Link Log Matcher Plugin
Introduction
Originally described in Eli’s bluehatseo.com post Link Saturation w/ Log Link Matching this plugin allows you to use this technique on your blog. I recommend reading the original article, but this technique gets links made to you indexed faster. The result is more efficient link building, and it’s all automated.
When a user visits your site, the plugin checks to see if they are coming from a SERP - if not, either an iframe or a piece of JavaScript (which creates the iframe dynamically) hits pingomatic.com with the referral URL, hopefully getting it indexed faster.
Here’s the link for the Link Log Matcher Plugin.
Installation
Installation is the same as most plugins, and if you’ve used widgets before you’ll know what to do. Please contact me if you’re having difficulty or you think something is broken. Here’s a step-by-step:
- Download the Link Log Matcher Plugin and extract link_log_matcher.php
- Copy the file into your wp-content/plugins/ folder
- Go to the Plugins menu in WordPress and activate the Link Log Matcher plugin
- By default the plugin inserts an iframe. If you’d rather use JavaScript go to Settings > Link Log Matcher and choose JavaScript.
Using the Plugin
It’s all automated once installed. If a user visits your site through a non-local link that is not a search engine results page, ping-o-matic will be used to ping that referring page and hopefully get it indexed faster.
This sounds great but after installing and activating it, the plugin isn’t listed under Settings. It even upgraded itself properly but still not listed as an option. Am I looking in the wrong place? Thanks!
Works great, thank you
@Bryan Eggers
There were some issues with the way WP 2.7.1 registers callbacks. I’ve committed fixes for these bugs. If you’re still having problems, please email me and I can help you out.
just wondering, how does your plugin handle hypercache/wpcache?
i mean if someone hits a page that isnt cached via a referrer, the cache copy will it have the pingomatic code for that site that reffered user 1 and not future users?
or are you using javascript or something so that all visitors dont ping only the first referrer?
@Chris
Actually I got lazy and made the javascript and iframe versions both use the same method to grab the referer, and it’s not cache-friendly. I’ll release a new version today that will fix it - the JS code will be cache friendly. Thanks for bringing it up!
Also, I got your previous comment about adding a blacklist for domains you don’t want pinged, and throttling. I’ll get around to adding these - I’ve been busy with actual paid work.
Is this plugin works with WP-Cache already?
Great plugin!
I’m using it!
Hi!
Just one question, what’s the main difference between javascript and iframe? Is it only in method of use? Or there are situations where is better to use one rather than another?
BTW: Great plugin:)
Thank you for sharing.. I will be downloading this cool plug in.. sure it will be usefull for my sites..
Thanks!
hi, I have problem with this plugin. if I want to activate it, i have the message “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONST, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or ‘} ‘ in ***/www/wp-content/plugins/link-log-matcher/link_log_matcher.php on line 19″
can anyone help me? please!