TagWordPress Plugins

Adding WordPress Breadcrumbs navigation and customizing it

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WordPress supports taxonomies. In the WP CMS (content management system), the user can create as many tags and categories as they want. A category is different from a tag. It is used to build a menu. If you create a treemap of WordPress structure, then the categories will always be the child of index or root page. They make navigation easier for the search bots and the visitors. On a small blog...

Plugins to add 2 step authentication to WordPress website

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Dual factor authentication has become one of the most important security features in the last few years. Major websites like Google Mail, Outlook, Facebook are now protecting user accounts in a better way by allowing them to use a mobile device as their identity. To activate 2 step authentication, the service provider will ask you to install Google Authenticator app (or any of its alternative)...

Call to action buttons : Do they really work?

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When it comes to website designing, the User Experience plays a crucial role. If a site is not user-friendly, the conversions and revenue will be flat unless most of your earnings come from Adsense or its alternative advertising platform. This applies to all websites. A good way to make sure that your website is effectively generating revenue and the user visits more than one pages of your site...

The SEO Framework plugin review : Free Yoast alternative

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Yoast is no doubt the best SEO plugin, but its version 3.0.x has disappointed a lot of WordPress users. The plugin is useful, but you cannot get support from Joost De Valk and his team unless you’re a premium user. Because of these two reasons, many people have switched from Yoast to its alternatives. A new plugin called the SEO framework is getting a good response from the WordPress...

Shortcodes ultimate plugin : generate responsive shortcodes easily

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Shortcodes Ultimate by Vladimir Anokhin is a top rated WordPress plugin with 700000+ downloads. It allows you to generate and use HTML shortcodes of various styles and colors. The plugin allows customization. The code created by this is responsive and clean. Thus, it will work with all types of plugins. WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate is compatible with other plugins as well. It supports multiple...

Inline Related Posts plugin can lower the bounce rate of your blog

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On many established blogs, you’ll find related or recommended articles in post content. The posts are embedded in a stylized <span>, <div> or <p> and they attract visitor’s attention. They’re known as inline related posts (IRP). IRPs, when placed at the right position can reduce the bounce rate of a blog. They can also increase the page-views. Established...

Bloom plugin review : Create and add stylish Newsletter optin forms

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Email Optin forms are useful because they attract visitor’s attention. When a visitor signs up with the form, the website will have a new loyal reader. Newsletters will bring referral traffic to your blog. If your site is not ranked in search engines, you can still get free traffic provided that you send a newsletter to an email address or share blog posts on social media networks or the...

All in One Security and Firewall plugin secures your WP website

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WordPress is claimed to be one of the most secure content management systems of the decade, but you need to take some precautions while using it. The login page is accessible to everyone using the Internet. To access the page, the user has to enter example.com/wp-login.php simply. If you’re using a weak password, then a software or a bot can easily hack your website. Some hackers will...

Advanced Ads is Powerful plugin to insert and manage adverts

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Yesterday, I felt the need to install a new third party plugin for inserting advertisements to my blog. My favorite plugin i.e. Quick Adsense has not been updated for over 1.5 years, and it has become unreliable because it has not been tested with latest WordPress versions. I searched the WordPress repository to find a reliable and frequently updated plugin for insert adverts. After a few...

How to Create WordPress database backup with or without plugin

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Creating a backup of the database is practiced in all the top organisations. For webmasters who work online, it’s the most important thing to do. All websites are prone to hacking. Hackers are always in search of a security loophole in a website. When they find one, they’ll deface it by changing the index file. Hackers locate the site configuration file stored on the servers to find...

Yuzo related posts for WordPress review : Free and Powerful

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The developer claims that Yuzo is the fastest and the best plugin for WordPress. We decided to give it a try. Below is our review of this free plugin: Yuzo can be installed via FTP or WordPress dashboard. After its installation, activate the plugin and navigate to its settings page. This page has three tabs, main settings, styling, and productivity. You can configure this plugin to display...

OnePress social locker plugin for WordPress review

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Content locker WordPress plugins are becoming popular these days. They are useful in increasing the Facebook likes Google plus one and twitter tweet counts. The plugin hides your content for visitors (not for search engines) and displays it only when the user shares your post on the pre-configured social networks. OnePress is the best content locker plugin for WordPress. It is available in free...

WP-FFPC settings and features: Powerful caching plugin

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Although W3TC has options to configure Memcache and OPCache modules, this plugin requires some configuration to work according to your expectations. It includes many features that you may not want to use. To be honest, W3TC and WPSC are best plugins for Shared hosting users as users can easily make their site faster by activating disk caching, minification or by setting an expiry date for static...

Sumome plugin for WordPress : free list builder social sharing and more

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Suomeme is an awesome all in one plugin for promoting blog posts. It has a powerful sharing button that not only looks great but also allows users to share posts on top social networks without adding a lot of weight on your pages. This plugin lets users add a floating bar in the header or footer area of your blog. Thus you can use it as an alternative to hellobar. Sharing images from your blog...

WPDiscuz plugin: Great Alternative to Disqus and WordPress comment system

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The default WordPress commenting system is good, but some people may want to replace it with a third party plugin like Disqus, Livefyre for better control, spam protection, and administration. Disqus adds a lot of weight to your site, and you should think before using it. I’ve seen LiveFyre plugin on high traffic websites, and it looks great. I’ve not tested it. In case you’re...

WPBakery review: best WordPress page builder

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If you have sound knowledge of PHP, CSS, JS, and HTML, you can quickly build good-looking pages in WordPress. It is also possible with a WPBakery page builder plugin for WordPress. WPBakery is a well-designed plugin that lets users create various types of website layouts and pages with CTA buttons. There are around 29 great designs to choose from. WPBakery is responsive, and your site designed...

Best way to Change WP Login and admin URL in WordPress

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Every content management system has a login page, and dashboard that allows bloggers and webmasters to manage the data published on their site and WordPress is no exception. This page is relevant. Thus it will always be on the attack of website hackers that may/may not use automated program to gain access to your site’s dashboard. The default slug to log in to your WordPress dashboard is wp...

Best WP super cache settings to increase website page speed

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WordPress is my favorite CMS as you can start any site with it. I have seen classified, job posting, eCommerce, forum sites that employ WordPress content management system. As a webmaster, you must take care of your site as if it is your old dad or newborn child. To improve the performance and user experience, you should first consider improving the page load time. On WordPress site, you can...

Best AdSense plugins for WordPress (2018)

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Adsense is being used on millions of blogs, and it is a source of online income for many bloggers. Have you ever wondered how the webmasters manage to add advertisements to the best and hottest positions? Most blogs are using either WordPress or Blogger CMS. Blogger comes with an inbuilt utility to insert ads in various popular areas, i.e., above, middle and below post content. On WordPress, you...

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