How to Create Automated Website Screenshots in WordPress

Do you want to create automated website screenshots in your WordPress site? If you frequently add website screenshots to your WordPress posts or pages, then automating the process will save you time spent on capturing screenshots manually. In this article, we will show you how to create automated website screenshots in WordPress.

Method 1: Create Automatic Website Screenshots in WordPress using Plugin

This method is easier thus recommended for beginners and users who don’t want to deal with code.

First thing you need to do is install and activate the Browser Shots plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

The plugin works out of the box, and there are no settings for you to configure.

Simply edit a post/page or create a new one. You will notice a new button in the visual editor to add website screenshots.

Clicking on it will bring up a popup where you can enter the website URL, alternate text, link to URL, and height / width of the screenshot.

Click on OK button and the plugin will add a shortcode to your WordPress post. You can now preview your post to see the plugin in action.

If you are using the Text Editor in WordPress or don’t want to use the button in visual editor, then you can also manually add the shortcode yourself.

[browser-shot url="http://www.wpbeginner.com"]

By default, the plugin will create a screenshot of 600 x 600 pixels. You can change that by adding the width and height attributes to the shortcode.

[browser-shot url="http://www.wpbeginner.com" width="400" height="400"]

It will also automatically link to the website. You can change that by adding a link attribute to the shortcode and add any link you want.

[browser-shot url="http://www.wpbeginner.com" width="400" height="400" link="http://example.com"]

If you want to add a caption below the screenshot, then you can do that by wrapping the caption text around the shortcode.

[browser-shot url="http://www.wpbeginner.com"]WPBeginner - WordPress Resource Site for Beginners[/browser-shot]

The caption will use your WordPress theme’s caption styles. Here is how it looked on our demo website:

Browser Shots plugin uses WordPress.com’s mshots API to generate screenshots on the fly. These images are not stored in your WordPress media library. They are served directly from WordPress.com servers.

See our guide on the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org.

Method 2: Create Automated Screenshots by Adding Code to WordPress

This method requires you to add code to your WordPress files. It is not recommended for beginners. If you are comfortable pasting snippets from web into WordPress, then you can use this method.

Simply add this code to your theme’s functions.php file or a site-specific plugin.

function wpb_screenshots($atts, $content = NULL) {
extract(shortcode_atts(array(
"snap" => 'http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/',
"url" => 'http://www.wpbeginner.com',
"alt" => 'screenshot',
"w" => '600', // width
"h" => '450' // height
), $atts));
 
$img = '<img alt="' . $alt . '" src="' . $snap . '' . urlencode($url) . '?w=' . $w . '&h=' . $h . '" />';

return $img;
}
add_shortcode("screen", "wpb_screenshots");

Similar to the plugin we mentioned earlier, this code also uses the WordPress.com mshots API to generate screenshots on the fly.

To display a website screenshot in your WordPress posts and pages, you will need to enter the shortcode like this:

[screen url=”http://wpbeginner.com” alt=”WPBeginner”]

Replace URL and Alt fields with your own values.

By default, this code will generate a screenshot of 600 x 450 pixels. You can change that by adding your own height and width attributes to the shortcode.

[screen url=”http://wpbeginner.com” alt=”WPBeginner” w=”400″ h=”400″]

That’s all, we hope this article helped you learn how to create automated website screenshots in WordPress. You may also want to see our guide on how to automate WordPress and social media with IFTTT.

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77 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Website

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Having been doing Internet marketing and developing websites that rely heavily on natural search engine traffic for the past few years I can say without a doubt the largest challenge that site owner’s face is getting traffic into their website and that doesn’t include getting highly targeted traffic which is looking for your content. “Build and they will come” is nothing more than a slogan on your car bumper sticker.

The second largest challenge, of course, is converting that traffic into your desired result. That could be newsletter signup, sale, new reader, blog comment, new StumbleUpon fans or Twitter followers, or even just a new friends on your facebook profile.

Key To Success: Multiple Traffic Sources

A website can look professional, have great content and be on the cutting edge of a new wave of creative ideas but without traffic, it’s just like a flyer in the wind. You’ve got to develop multiple inroads into your website using as many different methods and strategies as possible. Never place your eggs in one basket, keep things varied and then you will maximize the growth from your site.
The key to leveraging your efforts is to outsource the work through one of the many outsource services online.

Drive Massive Traffics To Your Site With These Methods

Here are 77 ways you can use right now to drive traffic to your website or blog.

1. Create Articles and submit to EzineArticles and Goarticles
2. Viral Ebooks/Reports
3. Blogging
4. Comment on others Blogs with Backlink to your site
5. Get Guest Bloggers to post on your site
6. Join Interest Groups – Yahoo, Google, MSN
7. Create Widgets for WordPress ( outsource the work )
8. Create Widgets for Google ( outsource the work )
9. Create Extensions for Joomla ( outsource the work )
10. Create templates, themes ( Outsource the work )
11. Yahoo Answers – Posting Questions and Answering
12. Write a Press Release submit to PRWeb
13. Keep adding Content to Your Site
14. Write a Book, Publish on LULU
15. Write something controversial on your blog
16. Create a review site of your site and others, list you at the top
17. Keywords in your Image File names
18. Create Small Product then Create Affiliate Program For it
19. Email/Newsletters – Repeat Traffic
20. AutoResponders
21. Monthly Contests
22. Social bookmarking using SocialMarker.com or similiar
23. Safelists
24. Giving away Website Award Banners
25. Joint Ventures with other site owners
26. Giving away articles, audio and video to other site owners
27. Creating Tutorials on your site
28. Submit Articles to Newsletters
29. Ezines like http://www.ezezine.com/
30. Organic SEO ( Good Titles, Description, Headers, Quality Content )
31. Submit to Directories
32. Using Search Boxes to Traffic Search Items then Provide That
33. Creating or Using Free Viral Software, giving away or uploading to
34. Shareware websites.
35. One Way Links Back To Your Site
36. Newsletter Directories
37. Creating Videos and Uploading to Sites, Youtube, Revver etc.
38. Linking Videos to Other High Traffic Videos on YouTube
39. Craigs List Free Classified Ads
40. Kijiji Free Classified Ads
41. Ebay – Listing Reports
42. Blogrolls ( To Related Blogs )
43. Forum Posting
44. Forum Signatures
45. Create your own forum
46. Tag Your Blog and Images
47. Twitter
48. Facebook
49. Myspace
50. Utterli
51. Delicious
52. Digg
53. MyBlogLog
54. Linkedin
55. Bebo
56. Orkut
57. Squidoo Lenses
58. Stumbleupon
59. HubPages
60. Free Online Teleseminar – Provide good content
61. Write Testimonials for products provided by related sites
62. Beta Test Products, sometimes leads to a testimonial and url back
63. Get involved in a Community Site, there are 1000’s related
64. Blog RSS Feeds
65. Create a Freebies Section on your site
66. Join Website Rings
67. Join Business Associations Related
68. Submit RSS Feeds to Directories
69. Submit to Blog Directories
70. Add a Directory to your site
71. Add Classified Ads area to your site
72. Create a Podcast
73. Submit Podcast to Podcast Directories
74. Submit to itunes Your Podcast
75. Buy Ads on Sites
76. Buy Ads in Newsletters
77. Use Amazon profile and commenting

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A Brief On Website Response Time Measurement

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The time elapsed from the moment of the request of a certain URL until the requested page is fully displayed is defined as response time. This process consists of 3 units – transmission, processing and rendering.

• Transmission is the time necessary to transmit the user’s request and receive the server’s response.
• Processing describes the period during which the server has to process the request and generate the response.
• Rendering is a client-side operation and includes the time needed by the client machine to display the response.

There are several ways to measure the website’s response – client-side testing, server-side measurement and remote website monitoring from different locations. All of these methods have their advantages, but the choice is up to you.

Server-side Measurement

Server-side measurement is reliable, but can sometimes be difficult when there are proxy servers, which are quite common today. Being a server-side application, there can be a lot of issues with the configuration and in some of the cases it will go down with your site and there may not be much else that you can do. Server-side measurement is a good approach for collecting visitor information, but does not have the full functionality of the remote monitoring.

Client-side Testing

Client-side testing is the best way through which you can get the most accurate perception of what your users are experiencing. However, it is limited to your network or geographical location and, more often than not, it does not reflect the universal experience that the average Internet user has with your site. There are several tools which can help you measure your website’s response time. Some are simple client-side scripts and others are more advanced (e.g. Yslow from Yahoo! and Page Speed from Google). The latter two tools are best used with Firefox and are mostly used as additions to Firebug.

Although client-side testing is a great way to gain first-hand information about the users’ experience, it can be time consuming and it only provides you with details for your site’s visibility from only one location. This may not be an issue if your business is local, but it is not sufficient for online retailers and service providers with clients all over the world.

Remote Website Monitoring

Remote monitoring is a recurring test that is performed by one or more remote locations at the same time. You can run various tests from different geographical locations, effectively simulate user’s experience from the different checking points and get accurate information about your website’s response time. It is accurate, easy to implement and its applications are backed up with a flexible reporting system and emergency 24/7 live support.

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5 Must-See Website Uptime Monitoring Services

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Make Your Website Beautiful: 20 Must-Read CSS3 Tutorials

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With the growing popularity of CSS3 and HTML5, developers are renovating the online world in which we live. As this technology becomes more widespread the websites we create will be more diverse, creative, interactive, and mobile friendly. I have compiled 20 of the coolest CSS3 tutorials available to both inspire you and walk you through the steps on how to develop your websites so it stands out above the crowd!

1. Slide Down Box Menu

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Slide Down Box Menu: Navigation is something all of your visitors will notice. In this tutorial learn how to create a unique sliding box navigation.

2. Elegant Accordion with jQuery and CSS3

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Elegant Accordion with jQuery and CSS3: Codrops developed another great tutorial outlining how to use jQuery to create vertical accordion tabs that slide out when hovering and CSS3 to enhance the looks.

3. Minimalistic Navigation

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Minimalistic Navigation: A very simplistic take at navigation with a very easy how-to.

4. Making a Photobooth Web App

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Making a Photobooth Web App: Learn how to build a photobooth that allows your website visitors to take a snapshot with their web camera and upload it from a neat CSS3 interface.

5. Image Gallery

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Image Gallery: This tutorial shows you how to create a stunning image gallery in CSS3 that remains compatible with browsers that are not quite up-to-date.

6. Music Player Menu

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CSS3 Music Player Menu: This tutorial will show you how to create a Music Player Menu using only CSS3 properties instead of using images.

7. Typography

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CSS3 Typography: You’d swear this text was created using Photoshop, but no, it’s all CSS3!

8. Drop Down Menu with Integrated Forms

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Drop Down Menu with Integrated Forms: This tutorial will show you how to couple jQuery and CSS3 to integrate forms with a dropdown menu.

9. Animated Vignette Buttons

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Animated Vignette Buttons: Using multiple backgrounds in CSS3, this tutorial shows you how to create a unique hover effect.

10. Dynamic Stack of Cards

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Dynamic Stack of Cards: This tutorial will help you dive into CSS3 transformations and transitions.

11. My Notes

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My Notes: This is a a handy little tool that allows you to add and edit notes.

12. Contextual Slideout Tutorial

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Contextual Slideout Tutorial: This tutorial will walk you through how to create easily configurable contextual slideouts.

13. Cufonized Fly Out Menu

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Cufonized Fly Out Menu: This unique take on menu adds a little extra flavor to the navigation.

14. Bottom Slide Out Menu

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Bottom Slide Out Menu: This tutorial offers another unique way to set your navigation apart from normal.

15. Slidebox

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Slicebox: This is a great new image slider that has a built in fallback for browsers that don’t support the code yet.

16. Multi-Step Signup Form

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Multi-Step Signup Form: A simple tutorial to create a multi-step form, including a progress bar!

17. Slide Out Boxes

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Slide Out Boxes: This tutorial will help you make a widget to help your related blogs stand out.

18. Interactive Photo Desk

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Interactive Photo Desk: This is a fun, interactive way to display pictures to your website viewers.

19. Simple Toolbar

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Simple Toolbar: Toolbars have become very popular on websites and this tutorial will show you how to easily create one.

20. Content Slider

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Content Slider: This tutorial outlines an easy way to rotate the background at the same time the heading and descriptions are sliding in and out.

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Monitor website uptime from iPhone

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A new version of Pingdom iPhone app has just released. As expected by many experienced webmasters, the new Pingdom iPhone app 2.0 now comes with push notifications – where you’ll get instant alert on your iPhone when your site goes down.

Push Notifications on Pingdom iPhone app 2.0

Here’s the quick print screen to show how the iPhone app works.

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Uptime in graphical view

Also, the new Pingdom iPhone apps added a couple of graphical tweaks. Users (both free and paid accounts) can now examine website uptime and response time trend directly from their iPhones. As you can see from figures below, graphs are shown in various date range.

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How much does Pingdom iPhone app cost?

This application is totally free if you have a Pingdom account (which can be created for free as well).

However, the free account allows you to monitor one website only. To go further, you will need to purchase a Basic or Business Account. The Basic membership allows you to monitoring five websites concurrently at the cost of .95/mo; while for Business Account, users get to monitor 30 websites and receive up to 200 sms alerts for a price of .95/mo.

Sidenote: What exactly Pingdom does?

In layman term, Pingdom is like a watchdog for your website. The service monitors websites and servers from multiple locations on the Internet to make sure that they are working fine. Pingdom are often used to monitor uptime for websites, FTP servers, mail servers, as well as any other kind of services that should be accessible from the Internet.

Do note that I do not receive any credits from Pingdom writing this post. It’s just because that I am very impressed with their service and think you should at least give the free account a try.

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Inspiring E-Commerce Website Design: 20 Must See Examples

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Ecommerce is well on its way to being the next super mall. The ease, variety, and price comparing are cultivating an even stronger online shopping culture. If you have been looking for some inspiration to design a new site or update your current one, look no further! I’ve compiled some of the best, trend setting ecommerce designs around – take a look and let me know which ones you love the most.

UnderArmour

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As a frequent online clothing shopper, I love the ability to realistically see the change in apparel colors. It adds confidence in my color selection as I chose which one to purchase. I also love the subtle details in the background image; it adds to the design but doesn’t distract from the main focus.

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Columbia

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There are so many things I love about this site – the cool color palette complement the products perfectly, the textures add both insight into the product as well as add to the design, and the images fit in well with their target audience.

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Diamond in the Rough

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The big pictures on this site highlight the exquisite detail of the jewelry.

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Cabelas

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I may be a little partial to this site as it brings me back to a childhood of hunting, fishing and outdoor adventures with my dad, but overall I think this is a great site. They have organized their plethora of products into an easy navigation and use a simple layout to not distract.

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Converse

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There are three things about this site that stand out to me – the very unique above the fold layout, the “filter by” color wheel, and the design your own shoe. I don’t know how many times I have wanted a certain color of shoes and I’ve had to wade through every color to find what I’m looking for. The design your own shoe plays very well to their target audience.

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Bonfire Snowboarding

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The interactivity potential of this site is great. The blog and multimedia layout is very unique and easy to follow. I don’t think this tactic would work for every site – but it does for this one.

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Coast

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As an upscale clothing company, Coast has effectively designed their site to appeal to their market. It’s all about the clothes and the elegant shopping experience – the simply layout and emphasis on photography fits well.

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River Island

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River Island is banking that pictures really are worth 1,000 words, and I think it’s working for them. From the first glance of their homepage you know exactly what type of clothing you are going to find on their site.

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Innovative Baby

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Mother’s everywhere will have a hard time resisting the images on this site; just look at those sweet little tights!

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Abercrombie & Fitch

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Abercrombie is known for their risqué advertising and in-store promotions – their website is no different. The provocative imagery is iconic of the brand and is exactly what their advocates are looking for in their marketing.

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Hollister

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I hesitated adding Hollister to this list being as it is so similar to Abercrombie, but the textures on this site are too great to not highlight.

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One+Only Custom Headboards

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Colors, textures, and fun – without going overboard.

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RideFourEver

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This site is a great example of how to use bright colors without looking like you design your site in 1997.

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Dominos

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With the recent rebranding of the company, the website has received a face lift as well. My favorite part? The tracker! You get to know exactly where your pizza is at in the cooking stage and when it should arrive on your doorstep. Genius!

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Da Vinci Gourmet

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The colors on this site screams gourmet. One unique tool this site has integrated into their site is a recipe finder so not only do you learn how to make yummy drinks, it provides links to their products to make sure you get all of the flavors you need.

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4^th Street Cookie

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The images on this site are mouth watering! I love the little images in the drop down navigation as well.

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Keedo

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You’ve probably noticed by now that I am a fan of textures. This site uses subtle textures and little details to embellish the site.

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Shoe Guru

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There is little confusion about what this site is selling with the prominent pictures of shoes all over the site. The product layout is unique and very focused.

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Nestliving

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This is a very modern website for a company that sells modern furniture.

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Apple

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The apple website might be one of my favorite websites. Bold product images, simple descriptions and very personable copy. The steps to customizing your technology are incredibly straightforward to facilitate a positive shopping experience.

src="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.com/images/tick.jpg" /> href="http://www.apple.com/">Visit Apple online.

Rifle Paper Co.

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A DIYer’s dream site! Very easy to navigate and find exactly what you are looking for.

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iStockphoto

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Probably not a big surprise, but this site does photos well.

src="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.com/images/tick.jpg" /> href="http://www.istockphoto.com/">Visit iStockphoto online.

Am I missing any great sites that inspired your design? Or maybe your site is jaw droppingly good – post a link for all to see.

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