All about Modules!
Modules are the components of Squidoo that allow you to build great lenses without knowing any coding! They are the building blocks for putting links, text, images, and other resources together to create a lens that educates and entertains. Modules are simple to use, and many are able to be customized with some easy tweaks.
Some modules generate royalties for you or your favorite charity, such as our Amazon, eBay, and CafePress modules. Others pull in RSS feeds and keep your lens fresh, allow you to create a list of your favorite links, or display the best images from Flickr.
Tips for using and customizing modules:
- Using HTML in a Module
Some modules support basic HTML commands that allow you to jazz up your content by adding links or images within a block of text...- What is Plexo, really?
It won't help you clean the ring from around your tub, but it will help you create a "stickier" lens.- Three Ways to Win with the Links Module
Plexo chango, alakazam! Thanks to our new Links Plexo module you have more options than ever for organizing links and directing visitors to helpful sites.- Writing More Effective Module Titles
Approaching module titles with creativity can help readers get more out of a lens -- and help modules perform better.- Improving Item Descriptions in Modules
Lensmasters can use the description field to really leverage the potential of recommendation -- giving details about what they like, how they use something and what people should look for.- Link to an Individual Module
Want to point people to specific content in a lens? You can link directly to any module.- Titling Modules
Several ways to reapproach how you title modules -- to make them more descriptive, helpful... and actionable.- Reordering Modules
As your lens continues to change, you might want to change the order in which modules appear. Here are two ways to do that.
A closer look at the modules Squidoo supports:
- Text/Write Module
The Text/Write module allows you to write up to 10,000 characters of text. You can also use some simple HTML commands to add links, images, and format your text.- Amazon Module: Simple Tips and Tricks
Ideas you can use to get more out of the module- Link List Module
The Link List Module helps lensmasters share lists of online resources and tools -- web sites -- as well as descriptions of why the sites are important, useful, and worth visiting.- RSS Module
Adding content from your blog, or blog of your choice, to a relevant lens is a breeze!
- Flickr Module
- Amazon Module
- Link List Module
