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➳ How to Add Speech Recognition to Ning Search and Text Areas

Speech Recognition and Voice to Text

Text fields, comment boxes and and search input on Ning networks are not only numerous, they are getting better and better. While setting up several Ning 3.0 networks, I recently began using an online speech to q

Tip: ☎ How to Add Telephone Numbers as Clickable Links ☎

✆ Let The Web Page Do the Dialing

You may be accustomed to adding telephone numbers to web pages as just static text of digits and dashes, which doesn't offer any sort of real interaction to your members or visitors. Yet,with more and more people u

Ning 3.0 Tip: Download Button

Hi all,

I've worked on several client projects recently where there was a need for members to easily access downloadable items (PDFS, Spreadsheets etc) in forum discussions.

This simple tip looks for the word 'download' in links within forum discus

Are there any formatted templates I can use for broadcast messages?

Ideally it would have a similar look to my site, but that's not essential. : http://noelparknet.ning.com

BTW- How can I tell if I'm using 2.0 or 3.0?

Thanks,

Rachella

3.0 Hide Items When Signed In

What if you have items on your 3.0 site which are there to attract and entice a new visitor, but you don't need/want them to show to an existing member?  Things like a testimonial, "about us" video, other banners or sliders?  You can hide them all to

Simple way to assess how much messaging activity is happening across your network.

This is how i see how much message activity is happening across my network.

When i write this i am speaking from a Ning 2.0 point of view, i have yet to it from a ning 3.0 yet but there is no reason why it wouldnt work if the URL structure is the sa

Ning 3.0 Responsive Grid Playground

So earlier today I posted a useful Link Scrapper Tool that may come in handy when you are preparing for migration.  The second tool that I created today is a Ning 3.0 responsive grid playground, which you can Fork and use yourself here for learning h

Hurting Your SEO With Sliders (??), RSS and Copied Content

Yes we know original content is king and admittedly I'm a novice when it comes to search engine optimization (SEO) but I'm learning!  That being said I'm certain there are different opinions on what can damage your SEO but this video by a Google webm

Cool Tool: Link Scrapper Tool for Ning Network Pages

See Your Pages As a Search Engine Does

I whipped together what I feel to be a powerful and simple tool for seeing your pages as a search engine would.  I imagine this tool will become quite valuable during the migration of our networks to the 3.0.  

Add floating social network links to your home page

It is very easy to add social network links to your home page.

Here is a very simple method.

Join/register at https://www.addthis.com and follow the instructions to create the floating links you require. Simply paste the code to your Custom Code (b

Simple floating link image

If you would like to add a floating link image to your home page here is some script that works.

First create your own image file - upload it to your own hosting server or to Ning - then add that URL after "var logo url" between the " "s.

Then add

Tip 2.0 and 3.0: Add A Little Christmas Cheer To Your Ning Network.

Hi folks,

Let's add a little Christmas Cheer to your ning network.

Follow the instructions below:

Step One: Copy the following code and paste it into CUSTOM CODE (End of Page Code).

Tip: Make an Image turn Black and White on hover

Hi NCs,

Here is a simple tip on how to get a black and white effect when you hover over a photo post. 

For Ning 2.0:  Simply copy and paste the following code into in Advanced CSS under Design Studio.

.xg_widget_photo_index_index .xg_list_photo ul li

Show ads according to gender

Change what's in red by your code of advertising, be displayed at blogs, videos, forums and photo

Code within a text box

<div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 100%;">
<div style="width: 70%; float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;">
<div id="noticia" st

Even Ning 3.0 has its own feedback page.

Hi NCs,

A few years ago I was talking about your own ning feedback page here. Similarly, Ning 3.0 has its own feedback page. Are you aware of that.

For your feedback page url would be something like this

http://yournetwork.ning.com/main/index/feed

[3.0 MOD] Advance CSS Editor

Hello Creators,

Today, your troublesome css editing on your network will be forever be eliminated with my new mod- Advance CSS Editor

Why did I build this?

Well I was scratching my head out of frustration because Ning current's custom css ed

Responsive 3.0: Dos and Donts of PXs and %s

With the mandatory migration to 3.0 looming and so much to learn about responsive design, it can be difficult for Ning Network creators to understand which CSS units to use where, and when, on their network pages. The instinct (i keep encountering wi

Font Tip: Add Effects To Your Imported Google Fonts

If you have been looking for a simple way to add typographic effects to your headings, titles, etc. here is a tip for you. NOTE: This tip is for NCs who have imported Google Custom Fonts into their networks.

Add Style and Depth to your Type, Easily

HABIT TRACKING SOFTWARE THAT INTEGRATES WITH NING?

I run a health and wellness subscription based site off the NING platform. I would like to offer my members a way to track their progress with their health goals. Does anyone know of habit tracking software that integrates with NING?

Where they cou

Tip: How to display images inline?

Not all NCs are " TECH SAVVY" but we must believe that everybody wants to learn or try something new in life.
I assume that everyone knows what images are, as we all have seen images on web pages.

Know some important points:

* Inline: having images