Tag Archives: Wordpress

SEO, Wordpress

How to add a file extension to your WordPress posts?

If you are looking for the optimum SEO format for your filenames, you’ll want to set this up pretty early so you don’t got and change it later. If your wordpress site is already ranking and you have pages getting indexed, then this permalinks solution will cause errors on those pages within the search engine

Now the reason for adding a filename extension is due merely to a posting on Google where Matt Cutts says it’s better to have files with extensions for a more natural indexing. Meaning, that you might increase your chances slightly.

Again if your site has been around for some time, I’d pass on this little SEO tweak. Fro new sites, you’ll want to follow accordingly.

01- Login in your WordPress admin

02- Click Permalinks below the Settings tab

03– In permalinks page you will see your WordPress default permalinks structure is /%category%/%postname%/

04– Now just add .html to that structure.
So it will look like /%category%/%postname%.html Continue reading How to add a file extension to your WordPress posts? →

Wordpress

WordPress: Forgot Password?

How to recover?
Wordpress password recovery?
Hacked wordpress – need to change password?

3 ways

01- You can change your password while logged (via your profile)

Users–>Your Profile (scroll to bottom)
(now enter a new password)

02- You can change your password when locked out (forgot)
– Navigate to WordPress login screen (wp-admin)
– Click the “lost your password” link
– Enter username of email (it will get mailed it to you)
– Then click “Get new password” Continue reading WordPress: Forgot Password? →

Inbound Marketing

WordPress: Adding Google Analytics to your WordPress Blog

01– sign up for a Google Analytics account

02- During sign up you will be taken to a Javascript code that you must past into your WordPress site

03– If you already have an account and dont know where your Google Analytics code is…no problem
– Look for your website name on the Google Analytics home page once logged in
– On the right you should see an “Edit” link (next to “delete”
– On the top of the next page look for “Profile Settings: ”
– Over to the right you’ll see the option “Check Status” click that link
– Now grab that code under “Paste this code on your site”

04– In your WordPress Theme folder look for the file “Header.php” Continue reading WordPress: Adding Google Analytics to your WordPress Blog →

Inbound Marketing, SEO, Wordpress

Why a favicon.ico is important to SEO? (custom favorites icon)

Not an often written subject, I believe a firm SEO’ed package delivery must include a CUSTOM icon for your home page

What is favicon.ico? – Simply that little icon that appears in your browsers favorites

Oh, that thing – why important?

Simple analogy = users see = users may find or investigate quicker

OK, I get it..now how do I create one?

01-  create a custom icon graphic 16×16 pixels (note at such small size usually a letter or 2 or small icon is appropriate

02– yep, save that on your computer as a jpg Continue reading Why a favicon.ico is important to SEO? (custom favorites icon) →

Wordpress

WordPress: .htaccess tip – Redirect feeds to FeedBurner Instantly

This method is so simple, I dont know why folks bother with any other way.
You want to sign up for a Feedburner account and have folks sign up for that one rather than your default WordPress RSS
(This makes it easier for them and better to keep track of)

1- Open your root directory  “.htaccess” file

2- Add this snippet of code to the top of the text file: (yes before the part that says “# BEGIN WordPress” Continue reading WordPress: .htaccess tip – Redirect feeds to FeedBurner Instantly →

Wordpress

WordPress: Making your Header clickable (back to Home)

I advise always having a clickable header that returns the user to your home URL.
While they can still get there from “HOME”, this action is an often assumed part of webdesign

1- Open file “header.php” (in your theme folder)

2- Locate this in code:

<div id=”site-description”><?php bloginfo( ‘description’ ); ?></div>

3-  Add this directly under it:

<a href=”<?php echo home_url( ‘/’ ); ?>” title=”<?php echo esc_attr( get_bloginfo( ‘name’, ‘display’ ) ); ?>” rel=”home”>

4- It should now look like this:

<div id=”site-description”><?php bloginfo( ‘description’ ); ?></div>
<a href=”<?php echo home_url( ‘/’ ); ?>” title=”<?php echo esc_attr( get_bloginfo( ‘name’, ‘display’ ) ); ?>” rel=”home”>

5- Lastly, you need to close the tag – Locate this a little farther down

</div><!– #branding –>

6- It should now look like this:

</a></div><!– #branding –>