Introduction to SumoMe: the best WordPress social plugin

Everyone has their favorite tools. We have ours. Are those themes and plugins with which we face all our proyectos en WordPress. In that drawer of unmissable and essential tools we have the SumoMe.

If you are a frequent reader you will know that every time we have the opportunity we name it: yes, we are fans of SUMO.

What is SumoMe?

Is a plugin multi-herramienta with which you can incrementar el traffic from your Blog, do grow your subscriber list, help to que los lectores compartan y promuevan tu contents on social media or even doing work Web Analytics.

Why do we like SumoMe?

If at this point you are still wondering why SumoMe is one of our header plugins, you may need to reread the previous paragraph.

Or that we tell you that it is a plugin freemium. In other words, without paying anything you can make use of a good part of the functionalities.

Yes, you can use the best WordPress social plugin without spending a penny It's free!

Maybe you need to know at the same time as with SumoMe you incorporate 9 tools to your arsenal. Each one more powerful.

1. List Builder
2. Welcome matt
3. Contact Form
4. Compartir
5. Image Sharer
6. Highlighter
7. Heat Maps
8. Google analytics
9. Content analytics

How is the SUMOME plugin installed?

The installation and configuration of this powerful plugin for WordPress is done in three phases:

• Installation
• Account creation
• Conexión de la Web to API del plugin

Here at cursowpress we guide you through each one.

Prepared?

Here we go.

Install SumoMe

Installing SumoMe at the beginning is the same as installing any other WordPress plugin.

If you do not know how to install a plugin in your WordPress quiet: we prepare a tutorial where we tell you how.

Plugins in WordPress: what they are and how to install them

 

You can download it from its website or search for it from the plugin installer from the WordPress dashboard.

Following this route:

Plugins> Install>

Escribimos SumoMe en la barra de búsquedas. Nos aparecerán varios plugins relacionados, es fácil reconocer a sumome por sus más de 100.000 instalaciones activas y su Logo: una corona azul de tres puntas .

 

Once we have the required plugin, click: Install Now and later Activate.

Clever.

Now SumoMe is installed on our WordPress.

But it is just the beginning.

Now you need to create an account.

How to create a SumoMe account?

Simple.

We can create an account from the same plugin or from the developer's website.

To create an account on SumoMe

In either case the procedure is the same.

Enter the following information:

1. The information on your website: he domain from your page or blog.
2. Your e-mail.
3. You create a password (que be segura y recordable, como te enseñamos aquí).
4. You press: Sign Up.

You now have the plugin installed and a SumoMe account.

We are ready? Almost done.

Now we have to connect our site with the plugin.

How to connect SumoMe to my WordPress?

Connecting Sumo

Once logged in to the SumoMe page, a code identical to this will appear:

<script src=»//load.sumome.com/» data-sumo-site-id=»5b8b332f48p18kae54ru0e5xrt746b9a5d266634672f28a3ed65e7e21da160417f8e» async=»async»></script>

You must copy that code inside the section of your WordPress.

How?

Here we tell you how Install a code in section of WordPress.

Warning:

When accessing a new section of code In the core of your WordPress things can sometimes get ugly: something may break, that the theme or plugins may not work if you are not careful.

It is recommended:

Crear un respaldo antes de acceder nuevo código en la sección HTML de tu WordPress.

Aquí te mostramos cómo crear un backup.

Once all forecasts have been made. We proceed to pegar el código de SumoMe en nuestro Head.

On the WordPress dashboard follow the following route:

Appearance> Editor>

Verify that your theme or template is chosen.

Locate the section: Headboard or Header.

You paste the code caused by SumoMe.

You locate the update file button.

Clever.

Now SumoMe is installed on your WordPress.

Ready to rock the world with the help of SumoMe?

SumoMe has 9 functionalities and you can activate the ones you need.

We tell you what they are and what each one does, so you will know which ones to activate according to your needs.

SumoMe tools can be divided into three sections:

Forms

1. List Builder: It enables you to enable a pop up from where to capture emails.
2. Welcome Matt: Create configurable call to actions. One of our favorite features.
3. Contact Form: A good way to enable a contact page on your website.

Social

4. Compartir: A bar with buttons for visitors to share the content of your page on social networks.
5. Image Sharer: Enable buttons on the images so that they can be shared with a single click.
6. Highlighter: Con esta función es posible twitear o compartir en Facebook secciones de texto con sólo seleccionarlo.

Analytics

7. Heat Maps: It shows the hot spots of your website, in other words the areas where users focus their attention.
8. Google Analytics: Neither more nor less the Google Analytics data displayed on the plugin's own desktop.
9. Content Analytics: Show the points of your page or blog most read by your visitors.

Finally

SumoMe is a super tool with multiple apps. We explain how to install it on your page or blog but that's just the beginning.

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