Accessible Widgets
I learned something new about WordPress today, thanks to the awesome Reagan Lynch. I had asked him for some information about accessibility a couple weeks ago and he kindly asked if the information he had sent had helped. It had, and somehow our conversation wound around to widgets. That’s when he asked me if I [...]
Continue reading »What Are Categories and Tags and How Are They Used?
Categories are the broad topic divisions of your content, and tags are the more granular, specific topics you write about. Both are used to help make your content more accessible and your navigation easier, and both apply only to posts (not pages.)
While you can add both categories and tags on the fly, it’s a good [...]
Should It Be a Post or a Page?
Yesterday, a client asked if it mattered whether she put her content in as a post or a page. This is a question I’m frequently asked by those new to WordPress, so I told her I would answer her here at the site so everyone else wondering could get the answer without having to ask.
(By [...]
3 Reasons NOT to Copy/Paste from MS Word
Lots of people are used to using Microsoft Word, and when they want to write something, immediately they open up Word and start writing. You might be one of them. That’s all fine and dandy, as long as what you’re writing isn’t your next blog post.
Why?
Continue reading »Using DoFollow Is Like Signing a Letter of Reference
Your page rank is, among other things, a numeric representation of your reputation in Google’s eyes. When you link out to other sites and allow the search engines to “follow” the links, it’s like putting your reputation on the line and endorsing those sites you’re linking to. Allowing the search engines to “follow” your links is like saying, “Yeah, they get my vote cuz I think they’re good.” Endorse a bunch of crap out there and what happens? Your reputation suffers.
There are many, many things that increase your page rank (your ‘authority’ or ‘reputation’) and you work hard to achieve it. But you don’t have to be in an all or nothing situation when it comes to putting that reputation at risk in order to help other bloggers.
Continue reading »NoFollow, DoFollow – Do You Know or Even Care?
You may have heard some buzz about “NoFollow” or “DoFollow” and are wondering what do those terms mean? And more importantly, do you (or should you) care? If you’re a blogger, you should at least know what the terms mean and why, and probably should care (in my humble opinion.)
NoFollow refers to code in an [...]
Blogs Aren't Just For Writers
Another reason why I prefer to work and build in WordPress is its flexibility. If you think blogs are just for those who like to write and have something to say, you’re missing out!
For example, my sister started a sewing business recently and I wanted to create a website for it so her customers could [...]
Self-Hosting Your WordPress Blog
I just finished a conversation with a friend who has had a WordPress blog hosted for free on WordPress.com for some time now, but is wanting to move to a self-hosted WordPress installation for a variety of reasons, most notably the limitations WordPress.com imposes on your ability to monetize your blog.
The biggest misconception he had [...]
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