[WordPress Plugin] Add a Blog in Blogroll Using Better Blogroll

by Vivek on March 19, 2010

As in the previous article I write about how to add a blog in blogroll. Now I am extending this topic a little bit more. You can also add a blog in your blogroll using the wordpress plugins also.

WordPress Plugin: Better Blogroll is created by Jon Dyer and it allows bloggers to create a blogroll which is much different from the default WordPress blogroll.

better blogroll [Wordpress Plugin] Add a Blog in Blogroll Using Better Blogroll

Now you will ask the question why you need to install this plugin? Adding a plugin will slow down the loading time your blog? These are some of the questions which are going into your mind.

This plugin is different from the default wordpress blogroll in the manner that when you log-in into your wordpress admin panel and go to widgets section. In widgets section you will see a lots of options this plugin will provide. You have the complete freedom to select how many links you want to show, these links will be in a particular order or in a random order. It allows you the option of adding images. This plugin is useful for those who do not know how to code.

Some of the features of this plugin are:

  • Links can be sorted randomly, by title or by rating
  • Number of links shown is configurable
  • Categories from which links are shown is configurable
  • Links can be set to “no follow” which is very important in terms of SEO.
  • Capable of displaying XFN, or both
  • Links can be in a single list or separated by category
  • Can display each link’s category or rating to its right
  • The description of each link appears in a tool tip
  • Allows you to show an explanation that the list is a rolling blogroll.

This plugin has 12 options by which you can easily configure a blog while adding it in your blogroll. And it can also be used as an Ad rotator.

Download the plugin from author page: Download Link

In the meanwhile you should also like these articles on adding blogroll

Five Blogroll Plugins for WordPress Site

How you can customize your blogroll using SimplePie and jQuery.

Top 10 WordPress Plugin On Google Adsense

Top 10 WordPress Plugin to Manage Comments on your Blog

Top 10 WordPress Plugin to Optimize SEO of your Blog

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