Tip: How to Add an Easy to Manage News Ticker

Several community managers have contacted me and asked for a simple news ticker to add to their community. So....This is a tip for anyone who would like to add a simple and easy to manage news ticker to their Ning Community.  It is easy to manage bec

Tip: How to Add a FLying Twitter Follow Button

A couple of night ago a fellow creator asked if there was a way to have a hovering/flying Twitter follow button to inspire members to follow them.  I found a solution and now I am sharing it with you.  This is what it will look like in top right corn

Suggestion: Can we have the comments on profile pages at the top?

Is it possible that Profiles on Creators could have the comments module at the top above friends and groups?  Or is there some logic behind where it presently is that I am unaware of..

I just think people will be more willing to leave comments of othe

Tip: How to Place Multiple Facebook Like Buttons on a Page

Perhaps you are trying to give members a way to (facebook) like several different pages on your site all from the same page. 

Or to put it another way....Often, people want to put more than one Like and Share buttons on the same web page. For example,

REQUEST: Member Profile Photo Column in Exported Member Data + a Few Other Ideas

Put simply, the exported member data should also export a row of links for profile avatars.  Without it, we are forced to employ other methods / processes and /or 3rd party services just to reverse scrape out the profile images in order to make any s

TIP/Trick: How to Add Facebook Style Reactions To Your Community

While researching a response to a question on the forum I found something quite cool to share.  I found a tool for integrating Facebook style Reactions to your Ning Community.

Have you tried This Plugin by Vicomi?

Simply sign up and grab your code

Quick Language Editor Tip N2/N3: Explanation Before Signup

Choosing carefully the questions you ask new potential members cannot be understated as they are not only the profile of the member but also a gauge by which you test their sanity and purpose for joining. This tips is to show you how to inject a litt

TIP: How to Start a Community Donating Pool Using Paypal

I recently implemented a Paypal Community Pool into one of the communities I run which is 100% donating driven.   I have to tell you that it has been quite successful so far and we are collectively able to pay for a few months into the future..  If y

Tip 3.0: Simple Social Bar (HTML+CSS)

So you want a simple bar which takes your members to your social profiles.  Here it is..

What we are creating:

HTML (can go in your ABOVE FOOTER HTML box on any page- change to your links)

<ul class="spicesocialwidget">
<li class="facebook">
<a rel="nof

Hack: Embed PDF Documents from Issuu Full Screen

So you want to embed a PDF document full screen inside a page on your community.  Example (as you can see... no ads)

Here is what you need to do.

1) First upload your PDF to issuu.com

2) While that is uploading, Start a page on your community  a

Trick N2.0 - Add Your Groups To a Facebook Page Tab in 5 Minutes

This is a follow up from my discussion about customizing the Mobile version of 2.0 communities found here:

TIP/Trick/Hack 2.0: Injecting CSS into Mobile Version &amp; Fixing Mobile Groups Style

What you'll Need To Add Your Groups to a Facebook Page

TIP/Trick/Hack 2.0: Injecting CSS into Mobile Version & Fixing Mobile Groups Style

I'd be willing to bet that most anyone reading this who has a 2.0 Ning community is currently facing the the same problem - no apparent way to style the mobile version of the community.  However, when it comes to the way our mobile versions display l

Experiment: Ning Community Showcase -Seeking Beta Testers

Crowdsourcing Community inspiration for all...So i had an idea to create a simple unofficial Ning Powered Community Showcase.

I need beta testers

This is a place where any of you can share your community and tell us what it is about and vote for

Update on My Process of Creating Member Maps for Ning Communities

Member maps are awesome... they give your members a way to visualize the growth of their community. I've shared many ways of building member maps over the years, but I seem to be getting a lot of questions about it lately so I figured it was time for

TIP: Brush Up On Social Media with Bookmark FREE eCourses

If you have been looking for a FREE way to learn about social media in your own time, I have a secret for you.  A platform called Bookmark allows you to take eCourses for free when you sign up using this referral link.    These courses each take arou

TIP 3.0: Save Space In Tabs Using Emojis

This is just a quick tip for saving space inside your tabs.   Replace the tab titles with functional emoticons. It works in 3.0!

You can simply grab the emoji you want here and plug them in inside the backend.

Simple as that.  More Ning Tips

TIP/Trick: Get Tabby with your FB Page

Hey everyone, 

I haven't put up a tip in a while so i figured I'd let you in on a little secret, short and sweet.  If you have a facebook page dedicated to your community, you're gonna want to try this.

STEP ONE))))Go Here and find the HTML5 Modu

What I have Learned about Community Management Part 3

Part One Here   Part Two Here

What I have Learned about Community Management Part 2

Part One Here        Part Three Here

In a world of noise, social channels become clouded and must be filtered and categorized according to relevance, if for no other reason than clarity. A community online becomes d

What I have Learned about Community Management Part 1

Online communities are like little planets, each with their own ec