It’s Episode 272 and we’ve got plugins for Detecting Ad Blockers, Google Spreadsheets, Bookmarks, Scheduled Posts and BuddyPress Registration. It’s all coming up on WordPress Plugins A-Z!
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**WordPress Plugins Reviewed by John Overall**
Detect AdBlock
- Version: 1.0.0
- Author: Alobaidi
- Last Updated: 4 days ago
- Requires WordPress Version: 3.1.0 or higher
- Compatible up to: 4.6.1
- WordPress.org Plugin Page »
- Plugin Homepage »
The Lowdown:
I have mixed feelings about this plugin but I do understand the need to get people to allow ads when surfing some websites. This is a pretty simple plugin to use and you can allow for some exceptions. Adjust the title and a custom message to maybe explain why you don’t allow use of your site with adblocker. All in all looks pretty good
Rating 4 Dragons
Remove HTTP
- Version: 1.0.0
- Author: Fact Maven Corp.
- Last Updated: 6 days ago
- Requires WordPress Version: 1.2.0 or higher
- Compatible up to: 4.6.1
- Active Installs: 20+
- WordPress.org Plugin Page »
- Plugin Homepage »
The Lowdown:
This is a pretty easy way to solve mixed use errors on your site when you add and SSL cert. Just install and activate and it sets all links as relative vs having the http protocol in them.
Rating 4 Dragons
Highlight Bookmark Manager
Sent in by Patrick Huang
- Version: 1.11.2
- Author: HiLight
- Last Updated: 1 month ago
- Requires WordPress Version: 2.7.x or higher
- Compatible up to: 3.4.2
- Active Installs: 10+
- WordPress.org Plugin Page »
- Plugin Homepage »
The Lowdown:
This is a pretty nice plugin to add some interactivity to your site. It allows your visitors to highlight and save specific lines in the text of your site and to then share that though their network. Setup is pretty easy it does require a 3rd party website but we are getting used to that these days. All in all not too bad I think I have it on the WP Plugins site so lets how well it works.
Rating 4 Dragons
**WordPress Plugins Reviewed by Marcus Couch**
Inline Google Spreadsheet Viewer
Embeds public Google Spreadsheets, Apps Scripts, or CSV files in WordPress posts or pages as HTML tables or interactive charts, and more.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Scheduled Post Trigger
Checks posts to see if any scheduled posts have been missed. If so, it publishes them. Make sure that your timezone is set correctly in Settings->General.
Rating 4 out of 5
Better BP registration
This plugin replaces the standard BuddyPress registration process. With this plugin the registration process is split into steps and makes it more convenient, and easier to understand.
Rating 4 out of 5
Plugins Overview:
John’s Plugins: Detect AdBlock – 4, Remove HTTP – 4, Highlight Bookmark Manager – 4
Marcus’ Plugins: Inline Google Spreadsheet – 5, Scheduled Posts Trigger – 4, Better BP Registration – 4
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