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WordPress multisite development – A conceptual approach to PHP web development

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  • February 6, 2014
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wordpress multisite layoutWordpress multisite development – A conceptual approach to PHP web development
Powerful Wordpress Multisite; some might have heard of this and some might not. This is nothing but simply the Wordpress configuration which is usually a PHP web development as well and allows the user to launch the several websites off to their native website. It is not actually something that most users might be aware of; instead it is worth getting the details in order to rate the website.

What exactly Wordpress Multisite means?
Just assume that you are up to date with the installation of Wordpress and no one will be there who would be falling behind at their up gradation, and then there will not be any doubt that Multisite will be the ingredient of Wordpress website. However, Wordpress – the PHP framework offers one blog or site to run consequently and turning on Multisite will aid the user to explore additional websites off to the blog. So, for the meanwhile, usual Wordpress website structure may appear like this:
www.tourismandfood.com

In contrast to this, the multisite’s additional URL will appear like:
www.blog.padhokhelo.com
 
Multisite bequeathing facile setup:
The steps that are required to set-up the platform just needs to have the root privileges. This way, you can also see how to fix the Initial Setver Setup. Before, you work with Wordpress, you just have to install LAMP on the virtual private server. In case, you do not have Apache, Linux, PHP stack and MySQL, just follow a tutorial for setting up the Ubuntu Lamp tutorial.
Once, you have acquired the user and enviable software, just process and Install Wordpress. However, you need to ensure that you stop at the last step of installation.

When not to employ Wordpress Multisite?
You must know that Wordpress Multisite is the powerful and the coolest platform, but this is not appropriate for all the websites and projects. In order to explain this in a better style, this has been explained using examples:

  • Portfolio Web site:

Demonstrating the work with categories, images, contact and case studies, the information can be handled via single Wordpress website.  

  • Small Business Website:

This might be a very few information pages and it can be a contact form as well. Just use Wordpress instead of Wordpress Multisite.
 
 

 

  • Managing too many websites:

This may be a possibility, but it is not always true. If we will consider a few websites, all with different purposes, goals and functions, it will be the best way if you will run them on different installation of a peculiar Wordpress. However, there will be nothing wrong at this stage as long as you will keep on updating them.
 
 

    
Personal Blog:If you are having a single blog, then better prefer using Wordpress. Even, if you are having various authors, categories and magazine-style blog having different topics as long as they all are under one website, the best way is to stick with Wordpress.
 
What makes Wordpress Multisite unique?
Those who have tackled with Wordpress, but not Wordpress Multisite, might be wondering the differences among these two. Following are some of the differences:
 
 

  

  • Network Admin:

In surplus to the dashboard for each website on Wordpress Multisite network, there
always exists another dashboard namely; “network admin”. It is a platform where the user can easily manage the settings on the network-wide ground. The access is provided to only to the single user.
 

 
  

  • Super Administrator Role:

Within the regular Wordpress, the role of the “administrator” is the prominent one. Wordpress Multisite still owns an administrator role for every individual website, but still there is always be a super administrator. This is the platform that owns the access to every website that lies on the network and this is possible with the ability of managing everything on each site.
 

 
  

  • Themes and Plugins:

Management of theme and plugins is another lucrative difference between Wordpress and Wordpress Multisite. Within Wordpress Multisite, themes and plugins are installed within the network admin that are available for using across the entire network. However, there are two ways that can make the theme and plugin activate and these are: The network admin allows to “network enable” a theme or network activate a plugin. It is capable of activating the plugin automatically and will make the theme available for using across other site within the network. There is one other way to activate the plugin or theme at the single website level.
  
 

 
  
Author Bio:
Edword Jones is a web developer by profession and a writer by hobby and works for Custom WordPress Development company. He loves sharing information regarding WordPress, Magento, Drupal and Joomla development tips & tricks. If you are looking for Hire WordPress Developers then just get in touch with him.

Internal Linking Strategy: SEO Nerd vs Web Design Nerd

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  • February 5, 2014
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The internet is platform where different businesses and website owners compete against each other to gain recognition. A common example is where each and every website owner works towards search engine optimization on a regular basis to top the results page on major search engines. By doing so, a website owner is gaining more exposure towards target audience and eventually increases the amount of traffic landing on the website.
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Participation in the online competition is very necessary for everyone who is working towards achieving a higher traffic rate along with a good click-through rate on their website. However, this is easier said than done. Online, website owners face various dilemmas such as which approach to use for SEO and how to attract more traffic towards a website. These dilemmas are based on priorities since they may go against other approaches available online. A common dilemma is faced by two web specialists related to internal linking strategy.
 
Internal linking is the way pages of a website are linked to each other and how they open up upon clicking on the links. This might seem to be a small matter but in reality it is a very important aspect which determines the click-through rate and the bounce rate of a website. Below are the perspectives from two kinds of people on internet linking strategy; an SEO Nerd and a Web Design Nerd. Here is what they have to say about linking website pages:
 

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SEO Nerd and internal linking:

  1. The SEO nerd will always prefer that internal links are opened in new tabs or other window. This is because he does not want the visitor to leave the original website eventually adding to the page bounce rate. In whatever way possible, the SEO nerd would prefer his existing traffic to stay on his website for as long as possible. Pages with a high bounce rate coupled with a low click-through rate are known to not do well on search engines generally.
  1. Secondly, the SEO nerd perceives that if the visitor wishes to click on a link on the original website, it should always open in a new tab because the visitor is just looking for more information and does not intend to leave the original website. According to him, extra information present on other links should always open in new tabs or windows since the information is related to the original website itself.
  1. The SEO nerd also is of the opinion that if a visitor leaves the website by clicking through another link, this might indicate to the major search engines such as Google, that the website is invaluable for the visitor. Google and other search engines may prefer the link’s website on top of the original website in such a scenario.
 
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Web Design Nerd and internal linking:

  1. A Web design nerd who is also an impression-savvy person prefers that internal links are always opened in the same window. This is because he believes that this is the proper way of links being opened instead of using new tabs or windows. Due to his priority being the design and functionality of the website instead of SEO, he wants his website to function in a normal and perceivable manner.
  1. Secondly, a Web design nerd is of the opinion that if visitors wish to head back to the website after clicking a link, he or she can do so by going back on the browser even if this is not advisable by major search engines. The essence of a web design nerd’s theory is that new tabs and windows disrupts the user’s experience and may also irritate them in certain scenarios.
  1. A Web design nerd does not want to lose visitors and loyal traffic on the basis of impression. If the visitor gets the wrong impression about a website due internal links opening in new tabs and windows, the web design nerd believes he will lose traffic instantly.
In conclusion, we can determine that both forms of internal linking strategies are logical and workable however it highly depends on the person who owns the website to decide on which strategy to use. SEO is highly important in today’s age and time hence in comparison, we can establish that links opening in new tabs are still acceptable as compared to new windows which should be the ideal strategy used by all website owners since SEO cannot be ignored by website owners. Sooner or later every website owner has to work towards SEO as it has become a fundamental practice in terms of marketing a website.
 
Author’s Bio:
 
Jenny works for a marketing agency and has done various perception comparisons in the past to determine the best strategy for many website owners. Her favorite past-time is having a cup of coffee in bed, drawing infographics from info-graphicdesign and reading 10 best ways to improve your backyard.

Best sites for learning how to code

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  • December 10, 2013
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Best sites for learning how to code
This article assumes that you want to learn programming code in general, as that is what the websites on this article are all about. The types of coding are varied, from things such as HTML to the older Visual Basic and C programming. Here are some of the best sites for learning programming (coding) and why they are so good.

Have positive attitude in an interview-Interesting Questions[Funny]

think out of the box

These are the few questions asked in HR interview (some of them already known to us)!! The answers are really stunning and inspiring. Thinking out of box! 

A must read…
Question 1: You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night, it's raining heavily, when suddenly you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for a bus: 

  • An old lady who looks as if she is about to die. 
  • An old friend who once saved your life. 
  • The perfect partner you have been dreaming about. 

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing very well that there could only be one passenger in your car?

Answer:
This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application. 

* You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first;
* or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to  pay him back.
* However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again. 

The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer. Guess what was his answer?
He simply answered: 
"I would give the car keys to my Old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams." 

Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought limitations. Never forget to "Think Outside the Box."

Question 2: What will you do if I run away with your sister?"
Answer: The candidate who was selected answered " I will not get a better match for my sister than you sir"

Question 3: Interviewer (to a student girl candidate) – What is one morning you woke up & found that you were pregnant.
Girl – I will be very excited and take an off, to celebrate with my husband.
Normally an unmarried girl will be shocked to hear this, but she managed it well. Why I should think it in the wrong way, she said later when asked

Question 4: Interviewer: He ordered a cup of coffee for the candidate.
Coffee arrived kept before the candidate, then he asked what is before you? 
Answer:Candidate: Instantly replied "Tea" 
He got selected. 
You know how and why did he say "TEA" when he knows very well that coffee was kept before. 
(Answer: The question was "What is before you (U – alphabet) 
Reply was "TEA" ( T – alphabet) 
Alphabet "T" was before Alphabet "U"

Question 5: Where Lord Rama would have celebrated his "First Diwali"?
Answer: People will start thinking of Ayodya, Mitila [Janaki's place], Lanka etc… 
But the logic is, Diwali was a celebrated as a mark of Lord Krishna Killing Narakasura.
In Dusavataar, Krishnavathaar comes after Raamavathaar.
So, Lord Rama would not have celebrated the Diwali At all!

Question 6: The interviewer asked to the candidate "This is your last question of the interview. 
Please tell me the exact position of the center of this table where u have kept your files." 
Answer
Candidate confidently put one of his finger at some point at the table and told that this was the central point at the table.
Interviewer asked how did u get to know that this being the central point of this table,
then he answers quickly that sir u r not likely to ask any more question, as it was the last question that u promised to ask….. 
And hence, he was selected as because of his quick-wittedness. ……..

Question 7: A man and his son are in a car crash. The father is killed and the child is taken to hospital gravely injured. When he gets there, the surgeon says, 'I can't operate on this boy – for he is my son!!!' How can this possibly be?
Answer: The surgeon cannot operate on her own son; she is his mother.

Question 8: There are six eggs in the basket. Six people each take one of the eggs. How can it be that one egg is left in the basket?
Answer: The last person took the basket with the last egg still inside.

Question 9: How could a baby fall out of a twenty-story building onto the ground and live?
Answer: The baby fell out of a ground floor window.

Question 10: Acting on an anonymous phone call, the police raid a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don't know what he looks like but they know his name is John and that he is inside the house. The police bust in on a doctor, an engineer, a lawyer and a fireman all playing poker. Without hesitation or communication of any kind, they immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they've got their man?
Answer: The fireman is the only man in the room. The rest of the poker players are women.
 

Never forget to "Think Outside the Box." 

Got this in internet, thought its good to share with you readers.
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Why it is taking me 4 years and counting to quit facebook

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  • November 22, 2013
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I like you and you and especially YOU, have considered quitting Facebook. Often. And for a long time. A really, really long time. Yet, here I am. We all realize what an extreme time suck Facebook is. Lured in for a brief check on upcoming event, we realize we are 58 photos deep in the 120 pictures from your ex’s wedding photos. Gads, did you see that dress?

I’m Gonna Quit…Tomorrow

 So, yes, I’ve been quitting Facebook for a long time. Here is why, in Year Four, I still haven’t quit Facebook – sound familiar?

FOMO

 This is “Fear of Missing Out”. There is also FOMA, the “Fear of Missing Anything.”
  • You never knew before Facebook what was really going on out there. Never realized how fabulous your friend’s lunches were. Never understood how many photos of cute cats there really were out in the world. Never grokked the depth of political passion could be conveyed with a forwarded meme.
  • Well, now you know and knowledge is power. The power to suck you in and never let you go! People want to feel like they fit in, avoid loneliness, and the design of Facebook is to specifically create groups, tribes, clans, cliques. Facebook knows what it is doing. Well, in this area at least. IPOs though, not so much.
 

Actually Missing Out

 Earlier this year I succeeded briefly in quitting Facebook and missed a wedding. Didn’t even know it was scheduled.
  • Nowadays people often send out Facebook invitations and make no other effort at all to inform people of what’s going on. No calls or texts and certainly no paper invitations sent via the postal mail.
  • And it’s not just events that you might miss hearing about, but also other developments in the lives of your friends and family. It seems the way that people introduce us all to their new significant others in now the infamous “Change in Relationship Status”. And on New Year’s Eve, I got dumped via a Facebook relationship status change. Yup. Good thing I checked my Facebook, eh?

Procrastination Nation

No better way to lose a few hours and put off whatever unpleasant task, report, or household chore than to slip on over to Facebook.
  • In fact, you’ll find a plethora of statuses announcing just that intention, or the guilt arises from doing so.
  • Avoiding work by use of Facebook is so common that many employers specifically block access to the site. Of course, they don’t know about your Facebook app on your mobile device, now do that?

Societal Pressure

 It’s what brought you to Facebook in the first place, right?
  • Everyone is doing it! Join in, and belong.
  • All your Friends are here.
  • Heck, even your Mom is on Facebook.
  • And her Mom. Yeah.

C’Mon, Stick Around!

 It’s too late now. Just give in and do what I do: Wait for Facebook to go belly up eventually so you can leave guilt free. After all, whatever happened to your MySpace page?
 
Written by: Heidi Hopper likes to visit Luxbet occasionally on the weekends. She also likes to read and study infographics to learn more about the world around her. She's a likable person in many respects.

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Minimal things every Blogger should know about web spam

Web spam is more viral than email spam.

In email spam they target only known email id, which they get from various sources like small consultancies or from training institutes or by doing some social engineering ;). Mail providers like Gmail, Yahoo are too intelligent to send it to spam folder without giving you trouble. So, you are somehow safe in case of email spam.
But in case of web spam, they want us to browse their website to buy or advertise their products. Web Spammers main motto is only to earn money. We need to be sure before any comment or post is getting published in our website. In worst case you may lose permanent genuine readers too!, which will ultimately affect your site and your revenue if any.

 

Web spammers are techie and hire social engineers too

Web spammers are not always automated bots or scripts. Now a days even employees from that target brand do web spamming. They are very good a SEO and know what to write to pass various anti-spamming modules. They will write like authentic commenters and will insert one link somewhere or will post the link as their homepage.

I have seen many such cases in WordPress and Drupal. After seeing the comment manually, sometimes you would get confused that “are they real reader who are writing such a good and almost real comments!”  You would approve the comments most of the time, if you are not so much techie and well aware of such tricky spams. Specially, non-tech bloggers become victims of it.

So, make every comment under moderation or use some useful anti-spam plugin like Akismet (For WordPress users) and review it manually. Check every url and text. If you find anything irrelevant to your post or site, simply ignore it. Don’t show any temptation to show-off thousands of spammy comments in your site, rather have very few but original and worthy comments only. Like my site is for technical purpose then why to entertain shoes, apartment, bikes advertisements even though they seem real?

Stop Web spammers from advertising through your site/blog

You may not feel or experience that your site is being spammed (advertised in other terms) without your permission to other people/companies (through spammers). How do they do it? It’s very simple! They will approach you for guest blogging related to your site’s niche and will insert one or two external links, which is nothing but the advertisements through your site. Whatever money they will earn by selling those links, they will keep 100% of it and you will get nothing in return. In return, it may hamper your PR, Alexa Rank and genuine users too! So, think before you allow such spammers


Verify first even if they ask for just backlinks.

As I said, if someone approaches you 2 way backlinks, to boost mutual traffic and involve each other’s sites, then also verify first. I t should not harm your site, your readers and your PR.
But, if it is simply a kind of guest post with one or two links either in the content or at Author Bio section at the bottom. Be very careful before approving such links. You should allow only when it is of same niche as yours, should not be any malware or any non-related links. This trick is being used to redirect traffic from your website to their sites through those links.
IMHO, you should approve such posts very carefully and put it under paid post and charge them. Once, you will charge minimal amount, they would think before posting, because they are now barred from free advertisement.
 

Spammers are human being and employ human being.

When we hear the word like spams, malware etc we think they are just automated scripts/programs. But, its not always true in case of web spammers. They are human being and employers hire very skilled technical/content writer to write very specific suited for your website. But ultimately, it is nothing but the spam.

Usually those paid employess are low paid or unemployed students, professionals (who are having low educational background) or SEO people. Companies hire them for temporary purpose to advertise its own company’s new product or newly launched website. This way they can be viral and capture the market easily. Try to avoid being exploited by such web spammers.

I am not allowing any guest post now and if they approach, I would follow all above said steps and would charge and will stick to my and my site’s ethics to make it unharmed and popular for my trusted readers.

 

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Top 8 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Blog

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  • September 25, 2013
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If you are just starting a business or just haven't implemented a blog into it yet, then you should really consider starting a blog. They have proven to be extremely beneficial to all types of companies and could generate a limitless amount of new customers. We are going to go over 8 reasons why your business should have a blog.


New Customers
We all need new customers to make our businesses thrive and that is one thing that blogging helps us get. Blogging introduces new people to our content, which then attracts them to our services and products. You don't need to blog about your actual products to get people interested, you just need to provide relevant content that attracts people who would be interested in your products.

Customer Loyalty and Trust
As  you blog and gain authority within your niche, the more trust you will gain in your readership. It is important to have a loyal audience that will continue to come back to your blog for more content because it shows newer viewers that other people are also interested in what you have to say. The more loyalty and trust you get, the easier it will be to convert your readers into customers.

Customer Communication
A big benefit about blogging is that you are able to interact with your readers and can get an abundance of information from them. A large aspect for any business is customer feedback and their thoughts about how to make your business better, and with a blog you will never run short of their comments and/or messages. They will let you know what they like, what they don't like, and the more you communicate with them, the easier it will be to convince them to be a customer.

More Overall Traffic
The main reason most businesses start blogging is to get more traffic to their site. Whether it be through SEO, guest posting, or any other strategy, blogs increase traffic. The more traffic you have, the higher chance you will have at more sales.

Search Engine Rankings
Blogs are great for getting your website ranking higher in search engines. The more content you put out, the more the search engine will review your site and rank you accordingly. There are a lot of different ways to make your content search engine friendly and it is important to try and implement as many as you can.

Good Link Building Tool
Link building is good for a few different reasons. First, the more links you have out on the internet increase the amount of overall visibility your website has. Second, having a good link profile will help you rank higher in search engines. Third, if you decide to do a guest posting campaign, you will be able to communicate with other audiences and get to know your niche community much better. The more links you have to your content and to your home page, the better. You want to make sure and keep as many links looking natural because major search engines have been punishing people who have been placing their links where they don't belong.

Visibility
Blogs increase your overall business's visibility, which is highly important for attracting new customers and keeping a proper public image. The more places you can promote your blog's content, the better. Use social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to get started, but in general, blogs are easy to promote and will get more people to look at your website.

Branding
You can use blogs to help brand your company as an authority in your niche or however you want to brand it. You have full control over the content that represents your company, so use this to your advantage to brand your company in a way that will attract your target demographic.

There are many other reasons why blogging will benefit your business but these 8 should give you the boost you need to finally get one up and running. Just remember to start out by providing quality content that your target audience would love to view, then once you have a large readership, start using them to your advantage.

Analysing Social Media Neuromarketing from Inside

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  • September 24, 2013
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In a time when companies know first-hand the tastes and preferences of consumers, thanks to the feedback provided by social media and micro blogging’s, companies are insisting their social media agency who want Neuromarketing data.
 
You have to enter the brain of the consumer, and extract all the information that is generated inside, in order to manipulate human behaviour when making a purchase decision.
 
The marketing industry wants to know how the human brain is involved in the different uses and consumption of the people, and how they affect your instructions to the selection process.

Creating Webpages with Fonts for All Browsers

As budding web designers, it is our goal to create web pages that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Pages that display above par aesthetics are memorable and invite the viewer to linger. There are many ways to achieve this difference. One way is to use non-standard fonts. This tutorial will explain how to write different fonts into your html code, the danger of non-standard fonts, and how to circumvent that danger.