WordPress is an open source content management system running on PHP and MySQL often used as a blog engine. There is a WordPress StackExchange at http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/: if your question is related to WordPress but not webmastery, then your should ask it over there.
0
votes
0answers
9 views
Meta tags error 500 on Facebook wordpress [migrated]
Lets see, I changed the theme on the lasts days and haven't published anything till now. but now i have an 500 error on the Fb debugger
...
1
vote
1answer
37 views
How to check if a WordPress SEO plugin is working
I have setup my WordPress site with Yoast. However, it doesn't seem to appear in any of the search engines. In Google Webmaster Tools I don't see a sitemap. Is the plugin supposed to submit the ...
0
votes
1answer
23 views
How to reduce the CPU load on a hosting with WordPress installed as a CMS? [on hold]
I have been using hostgators hatchling plan for three months. I got an email from the hosting that my website is creating an over load on CPU. They said that I am eating up their processor and as a ...
0
votes
0answers
13 views
How much effort is involved in moving a WordPress site to a private server? [closed]
Can someone please outline, in layman terms, the BASIC process for porting a site hosted on WordPress to a dedicated server? For an IT pro or webmaster, is this considered a difficult task? Is it ...
0
votes
0answers
10 views
Canonicalization issue regarding academic URL vs. blog URL [migrated]
I'm sorry if what I am about to write is long-winded. I only wish to be clear.
I am an academic in the scientific community. I maintain a web site for my research, teaching, and other professional ...
0
votes
0answers
31 views
Finding 301 redirects
I have an URL which is 301 redirecting but I cannot find where or how it is happening and wanted some checks to perform if posible?
I've checked .htaccess - it's not there
I've checked cPanel in ...
0
votes
0answers
6 views
Submitting form in wordpress plugin [migrated]
I am new to wordpress and currently making a plugin.
I am getting list of authors using
<?php wp_dropdown_users(array('name' => 'author'));?>
Now when submitting my form I want to retain ...
0
votes
0answers
11 views
If Googlebot is crawling 25 pages per day, why isn't my website indexed by Google? [duplicate]
I have created a word press site which is 2 months old and has 15 posts. The average crawl rate is 25 pages per day. Is that sufficient for my site to get some organic traffic from Google search? If ...
1
vote
1answer
11 views
Way to search for sites using WordPress, Yahoo SiteBuilder, vbulletin?
Is there a method to search the web for website page sources that mentions WordPress, vbulletin, or Yahoo Site builder? Basically websites using WordPress or something like Yahoo Site builder?
1
vote
1answer
128 views
Web.config WordPress rewrite rules next to Magento
I've installed Magento on IIS in folder: E:\mydomain\wwwroot (I already have it all running correctly).
I have no deeper folder magento, I placed all files directly in the wwwroot folder, so:
...
0
votes
1answer
29 views
Website not loading completely
I have a client on Fiverr and had ordered me a job to design a website and upload it. I completed the site using wordpress and uploaded to his godaddy server.
The problem is that, He says the website ...
1
vote
1answer
42 views
Web assets and SEO - albums on WordPress
I'm told that it is considered good SEO practice to have multiple digital properties "around" a website. For example, Youtube, Flikr, Social Media pages etc.
Fine. I have linked my website to my G+ ...
2
votes
1answer
37 views
404 Hits from “PHPCrawl” on WP site
Forgive me if this is in the wrong area - I thought considering the topic, it belonged here (as opposed to in WP). Correct me or move it if I am wrong.
I've been looking around one of the sites I ...
1
vote
2answers
71 views
Which CMS scenario should I choose for SEO?
I have a website, about web design and programming, which uses WordPress. I also list some applications that I have made, in pages like:
mysite.com/myapp1
mysite.com/myapp2
(note: these pages are ...
1
vote
2answers
60 views
DNS: Getting www.example.com set up
I set up a recent (Wordpress) project on Microsoft Azure with a domain from 123-reg. When I set up the DNS servers I am getting example.com is working to the site, but www.example.com isn't and is ...
0
votes
1answer
43 views
Get Website Listed in Google News
I've developed a wordpress website and with the help of Yoast News SEO plugin, I've created the News Sitemap XML. However, when I submit the Sitemap to Google Webmasters, I get an error as below
...
1
vote
0answers
19 views
Is there a wordpress like platform for publishing code documentation? [closed]
Is there a wordpress like platform for publishing code documentation?
I have an API I'm publishing internally and I want to add documentation like jQuery or Kendo do, and I'm wondering if they just ...
0
votes
1answer
51 views
problem with Webmaster Google Sitemap
I have a wp mu 3.6.1 with domain mapping (0.5.4.3) with w3tc (0.9.3) and Google XML Sitemaps (4.0 BETA).
I have 4 different sitemaps.
sub-1.com/sitemap.xml
sub-2.com/sitemap.xml
...
1
vote
0answers
31 views
Increasing server speed(More info in question) [closed]
So I have recently been employed as a webmaster at a local High School, and I have walked into a nightmare. Their are 3 servers which hold about 300 WordPress/wiki sites for all the teachers. As well ...
0
votes
1answer
52 views
Keep current .htaccess file but add subdomain handler
Below is my current .htaccess file. I want to add a method by which I can conduct a simple pass-through if someone hits my subdomain. My current .htaccess is designed to grab any one who comes to my ...
1
vote
1answer
29 views
Greater PHP version required
I have bought a new hosting plan and trying to install WordPress from the beginning. I am new with the installer I am using now. The error I get is unusual for me and i cant manage this problem. ...
0
votes
1answer
38 views
How to fix unknown broken link error in WordPress?
I've been working on a client website and found that there are broken links. I have fixed most of the links. Most of the broken links are generated from comments. So I fixed them. But still when I ...
0
votes
0answers
12 views
How to set “twitter:player” URL in Twitter player card?
I am trying to design Twitter player cards for my podcast episodes, which are hosted on a Wordpress site. I am confused about what is supposed to go in this section:
<meta name="twitter:player" ...
1
vote
1answer
48 views
Can preventing directory listings in WordPress upload folders cause Google ranking drops when they cause 403 errors in Webmaster Tools?
I recently moved to a new host that blocks crawling to my uploads folders but (hopefully) allows the files in the folder to be crawled.
I now show many 403 errors for each folder in the uploads ...
0
votes
1answer
82 views
Tracking form abandonment
I'm looking for a decent way to track form abandonment. Ideally, I would like to see how many people start filling out a form but do not complete it, as well as the last field that was filled out.
...
3
votes
1answer
78 views
301 Redirects in a WordPress site: What will Google Analytics report?
Scenario: user goes to Google and performs a search - one of my old pages shows in the results (a page I have just created a 301 quick redirect for using an app within WordPress) - they click on my ...
0
votes
1answer
80 views
Div with “itemprop=text” contains ratingblock. Will this harm SEO?
I am using WordPress and I am planning to use schema.org attributes to optimize the site for SEO. Because of WordPress' structure, I am forced to put the itemprop=text on a div, containing both the ...
2
votes
2answers
55 views
WP Yoast SEO's focus search term; is it necessary?
On Yoast's SEO plugin @ Wordpress, I can provide one search term per post, which is the key term, the focus term (don't know the English word for it). I am wondering what this keyword does...
I don't ...
2
votes
1answer
91 views
Any good reason to noindex /page/2/ in archives?
In the Wordpress SEO plugin by Yoast, there is an option that could noindex the subpages of archives. From example, it would noindex the following:
http://mysite.com/page/2/
http://mysite.com/page/3/
...
0
votes
2answers
45 views
Should my blog be directly on my website?
I have my newly launched website at www.slicify.com (redirects to a secure subdomain).
I currently have a separate blog on WordPress: slicify.wordpress.com for a couple of reasons:
I don't really ...
2
votes
6answers
129 views
Do I need add Meta description for each post?
I used WordPress to setup a website. I want use excerpts as Meta descriptions. Is it necessary to do this?
0
votes
0answers
13 views
Moving an eCommerce site to WordPress, same domain, how to set up URLs to preserve PageRank? [duplicate]
I am moving a well ranked eCommerce site to WordPress, but the old site has URLs that all end in .htm. I want to avoid breaking links, and avoid losing PageRank, but WordPress removes periods from ...
1
vote
1answer
111 views
Would this type of rich anchor text hurt my SEO?
I have a site structure and it kind of looks like this:
Home
Fruit Flavors
Apple Flavors
Banana Flavors
Pear Flavors
Plum Flavors
Grape Flavors
...
7
votes
1answer
131 views
How to detect and track broken pages using Google Analytics or some other tool?
On my blog (WordPress), I am using a caching plugin, and somehow it happens that on my popular posts, the page broke, which means the generated HTML never reached the ending HTML tag and broke in ...
1
vote
2answers
68 views
Safely backup and migrate a hacked and infected WordPress site
I have an old WordPress site that was on really bad shared hosting and has been hacked into smithereens. It's been compromised by multiple (different) people, as far as I can tell. It's pretty bad! ...
2
votes
1answer
79 views
Migrating content (posts) from a sister site. Would it be beneficial adding them as pages or post?
I have to migrate the content (about 150 posts) from a sister website (that client had raised in order to increase SEO on advice from an SEO company) to the main website.
My client has got a ...
2
votes
1answer
113 views
Does changing the picture folder path of older website affect SEO?
I have a 2 years old WordPress based picture website. Now I am planning to use CDN for my website. But the problem is I have to move my picture folder to a subdomain.
For instance my current path is ...
1
vote
1answer
166 views
What is the best WordPress permalink structure for a website with daily new posts and updates?
I have a WordPress website where users contribute a lot of posts and comments. I am now using /date/post-name as the permalink structure, but I've read and heard that it's better to use just the ...
1
vote
3answers
66 views
Is Plone really without security holes as Wiki article suggests?
According to this wiki article (chapter):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plone_(software)#Focus_on_Security
From 2010 there has not been a single vulnerability.
Is this true and Plone is the most ...
2
votes
1answer
206 views
SEO advise for WordPress WooCommerce
I'm using WooCommerce and have selected "shop" page as homepage in WordPress settings. Therefore http://www.example.com and http://www.example.com/shop are one and the same page.
In this case what I ...
1
vote
0answers
24 views
Where do you develop client Wordpress sites? [closed]
I am currently in the process of setting up my own little Web Development business. I have created a handful of WordPress sites and people who see them keep asking me to make them one.
My question is ...
0
votes
0answers
20 views
Best OS, Control Panel etc. for a WordPress multisites on VPS server? [duplicate]
On a VPS server what is the better to use for the best performance with WordPress multisites?
Apache, Lighttpd or Nginx?
OS?
Free alternative control panel of cPanel/whm (uses less memory and works ...
1
vote
2answers
49 views
Non hyperlinked URLs impact on SEO
I am assisting a friend with a blog on WordPress. In his blog articles he is putting in URL's but since he is writing the blog in the visual portion of the editor it is not automatically adding anchor ...
2
votes
1answer
76 views
Google Adsense before/above article in Wordpress: SEO problem?
I have set a banner before my article / content in Wordpress on my single.php. Will this be a problem if we look at it in SEO terms? So that Google can't crawl my article or crawl it less good because ...
0
votes
3answers
157 views
Putting (WordPress) tags in <footer> tag, good for SEO or not?
I am using tags for my posts on my WordPress site. The content of my post is set in <article> tags, which is fine and now, I want to put the author link and tags in a <footer> tag, but I ...
0
votes
1answer
48 views
how to fix bad seo after being hacked
About a year ago my wordpress website was hacked & some company decided to go nuts and actually do some "SEO" on the various links it created. Some of the pages would show up on google as "payday ...
0
votes
2answers
151 views
Optimize SEO: 2 websites or 1 main website and subdomain? [duplicate]
I'm working on a WordPress website of a little company, let say: www.xxx.com.
Now they want a different website for their workshops.
What is the most optimal construction thinking of SEO?
1) ...
1
vote
1answer
61 views
How can I create a subdomain to a Facebook page running on CloudFlare
I'd like to add a subdomain to my website for an Android community Facebook page, using CloudFlare on my domain and subdomain. Please tell me how I might do that.
0
votes
3answers
52 views
How to change Google results
I've made a website for a client.
I've used WordPress. The problem is, that when you type the page's name in Google, you get two results:
Comments for [pagename]
Sample page (the one that ...
2
votes
3answers
51 views
WordPress bot issues
I need to implement a blog into a clients site as he is unhappy with his current basic CMS driven solution.
It needs to suit both seo and the current style and as I'm a front end dev/designer and ...
