There is one question that I receive a lot related to Search Engine Optimization and images. Do I need to include the Alt attribute or the title attribute? Let me answer the question first and then explain my answer. You need both. The alt attribute and the title attribute make it easier for the user to find what they need. The alt attribute tells Google what the image is depicting. The more descriptive the alt attribute the more useful it is to Google when returning image search results. The title that Google cares about the most is the name...
read moreWhen you log in to the WordPress admin area to add content, you have an option for posts, media, links, and pages. For some websites, that does not make sense. Let say for instance, you want to list book reviews on your website. That’s not a post or a page. I ran into this situation when a librarian requested that I create a website for her school library. What I did was to make Custom Post Type called book reviews. A book review is not the same as a post or a page. It is a book review. This is where a custom post types will come...
read moreI want to look at where to find images you can legally use on your website or blog. Of course Google is the first place that comes in mind when you are trying to find anything on the internet, but it is not always the best choice for website images. Yes, you can filter images based on usage rights, but then you don’t have many images to choose from. In this post I am going to provide you with three other sources for images. Searching for images using Google Advanced Search and filtering images based on usage rights normally returns a large...
read moreAdding images to your website and blog posts can increase the interest of readers and help to highlight a point. I highlight recommend you use images as long as they are appropriate and LEGAL. Don’t just be going to Google and grab any image, just because it is returned in an image search. There is such a thing called copyright and you can’t just use anybody’s work. You need to make sure that when you find images on Google they can be used on your website without committing copyright infringement. You always want to check the licensing...
read moreIn a previous post I showed you how to backup your site using BackupBuddy. Today I am going to show you how to move your WordPress site to a new host. On the “Restore & Backup” options page you should click on “Restore/Migrate”, which will prompt you to save the importbuddy.php file.Save that file on your local computer, in the location where you saved the full backup. Now we are finished with the site on the current server.Using the information provided by your current host log into your new cPanel. In the databases...
read moreIn this post I am going to walk you through how to backup your WordPress site in preparation to move it to a new host. To create a full backup of your website you should use backup buddy. According to the Pluginbuddy website, “BackupBuddy is the only complete solution for WordPress backups.” Basically backupbuddy is a plugin that allows you to backup your entire WordPress Website for restoring it on the current server or for moving it to a new server. Before you actually create your full backup you should run a malware scan. The Malware...
read moreTo break one post into multiple pages you have to use one of the hidden features of WordPress. According to the WordPress Codex: At one time there was a Next-Page quicktag button but it was deleted to reduce the clutter on the quick tag bar. By breaking post up you increase post load time. This comes in handy if you are sharing 5,000 word short stories or news articles on your blog. It is also beneficial if your post has a lot of graphics. All you have to do is add <!--nextpage--> to your post where you want a new page to start. Watch...
read moreTweetBreadcrumbs make navigation easy for both visitors and search engines. Many WordPress themes don’t come with breadcrumbs automatically. So In this post I will tell you why you should add breadcrumbs to your website and how to add breadcrumbs to your theme. Benefits To Visitors Breadcrumbs first of all tell your visitors where they are and where they have been. Some visitors use the breadcrumbs as additional navigation. By using the breadcrumbs users can easily view content in their current category. SEO Benefits Breadcrumbs also play...
read moreSpammers are looking to get backlinks to websites from your blog.Spam comments are often generic and unrelated to the post. They often link to questionable and offensive content so it is important you remove it fast. Links from your blog to porn, gambling, prescription drugs, malware and other potentially dangerous websites can hurt your ranking with Google unless you work diligently remove the links from your blog. You don’t want Google labeling your blog as unsafe. WordPress gives you the capability to moderate your comments...
read moreThe WordPress Dashboard comes with a number of default modules that provide information about things such as Incoming Links, WordPress Plugins, and WordPress News. That is great if you want to see the latest info about WordPress. However, the average WordPress Website Owner sees the modules as clutter. In this video I will show you techniques for clearing or customizing your WordPress dashboard without touching any HTML or PHP.
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