Aug 08, 2009
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Antti Kokkonen
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Do you know that a blog can be just like any other website?
And do you know that you can create “normal” website with WordPress instead of “just blogs”?
Yeah, there’s a lot to blogs and blogging that doesn’t meet the eye and there’s a whole lot more to WordPress than just blogging and blogs, just like there are incredible misconceptions around about blogs and what they are about..
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Jun 13, 2009
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Antti Kokkonen
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This post is a rework to my old Combine Google Custom Search with the Default WordPress Search -article where I combined Google Custom Search with WordPress Regular search results.
I do this because, it is better to show that you are using Google Custom Search instead of making the search look like it is not Google Search. This will show your readers that they are about to enter Google Custom Search so the possible advertisement doesn’t surprise them. It might be that the Google terms and conditions for AdSense for Search states that it is forbidden to “camouflage” the search to look like normal search, but I didn’t check if it is so.
I didn’t need to check, because there is proof that Google Custom Search is used MORE than the regular WordPress search (at problogdesign.com) and as we know that, we don’t want to hide the fact that it is Google search, right?
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Jun 10, 2009
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Antti Kokkonen
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When setting up a new WordPress blog, there’s certain tasks you must do to get the blog started on the right foot.
After the installation has finished, do these 7 steps BEFORE you write or do anything else..
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Jun 04, 2009
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Antti Kokkonen
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Mass editing posts on WordPress can be very hard if you do it all manually and one-by-one, but fortunately built-in functionality in the WordPress and additional help from plugins will help the bulk edit process. If you need to do heavy re-categorizing or re-tagging your posts, this article will give you the tools and tips to do it with reasonable effort and keep your old backlinks in order while at it.
In this post, how to edit many posts at the same time and define categories and tags for multiple posts:
- What To Do Before Starting the Mass Edit
- What Plugins Should Be Installed to Help the Bulk Edit Process
- How the Bulk Edit Works in WordPress (versions 2.7+)
- How To Handle Massive Amount of Posts and Change Categories and Tags on Them
If you have done or planning a Blogger-WordPress import, you more and less have to do this kind of heavy editing of your posts, as the Blogger / blogspot tags are imported as categories. You can easy this process by removing and editing the tags in the Blogger before you do the import, but with the user interface there, it might actually be easier to do it like I show in this guide by removing the old categories and tags all together and re-categorize and re-tag your whole blog.
Whether you are moving or moved from old blog to self-hosted WordPress or you are planning to re-organize your blog by rethinking the categories and tags you use and need advice and tips on editing large amounts of posts in your WordPress blog in general, read on…
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May 29, 2009
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Antti Kokkonen
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You want two kind of sitemaps on your blog. One for search engines and another one for your readers. Both can be very easily implemented into the WordPress blog with plugins in matter of minutes.
The sitemap for search engines will help search engines to find and index your site/ blog and keep your listing and information up-to-date with your latest content and inform about the changes in your blog structure with zero effort. The sitemap for your readers is optional compared to the sitemap for the search engines, but that too takes only couple of minutes and can potentially help your readers navigate your site better.
In addition to explaining what a sitemap is, in the rest of this article I’ll show you:
- How to setup and install a plugin on your WordPress that generates the XML sitemap for search engines for you
- How to install another plugin that automatically generates a sitemap for your readers anywhere you want to display it on your blog.
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May 24, 2009
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Antti Kokkonen
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Google Custom search is a powerful tool to give your readers a chance to search for content from your blog, web or whatever sites you define for the search. Wordpress comes with default search which presents blog posts and/or pages with the search terms you used.
Remember to check Google’s Terms & Conditions when adding the Google Custom Search. You are not allowed to hide the fact that you’re using Google Custom Search. Reworked instructions are here How To Add Google Custom Search to Your Blog.
I wanted to combine these two. I like the default as the Wordpress search gives clear blog post links and integrates automatically into the Wordpress Theme and templates. On the other hand, Google Custom Search is more accurate in a sense and is “automatically” monatized through Google Adsense.
This article shows you how to get the best of both words, custom search results from Google, along with Adsense ads and the Wordpress search results that display the most relevant posts from your blog.
Note that the most simple way to add Google Custom Search Engine (GCSE) to your blog, is to use a plugin and corresponding widget, but I rarely say no to a chance to mess with javascript and php, so here we go!
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