Does Wordpress Have a Plugin that Can Do This?

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I have over 200 blog posts that I would like to add a hyperlink to at the end of each of these posts.

Does anyone know if there's a plugin that can do this? I've searched and haven't found anything yet. Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    Originally Posted by mrniceguy123 View Post

    I have over 200 blog posts that I would like to add a hyperlink to at the end of each of these posts.
    You need to give more details: would it be the same link on all posts or...?

    If the same, you have 2 options:
    a) edit the template(s)
    b) find a plugin - there was a WSO making small banners at the end of posts; (you could even have several of them)
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    • Profile picture of the author mrniceguy123
      Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath View Post

      You need to give more details: would it be the same link on all posts or...?

      If the same, you have 2 options:
      a) edit the template(s)
      b) find a plugin - there was a WSO making small banners at the end of posts; (you could even have several of them)
      Yes, it'll be the same link on all posts. Most of my posts are around the same general theme.

      By the way, what does WSO stand for?
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  • Profile picture of the author spesialis
    Appearances > editor

    If you know how, find the post template ... such as post.php

    Insert the html after the content.

    PM me, I'll help you for free.
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    • Profile picture of the author mrniceguy123
      Originally Posted by spesialis View Post

      Appearances > editor

      If you know how, find the post template ... such as post.php

      Insert the html after the content.

      PM me, I'll help you for free.
      My theme has a "Single Post" file (single.php), is that the file you're referring to?

      I was just trying to read through the Wordpress "Post Hierarchy" but my brain is fried right now, so I'm having troubles processing the information.

      Is it as simple as adding my hyperlink to the end of the single.php file?

      Is it ok to post a link to the contents of this file here in the forum? I don't want to get this thread shut down by a moderator.
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  • Profile picture of the author mrniceguy123
    Originally Posted by eglassman88 View Post

    That CMS Commander looks like exactly what I need. Looks fairly inexpensive as well
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  • Profile picture of the author mrniceguy123
    Does anyone have any familiarity with CMS Commander?

    I'm reading this documentation on Search and Bulk Edit WordPress Posts and Pages, and I see how to add/modify tags, post statuses, insert categories, and modify text, but I don't see an option that would allow me to insert a particular hyperlinked string of text to selected posts, which is what I'm trying to do in this instance.
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  • Profile picture of the author mrniceguy123
    After reading through multiple documents and video tutorials on CMS Commander, it appears that the feature to add data to multiple posts at one time is only available if I'm using a content source like Amazon or YouTube.

    It doesn't appear that I can import my own content with CMS Commander.

    Looks like I have to figure out how to add the hyperlink by modifying the templates. I don't know how to do that though :-(
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    (don't worry about the moderator )

    I could easily help you with exact instructions... provided your questions are as precise as possible!

    Now, I acknowledge not everybody is fluent in WP-lingo, that's why you need to read carefully and answer to the best of your knowledge.

    In an average WP blog you can see the posts in different views - most notably there is the "single post view" (i.e after clicking on a post's title and seeing one single post with its comments) and there are several "multipost views" - like your main/index page, the category and monthly archives, search/tag results etc.

    So, the question is: WHERE do you want your standard link to appear?> On single post view or on the multipost views, as well?

    Depending on your answer, you will need to edit/modify one or many template files.
    Also, be aware, different themes may use a non-standard name system for their template files. Normal theme designers will use the WP suggested names... but when they get "fancy" they screw it up, just to make your life (and mine) more complicated

    Again, the question is: where do you want to display that link?
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  • Profile picture of the author mrniceguy123
    I want the link to show up in each individual post on my blog.

    For example, in this post, I'd like the hyperlinked text to be placed right here, at the very end of each post..

    Did I answer your question?
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    That would make your job easier... you will need to edit only one file - the one that is displaying your single posts.

    I couldn't figure out the name of the theme in use on your blog (because the stylesheet is not complete), so I don't know what kind of template files are used in it.

    As I said, if the theme follows the WP guidelines, it should be the single.php template file.
    More exactly, every theme will have a file named like that but some have no code at all because they would call (include) another file that would contain the code itself.

    The next question is: how is this text/link
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    "inserted" into your blog?
    - does it exist in the template file?
    - is it done via plugin?

    Can you find its place in the single.php? If yes, that's where you create a div or paragraph (might even give it a class for styling) and place your anchor tag in it.
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    • Profile picture of the author mrniceguy123
      Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath View Post


      The next question is: how is this text/link

      "inserted" into your blog?
      - does it exist in the template file?
      - is it done via plugin?
      I manually added that into each (or most, rather) blog posts when I created them individually.
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      • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
        Originally Posted by mrniceguy123 View Post

        I manually added that into each (or most, rather) blog posts when I created them individually.
        OMG, tell me it ain't true...

        That means all that stuff is actually part of your posts?
        Ever heard of automation? - All that stuff after your post proper can and should be added by:
        - links in the templates
        - plugins
        - scripts/code in the templates

        Can you post your single.php to pastebin.com?

        And a friendly advice from a veteran WP blogger: 15 videos in one single posts... is just insane. Sorry! You should break up that post into many smaller chunks... This comes under the "don't abuse your visitors ever"
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        • Profile picture of the author mrniceguy123
          Here is a link to the single.php.

          I might break that post up into smaller ones later on when I get some time.
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  • Profile picture of the author mrniceguy123
    Thanks for your help, by the way.

    If I would've known I could've automated a lot of this stuff, believe you-me that I would've! :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author mrniceguy123
    I ended up getting this to work by adding it after <?php the_content(''); ?> in my single.php, and it looks fine, however I have one additional concern.

    As you can see in this screenshot (taken from this blog post), the text shows up at the end of the entire post, which is where I said I wanted it placed originally.

    The issue, is that it shows up beneath the "You Might Also Like" that's automatically placed at the end of every post via the LinkedWithin plugin.

    I would prefer for the text to show up before that section, if at all possible, as I think many visitors would fail to see it if it were placed in it's current position.

    Do you know of any way I can make it so that that text shows up above that "You Might Also Like" section?
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