Wordpress, Drupal Optimization And Blogging Tips

Free Google XML Sitemap Generator For Drupal 5 Or Any Website

UPDATE: I am getting an error in Google Webmaster Tools when trying to resubmit my sitemap generated by phpSitemapNG: Parsing error We were unable to read your Sitemap. It may contain an entry we are unable to recognize. Please validate your Sitemap before resubmitting. Therefore I advise caution when using this tool. Yes, I could spend hours troubleshooting ...

How To Successfully Submit A Request Of Reconsideration To Google

If your website traffic suddenly drops and stays low, chances are that you have been penalized by Google. If you did something to violate Webmaster Guidelines on purpose you can correct it easily and be back in Google's good graces in no time. If the penalty comes as a surprise, you will have to figure out ...

How To 301 Redirect File Names With Spaces Using htaccess

You should avoid spaces in image or document file names because those spaces must be replaced with these lovely: %20 characters when doing certain manual coding. This step can be missed when creating links, updating documents, etc. due to human error and will inevitably result in missing images, broken links and 404 errors. The remedy: rename your ...

vSlider Plugin: Create A WordPress Slideshow Under 3 Minutes

The beauty of vSlider WordPress plugin is that after installation the setup is so simple that it really does not have to take more than 3 minutes to get it working. Set the slideshow size, set the speed, set the animation, set the number of slides and which category you wish to pull the first image ...

Reduce Content Theft With WP-CopyRightPro WordPress Plugin

The title says "Reduce Content Theft" because the only way to prevent content theft is not to make the content available online. If you wish to monitor how much content is copied from your website I recommend the excellent Tynt Tracer. With that said WP-CopyRightPro WordPress Plugin does an excellent job to deter the casual right-clicker. It ...

How To Add Nofollow Tags To Drupal Menu Items

You can add nofollow tags to your sidebar menu items just by editing your template.php file. Commonly you would nofollow Home, Contact Us, etc. Why copy and paste code? It is always a good idea to to limit the number of Drupal modules to the most necessary ones. Just insert your version of this code and you ...

Monitor Who Copies Your Website Content With Tynt Tracer

Tynt Tracer is an excellent tracker service that can help you monitor what content is being copied from your website. Depending on your disposition this experience can span from flattering to enraging. If you have copyrighted images or text on your site this data can be disheartening and you may see truly shocking statistics about ...

SQL Fix Of Drupal Access Denied Error For Anonymous User

The Drupal "Access Denied" ("You are not authorized to access this page") error for anonymous users can have several reasons. First check if you have given access to your content for anonymous users: http://YOURDOMAIN.COM/admin/user/access --> node module --> access content --> check anonymous user box Once you have done the above go to your web hosting company's ...

Customize Your WordPress Quicktag Buttons With AddQuicktag Plugin

I use AddQuicktag plugin to create quicktags, those very convenient shortcut buttons in the WordPress text editor. There are tutorials on how to customize / hack quicktags but it is quite cumbersome and those settings can be deleted during upgrades or may not even work with newer WordPress versions. Even though I try to be conservative with ...

Automatically Place AdSense Under First Image Of WordPress Posts

The AdSense Under Image WordPress Plugin automatically places a Google AdSense ad unit of your choice under the first image of your post (but not your pages). If your post contains no images no AdSense is shown. AdSense Under Image WordPress Plugin is simple and easy to set up. The only thing to configure is to copy ...

Adsense Target WordPress Plugin: Improve Ad Relevance With Section Targeting

Utilizing Google Adsense Section Targeting with the aid of Adsense Target WordPress Plugin can improve the relevance of your ads therefore increase the number of clicks and your AdSense revenue. Adsense Target WordPress Plugin automatically inserts and tags wrapping your most relevant content ready to be crawled by the AdSense bot. Adsense Target WordPress Plugin ...

Auto Update Copyright Date In WordPress Footer With PHP Code

If you don't want to remember to change the current year in your copyright notice on the bottom of of your WordPress blog just paste the following code into your footer.php: Of course edit it to your needs. The above code will produce the following (with the 2nd number auto updating every year): Copyright © 2000 ...

Creating A List Of Recent WordPress Posts Per Category

If you wish to use a plugin for having more control over listing your latest posts try this: Recent Posts. You will be able to show the latest posts from one or multiple categories. Pro: easy, supports auto thumbnail resizing / creation. Place this into "Output template" under the Output option of plugin setup: {image:0:100:100}{link}{excerpt:35} ... ...

Speed Up WordPress By Reducing Dynamic PHP And HTTP Calls

You can sped up the loading of your WordPress pages if you reduce the number of dynamic PHP and http calls. In plain English (which I prefer) it means look for code starting with "" /> ************************************************ THESE ARE THE CHANGES I MADE: from Note: I always keep my favicon.ico in my root directory (optional). from: to: Also I ...

SEO Optimized WordPress Headers With Conditional Tags

It is 2009 but amazingly many WordPress themes are still designed with SEO and Google un-friendly headers. One scenario is that all pages contain their h1 tag in their header instead of only on the homepage. This results in all pages having the same h1 title which is a total disaster. Some WordPress themes completely lack h1 ...

Don’t Buy Angsuman’s Translator Plugin Pro WordPress Plugin!!!

Owning Angsuman's Translator Plugin Pro WordPress Plugin has been a negative experience!One of the worst $30 I ever spent! ... Norwegian language did not work at all and Arabic just occasionally. The plugin had so much trouble with Google translation that I had to switch over to BabelFish due to getting a 403 Forbidden error for ...

Get Your Own WordPress Blog – Domain Name And Webhosting

I have been asked many times how I built this blog. WordPress is one of the best platforms for blogs, it is easy to use with tons of features. Getting a domain name and web hosting are the first two steps (Site5 is an affordable choice). When deciding on a domain name my advice is ...

My WordPress Blog in 12 Languages by Angsuman’s Translator Plugin Pro!

Angsuman's Translator Plugin Pro 4.0.1 for WordPress blogs has been released! Translator Plugin Pro supports these 14 languages: English, Chinese, Russian, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Norwegian, Korean, Arabic and Greek. Angsuman's Translator Plugin Pro 4.0.1 allows translation of my blog to 13 major world languages from the previous 8 languages. There are flags below the ...

The Best Model Photographer in The World – Google Says!

Ferenc Ecseki Photography is the 3rd best model photography website on the Internet and climbing! No, not self proclaimed just according to the All Mighty Google which is always right! Right? :) OK, I am just having some fun with my Google search results. Just do a search for Hungarian Born Beauty and you will find my ...

My Six Month Visitor Statistics by Google Analytics

6 Month Report - June 11, 2006 to December 11, 2006 I use the excellent and free Google Analytics to track the visitors of my blog. It has been six months since I converted my website to a WordPress blog format. My reasons to have a blog: - more text content for increased visibility in photography related search results - ...

My WordPress Blog in 8 Languages by Angsumans Translator Plugin Pro!

Why Translate My Blog to 8 Languages? The plugin: Angsuman's Translator Plugin Pro For WordPress ($30). The translation languages are Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, Spanish, Portugese and German. New info I just found out: BUYER BE AWARE: THE PRICE IS $30 PER BLOG! UNLIKE OTHER OPEN SOURCE FREE WORDPRESS PLUGINS WHICH CAN BE USED IN ANY NUMBER ...

StumbleUpon Ferenc Ecseki Photography!

How Can You Give My Blog a StumbleUpon Thumbs Up? If you are already a StumbleUpon.com member and you like my photo albums, blogs, and articles click here: to give it a StumbleUpon thumbs up or just click on the green icon next to the post tile or the blue button on the bottom of ...

Read My Blog as RSS Feed – What is RSS?

This blog is available as an RSS feed. Simply said RSS is a way to subscribe to web content without having to visit the website again and again. RSS is like bookmarking a web address and having updated content automatically delivered. The subscribed content can be read with feed readers (RSS readers) or services like Google, MyYahoo, My ...