WordPress currently stands as the most popular blogging platform with thousands of people signed up in their main site to manage a blog while millions of other webmasters downloaded their open source application and made full use of its customization capabilities. With so many templates and add-ons to choose from, along with the freedom of modifying its source code, webmasters have developed their own unique ways in integrating the blog within the site.
WordPress is also a popular choice among Internet marketers that enjoy filling up their blogs with lots of unique articles. In ordinary blogging platforms, posting schedules need to be planned by marketers in order to effectively roll out their articles in certain intervals. Posting an article immediately after another prevents the previous article to attract much attention. A good strategy is to post around 4 to 5 posts each day, but require the marketer to spend certain periods on their blog regularly.
A feature called WordPress timestamp was introduced to solve this problem, allowing posts to be made on set timestamp so marketers can create several posts in advance in preparation for some time off from the blog. While the webmaster is away, posts will still be made automatically. A set of plug-ins known as the WordPress Article Automation pack aims to expand on the very useful built-in timestamp feature.
The WordPress Article Automation pack includes 3 plug-ins with one of them enhancing the timestamp feature to better serve serious marketers. This plug-in is known as the timestamp repeater which focuses on saving even more time so marketers can focus on other marketing techniques.
The timestamp repeater allows a single post to be published multiple times. It is more customizable allowing certain days or times to be chosen as well as how often the posts need to be made. It is designed to work very well when used with multiple blog posts as each post can have different posting schedules, effectively populating a blog without much user intervention or need for copying and pasting.
The plug-in works alongside the Auto RSS feature which adds some random functionality to the feeds by effectively supplying content for RSS readers to check out. This makes it handy in boosting search engine traffic while evading the Google probes. It can also add significant value to the website by having the plug-in add Google AdSense ads or any other banner advertisements after each posted article.
Effort can be reduced even further using the 3rd plug-in found in the WordPress Article Automation pack which is the Mass Article Poster. This is the tool to use when the webmaster is actively developing on the blog. It allows bloggers to submit a large set of articles by clicking a button. Combined with the timestamp repeater, bloggers have full control of what goes on their blog and when it appears, whether they are in front of the computer or not.
