This one is critical for the layout of any blog, as the build in WordPress page ordering function is in their own words crap ’clunky’ and despite ongoing promises, it’s still not fixed in WordPress 2.7. There seems to be no rhyme nor reason to the default page order WordPress assigns, which makes creating a sensible page layout very tricky. Read More
There are a huge range of SEO plugins for WordPress, but I like this one as it focuses on the things I believe to be important in SEO, and ignores the rest.
Most WordPress themes are designed with SEO in mind, and certainly WordPress, with it’s pings, linking structure, text focused content and customised URL structure is a dream when you’re building an SEO optimised website. Read More
I only found out this morning that yesterday (28th Jan) was Thank A Plugin Developer Day over at WordPress, the idea being a day focused on given thanks and financial support to the thousands of WordPress plugin developers.
Well I missed it, so I feel the need to make amends.
When I design a website for a holiday rental property owner, there are several WordPress plugins I use to make the site really work. I’ve been asked a couple of times for plugin recommendations, so I thought I’d do a series of posts focusing on the plugins I get the most out of and in doing so, get to ‘big up’ the developers involved.
Photo lover theme is sponsored by Ferienwohnungen Normandie and designed by Normandy Gites
Favourite plugins 3: My Category Order
I won’t spend long on this one: as you can guess from the title, it’s pretty similar to the My Page Order plugin, except that it allows WordPress blog owners to edit their category order.
Often when you’re blogging there will be one category you want to promote more than others, and it will suit your aims to have that category at the top of your category list. The My Category Order plugin allows you to do just that. Read More »