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WordPress is a great tool to build a website in, but when it comes to search engine optimization, there are a few areas where it needs some improvement. The issue of duplicate content is one of them, so I’d like … Continue reading →

Introductory text is often one of the first things that users skip when looking at content on a website. Even if that’s the case, you shouldn’t ignore it altogether when writing your content. It can have some important usability benefits, … Continue reading →

WordPress doesn’t have a default way of creating breadcrumbs, so when you’re designing a website in it, you have to include them on your own, either by adding some code to your theme’s files or by using a plugin. Here … Continue reading →

When I build a WordPress website for a client, I have to remember that while I’m fully comfortable managing, editing, and adding content or enhancements, they aren’t necesssarily. So I make a few slight changes on the administrative side while … Continue reading →

Links are one of the most fundamental building blocks of successful content on your website, yet many people create them – knowingly or unknowingly – in ways that decrease their effectiveness. Here are some tips that you can use when … Continue reading →

Usability is always a concern of web designers, but when it comes to web content writers, that’s not always the case. There’s no better example of this than the continued use of “click here” in link text. Here are 4 … Continue reading →

Drop-down menus are one of those “love ‘em or hate ‘em” elements in web design. Many designers or developers shy away from using them, and I used to be no exception to that. As I’m learning more about them though, … Continue reading →

Back in February I put together a list of essential plugins for your WordPress website or blog. Since then I’ve come across some additional plugins that I think would be useful to install and which I thought would be worth … Continue reading →

When you’re building a website in WordPress, you can customize just about anything – and the login screen is no exception to that. It doesn’t take much time to do, and it’s one of those little touches that are a … Continue reading →

I promised in last week’s post about the NCAA conferences that I would take a look at the websites of all of the teams that received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. I’ve changed that slightly, so instead I … Continue reading →