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:

Download the WWSGD WordPress plugin and unzip it.
Copy the what-would-seth_godin-do folder to your WordPress plugins folder.
Activate the plugin in the Plugins panel.
Customize settings in the Settings panel.

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. Your visitor must have cookies enabled.

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

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

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

1,041 thoughts on “WordPress plugin: What Would Seth Godin Do”

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Jana Botkin December 21, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Richard, will this plug-in work with WordPress.org’s version 3.5? And will it work for someone who doesn’t understand code? Thanks!

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1. Richard K Miller Post authorDecember 21, 2012 at 12:55 pm
  
  Yes and Yes!
  
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Jana Botkin December 22, 2012 at 4:49 pm

Richard, thank you so much! It is now installed, and when I launch my blog on January 2, I expect people to subscribe. That leads me to 2 more questions:
1. Is subscribing an automatic function or am I supposed to install another plugin?

2. Will I know they have subscribed? How?

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1. Richard K Miller Post authorDecember 22, 2012 at 7:10 pm
  
  1. No more plugins needed, but that’ll be up to your users to subscribe using Google Reader or NetNewsWire or some other app.
  
  2. You can install Google FeedBurner and the FeedBurner WordPress plugin to get stats on your subscribers.
  
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Kristi December 30, 2012 at 10:59 pm

I always enjoy reading Seth Godin. Just downloaded and installed the plugin. Good idea! Thank you.

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Sarah January 6, 2013 at 5:49 pm

Silly question – but how can I ensure this plugin is working? I can’t see it on my end because I’ve obviously been to my own site many, many times. When I increase the “# of repetitions” to an ungodly high number, it still doesn’t come up. I’d like to know how it is looking to a new user. Can you help me out?

Thanks so much!

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1. Joanne April 1, 2013 at 12:06 pm
  
  I have this issue too. I can’t tell if its working
  
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Gareth January 9, 2013 at 12:59 pm

Richard, love this plugin!

Quick question: With the welcome button destination url, can I use any short-codes or call to actions? Looking to have a subscribe box or similar popup.

Thanks,
Gareth

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Kristine Vederhus January 26, 2013 at 3:47 am

How can I customize? I only see codes.. there is no settings?

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Sam Su February 14, 2013 at 10:49 pm

The plugin for my weekly products seems not working when viewed on internet explorer. But looks great on Firefox and Chrome

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Alex Gold March 11, 2013 at 12:33 am

Is there any precedent of this plugin just not working? I can’t seem to see anything on any browser to suggest it is there at all – am I doing something wrong?

Using mystique theme on standard wordpress site with the plugin set to show on posts and pages. It’s a great idea so I’m hoping I can get it working!

Thanks,
Alex.

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