WordPress SEO

This tutorial will show you how to improve the SEO of your WordPress blog. You can check our SEO General Guide for more information about SEO.

How to SEO WordPress

• Permalinks - WordPress' tool for customizing your blog links;
• Meta descriptions - set a correct meta description for each page/post you make to improve your ranking in the search results;
• Optimize your images - allow search engines to correctly index your images;
• Use Headings - the proper structure of your articles will rank your content higher;
  

How to use Permalinks to optimize your WordPress website

WordPress gives you the freedom to set your links the way you want them to look like. In the administrative area of WordPress go to Settings -> Permalinks. On this page you can choose from several predefined options or use a custom structure for your links.

How to insert images, audio or video in WordPress

WordPress Images

How to insert images, audio or video in WordPress

WordPress makes it really easy to add media to your posts. To add media to a new post, go to your blog's admin area > Posts > Add New.
In the WYSIWYG editor menu you can click any of the following buttons to add media to your post - "Add an image", "Add Video", "Add Audio" and "Add Media". Check our Knowledge base article to learn more and see a video about how to add media to your WP posts.
If, however, you need some extra gallery functionality, you may have to use a gallery plugin.

Gallery Plugin in Wordpress

In this tutorial we will show you how to install and use the NextGEN gallery plugin.

You can download it from this link.

More information on how to install plugins in WordPress can be found here - WordPress plugins installation.
Once the NextGEN plugin is installed, you can see its admin section included in WP:

WordPress Shopping Cart

How to use Simple PayPal Shopping Cart Cart with WordPress

There are various contributions you can use in order to setup an online store for your existing WordPress website. One of the widely preferred plugin is Simple Paypal Shopping Cart.

In this tutorial we will explain how to install Simple Paypal Shopping Cart in WordPress, and will cover the basics of creating a product and publishing a shopping cart on your blog.

How to install Simple PayPal Shopping Cart

There are two standard options for installing a WordPress Plugin. You can either use the Search or Upload functionality.

For this tutorial we will demonstrate how to perform the installation by searching for the desired plugin.

First log into the administrator area of your WordPress installation. Then go to Plugins -> Add New.

WordPress Plugins

How to install a Wordpress Plugin?

Plugins are tools which provide additional functionality to your application. To install a plugin you generally just need to put the plugin file into your 'wp-content/plugins' directory. Once a plugin is installed, you may activate it or deactivate it from the Plugins menu in your WP administration.

How to create a simple WordPress theme

This tutorial will show you how to create a simple WordPress theme. When building your own theme, you can use our Free Wordpress themes for reference.

How to create a basic WordPress theme?

To start building your theme, first create a sub-folder in the wp-content/themes directory in your WordPress folder. For the purpose of this tutorial, we will call the folder "tutorial_theme". The name of the folder should correspond to the name of the theme you want to create. To do this you can use either your favorite FTP client or the File Manager tool in your cPanel.

Before you start creating the theme, you should decide how the layout of your website will look like. In this tutorial we will build a WordPress theme that consist of a header, sidebar, content area and a footer ,as shown below:

To do this we will have to create the following files into the tutorial_theme directory:

How to Remove Spam Links From Wordpress Comments

By default all links posted in the comments under your articles are turned by WordpPress into links. Unfortunately, this features encourages spammers to post many unwanted comments in your blog.

To disable turning URLs from comments into actual links, go to your admin area and then navigate to Appearance -> Editor. Select the functions.php file from the right column and add the following line just above the closing php tag ( ?> ):

remove_filter('comment_text', 'make_clickable', 9);

That's it! URLs pasted in your comments will not be turned into actual links anymore.

How to Add a Facebook Like Button to Your Posts

Now, it is easier than ever to add the Facebook famous "Like"/"Recommend" to your posts and increase their popularity.

First, you need to login as administrator to the WordPress admin panel. Then go to Appearance -> Editor. Then place the following code wherever you want the like button to appear:

<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=<?php echo urlencode(get_permalink($post->ID)); ?>&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=350&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:350px; height:25px"></iframe>

The final result should look like this:

How to Remove WordPress 3.1 Admin Bar

In WordPress 3.1 and later versions there is a brand new feature - the admin bar. It allows you to perform administrative tasks to your blog while browsing through its front end. Of course it requires from you to be logged in with an username that has admin privileges.

There are many people, however, that would like to disable this feature. Mainly because it moves your entire website with about half an inch down and creates conflicts with some themes.

Wordpress Themes

Find FREE WordPress themes here

In the default WordPress installation, there are a couple of themes you can choose from. You can find the themes in your WordPress administration area > Appearance > Themes.

You can change the theme simply by clicking on the desired theme and then Activate <theme name>.

How to install a WordPress Theme?

WordPress Comments

How to Manage Comments in Wordpress

In WordPress your visitors have the option to leave comments on your site. This feature creates a dynamic interchange between you and your readers.

Moderate comments

WordPress Categories

In order to have your blog in a decent structure and ease your visitors' navigation throughout your posts and pages, you should categorize your posts.

Create a new category in WP

A new category can be created from the Posts menu > Categories.

Change the category of a post

WordPress Main Functions

The main functions of the WordPress tool are accessible from the upper part of the Admin page. They will help you to create and manage your blog website.

• Dashboard
  Here you can see the latest news from the WordPress developer's site.
• Write
  This is the place where you can share your thoughts and ideas with the world by writing posts and pages or editing the existing ones.
• Manage
  This is actually where you can manage the content of your site. You can see lists of all your Posts, Pages, Categories and Comments, read and edit them. Here you can also edit your Templates and other files used in your blog.
• Links
  Here you can add links to your favorite web sites. They can be organized by category, have internal references about your relationship to their destinations, be automatically associated with images, and can even be rated on a scale from zero to nine.
• Presentation
  From that part of Administrator's area you can manage the way your content will be shown to the

How to use WordPress?

Where to log in?

Once you have your Wordpress blog installed, you need to log in to the WordPress administration area from where you can write posts and articles, manage comments, change your theme, etc. To log in the WP admin panel, navigate to the WP login page or directly type the URL in your browser:

http://www.yourdomainname.com/wp-admin/

Writing a post in WordPress

Writing posts and pages is the core activity in WP. You can start your editorial experience by clicking the Add New button located in the Posts menu:

How to install WordPress

How to install WordPress

Please, follow the step-by-step guide below in order to activate Wordpress on your hosting account:

Step 1: Please, login to your CPanel and locate the Fantastico De Luxe icon:

Step 2: Find and click the WordPress link.