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Formatting AllPosters on Squidoo, Word Press or Anywhere that You Paste the HTML Code

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Step by Step Illustrated Guide to Formatting Posters and Properly Spacing The AllPoster Titles

Inserting posters is easy with these simple steps. No matter what type of page you are writing, you can usually find a poster to enhance it among the half million options offered by Allposters. Affiliate members can add posters and images from popular movies, music groups, sports teams, fine art, inspirational sayings and so much more. So, we have an opportunity to make some money in addition to getting artwork for our lenses.

If you're like me, the frustration comes from the text written below the poster after it is inserted into the lens. Or more often, from the missing text and large gap below the poster.
Good News! Your troubles are over!

Once you know the simple tricks, Allposters is very easy to use, and formatting the posters to include the poster name and any other information you choose takes only a few extra second. I have presented the method I use in easy to follow, step by step illustrated directions.

What are you waiting for . . .

Contents at a Glance

When You Wanted It To Appear Like This ....
This Is Easy To Fix
First You Need To Join the Affiliates Pr...
Once Logged In, Click on "Link Buil...
Next Click on "Static" in the...
Now Choose Your Category and Then Click...

Do Your AllPosters Appear Like This . . . .

(Off to the left, with a large gap under the poster above "buy at AllPosters" and, no title)

Buy at AllPosters.com

When You Wanted It To Appear Like This . . .

Starry Night, c. 1889 Poster
Vincent van Gogh
36 in. x 24 in.
Buy at AllPosters.com

This Is Easy To Fix

With a few simple edits to the code

See Details Below

First You Need To Join the Affiliates Program

You Can Join Here

Join the AllPosters.com Affiliates Program and access thousands of FREE images for your lenses. AllPosters.com has images from popular movies, music groups, sports teams, fine art, and much more.

Each image you use will link to AllPosters.com where your site visitors can make purchases. When they buy something, AllPosters.com pays you 20% of the sale. If the visitor decides to purchase within 10 days of their last visit from your website, you'll still earn commission on the sale! It's easy to sign-up, build links, and track your sales.

Click here to sign up today

Once Logged In, Click on "Link Builder" in the Banner on Top of the Page

Next Click on "Static" in the Left Hand Column

Now Choose Your Category and Then Click "Search"

When You Find the Poster You Want, Click on "Get HTML"

Here I Change Size to "Large Image" and "Yes" to Include Product Dimension, Then "Update"

You Will Need to Either Email or Highlight and Copy the HTML

When You Paste the HTML Code into Squidoo, It Looks Like This:

<a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=4028527&AID=470792898&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Starry Night, c. 1889"><img src="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/ARTPUB/AF1-00020_36_24.jpg" alt="Starry Night, c. 1889" border="0" height="267" width="400"></a>
<img src="http://tracking.allposters.com/allposters.gif?AID=470792898&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" border="0" height="1" width="1">
 

<a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=4028527&AID=470792898&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Starry Night, c. 1889
Poster">Starry Night, c. 1889

Poster</a> 
<a class="APCAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?c=c&search=28945&AID=470792898&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="van Gogh, Vincent
Poster">van Gogh, Vincent
</a> 
36 in. x 24 in. 
<a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=4028527&AID=470792898&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Starry Night, c. 1889">Buy at AllPosters.com</a>

Next We Need To Remove All Those Extra Spaces And Carriage Returns

Red "X" Are In the Spaces to be Removed - Blue Underlines Are the Words Which Will Appear Under the Poster

I make a few changes to the provided text. I like to center the poster so I add the HTML code . I also prefer to see the artist name as first name followed by last. Finally, I change "Buy at AllPosters" to "Click Here for Information or to Buy at AllPosters."

After making these changes and removing the spaces as marked above, the text should look like:

a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=4028527&AID=470792898&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Starry Night, c. 1889"><img src="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/ARTPUB/AF1-00020_36_24.jpg" alt="Starry Night, c. 1889" border="0" height="267" width="400" /></a><img src="http://tracking.allposters.com/allposters.gif?AID=470792898&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> <a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=4028527&AID=470792898&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Starry Night, c. 1889 Poster">Starry Night, c. 1889 Poster</a> <a class="APCAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?c=c&search=28945&AID=470792898&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="van Gogh, Vincent Poster">Vincent van Gogh</a> 36 in. x 24 in. <a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=4028527&AID=470792898&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Starry Night, c. 1889">Click Here for Information or to Buy at AllPosters.com</a>

And the Module Looks Like This . . .

Starry Night, c. 1889 Poster
Vincent van Gogh
36 in. x 24 in.
Click Here for More Information or to Buy at AllPosters.com

Did You Struggle with Inserting AllPosters?

I wrote this lens as I was always frustrated with the gap under my posters. I figure I am not the only one, so I hope this helps lots of lensmasters.

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Trouble Shooting

When it still isn't printing the poster name or size, it is usually due to a return I didn't notice because it appeared as if it were a natural space at the end of a line. So check all rows of coding.

The Legal Stuff - A Segment From the Allposters Operations Agreement

Affilliates, be sure to read the entire page.

This limited license allows you to use product images solely for the purpose of promoting our products for sale by creating Links connecting your website to our Website. This means, among other things, that you may not:
(a) alter, modify or manipulate any product image;
(b) use a product image in any form other than the form provided by us;
(c) remove any code or identifying information from any product image;
(d) inactivate the link associated with any product image or cause the image to ultimately link to a destination other than our Website; or
(e) link to or display images after they have been discontinued from the AllPosters.com product catalog.

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AlienateOnBliss Jan 22, 2012 @ 7:02 am | delete

Very helpful, thank you

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dkmitchell27 Dec 31, 2011 @ 5:12 pm | delete

Thanks for all the great instructions.

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Mistel Dec 3, 2011 @ 8:14 pm | delete

This lens was amazing. Thank you so much, simple yet powerful advice! :)

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goldenrulecomics Nov 10, 2011 @ 4:30 am | delete

Hello. I complimented this lens months ago when I first joined Squidoo, and I have to say I return to it every time I make a new lens! Thank you so much for such a helpful guide!