{"id":5237,"date":"2012-09-11T02:42:06","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T08:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/?p=5237"},"modified":"2012-09-11T02:50:55","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T08:50:55","slug":"review-simeplereach-slide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2012\/09\/11\/review-simeplereach-slide\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: SimepleReach Slide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/simplereach-slide\/\" target=\"_blank\">SimpleReach Slide<\/a> is a WordPress Plugin that recommends related articles from within your site. But instead of adding those recommended links to the bottom of the article, it creates a \u201cslide\u201d effect at the bottom of the page. You might have seen a similar related slider on NYTimes.com website. <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SimpleReach-Slide-Banner.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 10px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"SimpleReach-Slide-Banner\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SimpleReach-Slide-Banner_thumb.png?resize=600%2C194\" alt=\"SimpleReach-Slide-Banner\" width=\"600\" height=\"194\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>First Impressions of The SimpleReach Slide<\/h2>\n<p>Whenever I see a site running the slide plugin, I find it to be a great looking slide that can be helpful and it can keep you on the site longer if it pulls a related article in the slide and not some random slide that has nothing to do with the current slide.<\/p>\n<p>But what I really like about the slide is the Facebook like and Twitter buttons attached to the slide. Not only does the slide give you another article to look at but it shows you how many times its been shared on Twitter and Facebook. <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/simplereach-slide.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 10px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"SimpleReach Slide  A related Posts Plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/simplereach-slide_thumb.png?resize=600%2C319\" alt=\"SimpleReach Slide  A related Posts Plugin\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Easy Installation of The SimpleReach Slide<\/h3>\n<p>The installation is pretty simple. Go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/simplereach-slide\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress Plugin Directory<\/a> through your admin panel and install the plugin. Once installed, you will need to go to <a href=\"evolutionarydesigns.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">SimpleReach<\/a> and sign up for an account. Once you have an account, you can inter your login info in the settings areas of the plugin.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the configuration process you can change the color the links and change the header text if you want.<\/p>\n<p>After you are logged into SimpleReach, your slide will be active and start pulling related articles.<\/p>\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>I have had the SimpleReach Slide installed on several of my sites for almost a week and I have to say I like the plugin but it could be better.<\/p>\n<p>What I like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I like the look the of slide<\/li>\n<li>Social sharing buttons are a great idea<\/li>\n<li>Easy installation is a good thing<\/li>\n<li>The sliding effect catches the eye, once you get to the bottom of the page<\/li>\n<li>You can hide the slide if its in the way.<\/li>\n<li>SlimpleReach Website \u2013 Tracks your articles and how many times they have shared.<\/li>\n<li>Disable article from showing up on slide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What I Do Not Like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The slide doesn\u2019t seem to pull related articles, it seems to pull whatever \u201crandom\u201d article it wants.<\/li>\n<li>There are not any options to set what articles are shown. (Featured articles)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall I like the plugin and will continue to use the plugin for now. For a basic slider, its great but until they fix the coding and it pulls related articles and not random articles, I won\u2019t be fully happy with this plugin. I can live without features, if it pulls related articles when there are related articles to feature.<\/p>\n<p>If you need a great looking slider to help keep visitors on your site, Simple Reach Slide is a great plugin for doing that.<\/p>\n<p>Image Source: All <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/simplereach-slide\/\">images\/Screen Shots<\/a> are from SimpleReach<\/p>\n<p>Are you using SimpleReach Slide? If so, let us know what you think. Is the slide showing random slides or is it pulling actual related articles?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SimpleReach Slide is a WordPress Plugin that recommends related articles from within your site. 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