=== KBucket Topic Curation === Contributors: bodhisatva Donate link: http://optimalaccess.com Tags: content curation, content marketing, lists, directories, curation tool, lead generation, inbound marketing Requires at least: 4.0 Tested up to: 4.8.2 Stable tag: "trunk" License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html KBucket lets you organize articles and links around categories as curated collections. Links are shared to drive traffic to your site. I == Description == The KBucket plugin is a place for curators to share their own editorialized research in context. Each KBucket page (K stands for Knowledge) can store and share hundreds of links that are easily navigable through topic, author and publisher tags. This video provides an overview of KBucket functions and features. [vimeo https://vimeo.com/185353050] The curation happens in your browser. We offer two extensions. Kurator is a chrome extension, that makes it real easy to curate, organize and publish your research. You need Kurator to post your research to KBucket. Here is a quick intro to Kurator and its functions. [vimeo https://vimeo.com/236672669] We also offer a powerful extension for Firefox browsers (only works for versions up to version 57. Will continue to work with Waterfox browsers. Visit the KBrowser to learn more. To install Kurator and start curating, launch you chrome browser and install Kurator here. Here are some of the applications of your KBucket pages. * Inbound Marketing: Each curated link can be shared to drive traffic back to your site * SEO: KBucket pages are optimized for search engines with micro tags. You can add hundreds of pages to your site, optimized for long tail keywords to drive traffic to your site. * Influencer marketing: Publishers can engage influencers whose links they have curated * Employee Advocacy: You manage the links that employees share online * Newsletters: Each channel in KBucket has a custom RSS link that can be used to drive your newsletters. To learn more about these topics see our study on Inbound marketing, using our KBucket solution. == Installation == Install like most other plugins. * Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/ directory * Activate the Plugin from your WordPress > Plugin page * Register the Plugin. You can access the registration page from the KBucket > Home tab, under "Getting Started" * Get your API key from your new profile page (The free version lets you display 10 articles per channel) * Enter your API key under the settings tab in your WordPress KBucket page * Go to your "Pages" section of the Dashboard and select the KBucket page for edit * Add this page to your desired menu and change the name and url of the page as you wish * Go to the Appearance Widgets menu and add the KBucket tags to the "KBucket Sidebar" * Download Kauthor from the our download page * To learn about Kauthor visit our forums. * To learn how to create and export your curated research see video below * To upload your curated page go to the 'upload KBucket' tab in your plugin and upload the file. Here are 2 examples of KBucket Pages. One is on our site and one is on a client site. KBucket Page on Curation and Marketing KBucket Page on US Immigration News == Frequently Asked Questions == **More Documentation** To get more detailed information and video tutorials visit our forums. **What are the limitations with the Trial Version** The Trail version lets you post 10 articles per channel and create as many channels as you wish. The idea is for you to make sure the Plugin works for you and is compatible with your site. **How do I curate Articles** To Curate articles you need either our Kurator plugin for Chrome, or the KBrowser plugin for Firefox. Visit our website by clicking on the links to learn more. **How Do I share my links** You can share links individually by clicking on the "+" sign at the end of the description and sharing the article on your preferred channel. You can also grab the article "url" placed under each article and paste it to your timeline. Additionally you can schedule links in a channel using the RSS feed provided for each channel in your dashboard. You can find these feeds under the "Published Links" tab in your WordPress > KBucket page. Select the Category and sub-category and grab the RSS feed to the right of your drop down boxes. We have more detailed description in our KBucket forum on our website. == Screenshots == An Image of the KBucket Page An Image of the KBrowser app == Changelog == = 2.3.8 = First official public release = 2.3.9 = Fixed minor theme related bugs = 2.3.10 = Fixed minor theme related bugs = 2.3.11 = Fixed issues with "Set Social" on the backend = 2.3.13 = Added Twitter handle for sharing = 2.3.16 = Added Twitter handle for sharing Fixed upload bugs = 2.3.19 = Fixed category tag issues = 2.3.20 = Fixed memory upload issues = 2.3.21 = Fixed issues with social image share =2.3.23 = Fixed issues with Style formatting =2.3.24 = Fixed issues with Java Script - conflicts with newer versions =2.4.7 = Made KBucket page micro tags visible to the search engine Added short code capabilities to make it compatible for more themes Changed how images are uploaded. Once an image is loaded from the server, it will stay, till changed by the server. =2.4.8 = Solved issues with mobile display =2.6.1 = Changed the URL structure to SEO friendly URLs. ==Upgrade Notice== You can upgrade your KBucket plugin by visiting registration page on our website. The full version allows you to share hundreds of links per channel and establish you brand as THE reference library for your community. The license fee is $199 per site with free updates. We offer discounts if you want to register more than one site.