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Create a carbon-copy of my blog (automatically) for "VIP" users, so they don't have to see ads.

by Mogly
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Hey guys,

I've been trying to come up with a way to reward the email subscribers on my blog. One thing I realized is that even after they subscribe to my blog they still have to always see the opt-in forms... which aren't pop-up's (just regular forms on the sidebar/below the content.. but I'd rather lower the annoyance.

Is there anyway to make it so certain <div>'s (which would be my opt-in forms and ads) do not show up for email subscribers?

The first option I came up with, would be to make a vip.pagerankworld.com and have that require a login (using their email), and would basically be the same site without any ads and without any opt-in forms, because these are all people that have already subscribed.

But that seems really clunky/complicated for what I'm trying to do.

So is there an easy way to just hide certain <div>'s based on referrer? Maybe... or something like that.

Basically if I could hide the ads for everything but direct traffic maybe that would work.
#ads #automatically #blog #carboncopy #create #users #vip
  • Profile picture of the author RobinInTexas
    You could create a child theme (or a custom theme) and add the conditional if ( is_user_logged_in() )
    as in:
    Code:
    <?php
if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
    echo 'Welcome, registered user!';
} else {
    echo 'Welcome, visitor!';
}
?>
    to the various php files.
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    Having the same content twice on your site... is a dumb idea - that's what the search engines call "duplicate content" and they hate it. Forget it ASAP!

    If it is a WP site - use the conditional tags (as explained above).
    If it was built with other code, you need to hire someone to do it for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mogly
    Well yeah its a wordpress site, but I don't love that idea because I don't think I can integrate the WP users with mailchimp/aweber.

    (Not trying to be rude, just thinking out loud)


    I was planning on having the site be behind the log-in/account page, so the site wouldn't be indexed.
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    • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
      Originally Posted by Mogly View Post

      but I don't love that idea because I don't think I can integrate the WP users with mailchimp/aweber.
      It doesn't really matter what you think... because it is irrelevant. You asked a technical question and knowledgeable people gave you the answer.

      So, do you want a technically correct answer or you prefer some BS that you may "like as an idea"?

      What did you try before coming here and asking your question?
      What keywords did you use on the WP site and aweber... to find an answer?

      ^^Those are rhetorical questions because you were lazy to do any research. Otherwise you would have found the integration plugin on wordpress.org, made by Aweber:
      WordPress › AWeber Web Form Plugin « WordPress Plugins

      It does exactly what members were suggesting for you to do:
      - visitor registers with your blog
      - in the same time visitor is added to your Aweber list
      - visitor being registered (i.e. is a WP user) you can show/hide whatever you want by using conditional tags

      Originally Posted by Mogly View Post

      (Not trying to be rude, just thinking out loud)
      Too much thinking makes wrinkles... next time just say thank you to the guys trying to help you!
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew H
    Well no matter what you do the users will presumably require a username/password to access your 'vip' area. If you are already using WP for your blog, it doesn't make sense to create a copy of your blog and manage account's there. You need to setup each registered user with a WP account, and then use the conditional tags to display your 'optin' stuff. Doesn't get more basic than this in the programming world.

    References

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_repeat_yourself
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