Dear Ning: Please Update TinyMCE Editor Version

It looks like TinyMCE is on their 7th version which offers more customization options.   I believe we are on version 4.

Can we please update our TinyMCE plugin?  Thanks

Another Time Saver: Community Website Sitemap Crawler

Last week I made a tool for converting Jquery into Ning compatible jquery which you can find here:

Another Time Saver: JQuery Code Converter for Ning

Today i am releasing another helpful tool which crawls your community sitemap and gives you a list of

I Wrote a Book about Ways to Monitize Your Community

So I've been wrestling with ways to monetize my community for years, including most recently, turning on memberships for a community which is almost 20 years old.   So I decided to write a book that many of you may benefit from reading.

"Unlock Your N

Another Time Saver: JQuery Code Converter for Ning

For those who have ever tried to integrate Jquery code into your Ning community, you know that in order to make it work you have to convert all of the instances of "$" into "x$" before installing it.   I just made that simple for you.   Use this tool

How to Add Referral to Outbound Links from Your Community

Wanna convert all of your outbound links into referral links like Product Hunt or Land Surveyors United Community?  Here is how  to do just this.

To implement a referral link with a "?ref=yourcommunityname" parameter to all outbound links on your webs

AI Tools For Ning Community Creators - written by me, not AI

Have you thought about the AI possibilities for your community?

Are you actively building tools to make your members' lives easier? 

If not, you should be. 

If you can't or do not know how, you should ask me to do it for you. 

Either way, your member

A Simple Way to Move Navigation Up Into Account Bar

I've been cleaning my Ning Network up for our 16th Birthday celebration as a community and I came across a great trick for moving your primary navigation up into the account bar.

Simply add the following to your custom code bottom section near the top

Ning for Dummies - Interesting

I never realized that there was actually a Ning for Dummies book.   It is quite dated but interesting none the less..

A Curated Collection of Over 250 Ning Tips and Tricks

Not much going on around here but there are still a LOT of Ning Creators who need help with little things to improve their communities..

Here is a collection of over 250+ Ning tips and Tricks...

Let me know if you find it useful..or if you need help.

Craziest Ning Landing Page Ever - Today my Community Turns 15 years old!

On March 7th 2007, I began building Land Surveyors United Community.     Its first version looked like this:

In celebration of 15 year birthday of our community, our homepage has been redesigned, making it easier to get to the most important areas in

Cool New Tool for Creating Charts & Graphs from Spreadsheets

I simply cannot say enough about this new tool I am using to create charts and graphs on the fly, to embed into my Ning communities. If you have a spreadsheet of data (like Member profiles), you can use Chartmatto generate an embeddable table in 10 m

Simple Tip: Where to Go to Configure Social Media Subscribe Follow Buttons

One of the all time most frequently asked questions is where to go to configure your social media share buttons.  Here are the quick links for you..

To get the code for your Facebook Page Plugin go here.

To get the code for your Twitter Timeline go h

TIP TOP TRICK ← Organic SEO and Your Community using Language Editor

Ok, the more i think about it, the more this may become the part one of about a 3 part series.  Just gonna share a few things which can have long term impact on your search engine rankings AND increase engagement.  

Language Editor Tweaks:

1)   Would

For Creators and Admins: Easy Way to Create a Community Status Report

You've may have read my tips and tricks related to using the RSS feeds of your community to help members find other sections of your site and recieve updates with new content when it is updated.  (I'll put those links at the bottom of this post)

All o

TIP: 😳Friendly Reminder for Visitors Who Copy Your Content in 3 Easy Steps

One of the questions I get quite often is " How do i keep visitors from copying my community content?"  The truth is, you can't but If you are like me, it frustrates the hell out of you when visitors who stop by simply steal the content from your sit

Tip: Create Self Updating Content Widgets for your Community

You already know how to automate content posting to blogs and social media pages. If not, read this first: 

Amazing Tool to Automate Your Content Discovery, RSS and Sharing Community Content

But, we have more aces up our sleeve. RSS Ground allows you t

🤖 Trick : Create a Community Mirror | ɹoɹɹıW ʎʇıunɯɯoϽ

If you ever wondered what your community looks like in the mirror, here you go: :oƃ noʎ ǝɹǝɥ 'ɹoɹɹıɯ ǝɥʇ uı ǝʞıן sʞooן ʎʇıunɯɯoɔ ɹnoʎ ʇɐɥʍ pǝɹǝpuoʍ ɹǝʌǝ noʎ ɟI

Ning Community |   Mirrored Archive

This trick is the opposite of what I shared in this las

Tip: Build a Directory and Import It Into Your Community

Over the years, many Ning Creators have asked me the best way to build a directory for their community.  True, you can build it inside your community using Ning but you may not want the public to come into your community to find listings.   Take for

Show Us your Ning Landing Pages

if you've ever built a Ning Landing Page for your community, you know it is a tedious task, only rewarding when the stars align.   It's hard work to be constantly aware of it's quirks (if you know them, through trial and error error error), but when

Simple and Easy to Manage Horizontal News Ticker with CSS only

Way back in 2018, I shared this with you.  

Tip: How to Add an Easy to Manage News Ticker

Today, I'm going to share an entirely different version which is even easier to manage.  This one is great for community announcements.

See the Pen Pure CSS Ticke