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Having Problem With Wordpress? Check Out These Idea! Have you taken a look at WordPress in the past or used it before? If so, or even if you have not, you're about to learn some great things about just how much WordPress has to offer you as a blogger. Read through these valuable tips to see exactly what you've been missing out on. Check out add-ons to find simple tools which will make your site or blog better. For example, you could add a calendar to your side menu bar in order to share events which would be interesting to your readers. You can also find many great add-ons which provide control for advertising, turning your site into a revenue maker. Make sure that all of the information on your site is current. This is very important as viewers will tend to veer away from your site if it is outdated or pointing out very old information. Spend time each week getting rid of the antiquated material on your website to improve how it looks. Most templates come with a landing page built in, so make use of it. This stripped down page allows you to focus their intention on exactly what you want them to look at, be it a sign-up form or a "Buy Now" link. This ensures they take the actions you want them to. Don't forget to use spellcheck. It may seem obvious now, but many people forget to do it. When using the WordPress editor to post to your blog, make sure you take advantage of its spellcheck function. Even if you have already proofread your post, a quick and simple spellcheck couldn't hurt. Remember to make good use of the footer area at the bottom of your WordPress blog pages. In this area you can include additional information about yourself and/or your copyright. You can also add a link to another page if you wish. Different themes give you more use of this area, so choose your themes carefully to maximize the value of your page footers. If you haven't customized your WordPress sidebar, it could be cluttered with useless items that are doing nothing but confusing your readers. Your sidebar should only contain things you actually want visitors to click on. Navigate to Appearance & Widgets to edit the appearance of your sidebar and remove anything there that doesn't actually benefit you or your visitors directly. Your pictures are another way to increase your rankings with search engines. Add in the tags for the alternate text and titles. If someone pins you to Pinterest, for example, the title you put in will pop up. Constantly work on improving your permalinks. As WordPress becomes more popular, your traffic may decline. Change the URLs of your WordPress articles and incorporate higher quality keywords. You can minimize the amount of keywords as long as their value increases. This can be a nice boost to the traffic you see.

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Page 1: Having Problem With Wordpress? Check Out These Idea!

Having Problem With Wordpress? Check Out These Idea!

Have you taken a look at WordPress in the past or used it before? If so, or even if you have not,you're about to learn some great things about just how much WordPress has to offer you as ablogger. Read through these valuable tips to see exactly what you've been missing out on.

Check out add-ons to find simple tools which will make your site or blog better. For example, youcould add a calendar to your side menu bar in order to share events which would be interesting toyour readers. You can also find many great add-ons which provide control for advertising, turningyour site into a revenue maker.

Make sure that all of the information on your site is current. This is very important as viewers willtend to veer away from your site if it is outdated or pointing out very old information. Spend timeeach week getting rid of the antiquated material on your website to improve how it looks.

Most templates come with a landing page built in, so make use of it. This stripped down page allowsyou to focus their intention on exactly what you want them to look at, be it a sign-up form or a "BuyNow" link. This ensures they take the actions you want them to.

Don't forget to use spellcheck. It may seem obvious now, but many people forget to do it. Whenusing the WordPress editor to post to your blog, make sure you take advantage of its spellcheckfunction. Even if you have already proofread your post, a quick and simple spellcheck couldn't hurt.

Remember to make good use of the footer area at the bottom of your WordPress blog pages. In thisarea you can include additional information about yourself and/or your copyright. You can also add alink to another page if you wish. Different themes give you more use of this area, so choose yourthemes carefully to maximize the value of your page footers.

If you haven't customized your WordPress sidebar, it could be cluttered with useless items that aredoing nothing but confusing your readers. Your sidebar should only contain things you actually wantvisitors to click on. Navigate to Appearance & Widgets to edit the appearance of your sidebar andremove anything there that doesn't actually benefit you or your visitors directly.

Your pictures are another way to increase your rankings with search engines. Add in the tags for thealternate text and titles. If someone pins you to Pinterest, for example, the title you put in will popup.

Constantly work on improving your permalinks. As WordPress becomes more popular, your trafficmay decline. Change the URLs of your WordPress articles and incorporate higher quality keywords.You can minimize the amount of keywords as long as their value increases. This can be a nice boostto the traffic you see.

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If you are new to WordPress, explore thedashboard of your WordPress installation asap.It may feel daunting the first time you see thatdashboard, but with just a little time you'll getit down. Don't be afraid to type in a few testposts and pages to see how things work.

Schedule blog posts beforehand withWordPress. This way, your posts will bepublished while you are doing other things.Find the Publish option from your Edit screen.Find 'publish immediately' under this. Input the military time, day, month, and year that you wantyour post to be published. Choose the "OK" option. Check the "Schedule For" page and then hit"Schedule".

Incorporate a social sharing plugin for your WordPress blog. Integrating social media with your blogwill be a great boon to your traffic. Your users can instantly share your article through Facebook,Twitter and other social media sites. Look for a plugin that will allow liking and sharing, since bothwill be beneficial.

Try to manage your comments. No one wants to look at spam. Don't let the spam in your blog'scomment sections get out of hand. Try to eliminate spam entirely or, at least, keep it to a minimum.Install a plugin that can cut down on spam. Delete any spam that slips through in your comments.

If you have made a mistake in spelling of a name in multiple posts, or just want to change a certainword across your site, use the Search and mobile apps Replace plugin to do the job for you. The timeit takes to do this manually is horrific, so instead let the plugin get it done.

Your first WordPress plugin install should be Jetpack. The plugin extends the usability of WordPressin a lot of important ways. For instance, it gives you some basic analytics on the main page of thedashboard. It also increases your social media options for your website and adds in contact formoptions.

Permit comments to go up on your blog. People will feel more involved and you can learn about themas well. There are http://www.iflexion.com/ plugins for approving comments before they post on thesite, which can help you avoid spammers and advertisers.

Want to do some work on your blog without these changes being updated live? Make a duplicate ofyour blog inside a different folder, with a separate, but identical, database. Doing this helps youavoid making harmful changes that could ruin your site.

When you are designing your Wordpress site, it is a good idea to take out any display of the word"Wordpress" in the footer area or in the header of your code. A lot of bad web bots troll the web forWordpress blogs and find security holes. If you remove the word "Wordpress" from your site, youhave another layer of defense against these bots.

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Some plugins are worth paying for. Compare the value of your time to that of the plugin's cost, anddecide on the right approach. If you feel that you are getting a lot for the price, it may be worth it.

There are many things to learn when it comes to WordPress. The advice here provides great tips tohelp you blog better. With time and effort, you'll be a master user in no time.