Discussing topics like online privacy and internet security is never fun, although it has become absolutely necessary to do so. We all know basics like creating and using secure passwords and the importance of periodically changing our login information. But when it comes to your website or blog, do you know all the places you…
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9 Things to Check before Publishing your Blog Post
Blogging is so much more than just typing up your thoughts on an issue and clicking the “Publish” button. One way to make the most of your blogging efforts is to consistently apply your SEO skills along with consistently tagging and categorizing each new blog post. Below is a list of 9 points to be…
Tweet Old Post Plugin
Utilizing functions like the Twitter tweet button and Feedburner help you to easily share and spread the direct link for your blog post. But once your current post is replaced by a newer one, the only way to push those older posts out again is to manually tweet them. Unless you use something like the Tweet Old…
Adding a Static Home Page to your WordPress Blog
You might be a blogger who is ready to take your blog to the next level or a small business owner who has heard so many good things about using WordPress, but really need a static home page instead of a blog page. The good news? WordPress makes it easy to add a static home page…
Setting up Akismet on your WordPress.org Website
Controlling comment spam is one of the most annoying website upkeep issues there are. *Image credit Sean MacEntee Each website platform has its own set of available tools to curb or eliminate those pesky, unwanted messages. For WordPress.org websites, Akismet is probably the most popular comment spam blocking tool. How to Install Akismet on your…
Using the Social Author Bio Plugin
If you’ve ever wanted to highlight your blog’s authorship, an author bio box plugin like Social Author Bio is a great one to check out. Seen here on Eli | Rose, the Social Author Bio plugin includes an avatar, name, author post count, biography and links for 18 social profiles (including email and website). You…
Adding a New User to your WordPress Website
From time to time, you may need to grant another person access to your WordPress website. You as the site owner and Administrator can create new user profiles and determine the level of access granted to each new user. From your Dashboard, navigate to Users –> Add New. From there, one by one, you can create…
Adding Google Analytics to your WordPress Website
Installing analytics tracking scripts on your WordPress website is the best way to learn as much as you possibly can about your site’s visitors. Analytics can tell you where your visits are coming from, how those visitors are finding your website, how long visitors stay on your site, what pages they viewed during their visit…
WordPress Plugin: What Would Seth Godin Do
What Would Seth Godin Do is more than just a catchy phrase; it’s a popular WordPress plugin that allows a user to present website visitors with a custom welcome message. This custom welcome message box can appear above or below your content, and on your posts or pages or both. Because it’s easy to change,…
Sending a Newsletter to your Google FriendConnect Followers
Bloggers everywhere let out a deep sigh (and perhaps shed a few tears) when Google made its announcement that it was discontinuing GFC widget service on all non-Blogger sites as of March 1, 2012. Google’s advice is to instead migrate your community to a (surprise, surprise) Google+ page. Within the blogging community, GFC widgets are…
