize you need this, and can't remember where you saw it!!!)
AgentPress is a WordPress theme that runs on the Genesis Framework. Genesis makes a ton of WordPress things much much easier to manage. Things like SEO, security, updates . . . you know, the stuff that takes so much time.
Unfortunately, it also makes it much much harder to find and customize the code if you're a tinkerer like I am.
To keep people from doing just that - tinkering with the code - and then screaming for help in the support forums, the StudioPress guys published a WordPress Plugin called "Genesis Simple Hooks".
- Simple Hooks lets you stick things on every page or post, in the main content area, without having to either hard-code it in-line in the php files, OR in the middle of every page or post you write.
- it also keeps your code mods from getting over-written when you update. If you've ever totally forgotten what the heck you did to make something work, you'll appreciate this feature.
- You can stick the code snippets in the right place in the simple hooks section and BOOM! That thing shows up everywhere you want it to . . . although the first few times you try it, you'll have it somewhere that is totally NOT where you wanted it to be. Then, it gets easier!
Here is an example:
I wanted to add an email sign-up form at the bottom of every single post, after the content, but before the comments.
I made a sign-up form on an email form site (aweber), and it gave me a little snippet of code:
And that put this at the bottom of every post and page, after my author box, and before the comments.
(The two colored click buttons are another snippet)
Now, you might be wondering: why not in the sidebar, using widgets?
This is just another option for customizing your WP blog so it doesn't look like everyone else's!
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