If your website is built on the WordPress framework, chances are that you are always looking for a great plugin, tweak, or other tip that will make your site better. Well, you’re in the right place. Below are a several how-to articles targeted to website owners who use WordPress and want to learn more about different plugins and code tweaks.
Plugins
Bottom Of Every Post
Have you ever wanted to automatically add some text, links, or other information to the bottom of every post? If so, this plugin is for you. This post discusses code modifications and explains how to add static links and dynamic links that are customized to the post.
Google Analytics for WordPress
Tracking visitors is vital to growing your site. One of the best tools to use is Google Analytics. It’s free and easy to understand yet powerful enough to glean great insight. This post covers setting up the plugin and a few basic concepts to start with.
YARPP (Yet Another Related Post Plugin)
Bounce rate is often the bane of content creators. You spend so much time getting visitors to your site only to have them bounce off after one page. With YARPP (Yet Another Related Post Plugin), you can identify and highlight posts similar to the one being read. If your visitor wants to read about ducks, YARPP will let them know of all the other duck related posts on your site. This post discusses the settings and how to get the most from YARPP.
WordPress Popular Posts
How do you know what movie to go see? You ask your friends, check out which one people are talking about, etc. That is what WordPress Popular Post does for your site; it lets visitors know what other people are reading on your site. Read this post to understand more about the settings and how to display your best (or at least, most popular) content.
Top Commentors Widget
Do you have a few people that leave great comments all the time? Why not highlight them. With the Top Commentors Widget, you can identify those visitors who leave the most comments and reward their attention. This post explains all the different settings and how to customize the widget so you can begin rewarding contributors.
Tips for a better WordPress site
Spam Attack! 3 Steps You Can Take To Protect Your Blog
Imagine a life without spam. No junk emails… no junk comments… paradise. Unfortunately, that is not the world we live in. Luckily, there are ways to reduce the spam in your life. This post outlines three practical things you can do that has reduced the spam on many sites.
Changing a password
If you have ever lost a password, you know how frustrating it can be not to have access to that system. Now, consider doing that with your WordPress website. Scary, huh. Read how this happened to me and how to fix the problem if it ever happens to you.
Learning shortcodes
Do you like shortcuts? Me too. Did you know that you can condense a large block of HTML code into one shortcode and when inserted into your WordPress post, that large block of HTML will be displayed. Imagine having a block of text reminding visitors to subscribe to your RSS feed or YouTube channel. You can copy and paste ever time, or you can use shortcodes. This post explains the basics of shortcodes, helps you create your own, and gives some further resources around the web.