The world is becoming more integrated every single day, and when business owners or marketers fail to recognize this, it can negatively affect their bottom line. One way to do better in this area is by integrating social media with your website, and using Pinterest with WordPress is a great way to accomplish this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, there is no single WordPress Pinterest plugin that handles everything. To help you choose the right ones, the following information will explain the best plugins and widgets, how to verify your WordPress site on Pinterest, and how to get your own \u201cPin It\u201d button for your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While every WordPress Pinterest plugin is a little different, they can all be used to integrate Pinterest content directly into your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of these tools allow visitors to share your website\u2019s photos directly to their Pinterest accounts. Other plugins can link your Pinterest images directly to your blog. There are even tools that will display your pins directly in your widget areas on WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the hundreds of available Pinterest plugins today, there\u2019s a WordPress Pinterest tool for just about any integration task you want to perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Easy Pinterest is a free WordPress plugin that stays true to its name. You can pull directly from a user account and create a widget with only the images you want displayed. If you\u2019re looking for simplicity, this is it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pros: It perfectly fills out sidebars with proper formatting. Plus, it\u2019s free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cons: There\u2019s no option for integrating specific boards from a Pinterest account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is another simple, yet effective WordPress Pinterest Plugin. Pretty Pinterest Pins lets you add thumbnails and links anywhere on your site that allows widgets. Unlike Easy Pinterest, you can choose specific boards to integrate on your WordPress site. You can choose exactly which pins you want to showcase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pros: This plugin allows you to add a \u201cFollow us\u201d link to your widget. It also has the option to hide captions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cons: It doesn\u2019t have shortcode ability. You may also be unable to change thumbnail sizes in some versions of WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unlike other plugins, Pinterest Pro for WordPress does require a license fee of $7. This premium WordPress Pinterest plugin, however, offers a few special features. There are two custom widgets, for instance, that can be placed several times in WordPress widgetized areas. You can also customize your Follow and Pin It buttons, and create your own shortcode and tags to use throughout your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pros: This plugin has no limits on where it can be used on your website. It also includes full instructions on how to use the tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cons: Pinterest Pro doesn\u2019t integrate with widely-used WordPress tools such as WooCommerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having your photos shared across the internet is great for business. Some companies, however, have images they don\u2019t want shared. Perhaps a graphic artist is trying to sell prints, or maybe a business owner only has permission to share an image via their website. Pinterest Block can handle this unique situation. The plugin automatically adds the \u201cno pin\u201d tag to whatever pages you tell it to. This will make the images on that page \u201cunpinnable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pros: This plugin can block pins by page type. It also has a simple user interface that anyone can figure out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cons: The plugin offers no other functionality than to make sure that certain images cannot be pinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These plugins make putting Pinterest on WordPress a cinch, but if you\u2019re specifically looking to add a Pinterest widget to your WordPress sidebars or footers, plugins aren\u2019t your only option. You can visit the Pinterest Widget Builder<\/a>, select the type of widget you prefer, enter your Pinterest site URL, and create your own widget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can then add this Pinterest Widget on WordPress by saving the text generated on the Pinterest Widget page, clicking \u201cAppearance\u201d and \u201cWidgets\u201d on WordPress, and then pasting the code in the text widget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you don\u2019t feel entirely comfortable doing this, simply download the Pinterest Pinboard Widget Plugin<\/a>. After activating the plugin, simply drag the widget to a footer or sidebar from the Available Widget section. At this point, you\u2019ll have to enter your username for Pinterest site verification on WordPress, but then you\u2019re done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Did you know you can get your Pinterest analytics from the images that are pinned from your site? Most people don\u2019t, but you have to go through the WordPress Pinterest verification process first. Fortunately, it\u2019s pretty simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Analytics from Pinterest to WordPress are now at your fingertips!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Having the \u201cPin It\u201d button on your website can result in tons of new traffic. While there are WordPress Pinterest plugins that can add this function, such as the wittily-named Pinterest Pin It Button on Image Hover and Post plugin<\/a>, it\u2019s likely much easier to simply do it directly on WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Go to \u201cSettings\u201d and then \u201cSharing\u201d from your WordPress dashboard. Find the \u201cSharing Buttons\u201d section and move Pinterest to the \u201cEnabled Services\u201d section. The dropdown menu for Button Style can be used to select \u201cOfficial Buttons.\u201d This will result in the widely-known Pin It button showing up on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you click save, you\u2019re ready to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, businesses that are not integrating social media into their digital marketing strategies are missing out on some of the most popular, highly-trafficked advertising channels available to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While WordPress makes it easy to link your website to a wide variety of social channels, WP Engine’s WordPress hosting<\/a> helps businesses and websites of all sizes optimize for social media integration. Check out our plans<\/a> to get started today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The world is becoming more integrated every single day, and when business owners or marketers fail to recognize this, it can negatively affect their bottom line. One way to do better in this area is by integrating social media with your website, and using Pinterest with WordPress is a great way to accomplish this. Of…<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147449,"template":"","resource-topic":[904,901],"resource-role":[906,903],"resource-type":[916],"class_list":["post-77514","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nVerify Your WordPress Site On Pinterest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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