Tuesday, August 10, 2021

How to install Plugins in WordPress

October 11, 2018

by Kuldeep Singh

HOW TO INSTALL PLUGINS IN WORDPRESS -Adding necessary tools.

( recommended WordPress Plugins ) .

Essential plugins for every blog

PLUGINS are the tools ( Short applications for Predefined function) , used to add the functionality of your website. As a layman - it could be something similar to having various apps on your smartphone.

In wordpress website, it is very easy to add plugins, and infact there are tons of plugins available. WordPress.org itself has 50K + plugins presently. Don’t worry ! we are not going to use them all.

For the beginner I am listing below Some ESSENTIAL Plugins, we should have on our website.

AKISMET : This plugins help to filter spams. You as user can moderate the comments on your Website / Blog.
YOAST SEO : This plugin helps to optimise content in your website. This optimisation helps to rank website higher in the search results of Google , Bing or other search engines. Will explore on this plugin in a later post.
BACKUPWORDPRESS : This Plugin helps to backup your blog, it can be scheduled as required by you.
JETPACK : It is a plugin by wordpress, helps to manage blog. It helps to protect your website from unauthorised logins / attacks.
GOOGLE XML SITEMAPS : This plugins provides complete XML sitemap [ A Sitemap is an XML ( Extensible Markup Language ) file that lists the URLs for a site ]. With this plugin installed search engines can easily navigate on our blog. This improves ranking in search results.
W3 TOTAL CACHE : This plugin helps improve performance of Website/ blog. The plugin caches all repetitive files, which helps reducing loading time and save on hosting bandwidth also.
SOCIAL MEDIA SHARE ICONS : Many Plugin available, which helps put links on your blog, to enable readers share the Liked content on Social Media, which helps bring traffic to your site.
ARCHIVES : This plugin helps you display archives of your posts.

HOW TO INSTALL PLUGINS IN WORDPRESS , find below the process

NEXT - SEO

How to Optimize Website for SEO

How to Optimize Website for SEO

October 16, 2018

by Kuldeep Singh

Importance of SEO

So finally we have reached our final goal. SEO compatible theme is making your website look presentable. Plugin YOAST SEO is already INSTALLED and ACTIVATED. Now the point How to Optimize Website for SEO, needs to be attended.

We have now to configure Yoast SEO on our website to have SEO support in action.

Why is SEO so critical for our Website or Blog ? Well , in layman terms, SEO helps promote the visibility of the website in eyes of Search Engines. Which helps website to Rank higher in search Results, in turn improving visibility of your website to audience.

Birds eye view on Basic SEO tricks can be read as 7 Methods of On Page SEO.

Additional Reference ( a bit detailed one – on Moz.com ) but very useful, can be read on SEO GUIDE for Beginners.

Now coming back to our final stage;

Configuring YOAST SEO;

After Login into website when you go to WordPress Dashboard, menu SEO is visible on the sidebar.

Enter Required details and save changes,

In order to get the Verification code / Meta Value of your website Click Here , Sign in with your Gmail account, if you are not already logged in.

After Logging in , Required to add property, It is your Website to be added here;

When you click ADD PROPERTY following screen pops up, We have to use alternate method instead of HTML File, click on drop arrow.

Following screen will come;

With clicked verify, we have added Google Webmaster tools in ore website , which helps us get insights of our website.

Now moving on to configure Yoast SEO;

In SEO at Dashboard, at General Tab , we Click on Configuration Wizard.

POP UPWINDOW WITH A CODE will appear. Select and Copy that Code

PERMALINK SETTINGS - This setting is aimed to make your blog post title become part of the post URL.

Go to WordPress Dashboard , bring cursor over Settings and click on PERMALINKS,

KUDOS….. we have done it !!

We have got our website fixed for action.

Sunday, March 1, 2020

PERSPECTIVE, PERCEPTION and QUALIA

WHAT THE VIEWER PERCEIVE IN THE SHOT WHILE VIEWING IT…..

IF THE TWO PERCEPTION RESEMBLES - THAN THE SHOT CAN BE TERMED AS A SUCCESS FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER !!!

As the journey of story which began from eyes of photographer completes its journey in the eyes of viewer seamlessly.

I did a Little project in order to have understanding in a practical photography ; WATER MAN

Objective to understand the changing Perspective Perception and Qualia for photographer and the viewer.

YOU CAN CHECK THE FULL ARTICLE POST HERE

Incidental Set up : Water spilled on the edge of the floor tile.

Photo of general basic setup.

Well after making slight changes in the point of view thus effecting the direction of light ( Changing PERSPECTIVE ), got some results as follows; Appreciate to get comments below;

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

ADD PLUGINS TO WORDPRESS