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  • Know More About Link Building In SEO

    Know More About Link Building In SEO

    Link building, one of the primary aspects of modern-day search engine optimization, is valuable ammunition for your SEO strategies. Here, we aim to throw light on the basics of link building and why it is considered to be beneficial for business such as yours.

    Top Advantages of Link Building

    Oft referred to as an essential process for getting links to increase the visibility of your website, link building can be attained by inserting quality articles and keyword-rich content into your SEO campaigns. With the Google Penguin algorithm being launched on April 24, 2014, it now takes plenty of skills to get the process right. In general, link building relates to the process of attaining links from quality sites, high authority sites, and related sites. It is important to have links to high quality and relevancy to get better search engine rankings.

    The popularity of a blog or website is often determined by its overall number of inbound links. The number of links attributed to quality websites also plays a vital role in determining the Google Page Rank (PR) score of your online business. Given this, once you have started your website or blog, it is important to lay focus on your link building efforts to get more exposure on popular search engines

    Incoming links related to authority website are rewarded in terms of Google Search results. Proper and effective link building does not necessarily relate to building unlimited links; in fact, it can be associated with getting genuine back links from trusted websites.

    Bu incorporating the right link building processes in your SEO campaigns, you may look forward to getting:

    1. More visibility for your content in search results.
    2. Better traffic from various other business portals and websites that are directly or indirectly linked to your website.
    3. Rated as an impactful and valuable online resource courtesy the high-quality inbound links directed to your website. This essential task can be fitfully performed by investing in high quality, meaningful and quality content.
    4. Proper indexing in search results. The indexing process becomes more effective and faster once you have the right link building tools and techniques in place.
    5. Hold of an important and non-avoidable aspect of SEO.

    Link building can be gained rightly via many strategies; these include infographics, guest blogging, epic videos, do-follow blog comments, directory submissions, good pillar content for informing bloggers, do follow social book-marking portals, and so forth. There are plenty of other vital strategies that are followed by SEO experts. In case you have a niche business site, it would pay to invest in an appropriate link building plan to get the best results only. You may want to click on the following link, http://www.techjaws.com/three-important-things-need-know-link-building/ to get access to the best link building tips and tricks to improve upon your search results.

  • Mashable Like Social Media Sharing Button for WordPress with Share Graph

    Mashable Like Social Media Sharing Button for WordPress with Share Graph

    When Mashable changed their site design couple of years back everyone went crazy. Bloggers wanted similar themes and many WordPress theme seller forums were filled with requests. Some requests, even included requests to build a share button plugin which had social share graph along with it. Mashable calls their graph “Mashable Velocity Graph”. The graph shows how quickly people are sharing the article on the social Web.

    Finally, Epic Plugins has done it for you. They have made a social share button which looks very much similar to Mashables social share button. They have also included the Velocity graph from Mashable. Epic Plugins calls this feature “Social Buzz Graph” and they claim that the graph serves the same function of Mashables Velocity Graph. You can get the plugin on Codecanyon for $19, it is named “Social Buzz WordPress Plugin – Social Share Graphs“.Social Media Sharing Button for WordPress like Mashable with Share Graph - Social Share Plugin

    The plugin currently only supports Facebook, Twitter, Google+ & Linkedin. While Mashable has StumbleUpon and Pinterest extra. That’s the only negative part I find in this plugin at the moment. I am sure the developers are working on adding more social media sites. Also, I am not sure how the Social Buzz graph works or does it work as they say. I will be trying out the plugin soon and will post a review.

    I totally recommend Epic Plugins as I have tried their Social Gallery WordPress Video Viewer Plugin. They provide amazing support and frequent updates. You can read more about Social Gallery Plugin here. You should try it if you have YouTube/Vimeo videos on your WordPress site. I guarantee you increased shares resulting increased traffic.Social Media Sharing Button for WordPress like Mashable with Share Graph - Mashable

    Add this plugin to a theme which looks similar to the Mashables website design, you will have a Mashable clone. A couple of months back, I wrote an article about Mashable Look alike WordPress Themes. Check out those themes and you will be all set to release an amazing blog.

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  • WP Super Cache or W3 Total Cache – Which WordPress Cache plugin is Better?

    WP Super Cache or W3 Total Cache – Which WordPress Cache plugin is Better?

    If you are WordPress site owner and wants to increase the site speed you would have definitely tried some caching plugin. Also, you might have come across some WordPress cache plugins too. Top players in caching plugins are WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache. WP Super Cache has more than 5,535,472+ downloads and W3 Total Cache has more than 3,095,642+ downloads. So let me repeat the question again WP Super Cache or W3 Total Cache – Which is Better?

    Some of you might think WP Super Cache has more downloads so it is better. There is a reason why WP Super Cache has more downloads than W3 Total Cache. The reason is simple, it is very easy to use it. Even W3 Total Cache is easy to use, but needs some little more work. May be 1-2 minutes extra then WP Super Cache.

    I was a lazy ass and used WP Super Cache and was happy with the boost in speed I got. Used WP Super Cache for all my sites. But last week when I was updating my personal blog jijojose.com just fun, I disabled WP Super Cache and installed w3 Total Cache. Then I tested the page speed on GTmetrix, I was amazed to see the results. That was the first time I saw green color on my page speed results. After seeing the results I wanted to install W3 Total Cache on all my sites powered by WordPress.

    As a result, I installed it here on Tech Kunji but before installing I did a test on GTmetrix. Check out the result. After installing W3 Total Cache the result was improved almost 10%. Not a big difference for us, but Google bots considers this. Check out the new result.

    You can compare the results here. Note that the right one is WP Super Cache and Left one is W3 Total Cache.

    I recommend W3 Total Cache for both new and experienced WordPress users. New users just enable the basic features and if you are experienced go crazy and optimize your server as much you want. So which is the best WordPress cache plugin according to you?

    Got something to say? Let me know through the comments. 

  • Best Way to Protect BuddyPress from Spam

    Best Way to Protect BuddyPress from Spam

    I was getting really annoyed with all the spam registrations on my BuddyPress site. Tried different plugins to stop spam and most of them failed, including Google’s reCAPTCHA. I was surprised when the spammers got through reCAPTHA. Whatever spam plugin you use, don’t use the below mentioned plugin.

    • Don’t Use

    BuddyPress Honeypot

    If this plugin worked properly this would have been the best plugin to stop spammers from registering on your site. I liked it because it creates an extra text field that is hidden via CSS. The visitor never sees the field, but spam-bots will usually fill it out so they don’t miss any required fields. The hidden field is a honeypot that traps the bots. Cool, isn’t it? But looks like it’s broken.

    • Safe to use

    BuddyPress Registration Options

    This plugin will not automatically block spammers, but you will have to manually deny their accounts. The plugin allows admins new member moderation, if moderation is switched on, any new members will be blocked from interacting with any BuddyPress elements (except editing their own profile and uploading their avatar) and will not be listed in any directory until an admin approves or denies their account.

    You will get an email every time a new user registers. This is the best free plugin out there which I have tried. If you have ever come across a better one, please let me know. I hope this plugin will help you protect BuddyPress from Spam.

    Image Courtesy: Brian Chantler

  • Remove WordPress Multisite data

    Remove WordPress Multisite data

    In this post I will cover how to remove WordPress multisite data which you created while enabling WordPress multisite.

    You can find many tutorials on how to enable Multisite and people who follow them sometimes get stuck in between of the process and might want to restart the process or sometimes don’t want to use multisite. But when you restart the process, WordPress says you already have a network enabled. So to restart you will have to remove WordPress Multisite Data from your WordPress install.

    Before proceeding, please create a backup of your database so you can restore it if something goes wrong.

    • Remove all the lines added to wp-config.php
    • Revert back to older. htaccess file or delete it and regenerate it by going to Settings > Permalinks
    • Remove the two fields added to the users table that are multisite-only (deleted and spam columns).
    • Remove the following tables in database (prefixed by your DB prefix which is generally wp_):
        • wp_blogs
        • wp_blog_versions
        • wp_site
        • wp_sitemeta
        • wp_signups
        • wp_sitecategories (if you have global terms enabled)
        • wp_registration_log

    Your WordPress multisite data is now cleared and you have a fresh WordPress install.

  • 5 Alternatives to WordPress as a Blogging Platform

    5 Alternatives to WordPress as a Blogging Platform

    All my websites use WordPress and I love it a lot. But recently I thought of trying out some other CMS’ out there. I tried around 10-15 but only 5 according me is worth sharing. Finding alternatives to WordPress is not a difficult task anymore. There are hundreds of CMS’ out there.

    Before selecting a platform think a lot, think which one will serve you better. I used Blogger before moving to WordPress. It was good for a starter, but for better control I moved to blogger. It’s easy to move to WordPress from Blogger as WordPress has plugin’s which makes the transfer easy.

    These sites are ranked in no particular order.

    1. Drupal (Free)

    Drupal as blogging platform

    I think Drupal is the closest competitor to WordPress. Drupal was released in 2001. Like WordPress, Drupal also has a strong and active community. Also, they have tons of plugin’s also known as modules. Use Drupal to build everything from personal blogs to enterprise applications.

    2. Joomla (Free)

    Joomla as a content management system

    Joomla is another most used content management system.  Joomla also have a large community. The initial release was in 2005. Unlike other platforms Joomla gives us a chance to check out the Back-end and Front-end view through their demo site.

    3. Expression Engine (Premium)

    Expression Engine as a content management system

    Another great alternative to WordPress. Expression Engine has all the features needed for running your blog, and even some features that WordPress doesn’t offer! Expression Engine features friendly control panel, flexible content management, powerful member management and is infinitely extensible. I recommend Expression Engine to all clients who have a big budget for their website/blog. Some of the best websites in the world are powered by Expression Engine.

    4. Blogger (Free)

    blogger as a blogging platform

    Most of you might have already heard of Blogger or probably would have also used it. Blogger is the best platform as the user doesn’t have to worry about hosting or server downtime’s etc. Just concentrate on the content.  The blogs are hosted by Google at a subdomain of blogspot.com. Users also get an option to map their own domains.

    5. Tumblr (Free)

    tumblr as a blogging platform

    Tumblr is similar to Blogger where you get a free subdomain, free hosting. Tumblr also gives the option to map our own domains. But it is not as powerful as Blogger.

    Thanks for reading. These are some platforms which I like. What is your favorite platform? Let me know through the comments. I will check them out and probably will write about it if I like it.

     

  • Build An Alumni Website on WordPress – Plugins

    Build An Alumni Website on WordPress – Plugins

    In this article I will share the information about all the plugin’s I used to create my school’s Alumni Association website. This tutorial was requested by Arjun Vishwan on the tutorial request page.

    I will try to cover up most of the part and if you run into an issue, let me know through the comments, I will get back to you.

    We will be using WordPress as our platform to run our Alumni Association website. I hope you have the basic knowledge of hosting and running a WordPress Website.

    If you have a better and easy way of creating an alumni website, please let me know through the comments section.

    Plugin’s Used:

    1. Avia Feedback Box – feature request system – Premium – $25

    The Avia Feedback Box is a feature request system for visitors and customers. They can suggest new ideas, vote on existing ones, and track your work progress.

    Demo | Download

    2. BP Group Organizer – Free

    This plugin creates an administrative interface for organizing all of your BuddyPress groups.

    Based on the WordPress Menu editor, BP Group Organizer makes it simple to get your BuddyPress groups just the way you want them, or just to get a handle on the growth of your site.

    • Easily create groups in one step
    • Edit multiple groups and group properties without waiting for page reloads
    • Delete unwanted groups in a flash

    For users of BP Group Hierarchy, this plugin also allows you to move groups around the hierarchy by dragging and dropping. Get your groups just the way you want them, quickly and easily.

    Download

    3. BuddyPress – Free

    BuddyPress lets users sign-up and start creating profiles, posting messages, making connections, creating and interacting in groups, and much more. A social network in a box, BuddyPress lets you easily build a community for your company, school, sports team, or other niche community.

    Demo | Download

    4. BuddyPress Activity Plus – Free

    BuddyPress Embed Activity gives your social network all the features and ease of Facebook when it comes to uploading and sharing media! The plugin adds 3 new buttons to your BuddyPress activity stream. Enabling you to attach photos, videos, and even share web links with everyone on your network!

    Download

    5. BuddyPress Gifts – Free

    This plugin make user can send gifts image to other members in BuddyPress. It uses activity stream to keep the gifts sent information. Members can choose a gift from the gift box in others member gifts tab and type a message to receiver member. Receiver member can delete or reply message using activity stream function in own profile. The administrator can upload, delete and edit gifts item in the backend admin dashboard

    Download

    6. Chat Lite – Free

    Start communicating! Bring live, two-way chat to your site. Host your own live chat sessions, interact with your visitors and boost your sales without needing any third party javascript or other code – works great with BuddyPress and Multisite too.

    Download

    7. CubePoints – Free

    CubePoints is a point management system for sites running on WordPress. Users can earn virtual credits on your site by posting comments, creating posts, or even by logging in each day! Install CubePoints and watch your visitor interaction soar by offering them points which could be used to view certain posts, exchange for downloads or even real items!

    CubePoints is modular! And this means that it can be easily extended to offer more ways for your users to earn and spend points. APIs are also available for other plugins to work with CubePoints.

    Download

    8. CubePoints Buddypress Integration – Free

    Adds CubePoints support to Buddypress. Reward members using your BuddyPress portion of your website by giving them points and awards!

    Download

    9. Q&A Lite – WordPress Questions and Answers Plugin – Premium – $19

    With this plugin, you can bring full Questions and Answers functionality to any WordPress or BuddyPress site in mere minutes!

    Download

    10. ThreeWP Activity Monitor – Free

    Displays a multitude of user actions to keep the site administrator informed that all is well and that the blog or network is not being abused.

    • Logins (successful and failed)
    • Retrieved and reset passwords
    • Posts/pages created, updated, trashed, untrashed and deleted
    • Comments approved, trashed, spammed, unspammed, trashed, untrashed and deleted
    • Changed passwords
    • Changed user info
    • User registrations
    • User deletions
    • Custom activities from other plugins

    Download

    11. White Label Branding for WordPress – Premium – $25

    With White Label Branding for WordPress you can customize the menu’s and logo’s in WordPress and to decide which menu’s the users have access to.

    Demo | Download

    There are lots of other plugin’s out there, but I recommend reducing the number of plugins. The more number of plugins, more chance of server crash and more down times.

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