One of the features in Windows 7 which revolutionized the way a user operates with his computer was Jumplist. Jumplist feature is a navigation to your favorite or most recent documents, pictures, songs, or websites. Initially it was meant to provide quick access for Windows application and services, later on the feature was incorporated in Internet Explorer 9 which helped pinning of websites to a Windows taskbar and provided quick access to various areas of a website like RSS Feed, Facebook fan page etc.

With pinned sites in Windows 7 taskbar, your favorite websites can be accessed directly from the Windows taskbar without having to first open the browser. The websites which are frequently full-featured web applications these days have their own navigation, site search, and notification of new content that you depend on rather than using browsing controls. With Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft has revolutionized the way a website behaved for an user by introducing Jumplist for websites accessed via Internet Explorer 9.

To add a pin menu to a website and experience the Jumplist experience a developer has to add a code into their website. Microsoft has now introduced a new website PinMyWebsite.com that lets a user create pinned website experience whether you are web developer or not and thus making it possible for an end user to add jumplist to their websites too. The website provides a simple series of steps to enter site’s details and requirements for Jumplist and then it generates a Javascript code for your site. 

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After you finish with entering the details you can use the code generated by this wizard either right before the closing body tag on your website’s home page or download the script file to host on your own servers.

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You may now pin your website to Windows 7 taskbar to experience the pinned site experience and provide an easy access to the content within your website. Try PinMyWebsite to enrich your web business today.

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