5 Best Author Box Plugin for WordPress

Now a days many of wordpress blog have author box at end of each post. Now it’s becoming very popular to have author box in author blog.

MOST of you already know author box and its importance to manage multi-author blogs.  There are many plugins that add author box to your blog but  I’m sharing 5 Best Author Box Plugin with many great features. Simple and advance plugins

5 Best Author Box Plugin for WordPress

Here I’m sharing free and best author box plugins for wordpress. You can try any of them you want.

1. Better Author Bio

This is best author box plugin I like from our list of best author box plugin and would recommend to use as it don’t require any coding. Its just simple, neat and clean  . Here are few reasons Why I like this plugin!

• It’s simple, clean and elegant.
• View All Post by Author Option
• Author Blog Link
• Author Social Profile Link
• It shows Number of Articles written by author
• Too much easy to install and configure!

2. Fancier Author Box

Give identity to your single or multi-author with Fancier Author Box Plugin. This plugin comes with great features as well as link to author posts and latest post. You can easily hide or show latest post. Though I’ve not used it but many other blogs are using it and its working perfect!

There is also paid version of Fancier Author Box which gives you more advance features like Twitter, Facebook, Google+ Tabs. You can read more here!

Here are few feature of premium version of this plugin.

• Simple and Clean
• Link to Author Latest Post
• Social Icons below avatar
• Easy to enable / customize its look and tab option!

3. Social Author Bio

Like other this plugin automatically adds an author bio box with Gravatar and social icons on your each posts. This is the most configurable author bio box with social profile links. It comes with 15+ Social profile links. You can easily customize any of them. Here are few features of this plugin!

• Simple yet stylish like others! 
• Gravatar with Author Bio
• Shows Number of post by author
• 15+ Social Profiles Links.

4. Cool Author Box

This plugin don’t need much introduction. This plugin also works like others but it style is different you can see screenshot above. This plugin will add author box to end of your post with avatar at bottom right side and link to author site and archives!

5. Custom About Author

This is last plugin from our collect of best author box plugin. This plugin looks like Social Author Bio. But Its simple with only 4 social profile and rounded corner! It does not contain link to author archives! Although its good plugin. You can try!

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How to Setup Free Domain co.cc with Blogger Blog

Now a day Everyone Provides great Features free of cost to attract the Internet Users towards itself. Blogger is the Fastest Growing free Blog. Sometimes ago, You could not Installed Your own Domain with Blogger. But Now You can easily use Your Custom Domain with Blogger. This is one thing But Now You can also Use Free Custom Domain with Blogger. I am talking about Co.cc Free Domain. Where Co.cc Provides Domain free of cost also providing Custom Domain Feature for Blogger. Haven’t it fun?

Before Reading! You Must have an Co.cc Account. If You Don’t Have Then Create This at  >>  Get co.cc Domain

Lets Me Show How To Setup Free Domain Co.Cc With Blogger Blog!

Blogger.com / co.cc

Here are steps in simple words

• Login Your Co.cc Account and Goto Domain Settings.
• Click on Manage Domain on Right side of Your User Panel.
• Setup Your Respective Domain. (If You don’t have already a Registered Domain. Then First Register a Free Domain)
• You will see Three Options. Select 2nd Option (Zone Records).
• Enter the Following Information in the Visible Form:

1. In Host Field: Enter Co.cc Domain (www is Required)
2. TTL: 1D
3. Type: CName
4. Value: ghs.google.com
5. Click on Setup Button. After Fill the Form with the Above Information.

Now! Login Your Blogger Account:

• Goto Settings > Publishing and Click on Custom Domain.
• Click on Switch to Advanced settings.
• In the Domain Field: Enter Your Co.cc Domain (www is Required)
• After Word Verification. Click on Save Settings.
• On the Next Screen! Enter Your Co.cc Domain again and Select the Check box Below (Redirect ..)
• Again Word Verification and Save Settings.

And you have. Done Check your blog for new domain!

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What is EdgeRank and How Is It Calculated?

Whenever there's a need for delivering dynamic content to users, there's a certain algorithm involved. The simplest of these delivers the latest content, as is the case with blogs and news websites, or social networks like Twitter. But that doesn't always cut it, because sometimes, users want more than just the latest news. They want the top and quality content, as is the case with Google Search. And not unlike Google's Search algorithm, Facebook has its own algorithm for ranking posts, and displaying them on your newsfeed. And this algorithm is called EdgeRank.

It is the job of the EdgeRank algorithm to make sure that your Facebook Newsfeed gets filled with the most important posts. The algorithm judges the importance of a post for a particular user , be it a status update or a photo, by analysing it through the factors like number of ‘likes’ or ‘comments’ it gets. Its prime objective is to give the most important post the top slot in your ‘Newsfeed’.

Understanding EdgeRank becomes simple if you get to know few of the terms associated with this algorithm. The calculation of EdgeRank is as shown in the image below.

Edge

Anything that happens on Facebook is called an ‘edge’. It could be a status update, a photo shared, a comment or a ‘like’. Facebook provides its users with many ways through which they can socialize and express themselves. A user who uses any of these features is actually generating an edge (except for private messages). For example, if I update my status, then I am generating an edge and any user who ‘likes’ my status or comments on it, is also generating an edge.

Affinity

Affinity is the measure of a user’s relationship with an edge. It is calculated by analysing the magnitude of a user’s interaction with the edges of a particular person or a brand. The more you ‘like’ or comment on a person or a brand’s edges, the more you get to see them on your Newsfeed. Even clicking on an edge increases the affinity of a user with that edge.

Weight

Weight is the fixed value Facebook has assigned to an action on an edge. A user’s action on an edge could be a ‘like’ or a comment on that edge (ignoring it won’t count). It won’t be difficult to understand that why Facebook has assigned more weight to a comment as compared to that of a ‘like’, it’s because comment depicts higher user involvement, while a like is merely a click.

Time Decay

This measure helps in keeping your Newsfeed safe from all those posts which had been interesting sometime in the past, but not anymore. Like everything which loses its charm with time, an edge on Facebook also loses its importance with the passage of time. Mathematically, it is calculated by taking the reciprocal of the time of an edge.

Importance from user’s perspective

For an ordinary user, EdgeRank plays an important role in making Facebook Newsfeed entertaining and informative. It helps in getting the Newsfeed filled with content a user wish’s to see on his/her Newsfeed, while making sure that the feed does not contain content already viewed by the user in the past.

Importance from Advertisers perspective

For an advertiser using Facebook for brand promotion, EdgeRank plays a very important role. It helps in measuring the effectiveness of an advertisement campaign. An advertiser can use available tools to calculate the edgerank of the posts on Facebook and then improve his/her edges accordingly. This helps a lot in using the budget allocate for social media advertising in an efficient and effective manner.

What more would you like to know about Facebook EdgeRank? Leave your suggestions and responses in the comments section below. Cheers :)

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Big and Major Changes To AdSense Terms and Conditions.

Google AdSense is a very large advertising solution for publishers, probably one of the best of its kind. With the addition of various features to the AdSense service, Google has had to update its Terms of Service, as much has changed since they were last drafted. Google has made a few changes to the AdSense Terms and Conditions, and the updated terms can be seen by logging into an AdSense account. Users have to accept these new terms if they want to continue using AdSense. We'll review the major changes made in these terms for you.

From the looks of it, the changes in the terms and conditions aren't radical - nothing that will change user-experience. But there are, however, changes worth noting, especially for people living in the Asia Pacific region. And users, after-all, have to re-accept the terms and conditions before they can use the service again.

As per Google AdSense current terms and conditions, Google is obliged to notify users at least 30 days before any change in its TOS (Terms of Service), so these new updates won't take effect until next month.

When logging in to your account after the changes have been made, you’ll see a notification that presents you with the updated Terms and prompts you to accept them. Within this notification, you can view the new terms and conditions in detail. Note, that one of your account administrators must accept the updated Terms in order for you to access your account and use the AdSense product.

Changes in the Terms and Conditions

Mobile properties

The influence and popularity of mobile web has grown tremendously, and is the trend for 2013. As a result, Google AdSense is now trying to expand their Terms in order to cover mobile properties. These will also incorporate guidelines for using products like the AdMob SDK, and Google Affiliate Network etc.

For people in the Asia-Pacific region

For user accounts based in the Asia-Pacific region, Google AdSense is in the process of transitioning those accounts from Google, Inc. or Google Ireland Ltd. to Google Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. This step aims at improving better regional support for payment issues, but will not effect the way payments are handled. You can view the list of countries now under Google Asia Pacific here.

Transparency and clarity

The goal of these new Terms is to ensure transparency, and to make things as clear as possible to the users. As a result, Google AdSense is trying to make it easier for users to navigate and find what they're looking for.

If you have questions regarding Google AdSense or its terms, then please feel free to talk to us in the comments section below. Cheers :)

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Why and How To Submit & Share Your AdSense Story To Google?

Google AdSense is still perhaps the largest, and most popular advertising network that helps publishers and webmasters earn from their productions. Most webmasters start off their website monetization with Google AdSense, and many continue using it along with other networks. For some, Google AdSense might have lost its charm, because of the sheer size of publishers now using the network which has brought the CPC (Cost Per Click) down. But for some, Google AdSense still holds its value, and accounts for a major portion of their income. If you are one of these lucky few, then you can share your success story with the world and get recognition for it!

Why Google AdSense is important....still?

Google AdSense has been around for about a decade, and has offered much by way of features. Originally, it was available to very few who passed the Google quality guidelines. And at that time, income from Google AdSense was substantial - so much so that publishers didn't have to look for alternative networks.

Now though, a lot more publishers have started using Google AdSense. And by 'a lot', I mean a humongous amount - hundreds of thousands, possibly millions. As a result, the payout has decreased, since the competition for advertisers has increased. So while previously it was a matter of who has AdSense approved, now it's more a matter of who actually earns a decent income from it. And earning a decent income from Google AdSense these days means you have something useful to show to the world!

Google AdSense Success Story

So, do you earn a decent income from Google AdSense? And by decent, I don't mean a six-figure income (although that'd be cool :D). It could be $500 per month, or even half of that, as long as the story is effective. If your AdSense income has allowed you to quit your regular job, then you're automatically eligible!

An AdSense 'Success Story' is all about how AdSense has impacted your business and/or personal life, and how has it helped you expand your business.

Sharing an AdSense Success Story

If you want to share your AdSense Success Story, then you can submit it here To adsense.

Enter your details such as name, website, etc, and then tell Google about how AdSense has impacted your life or business. This is the part where it all counts, so make sure you make it inspirational!

What's in it for me?

I'm glad you asked. Success Stories, when picked up by Google, can really put you in the pole position against your competitors. First of all, your success stories might be featured on the two dedicated Google pages listed below.

• Google AdSense Success Stories Page
• Google AdSense Stories - Google Support

Besides a listing on these high-authority sites, you might also get a Google+ post, or YouTube video from Google itself! And all of these scenarios will generate rich backlinks for your business. Besides, you can only imagine the referral traffic driven from these mentions. It'll also give you the commanding position over your competitors, since you'll be getting official recognition from Google, and your sponsors, advertisers, clients, etc. will all favour you over them.

So, do you have a winner story? Don't let go of this opportunity to scoop up high authority backlinks, and recognition. Submit and share your Success Story now, and be amazed! Cheers :)

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