UBD Block Ad Plugin Announcement

26 Comments June 20, 2008 / Posted in UBD, Wordpress Development

UBD Block Ad PluginI wanted to make a formal announcement that our first Wordpress plugin has recently been released. It is called the UBD Block Ad Plugin and it allows you to manage, format, and automatically rotate your 125×125 block ads.

Block ads are the same ads you see on the right hand sidebar on sites just John Chow, Shoemoney, and TechCrunch.

This plugin is cool because it makes it much easier to manage your block ad inventory. You can edit and preview how the ads will look before they go live on your Iit is also widget-friendly. Best of all, this plugin is FREE for everyone to use and enjoy. You can see the plugin in action on my right sidebar.

UBD co-developed the plugin with Alex King, who is well known for being an original Wordpress contributor, as well as the plugin author of ShareThis, Twitter Tools, and Popularity Contest.

We will be releasing many more plugins in the future. Subscribe to the Newsletter (see the right sidebar of my blog) to stay up-to-date with all of our new new plugin, Wordpress theme, and blogging tool releases.

You can learn more about and download the UBD Block Ad Plugin by clicking here.

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  1. Nicole PriceNo Gravatar said on June 20th, 2008 at 7:07 am

    You are something yet Nate. You go out of our radar for a while and suddenly, wham, you come out with an ICBM! No wonder we did not hear from you for a while! Congratulations and all the best.

  2. Nate WhitehillNo Gravatar
    Nate WhitehillNo Gravatar said on June 20th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

    @ Nicole - thanks. :) Wait ’til you see what we have up our sleeve in the coming months. ;)

  3. Tom - StandOutBlogger.comNo Gravatar said on June 20th, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    I just installed this on my blog! Thanks for creating such a great plugin!

  4. BriNo Gravatar
    BriNo Gravatar said on June 20th, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    This worked amazing thanks :) I use a tool called glyphius to spif up my headlines it’s a copywriters dream :)

  5. Nate WhitehillNo Gravatar
    Nate WhitehillNo Gravatar said on June 20th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    @ Tom & Bri - glad to hear you are enjoying the plugin. I hope it helps you make more $$$ on your blog!

  6. Nicole PriceNo Gravatar said on June 21st, 2008 at 3:27 am

    Can’t wait to see them roll! Keep them coming.

  7. John AdamsNo Gravatar
    John AdamsNo Gravatar said on June 21st, 2008 at 6:05 am

    Hi NAte!
    I know NOTHING about coding so this is a great plug-in for me. I have one question: I would like a “Title” above the ad block. Is there a way that you could allow a title space in the widget. Most Wordpress widgets allow for a title. If not how do I code it in the PHP file…if possible!

    Thanks alot!

  8. MetaspringNo Gravatar said on June 21st, 2008 at 9:18 pm

    This sounds great, thanks so much and certainly i will be most interested to see what else you will be coming up with!

  9. watch gilmore girlsNo Gravatar said on June 22nd, 2008 at 1:12 pm

    Yeah It’s cool. It’s effencient which means more money for you at the end of the day. Yay ;)

  10. Eva WhiteNo Gravatar said on June 22nd, 2008 at 9:51 pm

    This is sure going to make it easier to put the more popular ads in a more accessible place. Great pluggin. Thanks for it.

  11. Chris JacobsonNo Gravatar said on June 23rd, 2008 at 8:11 am

    The 125×125 ad blocks can also be seen on my site, which you forgot to mention. ;)

  12. ForumistanNo Gravatar said on June 24th, 2008 at 6:51 am

    I installed, too. Thanks.

  13. JenNo Gravatar
    JenNo Gravatar said on June 24th, 2008 at 6:58 pm

    Wow, I’m also impressed. I think another honorable mention is Glyphius, helped me so much with the originality.

  14. arunNo Gravatar said on June 25th, 2008 at 2:05 am

    Great post , Nice blog sir , Im a begginer in blogging and im from india , can u suggest me to increse my page rank sir . Im waiting for ur reply sir . . Add my link in ur blogroll sir pls . .

  15. ianNo Gravatar
    ianNo Gravatar said on June 25th, 2008 at 8:55 am

    Just became the latest on my ’subscribe’ list, Nate. Your blog looks amazing AND has great content. A rare combination…

  16. SEI Design GroupNo Gravatar said on June 25th, 2008 at 3:22 pm

    As always UBD is out there being helpful to bloggers. :-)

  17. Hendry LeeNo Gravatar said on June 30th, 2008 at 10:26 am

    I come in late, but thanks for making this plugin available. That’s the next greatest thing after AdSense plugin.

    Subscribed to your blog in my news reader.

  18. Andrew. Fredericksburg Lawyer.No Gravatar said on July 5th, 2008 at 11:27 am

    I missed this plugin’s launch, but I noticed it on the theme you guys just released. It must be awesome, since Alex King helped! He is an awesome plugin developer.

  19. Shopping USANo Gravatar said on July 12th, 2008 at 6:15 am

    It’s wonderful, UBD is working great on each and every part of blogging. I hope it will get success as much as UBD team desires.

  20. TutubeNo Gravatar said on July 12th, 2008 at 10:25 am

    Hi , N thanks For this plugin , I really need it!!

  21. TraveldealsNo Gravatar said on July 14th, 2008 at 11:55 pm

    i dont know how to get it worked..
    it gives a widget, but when i add in the sidebar, it overlaps with the next sidebar :(
    i mean how to use 2 columns when we have to place the widget in one sidebar.

  22. search engine optimisation SydneyNo Gravatar said on July 26th, 2008 at 1:59 am

    I am setting up some wordpress blogs now will have to check this one out

  23. MetaspringNo Gravatar said on July 26th, 2008 at 6:44 am

    That’s a great response you have got to your plug in. Wish you all the best.

  24. JulesNo Gravatar said on July 30th, 2008 at 10:45 am

    cool plugin Nate but there are still some issues with your free UBD theme. Anyway it’s a good plugin ;)

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