Your tech-savvy blog readers can subscribe to your blog using an RSS feed reader like Feedly or Bloglovin’, but the rest of them might not even know what that little RSS symbol stands for, let alone how to use it. (Don’t miss the 5 Minute Guide to RSS Feeds in WordPress.) The key to getting…
What is an RSS feed? RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. An RSS feed is the latest content of a blog surrounded by special code that makes it available for “syndication” across the world wide web. Using a popular feed reader like Bloglovin’ or Feedly, or any number of other apps or programs, your visitors…
A cache plugin creates a “cached” or pre-loaded version of your WordPress site’s pages that can be quickly accessed without checking the host files and database to see if there is newer information. Or, in the more technical terms of a WPMU blogger, “Caching is reusing data from previous requests to speed up subsequent requests.” By…
When it comes to SEO (Search Engine Optimization), WordPress is top of the line. And if you use a theme from a professional source like StudioPress or WooThemes, your theme is designed to take advantage of the power of WordPress SEO. But if you want to really optimize your site’s SEO and take it to…
I’m delighted to have my friend Trina joining us today to talk about how much she loves Yoast’s WordPress SEO plugin. I hope you’ll enjoy her enthusiasm for serving her readers through SEO as much as I have! -Gretchen SEO strategies and my blog have not been friends for very long. I blogged for 6 years…
A WordPress shortcode is a code word or phrase enclosed in square brackets: [sampleshortcode]. Depending on the shortcode, its output can be customized by parameters: [sampleshortcode category=”tech” display=3]. You see the code in the brackets when you are editing the post or page (no matter whether you’re in the Visual or Text editor), but when…
That little “Add Media” button is the secret to adding images (as well as videos and document files like PDFs) in WordPress. But clicking Add Media before you’re ready, or without filling out the necessary information, can have disastrous results for your site load time as well as for your post’s success. Here are 5…
Want to link to another post, page, or site in your own post or page? It’s simple. But you don’t want to just paste the ugly http:// link in your visual editor like this: https://gretchenlouise.com/wordpress-visual-editor/. Here are 5 rules to remember when inserting links in WordPress. 1. Type the text then select before clicking Insert…
When you add a new post or page (which can be accomplished from either your Toolbar by clicking New or from your dashboard sidebar by clicking Add New under Posts or Pages), you’ll find the Visual Editor. You have two tabs to choose from when you’re editing a post or page—the Visual or the Text…
The address or URL of each post or page is known as a permalink. A shortlink is a shorter version of that permalink. And a slug? It’s the part of the permalink that identifies the specific post or page. Here’s a five minute guide to understanding WordPress permalink styles, shortlink options, and slug optimization. 1….
Two of the most time-saving features in WordPress are the Bulk Edit and Quick Edit options. You’ll find them when you’re viewing all your Posts, Pages, Media Library, Categories, Tags, etc. Bulk Edit The Bulk Edit option is available when you check the box next to any number of posts. Check the box in the…
Trackbacks and pingbacks are like a comment telling you that someone has linked to your blog within their own blog post or page. They can be handy—but they can also be annoying. How you deal with them, or whether you want to deal with them at all, is up to you. Here are five things…
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