May 10
7
What is WordPress?
WordPress is an easy-to-use yet powerful internet publishing platform. It started in 2003 with a small base of users and has remained a free open-source software project which is supported by a large active online community.
WordPress has grown to be the most popular blogging tool available with millions of users worldwide. It has a diverse user community ranging from individuals like Wyclef Jean & Jay-Z to large organisations such as The New York Times, Fisher Price & Nikon.
WordPress is easy-to-use and its intuitive interface makes it suitable for all people, ranging from novices to advanced developers. Anyone who knows how to use Word and send emails will also be able to create and maintain an online presence with WordPress.
WordPress is a quick and easy way to gain an online presence with professional looking results.
Jun 10
14
WWW Missing in URL
The most common cause for a missing www in your website URL is the initial installation of WordPress. Many automatic installation utilities such as Fantastico leave out the www when you specify your domain name.
This is fairly straightforward to solve.
1. Log in to WordPress as Admin.
2. Click on Settings
3. Look for the two fields “WordPress address (URL)” & “Blog address (URL)”.
4. Add www. to both URLs. It is important that you update both fields.
5. Save your settings.
You will be automatically logged out. You will now see that www has been added to your URL.
This post will explain which steps you can take in order to improve your Wordpress site’s postition in the search engine results pages.
Create unique but representative page titles
The page title should accurately describe the page’s content. This is very easy with WordPress because the description which you give to your post or page automatically becomes the website page title.
Make sure that you always choose a page or post description which is as unique as possible.
Make use of the “description” meta tag
Install WordPress SEO plugins such as all-in-one SEO. This allows you to enter information which which is automatically placed into the description meta tag.
The Difference Between WordPress Posts and Pages
The choice on whether you use posts or pages largely depends on the nature of your content and what you’re trying to accomplish. Whilst both pages & posts are easy to use and allow content to be added quickly, they will appear quite differently on your website.
May 10
7
Choosing a WordPress Theme
A WordPress Theme is a way to apply changes to the design of your WordPress weblog. It consists of a collection of related template files which combine to produce a graphical interface which is consistant across all the pages of the blog.
WordPress comes with two themes installed as standard. New themes can be added via the Appearance section whilst logged in via Admin. They can also be purchased from suppliers such as VivaThemes, iThemes and StudioPress.
May 10
6
WordPress Hosting
There are thousands of web hosting companies who will offer to host your WordPress site for you but how do you know which one is right for you?
It is important that you consider your current requirements and choose your provider accordingly.
