=== Herd Effects - fake notifications to motivate users to take action === Contributors: Wpcalc Donate link: https://wow-estore.com/item/wow-herd-effects-pro/ Tags: notifications, fake notifications, notification bar, notification panel, notification flyouts Requires at least: 3.2 Tested up to: 4.9 Stable tag: trunk License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Create and show fictitious notifications to motivate users to take action on your site! Create a queue effect! == Description == The Herd Effects is the free marketing tool to set and to post pop-up alerts on the site. The plugin serves to increase the conversion of the web resource and motivate users to perform certain actions. It demonstrates the current or fictitious activity of other visitors and creates a “sense of live queue” effect. The Herd Effects is the simple and effective solution to increase the conversion on the site. Using WordPress extension will allow you to demonstrate the activity of other users to visitors of the resource. The plugin forms a "herd effect", attracts attention and motivates to commit various actions. = Main features = The Herd Effects extension will allow you to create a simple template and use it for an administrator-defined list of variable values. Alerts are designed to motivate the user to join the actions of others. Among its features: * configuring a template with variables to generate alerts; * 3 notifications in a set; * set the title; * more than 600+ Font awesome icons; * insert custom icons; * specifying the list of values for text variables; * set the minimum and maximum numeric values; * set the time interval for stable output of notifications; * edit the display on the screens less than the specified resolution; * insert an alert on the site using a shortcode. = Pro version = Enhance the "herd effect" of notifications by installing the Pro version of the plugin on your website: * unlimited amount of the notification sets; * generating an unlimited amount of the notifications in each set; * detailed adjustment of the style of the "herd effect" elements; * add a border and set the degree of rounding of its corners; * select a position to display each notification; * selection of colors for the background, borders, text and icons; * randomize the time intervals with which the notifications appear to add more realistic effect; * disabling a function of notifications closing by the user and setting auto-close; * control of the number of notifications; * add animation effects when windows appear and close; * connect and configure the output of the link via the notification; * display only for a specified period of time (from and to); * output of "herd effect" elements for all or separate user groups; * set the display depending on the language of the page; * edit the display of notifications on all or individual pages of the site, output items through the use of exceptions, IDs and categories. * And more... [Pro version demo](https://wow-company.com/fake-notifications/) [Buy Pro version](https://wow-estore.com/item/wow-herd-effects-pro/) = Can be used for = * alerts about registration on the site; * notifications with information on the purchase of goods; * informing visitors of the page about the ordering of the service by other users; * notifications about the installation of the application or program; * demonstration of the activity of users on the web resource; * notifications about subscription to the event of the company; * notifications about the mention of the resource in social networks; * informing users about real activity on the site and much more. = Compatibility with other popular plugins = * [Modal Window](https://wordpress.org/plugins/modal-window/) * [Wow Forms](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mwp-forms/) * [Viral Signup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/viral-signup/) * [Wow Forms](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mwp-forms/) * [Viral Signup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/viral-signup/) * [Wow Icons](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wow-icons/) = A useful post = * [The Urgency Effect Of The Offer And The Demonstration Of User Activity On The Site](https://wow-estore.com/ururgency-effect/) * [Example of creating a “herd effect” with the Wow Herd Effects Pro](https://wow-estore.com/herd-effect/) * [30 ways to attract the visitors attention on your website](https://wow-estore.com/visitors-attention/) = Support = Search for answers and ask your questions at [support center](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mwp-herd-effect) == Installation == * Installation option 1: Find and install this plugin in the `Plugins` -> `Add new` section of your `wp-admin` * Installation option 2: Download the zip file, then upload the plugin via the wp-admin in the `Plugins` -> `Add new` section. Or unzip the archive and upload the folder to the plugins directory `/wp-content/plugins/` via ftp * Press `Activate` when you have installed the plugin via dashboard or press `Activate` in the in the `Plugins` list * Go to `Wow Herd Effects` section that will appear in your main menu on the left * Click `Add new` to create your first set of notifications * Enter title that will appear in the notifications * Choose the icon that will appear in the notifications. * If you want a custom icon, tick `Custom`, upload your image via `Media` - `Add new`, then insert the link to your image. Recommended icon size is 60x60 pixels. * Construct your notifications template in the `Text` field. * Enter the values for your [name] and [city] variables. You can get the list of names and cities here. Note that you can use these variables for any kind of content, not just names and citites. Just enter any values you want and the plugin will randomly pick the values to be displayed in the notifications. Do not create new lines in the list of your variable, or the notifications will not work! Just enter the values, separated by comma. * Enter the minimum and maximum values of the Amount, if you are using it. * Click Save * Copy and paste the shortcode, such as [Wow-Herd-Effects id=1] to where you want the notifications to appear. * If you want the notifications to appear everywhere on your site, you can insert it in your `header.php`, like this: `` * If you want to insert the shortcode into a widget, use this plugin == Screenshots == 1. Here's how your notifications could run 2. Setting up this plugin is easy 3. What can you do with this plugin 4. Pro version features == Changelog == = 3.1.1 = * Fixed: minor bugs * Fixed: main class = 3.1 = * Fixed: minor bugs * Added: Support page * Added: Discount page = 3.0 = * Added: function hiding menu on mobile * Changed: admin style * Changed: Up to 3 notifications = 2.3 = * Fixed: minor bugs. * Change: Admin style. = 2.2 = * Add: Interval display option. * Change: Admin style. = 2.1 = * Fix: Can enter 'Name' and 'City' in new line. * Fix: Verifying access to the folder 'asset'. * Fix: Optimized code. = 2.0 = * Fixed code * Change style = 1.0 = * Initial release