Archive for Blog Setup
How to Disable Comments in Your WordPress Blog
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One of the unique features of a blog, as compared to a standard website, is that a blog allows the reader to post comments about what they have read.
But what if you don’t want people leaving comments? How do you prevent that?
It is a very simple process. To disable comment on the whole site go to your WP Dashboard and go to Settings>Discussion>Default Article Settings. Make sure the “Allow people to post comments on new articles” is unchecked.
Next go to “Other comment settings” and check the box called “Automatically close comments on articles older than x days” Set this to 1 day.
Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click “Save Changes” and you are done!
You can also close comments for a specific post. Open your post and in the Visual Editor and scroll down to Discussion and uncheck “Allow comments” and “Allow trackbacks and pingbacks on this page.” When you are done writing or editing your post click Publish or Update and comments for that post are disabled.
If you have any questions please contact The Blog Builder Guy.
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Protect Your WordPress Directory
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It is a good idea to keep prying eyes out of your blog directory. Why? Well, #1, it’s nobody’s business what is in your directory and #2, there’s no telling what somebody might do with that information. This is especially true is you have a membership site that people pay to access that information. Or perhaps you have photos etc. that you only want to share with certain people like family members.
Keep your content safe from those who have no business seeing it.
Here is a simple way to protect the directory in your WordPress blog setup. If you have any questions please let The Blog Builder Guy know!
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Update Your Blog to the Latest WP Version
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Posted by: | CommentsWith literally thousands of plugins available how do you tell the good from the not so good? This video shows you how. Visit Learning About WordPress to learn how easy it is to build a blog.
Install a New Theme for Your Blog Setup
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For more information about WordPress blogs and how to build one visit:
How to Add a New Page to Your Blog Setup
Posted by: | CommentsYou can also view this video as part of the Learning About WordPress tutorial site that I recently created. You can see this video and many more that will help you setup your blog fast and securely.
Learning About WordPress
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My newest site Learning About WordPress is well on it’s way to being done. I’ve uploaded videos covering the following topics:
- Registering a Domain Name
- Setting Up Your Hosting Account
- Launching Your New Blog
- WordPress Security
Next I will go into detail about plugins, writing posts, adding pages, plugins, SEO, how to add video plus much more!
Once ”Learning About WordPress” is completed it will be your one stop resource for WordPress.
So please head on over to Learning About WordPress and take a look. But keep in mind that it is a work in progress and things may not look as they will in the future.
If you have any thoughts or suggestions I’d love to hear them!
What is Squeeze a Page?
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A squeeze page is a page on your site whose sole purpose is to collect a targeted list of potential clients, generally done through capturing their email address. And why would someone give you their email address? Because you are offering them something of value in exchange. “Value” being the operative word.
What makes a good squeeze page:
- It should contain only one call to action-the optin box
- It shouldn’t have multiple navigation links-you want people to stay on the page.
- Easy to read without fancy graphics or backgrounds-graphics can be cool but also distracting.
- Attention getting headline-use a bold font and add some color as well
- Video or audio-it adds a personal touch
Remember the only goal of the squeeze page is to get people to join your email list. Everything on the page must focus the reader toward the optin box.
In other words, Keep It Simple!
