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Written by\u00a0thenextweb<\/a><\/p>\n

Pinterest<\/a>\u00a0already offers users some great\u00a0tools<\/a>\u00a0to help them get their accounts get noticed, including a Follow Button and Pin It button which can easily be installed on any website. But with such an active community, it\u2019s no surprise that there are a ton of other interesting tools, apps, and sites which aim to enhance the Pinterest experience.<\/p>\n

\"pinterest<\/a>WordPress plugins, Pinterest analytics, cool Pinterest layouts and hacks, and mobile access \u2013 Pinterest\u2019s vibrant community has pretty much left no stone unturned.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve put together a list of 20 of these tools, in no particular order.<\/p>\n

Add Pinterest to your WordPress blog<\/h3>\n

There are several options for adding a Pinterest button to your WordPress blog.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Pinterest Pin it Button<\/a>\u00a0plugin automatically places a Pin It button at the bottom of all of your posts \u2013 old and new. If you want to place the button in a widget or include it on your WordPress pages, all you have to do is add the shortcode [pinterest] wherever you want it to appear.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d rather have complete control over which image in your post can be pinned, the\u00a0Pin It On Pinterest<\/a>\u00a0plugin will suit your needs, but if you want to add the Pin It button to already existing posts, you\u2019ll have to manually add them one by one. After installing the plugin, create a new post, and you\u2019ll find a new field has been added, where you can upload your image and add a description. If you have any copyright concerns over how your images are being used on Pinterest, this is the plugin for you.<\/p>\n

If you want complete (and easy) control over your Pin It button, you should definitely take a look at the\u00a0Pinterest \u201cPin It\u201d Button<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 not to be confused with the previously mentioned option. Through a series of settings, the plugin allows you to easily select where the Pin It button will appear \u2013 on your home page, individual posts, static pages and archives. You can also easily choose where the button appears \u2013 above or below the content and on post excerpts. The plugin also allows you to add your own custom CSS, to fine-tune the button to suit your blog\u2019s appearance.<\/p>\n

Add a Pinterest Follow Me button to your signature<\/h3>\n

Wisestamp<\/a>, a free service which makes it easier than ever to jazz up your email signature has added Pinterest to its list of supported services. Its\u00a0Pinterest Email App<\/a>\u00a0makes it easy to add a Follow Me on Pinterest button to your email signature, without having to fiddle with any HTML, buttons or anything else.<\/p>\n

A second option Wisestamp offers is to simply add a Pinterest button alongside your other social profile icons.<\/p>\n

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Pinterest on the go<\/h3>\n

For those truly addicted to the site, Pinterest has an\u00a0official iPhone app<\/a>\u00a0which makes it easy to take your account with you everywhere you go. You can pin photos you\u2019ve taken, or saved, through the app. Android users, however, aren\u2019t as lucky. You can still access all of the site\u2019s features using the HTML5 mobile version of the site in your browser, but have no uploading capability.<\/p>\n

A nifty little free Android app solves that problem.\u00a0Pin to Pinterest<\/a>\u00a0adds the option to pin images you\u2019ve taken or saved on your phone.<\/p>\n

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There is one drawback that both options have \u2013 while you can pin images you\u2019ve saved to your camera roll \u2013 it obviously won\u2019t automatically add the link the image came from.<\/p>\n

By downloading the $0.99 iOS app,\u00a0Pinterest it<\/a>, users can then pin images directly from a mobile browser.<\/p>\n

The app comes with its own native browser, with a Pinterest button built into it, but if you\u2019d prefer to use Apple\u2019s native mobile safari, the app comes with instructions on how to integrate the button into the browser.<\/p>\n

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Browser extensions<\/h3>\n

There are some basic Chrome extensions which help speed up the \u2018pinning\u2019 process.<\/p>\n