Adding a Favorite Articles Department to your web site

Here's the quick and easy way to add a most popular articles department to your web site - it automatically updates showing the most read articles on your site

One way to attract more subscribers to make it easy for them to see the most popular articles on the site. See an example of this at http://www.bmyers.com/public/department41.cfm

Creating a department showing the most popular articles within your site is easy to do in MemberGate.

Here's how.

Adding a 'Most Popular Articles' Department

1. Create a Department - go to the control panel, select 'add new department', and enter a name for the department (IE Most Popular), and set the department to have 'public access'.
   
   

• Enter a headline for the department - IE - Most Read Articles on this site
  
  

• Enter the following in the body text of the department: Subscriber Favorites

  The following is an index of the most read articles on this site.

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• Create the department, and then view it to make sure it looks like you want it to.
  
  

• That's all you have to do!

Notes:

1. The command that calls the most popular list is:
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      New in MemberGate 8... Read More

   2. Connecting To Authorize.net
      

      If authorize.net is your payment gateway, follow the instructions found in this tutorial to connect your account with your MemberGate site.... Read More

   3. What's the Difference Between MemberGate and a Blog Membership Script
      

      With the variety of various scripts out there, it is easy to get confused as to what the benefits of one versus another option are. There is a reason why MemberGate is widely recognized as the premier... Read More

   4. Resolution: Upon Login, User is Immediately Logged Out
      

      There may be a report from a member that when they have logged into your site, they immediately see a message that they have logged out (or Logout Successful). They are not able to access the members area of your site. Review this tutorial for instructions to provide to your member so they can have a successful login.... Read More

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      Here's how to quickly add text highlights, boxes, and other special effects to your web pages.... Read More

   6. Merge a Thread in the Forums
      

      When a member starts a new topic that could belong with another thread there is an easy way to merge the new thread with the older thread.... Read More

   7. Understanding Membergate Clumps of Articles
      

      This is a useful feature for creating separate sections on your portal pages with items of interest. Here is what clumps are about and how to set them up... Read More

   8. Referrer Ad Tracking Codes
      

      Use the referrer code options when running marketing campaigns to see how well your ads are converting users into members. Part of the MemberGate Fundamentals Series.... Read More

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      Create an app in Facebook and connect the settings to your site. This allows you to use Facebook functionality on your pages like comments or likes. Follow this tutorial to create the app in Facebook and add those settings to your site.... Read More

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       Make a test purchase through the shopping cart. This allows you to understand the flow as well as double checking that everything is connecting as expected.... Read More

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       Instructions for using the Help Desk function with your site.... Read More

   12. Integration with Infusionsoft
       

       You can now integrate your Infusionsoft account with your MemberGate site within the Control Panel... Read More

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       Connect your site to your Stripe account to process payments.... Read More

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       New forum post headlines can be displayed on a navigational column by addding a cf tag to a category.       ... Read More

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       Create a fantastic looking subscription form without knowing any html code. Easily add your member plan information as well as change the colors of the form. Part of the MemberGate Fundamentals Series.... Read More

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       Make it easier for your members to sort through forum posts based on the type of information posted.... Read More

   19. Subscription Tax
       

       Automatically charge your members a tax on their subscription purchases.... Read More

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       The new Dual Login Lockout feature is configurable and allows you to set the lockout feature on your site to either active or inactive.... Read More

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   Placing that command on any page will show the most read articles for the site.
   
   

• For best results, place the department in the public area so non members can read the article headlines and teaser copy. This will give them a reason to join.
  
  

• This is a feature of MemberGate 3.30+