A pingback is a notification that lets you know when someone links to your blog post. This way, you can find out what people are saying about you on the web. If somebody mentions your name or your blog in their...
A trackback is a notification that you send to the person who last commented on your blog post. This notification has the effect of notifying all other commenters on your blog post as well, since they will be notified by email...
If you are a website owner, you know that robots.txt is an important file to understand how search engine crawlers interact with your site. Robots.txt tells the crawler what to do and not do on your site and where they can...
Meta tags are important for search engine optimization, especially if you want to rank high in the major search engines. Meta tags contain specific keywords and descriptions that will help people find your blog or website through a Google or Bing...
A custom link in WordPress is a URL with a string of text that you can create to point to any post, page, or file on your site. This allows you the freedom to redirect visitors from one piece of content...
The information below will help you tell if a site is WordPress. This is important to know for security reasons and because it can be helpful when doing research on the internet. WordPress websites are typically easier to navigate than other...
It is important to have a good title tag for your blog or website. This helps search engines determine what your page is about and then rank it better in search results. The first thing that people see when they come...
You can set a static page in WordPress as your front page. This is great if you want to showcase information, such as an About Me or Privacy Policy page. If you have a home business and would like to show...
A meta description is a short, concise sentence that describes your content in a way that entices the reader to click on it. These descriptions are especially important for search engine optimization (SEO) because they can be used by search engines...
In this blog post you will learn how to download images from the WordPress Media Library. This is a useful tool for those of you who wish to backup your media files or use them outside of wordpress.com, such as on...