If you place link to let's say NYtimes.com with rel="nofollow" Google sees you don't trust NYtimes... But why don't trust such authority web-resource? Remember "nofollow" is not about page rank officially; no matter that webmasters use it mostly to 'preserve link juice', but you will never hear from Google about link juice. It's about trust. I won't put nofollow in this case. … [Read more...]
How to move WP site to a new URL
July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I don't trust in-built WP export/import option, especially if you have lots of posts - it may work not correctly or too slow. The method below I find to be more professional. Requires more technical skills though. But works for me. Old WP URL: 1. Create full backup of all files (go to CPanel and ZIP them all creating one file) 2. In phpMyAdmin backup and download database in sql.zip format New WP URL: 1. If there was a WP installation before - download wp-config to desktop. If … [Read more...]
New video embed YouTube code disappears
June 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Embedding YouTube videos or any other flash based object is an everyday routine operation. That's why it's too frustrating when after embedding new <iframe> code from YouTube and editing post, the code disappears and your video, map etc vanishes. Of course, we can use old YouTube embed code - there is even a special option in YouTube 'Share' set, but we want to use a new, advanced (as they say) option. To make <iframe> embed code work stable in WP we need to: 1. Insert … [Read more...]
