While most of the changes were for the Admin end, there were some small styling changes to the inventory display. The new version will transfer all of the current settings over, so there is no need to worry about having to set everything up. As good practice, please back up the site before updating, and More Info »
How to share your Google Analytics Account There are times that you will want other people or companies to have access to your Google Analytics account. You could need help with the setup of goals or reports. Maybe there is an issue that needs trouble shooting. Whatever the reason sharing your account is pretty easy. More Info »
Not sure at what point it happened, but somewhere around the inception of the DealerTrend API plugin for WordPress in 2010 (second major version) we started calling our inventory themes by animal names; alphabetically of course. Armadillo was born first, followed by Bobcat, Cobra, Dolphin, and finally Eagle. These themes and all of their custom More Info »
There are times when you need to filter your inventory in ways that aren’t “conventional” and adding icons/tags is a great way to make this happen. Starting from the VMS overview screen; select Automobiles or Vehicle Inventory (naming depends on when account was originally set up) Once in Automobiles/Vehicle Inventory; click on More Info »
Starting 12/3 Craigslist puts down the hammer It was just a matter of time before Craigslist started charging dealers for posting cars. Although at $5 per car this is more of a statement than a profit model. Over the years we have created tools that help dealers post cars, but even the tools that were More Info »
Automotive Dynamic Landing Pages CarDealerPress Plugin Update – Apollo Theme for Showcase Content generation is a huge part of any online campaign and for the automotive industry that means creating content about cars. If you or your automotive clients have been creating landing pages for all the new models as they come out, you know More Info »
This weeks featured website is of the in house variety. Built and maintained by the dealership for the ultimate control of content and SEO. Dillon Stienike is the master mind behind this fully responsive WordPress website.
Lynn Smith Chevrolet in Burleson Texas right next to Fort Worth is a great example of a responsive WordPress website. Lynn Smith is very proficient in utilizing his WordPress website, adding slides and pages to keep his content fresh, unique, and valuable to his prospective clients. While on the Lynn Smith Chevy site, make sure you More Info »
We have been using the pro version and free version of Mappress for years on our WordPress websites. It does just about everything that you would expect from a Google map plugin. Since we started building all of our sites and blogs as responsive a couple years ago it was important that all the other More Info »
Shortcodes has been one of the most requested features for the WordPress plugin, and I am happy to announce that we now have them. If you have ever wanted to put specific inventory on a page now you can. Instead of trying to explain how they work in the post, I have created a video More Info »