Cpalead Wordpress Plugin

For my first post of the year I'd thought I'd clear up 2 technical questions that I get asked quite frequently about using Cpalead with blogs. The question usually goes something like this: How do I insert the cpalead gateway code in my Blogspot or Wordpress blog?". The answers are unique for each platform.

For WP, you can download and install the Cpalead Wordpress Plugin to give you full control over which posts have the gateway and which ones do not. You simply upload it to your plugins folder and then activate it in your Wordpress dashboard. Then go to settings and fill in the fields with the title of your post and paste in your code and click create. That's all there is to it! You can choose specific posts or entire categories using this plugin!

Another way with WP, if you just want the gateway to appear in ALL your posts without specifying anything is to add the code to your theme's "single.php" file. That will work for MOST themes, but a few will have a different file name for posts, so you may have to dig around to get the correct one for the theme you are using. The easiest solution is just to stick with the Cpalead Wordpress plugin though.

If you intend to use Blogspot/Blogger instead, then it's a bit trickier. One simple method is to add an html/text widget and just insert your code there, but that will put the gate way on your entire blog, which not everyone wants to do. You can also paste your code directly into your new post in "edit html" mode at the end. While that does work, it also presents an interesting problem if you have 2 or more posts back-to-back with a gateway, as they will pop up at the same time and crash. The solution is to have no more than 1 protected post showing on the homepage at one time or to use a homepage entry that leads to that post.

I've created Cpalead Blogspot sites where I only show one post on the main page and from there I link to individual blogposts. How do you do that, you ask? Easy! You just use the edit timestamp feature to make sure that post is always your latest one. It works great for anyone trying to give their blog a more static and less "bloggy" presentation, such as when you are building a downloading or ebook store site where you always want your direct product links to show on your homepage at all times.

That's it for now. I hope everyone has a happy and prosperous year!!