It’s episode 194 and we’ve got plugins for Custom Facebook Feeds, Parallax Post Scrolling, Back-End Code Configurators, Page Timelines and a JavaScript Effects creator that doesn’t require a stitch of code!. It’s all coming up on WordPress Plugins A-Z!
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*WordPress Plugins Reviewed by John Overall**
Custom Facebook Feed
- Version: 2.1.3
- Author: Smash Balloon
- Last Updated: 1 day ago
- Requires WordPress Version: 3.0 or higher
- Compatible up to: 4.0
- Downloaded: 304,912 times
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- Plugin Homepage »
The Lowdown:
Looking for another great Facebook feed plugin well this one is it. Easy to get setup and installed without all the grief of creating a facebook app just get your facebook ID and they make it easy to do with a link to a tool. grab the short code and place it whereevetr you want to display the facebook feed. If you opt for the pro you get numerous controls over the look and feel of the display and with some additional css controls you can have the feed looking great with your site in no time at all.
Rating 4 Dragons
WHMCS WordPress Integration
Premium Plugin
https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/whmcs-wordpress-integration/
The lowdown:
If you run a small hosting business you probably use WHMCS to manage your billing. This is a great plugin that actually creates a bridge between that and your wordpress website. It intergrates well and allows you to keep all the information withing your main website for your clients.
Rating 4 Dragons.
Betterify
Refered to us by Kyle Maurer
- Version: 0.1
- Author: Kyle Maurer
- Last Updated: 5 days ago
- Requires WordPress Version: 3.9.0 or higher
- Compatible up to: 4.0.0
- Downloaded: 109 times
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- Plugin Homepage »
The Lowdown:
Well what can I say this plugin is supposed to make your site better with magic.. or simply by helpig to corect backed code issues and conflict without any effort on your part.
Here’s a rundown of the features:
Fixes serial class conflicts
Reduces load caching errors
Optimizes search parameters
Cleanses nonce variants
Improves global path modules
And it does it all without requiring you to configure a single setting! So what are you waiting for? Activate Betterify today!
It does seem to help a bit on an overly cluttered site such as my sandbox. Give it a try resluts may vary.
Rating 4 Dragons
*WordPress Plugins Reviewed by Marcus Couch**
Parallax Scroll
https://wordpress.org/plugins/adamrob-parallax-scroll/
Create a header, or even a custom post/page with a scrolling parallax background. All with a simple shortcode.
Rating: 5 out of 5
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Effect Maker
https://wordpress.org/plugins/effect-maker/
The Effect Maker allows you to customize JavaScript effects like scrollers, slide shows and messengers with your own texts, fonts and images. No JavaScript development skills are needed. With a few clicks you can start creating your own effects. You can have several customizations of one type of effect in your site. All standard web fonts are supported and if you like you can specify your own custom font if you support it by your HTML/CSS3 setup or template. There is a PRO version available that has even more effects.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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Timeline Express
https://wordpress.org/plugins/timeline-express/
Timeline express allows you to create a vertical animated timeline of announcement posts , without writing a single line of code. You simply create the ‘announcement’ posts, set the announcement date and publish. The timeline will populate automatically in chronological order, based on the announcement date. Easily limit the announcements displayed to Upcoming announcements, past announcements or simply display all of them.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Plugins Overview:
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Marcus’ Plugins: Parallax Scroll – 5, Effect Maker – 4, Timeline Express – 5
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