=== Prosperent Auto-Linker === Contributors: Prosperent Brandon Tags: Prosperent, links, SEO, Requires at least: 3.0 Tested up to: 3.4.2 Stable tag: 1.3 License: GPLv2 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html This plugin is no longer being updated, please download the Prosperent Suite instead, listed below. == Description == **[Prosperent Suite](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/prosperent-suite/)** **The newest Prosperent Plugin, includes all other Prosperent plugins in one.** * **Please use the Prosperent Suite in place of your Prosperent Auto-Linker.** * **This plugin is no longer being updated.** * **The Prosperent Suite contains the newest version of the Prosperent Auto-Linker and other tools.** *Prosperent Auto-Linker* Adds Auto-Linker buttons to HTML and Visual editor in WordPress for pages and posts. When text is highlighted an the button is pressed it will place [linker] short tags around the highlighted phrase connecting it to the Prosperent Product Search. Also puts Auto-Linker settings under the settings menu. Allowing you to link more commonly used phrases. On the HTML editor the button is named 'auto-linker'. In the Visual Editor, the button is the one with the gears on it. When using the Visual Editor, a dialog box will pop up when the button is clicked, allowing you to alter the query used with the highlighed phrase. once you hit submit if you changed the query it should look something like [linker q="ipad 4 case"]ipad 4[/linker]. The q variable will change the query used when someone clicks on Ipad 4 within the blog. *Why Prosperent Auto-Linker?* This plugin does a couple things. You can map words that appear in posts to product searches. For example, if you configure the plugin like so: * nike => nike shoes * soccer cleats Anytime you publish a wordpress post with the word nike in it, it will be linked to a search result page for nike shoes. If you publish a post with soccer cleats in it, the plugin links you to a soccer cleats product search page. The second addition is a tool that helps you quickly link words to product search pages when writing a new post. There is a Prosperent gear button. You simply highlight a word or phrase in your post, click the gear and it gets linked to a product search page. We have an ever growing community, which is always willing to answer questions and lend a helping hand, and our team here at Prosperent is also available on the forum. == Installation == * This Plugin requires the 'Prosperent Product Search' plugin which can be downloaded here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/prosperent-powered-product-search/ 1. First thing, head over to [Prosperent](http://goo.gl/6X8OT) and click Join, its Free to do so. Create your account and once you are signed in, look in the upper right hand corner. You should see "Welcome, -YOUR USERNAME- (123456)". The 6 digits after your user name in the parentheses in your User Id. You'll need that number later. 2. Upload the `prosperent-autoLinker` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress. 4. Go to 'Settings', and down to 'Auto-Linker'. a.) 'Text and Query'- use this text area to list any phrases, merchants, brands to match to the Prosperent Product Search. You can also include a different query to use in place of the phrase. (This will not change the phrase on the page) * Examples: * red shoes => Red Nike Shoes (any occurences of 'red shoes' in your Wordpress Blog will match to 'Red Nike Shoes') * hiking boots (any occurences of 'hiking boots' in your Wordpress Blog will match to 'hiking boots') b.) Enable auto-link in comments? Check if you want to allow matching inside comments. c.) Case sensitive matching? Check if you want case sensitive matching. d.) Open Links in New Window or Tab. * If checked, opens links in a new window or tab. * If unchecked, opens links in the same window. 8. Congratulations, you now have Prosperent Auto-Linker on your WordPress site. 9. Log in to Prosperent.com every so often to check your stats. == Frequently Asked Questions == = What is Prosperent? = Prosperent is a company that is serious about getting you the tools that simplify your life as an affiliate marketer. We manage relationships with merchants, clean datafeeds, and provide a variety of publisher tools to get products on your site quickly and easily. = How many merchants does Prosperent work with? = Currently over 2,000 and growing. = How many products does Prosperent have? = We currently index and search against almost 50 million products. = Where can publishers go to get help? = Our Community Forums are a fantastic resource. Our entire team is active on a daily basis, and we are always here to lend a helping hand no matter what the question may be. = How do I get paid? = Prosperent pays publishers net30 which means we pay you 30 days after commission event takes place. This gives merchants time to see if a product is returned, or otherwise needs to be delayed for whatever reason. = How can we track our earnings? = We have a comprehensive reporting system in place that allows you to see which pages are generating earnings, which city/state/country the sales are coming from, and which individual products and retailers are providing those sales. = What is the revenue split? = We take a 30% commission and pay you the other 70%. If you are a larger publisher this split changes to 80/20. = What are the comissions paid and terms? = The commission rates vary from merchant to merchant, but we are always negotiating the highest rates in the industry. We pay out net30 like most networks. The only exception is when a merchant that we work with extends a commission based on their return policy. Our reporting interface reflects this and allows you to see the status of each commission. It's the same as what you would experience with any of the other affiliate networks like commission junction. == Screenshots == 1. The Visual Editor Button 2. The HTML Editor Button 3. The Visual Editor Dialog Box 4. The Auto-Linker Settings == Changelog == = 1.0 = * First Release == Notes == If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to ask me here or on the [Prosperent Community](http://community.prosperent.com/forum.php), or email me Prosperent Brandon at brandon@prosperent.com