Based on, Smashing Magazine article, with this 5 new and totally killer WordPress hacks to make your blog stand out from the crowd. In each entry, you’ll find an explanation of the code as well as the kinds of problems that the hack solves.
1. Create TinyURLs On The Fly
The problem. Because Twitter has become a social media revolution, many bloggers and Twitter users enjoy sharing blog posts they have found and liked on Twitter. However, manually creating a TinyURL before tweeting can get a little tedious. As you probably know, Twitter can bring a lot of traffic to your blog, so it is in your interest to consistently provide short URLs to your readers.
The solution. follow the link2. List Upcoming Posts
The problem. If you often schedule posts to be published, how about displaying them in a list? This will make your readers look forward to what you’re going to publish in a few days and can help you reach new RSS subscribers. Implementing this functionality on your WordPress blog isn’t hard at all.
The solution. follow the link
3. Create A “Send To Facebook” Button
The problem. In the first hack, we noted that Twitter can bring a lot traffic to your blog. Another website that can boost your traffic stats easily is Facebook. In this hack, let’s see how we can create a “Send to Facebook” button for your WordPress blog.
The solution. follow the link
4. Create A Maintenance Page For Your WordPress Blog
The problem. One thing I really like about Drupal is the option to temporarily redirect visitors to a maintenance page. Sadly, WordPress doesn’t have this feature. When you upgrade your blog, switch themes or make design changes, you may not want your visitors to see your blog as it is being tweaked, especially if it has design or code problems or, even worse, security gaps.
The solution. follow the link
5. Display Related Posts Without A Plug-In
The problem. One well-known way of keeping visitors on your blog longer and helping them discover news posts is to display, usually at the end of the article, a list of related content. Many plug-ins will do this job, but why not super-charge your theme by integrating this functionality by default?
The solution. follow the link
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Interesting article. The one about the manteinance page is really important, i have been thinking about that for a couple of weeks.
Now, instead of showing a “Share to facebook” button only, i found that the “Sociable” plugin lets you add buttons to a really huge number of social networks, so you can choose wich ones are more important to you. For example: facebook, twitter and digg. It might worth check it out.
And in addition to the TinyUrl on the fly, its really usefull to have “Twiter Tools” or “Twit This”, that automatically sends your posts to your twitter account.
Yes, Sociable rocks!, but in some cases you need no plugin to realize some simple functions. But is true, plugins covers a wide range of possibilities.