Basics of WordPress - Setting up Plugins
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WordPressPlugins
InthisguideIshowyouhowtofind,install,configure,deactivateanddeleteplugins.
Basicallyeverythingyouneedtoknowbutwereafraidtoask!
Notealwaysusepluginsfromatrustedsourceandnever,everuseonesthathavebeen"nulled."Thesearepluginsthatarepaidpluginsbuthackershaveremovedthecopyprotection.Doingsoisnotonlyillegalbutmayallowthoseveryhackerstotakecontrolofyoursite.
Plugins
FromthemaindashboardclickonPlugins
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Plugins->AddNew
Onthisscreenyouwillseealltheinstalledplugins-allofthemshouldbeuptodateifyoufollowedtheprocessinthepreviousguide.
Click onAddNew toaddanewplugin-don'tworry ifyoudon'tknowthenameoftheplugin,wecoverthatonthenextslide!
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Searchplugins
In this screen you are going to search for a plugin that will help you with SEO (Search EngineOptimisation.)
Thiscangiveyourblogpostsandpagesabetterchangeofbeingindexedbythesearchengines-andthisissomethingyoureallywanttobedone!
Inthesearchscreen(highlighted)typeinAllInOne
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InstallNow
Nowthatyouhavedownloadedthepluginyouneedtoinstallit.
ClickonInstallNowtobegintheinstallprocess(that'sitthereisnootherstep!)
Activate
Actuallythereisonemorestep!YouhavetoActivatethepluginbyclickingonActivate-nowthatwasnottoohard!
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Installed
Thefollowingscreenwillappearconfirmingthatyouhaveinstalledtheplugincorrectly.
NowclickonPlugins ->InstalledPluginssothatyoucangothefinalstepforthisplugin(notallpluginswillhavethisstep)
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Configure
Forthispluginweneedtodosomeconfiguration.
ClickonSeoSettingstogototheconfigurationscreen.
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ConfiguringAllInOne
ScrolldownalittleuntilyouseetheHomePageSettings.
Thetwooptionsallowyoutoenterina:
HomeTitle-thisisthetitleofthehomepagethatappearsonthetitlebarofthebrowser,butmoreimportantlyitappearsonthesearchengineresultsasthetitleofyourpage.Thismustbecatchassearchersscandownapageofresultsandlookattheresultsthatcatchtheireye.
HomeDescription-belowthetitleintheresultsisashortdescriptionofthepagethatthepotentialsearcherwillencounterafterclickingontheresult.Itisimportantthatthisdescriptionisshort,tothepointandaccuratelydescribesthecontentsofthepage.Itshouldenticethesearchtoclick!
Theabovetwoelementsarecruciallyimportanttogetrightinordertoensurepeopleclickfromthesearchresultstoyoursite.
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TitleSettings
Onceyouhavesetthehomepagetitleanddescriptionthereisnotmuchmoretodotobehonest,howeverlet'slookatoneoptionhere.
AsyouscrolldownyouwillseetheTitleSettings.This iscontrollinghowthetitleswillappearinthesearchengines forotherpages.Thedefault is that itwill display thepage titleof thepostorpage-youcouldaddinsomethingatthebeginningorend,forexample:
-broughttoyoubyRichard
Ifyoudidaddthisitwouldappearattheendofeverypagetitle.However,youdon'tneedtochangeanything.
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CustomPostTypeSettings
Itisbesttoleavethisasitis,althoughwhatitallowsyoutodoistoselectthetypeofpostyouwantSEOfeaturestobeavailablefor.
Irecommendyouleaveitasitis.
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WebmasterVerification
If youwant togetevenmore fromyourwebsiteyoucanadd it to thegooglewebmasterconsole(https://www.google.com/webmasters/) where you will be able to find out more about howmanypagesareindexed,submitnewpagestobeindexedandmuchmore.
WhenyoucreateanaccountinGooglewebmasterandaddyoursiteyouwillbeaskedtoinsertaverificationcode(tomakesureyouown thesite.) In thiscaseyouwouldenter thecode into thehighlightedsection.
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GoogleSettings
In thissectionyoucanaddspecificGoogle informationsuchasyourGooglePlusprofile. IwouldsuggestselectingalltheoptionsbarDisableGooglePlusProfile.
IfyouhavenotsetupaGoogleAnalyticsaccountIwouldsuggestyoudothisasap.Thiswillhelptrackyourvisitorsandgiveyoualotofinformationregardingtheperformanceofyourwebsite.It'sfreeandeasytodo.
OnceyougetyourGAcodeyoushouldenterthepartthatstartsUA-inthesecondhighlightedboxonthescreen.
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UpdateOptions
NowthatyouhaveconfiguredalltheoptionsclickonUpdateOptions
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Deactivating&DeletingPlugins
Deactivate&Delete
Sometimesyoumayfindthatsomethingisnotworkingcorrectlywithyoursite.Thefirstthingyoushould do isdeactivate each plugin one by one. This can be done by clicking on the wordDeactivate.Thepluginwillnowbecomedeactivated.
Inthesecondhighlightedboxyoucanseetherearetwooptions:
Activate-tomakethepluginactiveagain
Delete-todeletetheplugin
When you delete a plugin itwill not only delete the plugin but also any data associatedwith theplugin,forexampleconfigurationsetc
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Deletingtheplugin
Whenyou click onDelete the followingdialogboxwillappearwarningyou that thepluginand itsdatawillbedeleted.
IfyouaresurepressOKifnotpressCancel
PluginDeleted
Anoticewillappearbrieflytellingyouthatthepluginhasbeendeleted
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Resources
Imentionedanumberofresourcesintheguide:
GoogleWebmasterTools
GoogleAnalytics
Rememberifyouwanttoprotectyourblogusethissoftware
Ifyouneedanymoreinformationvisitebits.ie
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