I was kinda caught up in a dilemma whether to rewrite the whole thing in the new WordPress settings API of go with the current system. I have finally decided in favor of the new API.

The plugin is currently causing some kinda bug for many users which is rendering the manage ads page blank.  Despite repeated requests about the plugins in use or the screenshot of the error page I have received zero response.  I am sure the bug is due to an incompatibility with another plugin which unfortunately I cannot find out without your help.

Now that I have decided to rewrite the whole thing into the new API I am sure there will be a big change to the interface. I am also hoping to reduce the memory footprint of the plugin to about 1/5th of what it currently uses.

Expecting your support along the way.

As of version 1.7.1 the issue causing the manage ads pages to go blank have been resolved.

Do update me if you come across such issue in future.

Log Files
Like many other Web sites, { Link to Website here } makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Cookies and Web Beacons
{ Link to Website here } does use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

DoubleClick DART Cookie

• Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on { Link to Website here }.
• Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to { Link to Website here } and other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html.

These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on { Link to Website here } send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

{ Link to Website here } has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. { Link to Website here } privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers respective websites.

Wp-insert allows you to automatically create a privacy policy page in just Two Clicks!.

Now you have to log in to your wordpress admin section and look towards the end of the big wordpress menu to find the Wp-Insert section.

Click on “Manage Privacy Policy” and you will be led to the Wp-Insert Manage Privacy Policy page.

Expand the Assign Page for Privacy Policy section and select the appropriate page from the drop-down and click “Assign Now” and a generic privacy policy will be inserted into the page. Alternatively you can manually add the short-code [privacy] into the content of the page you wish to assign as the privacy policy page.

You can modify this privacy policy when ever you want by coming to the Wp-Insert : Manage Privacy Policy page and Editing it in the Fine tune your Privacy policy Section

Dont forget to Click save after you are done editing!

Wp-insert allows you to automatically create a privacy policy page in just Two Clicks!.

Now you have to log in to your wordpress admin section and look towards the end of the big wordpress menu to find the Wp-Insert section.

Click on “Manage Privacy Policy” and you will be led to the Wp-Insert Manage Privacy Policy page.

Expand the Assign Page for Privacy Policy section and click “Create Now” and a page named Privacy policy will be automatically created and a generic privacy policy will be inserted into the page.

You can modify this privacy policy when ever you want by coming to the Wp-Insert : Manage Privacy Policy page and Editing it in the Fine tune your Privacy policy Section

Dont forget to Click save after you are done editing!

In the Internet context, this can be accomplished easily by the posting of an information practice disclosure describing an entity’s information practices on a company’s site on the Web. To be effective, such a disclosure should be clear and conspicuous, posted in a prominent location, and readily accessible from both the site’s home page and any Web page where information is collected from the consumer. It should also be unavoidable and understandable so that it gives consumers meaningful and effective notice of what will happen to the personal information they are asked to divulge.

Many critics have attacked the efficacy and legitimacy of privacy policies found on the Internet. Concerns exist about the effectiveness of industry-regulated privacy policies. For example, a 2000 FTC report Privacy Online: Fair Information Practices in the Electronic Marketplace1 found that while the vast majority of website surveyed had some manner of privacy disclosure, most did not meet the standard set in the FTC Principles. In addition, many organizations reserve the express right to unilaterally change the terms of their policies. In June 2009 the EFF website TOSback began tracking such changes on 56 popular internet services, including the monitoring the privacy policies of Amazon, Google and Facebook.

There are also questions about whether consumers understand privacy policies and whether they help consumers make more informed decisions. A 2002 report from the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab contended that a website’s visual designs had more influence than the website’s privacy policy when consumers assessed the website’s credibility. A 2007 study by Carnegie Mellon University claimed “when not presented with prominent privacy information…” consumers were “…likely to make purchases from the vendor with the lowest price, regardless of that site’s privacy policies.” However, the same study contends where privacy information is clearly presented, consumers prefer retailers who better protect their privacy and may “pay a premium to purchase from more privacy protective websites.” Furthermore, a 2007 Berkeley study found that “75% of consumers think as long as a site has a privacy policy it means it won’t share data with third parties,” confusing the existence of a privacy policy with extensive privacy protection.

Critics also question if consumers even read privacy policies or can understand what they read. A 2001 study by the Privacy Leadership Initiative claimed only 3% of consumers read privacy policies carefully, and 64% briefly glanced at, or never read, privacy policies. One possible issue is length and complexity of policies. According to a 2008 Carnegie Mellon study the average length of a privacy policy is 2,500 words, the research and requires an average 10 minutes to read. The study cited that “Privacy policies are hard to read” and, as a result, “read infrequently”.

While there is no universal guidance for the content of specific privacy policies, a number of organizations provide example forms or online wizards which generate Privacy policies.

Insert this cool snow fall script on your website to entertain your website visitors this X-mas..

To insert the snow effect onto your wordpress blog without editing any files you can use Wp-Insert “Tracking Codes” section.

Copy the code in the box below into the “Insert Code in Footer” section in the Tracking Codes admin page in Wp-insert

<script src="http://www.wp-insert.blogolb.net/wp-content/uploads/xmas/snowstorm.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Based on Snowstorm script from http://www.schillmania.com/projects/snowstorm/

I have been asked these questions several times since I began working on WordPress Projects.

Wp-Insert has an easy way to accomplish just this.

Suppose I don’t want to show the ad above my page/post content on my Contact Us Page.

I head over to Wp-Insert – Manage Ads (Posts and Sidebars) page and expand the “Ad – Above Post Content” Section.

Now in the “Exclude on Posts/Page” section you can either directly enter the page/post ids of the pages/post you want to prevent the particular ad from showing up or you can click the tiny search button on the right to bring up the Post/Page picker Popup.

(If the pop-up stopped appearing after an upgrade just clear your browser cache and it should reappear. If it still doesn’t appear try deleting and then reinstalling the plugin)

Now you can pick the posts/pages using the buttons or by double clicking the page titles in the left box. Similarly to remove posts/pages from the selection you can use the icons or double click them in the right box.

Click OK. and Save the Entire page.

Preventing ads from showing op on particular pages is a feature that’s missing in many other plugins.

Some plugins which impliment them does not have the provision to control the ads indivigually.

On most occasions we would want the ads embedded inside the post only to be eliminated from a particular page or post and would want to continue showing them on other parts of the site.

Some sites have even used this feature to include page specific tracking codes.

Share your experience about this feature below.