A recent Quora question I answered… “How can I add social sharing buttons to my WordPress blog?” We’ve talked WordPress sharing plugins before… But if you want multiple sharing options (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc) then install the Sexy Bookmarks plugin and configure it to use whichever networks you want to have your content shared on.
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I regularly post answers on Quora to WordPress questions and will be cross posting some of my more popular answers here… This question was how to SEO a WordPress blog. I always start with these simple steps…. Set up permalinks properly (I use %category%/%postname%) Install All-In-One SEO plugin Put keyword in Title Put keyword-rich description
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A couple nights ago we launched one of our fun side projects we dubbed hashDSM (or #dsm). Naturally, we built the site on WordPress but the concept is to monitor commonly used Twitter hashtags in Des Moines, Iowa and aggregate them into a real-time stream organized by topics. We crowd sourced the common hashtags from
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WordPress comes under attack a lot because it’s such a popular platform. We’ve talked about basic WordPress security tips but what do you do when you suspect your WordPress site has been hacked? Here are some tools to help you keep your WordPress site safe or cleanup after you have been hacked.. WordPress Exploit Scanner
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Worrying about security sucks. And since WordPress has become one of the most popular publishing platform in the world it has also become a target for hackers. We’ve had a few questions about keeping WordPress secure so here’s a few good tips and links to get you started. WordPress Security Tips WordPress.org offers a few
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5 questions you can ask yourself before you install a plugin to avoid “Plugin Hell”
How to change the footer text in WordPress Thesis Theme
We get asked for plugin recommendations a lot, and most often it’s about sharing plugins. WordPress sharing plugins are simple – they are used to allow readers of your site to easily share content on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social networks. Here are the plugins we most often recommend: General Sharing Plugins Share And
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Run your own Groupon on WordPress with the GroupDeals plugin.