WordPress Blogger: Don’t Rely On The Google Search Engine Alone

On January 24, 2012, in Blogging Aspects, Professional Blogging, WordPress plugins, by Editor

There are actions designed to drive visitors to your website who are not necessarily using the Google search engine, but find you through other references.

WordPress Blog: How To Boost The Ranking Of Your Website With The Right Plugins

On January 10, 2012, in Professional Blogging, Tips & Tricks, WordPress plugins, by Editor

Not every WordPress blogger is out to reach the maximum exposure in the cyber world. After all, blogging is about expressing your opinion, writing about those things you love or hate, and letting off some steam. However, for those trying to turn a hobby into some kind of money-making machine and contribute a few dollars to a meager household budget by placing advertisement, a good web ranking represents the threshold from failure to success.

WordPress: Shopp e-commerce Plugin Damages Website Traffic

On November 14, 2011, in Professional Blogging, WordPress plugins, by Editor

A few weeks ago, I installed the Shopp e-commerce plugin, and over time I noticed a decline in visitor numbers, however, without making the connection to the e-commerce software. I also noticed a slowing page loading, which should have led me immediately to a database problem, but at the time I was confident that that had been taken care of.

WordPress: Neglected Database Management Will Impact Performance

On November 14, 2011, in Professional Blogging, WordPress, WordPress plugins, by Editor

The problem with the WordPress database management comes with frequent adding, modifying, and deleting new posts and pages. The best comparison is the file fragmentation of a Windows computer. Frequent adding, modifying, and deleting of files will create a database management challenge due to increased fragmenting of the available hard-disk space.

The Most Dangerous WordPress Plugin: Classifieds… When They’re Free…

On October 24, 2011, in Blogging Aspects, Professional Blogging, WordPress plugins, by Editor

I found this really nice and effective WordPress plugin (see info below), and one of the numerous options enables you to allow free content for a limited time; everything beyond that would be subject to a charge.

WordPress Blog And RSS Feed Plugins

On October 24, 2011, in Professional Blogging, WordPress plugins, by Editor

RSS (Real Simple Syndication) allows the WordPress blogger to pull content from other websites. Well, it depends on how much the other website is willing to give you, the full content or just an excerpt.

WordPress Bloggers: Block India, Afghanistan, Russia From Your Blog

On October 20, 2011, in Blogging Aspects, Professional Blogging, WordPress plugins, by Editor

In the course of the last two months or so, I received in the neighborhood of 60 ~ 70 classified ads, and they were ALL from India. I thought about adding some text to the pages, saying that spammers are wasting their (and my) time by posting, since each entry is manually approved by the administrator. However, it is my experience that these guys don’t read.

Give Your WordPress Blog That Newspaper Look!

On October 17, 2011, in Professional Blogging, Tips & Tricks, WordPress plugins, by Editor

For the longest time I wanted that distinct newspaper look, not necessarily a copy of The New York Times or The Washington Post, but at least a slight appearance of an online magazine.

Keyword Density Checker For WordPress Blogs And Websites

On October 8, 2011, in Professional Blogging, Tips & Tricks, WordPress plugins, by Editor

One of the pillars of SEO are keywords. Keywords are very important SEO elements for every search engine; they are what search strings are matched against. Choosing the right keywords is an important step to a successful SEO campaign. If you fail on this step, the road ahead is very bumpy and most likely you will only waste your time and money.

WordPress Plugins: Blessing And Curse – When Plugins Stop Your Blog From Working

On September 16, 2011, in Professional Blogging, Tips & Tricks, WordPress plugins, by Editor

The impact of a faulty plugin or faulty update can be fatal to your website, for instance, the White Screen of Death (website hangs and when you log in, all you get is a white screen) or, as it happened to me last night, a faulty plugin update froze my website.