With the release of WordPress 5.0 on 12/6/18 and its introduction of a new Block Editor (aka the Gutenberg editor), we have network activated the Classic Editor plugin. The Classic Editor plugin is an official WordPress plugin with support promised by the core WordPress team through 12/31/2021. The Classic Editor plugin preserves the editing experience found in WordPress versions before 5.0 … [Read more...] about Using the Classic Editor On Our Network
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Customizer Makes Admin Tasks a Breeze
The WordPress Customizer, originally referred to as the Theme Customizer but more and more as simply the Customizer, has been built into WordPress since 2012. The WordPress Theme Customization API on which it is built reaches back to WordPress 3.4, but with the customizer improvements added in WordPress 4.0, theme developers are making increased use of it. This is great news for WordPress users, … [Read more...] about Customizer Makes Admin Tasks a Breeze
How To Make Guest Posting Easy
In January 2014, Google's Matt Cutts weighed in on the merits of guest blogging: https://twitter.com/mattcutts/status/425354952463355904 In his article, Cutts observed that "guest blogging is done; it’s just gotten too spammy." But that's not the whole truth. In the article comments, Cutts himself added an important clarification: Of course, if you know the person writing the blog post … [Read more...] about How To Make Guest Posting Easy
Stop WordPress Comment Spam
How to stop WordPress comment spam ranks as one of our most common support questions. Spam comes in several varieties: referrer spam registration spam comment spam, including trackback spam Referrer spam is the stuffing of a fake referrer in the HTTP header of requests to a web site. The conduct of Semalt was a prominent example of referrer spam. We regularly monitor our network … [Read more...] about Stop WordPress Comment Spam
Upgrade To Google’s Universal Analytics
If you're a Google Analytics user and haven't already done so, you'll need to complete the Universal Analytics upgrade for each of your websites. If you're using the Google Analytics by Yoast plugin on a WordPress site, it's an easy process, and in this article we'll tell you how to do it. Transition From Classic To Universal Analytics In October 2012, Google announced Universal Analytics, … [Read more...] about Upgrade To Google’s Universal Analytics
You Should Exclude Semalt from Google Analytics
UPDATE: The problem of referrer spam has grown since we first published this article. The original focus was excluding Semalt, but our current recommendation for removing spam from Google Analytics covers a much broader range of troublemakers, including ghost spammers. Very important note: never, ever visit the site of a suspected spammer that appears in your analytics data. If you pay … [Read more...] about You Should Exclude Semalt from Google Analytics
On Page SEO Using Yoast’s WordPress SEO Plugin
On page SEO is a big topic, so this article is long. Here are some quick links to specific sections: This Is All About On Page SEO for Content Creators Why On Page SEO Is Important Keywords & Search Ranking On Page SEO Is Not About Outsmarting Google The Snippet Preview in WordPress SEO Step 1 - Establish the Focus of Your Page Step 2 - Write Great Content Step 3 - Set the SEO Title … [Read more...] about On Page SEO Using Yoast’s WordPress SEO Plugin
Custom CSS for Your WordPress Site
It's easy to create custom CSS for your WordPress site on our network using the Jetpack by WordPress.com plugin. This article is focused on using Jetpack's Custom CSS feature, so we'll assume you've already activated Jetpack. If not, skip over to our article on activating Jetpack for WordPress and get that initial step resolved. With the plugin activated, you'll be ready to create custom … [Read more...] about Custom CSS for Your WordPress Site
The Critical Shortcoming In Genesis SEO
The Genesis Framework comes with built-in SEO, which is the ability to manage settings important to search engines for your WordPress powered site. Let's be clear about something: Genesis SEO is rock-solid at managing those settings and putting them in the HTML markup of your pages, where search engines grab and make use of them. But it has a big shortcoming, and after hearing about a little … [Read more...] about The Critical Shortcoming In Genesis SEO
Related Posts In WordPress
Adding links to content on your site that are related to the current post is a great way to give your visitors more of what they want (your content, hopefully) and keep them on your site longer. On wpPERFORM.com, we support several plugins to display related posts on your site: Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP) nrelate Related Content Related Content by Wordnik These plugins … [Read more...] about Related Posts In WordPress