WordPress plugin: What Would Seth Godin Do

Seth Godin advocates using cookies to distinguish between new and returning visitors to your site:

One opportunity that’s underused is the idea of using cookies to treat returning visitors differently than newbies. It’s more work at first, but it can offer two experiences to two different sorts of people. (Source: In the Middle, Starting)

I built this WordPress plugin to implement Seth Godin’s idea. For WordPress users it reduces the “work at first” to almost nothing. Installation is simple:

  1. Download the WWSGD WordPress plugin and unzip it.
  2. Copy what_would_seth_godin_do.php to your WordPress plugins folder.
  3. Activate the plugin in the Plugins area.
  4. Customize settings in the Settings area.

By default, new visitors to your blog will see a small box above each post containing the words “If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!” After 5 visits the message disappears. You can customize this message, its lifespan, and its location.

This plugin requires cookies. Users without support for cookies will always see the new visitor message. It has been tested with WordPress 2.0 – 2.7.1, but it may work with earlier versions.

New visitors will appreciate some context and background information about your site. This is your chance to offer them a special welcome and invite them to become permanent subscribers!

DOWNLOAD the What Would Seth Godin Do WordPress plugin (v 1.7)

I can be reached at richard AT richardkmiller DOT com. I appreciate comments and suggestions.

FOR OTHER PLATFORMS:
(I have not tested these.)

813 Responses to WordPress plugin: What Would Seth Godin Do

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  3. Hi Richard,

    I’ve seen this great plugin on Katie Freiling’s website and many others – and it shows on the blog posts in the top right side of posts.

    However when it’s on a site I’m working on, it shows as a wide bar across the top of pages (about page).

    Please could you let me know how to create a smaller more square box like Katie’s site? It’s not obvious from the plugin customisation area, nor from the comments I’ve read on this website.

    Many thanks
    Tracey

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  5. @TC Nielson: Does the big empty box disappear after 5 visits? You might try pasting the HTML you’ve used for your box into its own post, simply to test that it works as you expect.
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  7. John says:
    I’m really glad that “my old plugin buddy” Seth Godin is still a blog doorman separating new and returning visitors. :)
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