Ensure you have installed and activated the Marketing Ideas For Printers WordPress Plugin before continuing below.

Viewing available short codes

Select the 'Information' tab

• The 'Marketing Ideas For Printers - Information' window displays a list of short codes that can be embedded on newly created pages of your website
• If you are not subscribed to a particular MI4P subscription, you will see 'Looking to add [Product Name] to your website? Contact us to update your subscription.' next to a short code

Creating WordPress pages to embed short codes

• Select 'Pages' in the left-hand WordPress toolbar
• Select 'Add New'
• Add a name to the page at the top within the 'Add title' section
• Copy a short code from the MI4P Plugin- Information tab and paste in the newly created page within the 'Start writing or type / to choose a block' section
  • Example: Creating a page called 'Printed Products' and pasting the embed short code [MI4pProducts'] will allow a list of all public order forms to show up on your WordPress website on that particular page.
  
• Selecting 'Preview' will allow you to view the 'Printed Products' page before publishing the page publicly.

If you are needing to install WordPress plugin Short Codes, please refer to Installing WordPress plugin Short Codes

Example of the 'Printed Products' page on your WordPress website

To show only a specific printed product category on your WordPress website:

• Log into your Info Center: https://www.mi4p.info/<MI4PID>/ where <MI4PID> is your Marketing Ideas For Printers ID.
  • If you do not recall what your log-in credentials are or your MI4P ID, please contact Customer Care at customercare@mi4p.com or 1-800-736-0688
• Select the drop-down arrow next to the website listed on the home page of your Info Center
• Select 'Control Center'

• Select the 'Order Forms' tab at the top
• Select Public 'Order Forms- Product Categories' on the left vertical toolbar
  • The list under 'Product Categories' is a list of printed product categories for display on your website.
  
• To display only a specific printed category on your website, enter a product category name as part of the short code [mi4pProducts category = "business cards"] either in a new page or an existing page in your WordPress website.
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Example of adding a shortcode for the Brochures category

• The product category "business cards' would be replaced by a printed category of your choice.


Example of only the Brochures category showing up for your print buyers

 

To show only a specific order form on your WordPress website:

• Log into your Info Center: https://www.mi4p.info/<MI4PID>/ where <MI4PID> is your Marketing Ideas For Printers ID.
  • If you do not recall what your log-in credentials are or your MI4P ID, please contact Customer Care at customercare@mi4p.com or 1-800-736-0688
• Select the drop-down arrow next to the website listed on the home page of your Info Center
• Select 'Control Center'

• Select the 'Order Forms' tab at the top
• Select Public 'Order Forms- Order Forms' on the left vertical toolbar
• Select the blue 'edit' button next to any order form

• Write down or copy the Order Form ID # as found in parentheses after the order form name

• To display only a specific order form on your website, enter an order form  ID # as part of the short code [mi4pProducts category = "brochures" id = "281272" ]either in a new page or an existing page in your WordPress website.

 



Example of adding a shortcode for a specific Brochures order form


 



Example of only the Brochures order form showing up for your print buyers

• Continue with the above steps until you have added the desired short codes to pages you would like to show up on your WordPress website.

Example titles of newly added pages

Examples of newly added pages with Short Codes added:

Example of short code in a 'My Account' new page

Example of short code in a 'Send a File' new page

Example of short code in a 'Design Edit' new page

Example pages your print buyers will see after shortcodes have been added:

Example of a My Account new page

Example of a Send a File new page

Example of a Design Edit new page

Adjusting the WordPress menu

To allow your print buyers to navigate to the newly created pages, you may add menu items to the main site menu.

• Select 'Appearance' within your WordPress admin location
• Select 'Menus'
• Select the page names under the 'Pages' section that you would like as a tab at the top of your WordPress website
• Select 'Add to Menu'
• Drag each item into the order you prefer under the 'Menu structure' section
• Rename the menu (if you prefer) next to 'Menu Name'
• Select 'Save Menu'

Adjust the sidebar when logged into Account

• Select 'MI4P Plugin' within your WordPress admin location
• Select 'Settings'
• Select 'Show Sidebar' if you want your print buyers to see the left sidebar when logged into their account
  • The left sidebar shows their Reorder Forms Library, list of public products as well as the search toolbar to search for their reorder forms.
  
• Deselect 'Show Sidebar' if you don't want your print buyers to see the left sidebar when logged into their account

If you have questions regarding the MI4P WordPress Plugin, please contact Customer Care at customercare@mi4p.com or 1-800-736-0688.