If you want to know what a slug is in WordPress, take a peek up at the top of this blog. See the URL? It should say “wp-glogin.com/2020/12/optimize-what-slug-wordpress” in the URL bar. That’s this blog’s particular web address, as you know.
But this section of the URL — /optimize-what-slug-wordpress/ — is called the “slug,” and it’s not just for organizational purposes, though it certainly is good for that as well. No, your slug is so important in WordPress because it has a huge effect on your SEO optimization and how Google (and other search engines) grade your site.
We’re going to walk you through why slugs are so important, why you can’t ignore them, and how to optimize the slug of each post and page to maximize your discoverability.
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Optimize Your WordPress Site: What is a Slug in WordPress?
A Simple Guide to Embedding Google Drive in WordPress
If you’re struggling with redundant documents or an intranet that barely gets used, you might want to try embedding Google Drive in WordPress.
If your company runs an intranet resource using WordPress, you’ve no doubt encountered the limitation of the WordPress media storage system. It’s slow to load, it doesn’t have a strong organizational architecture, and it isn’t easy to browse through. Which makes sense, really: WordPress is great for blog content and inter-company resources, but file management and office software is hardly their expertise.
Embedding Google Drive in WordPress marries all of the functionality (and shareability) of Google Docs, Google Sheets, and your Google file folders with the blog-style ease-of-use of a WordPress-based intranet.
How to Edit a Footer in WordPress
If you’re not optimizing and editing the footer of your WordPress site, you could be wasting valuable real estate space on your page.
Social media links in your footer give your reader, customer, or client a last chance to connect with you before they leave your site, which, in turn, gives you an audience for a social media marketing strategy. Newsletter subscription sign-up boxes in your footer do the same thing but give you more repeat access to the eyeballs and inboxes of your audience.
Luckily, it’s easy to edit your footer in WordPress and customize it however you like. We’re going to walk you through the entire process of configuring your footer, with real examples.
How to Duplicate a Page in WordPress
Don’t try to manually copy and paste elements of your blog or website when it’s so easy to duplicate a page in WordPress by using existing tools.
Save yourself the time and frustration, and instead embrace the software that can maintain all of your formatting, keep your SEO juice if you’re migrating, or just allow you to try out a new design without breaking your site.
We’re going to walk you through the basics: why you would want to duplicate a page in WordPress, what plugins you can use, and how to install, activate, and use those plugins.
Add a Google Login Button to Your WordPress Site
Why should you add a Google Login button to your WordPress site? It’s simple.
- It’s more efficient. Instead of trying to remember yet another password, Google’s one-click login allows access without having to reset accounts. (It takes far less admin work as well.)
- It’s more secure. Particularly, if you opt for Google’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution, even if a hacker does get through the first wall — he or she will also have to track down a second piece of data, such as the user’s fingerprint or voice, to break in.
- It improves the onboarding of new users. In the past, it took a while for a new WordPress account to be set up, leading to a greater potential for churn. With Google login, user profiles are automatically populated, leading to immediate engagement.
Read on to learn how to improve your site with Google login.
11 Best WordPress Migration Plugins
Sometimes you have to move your entire website — hosts change, fees go up, and occasionally it becomes prudent for any business or individual to seek greener digital pastures.
You can opt to bring in an outside team to help with your migration, especially if you aren’t particularly tech-savvy (or you just don’t have the time). That can come with its own challenges, though — onboarding outsourced developers can often take more time and energy than it’s worth.
However, there are plenty of WordPress migration plugins that are user-friendly, easy to install, and will handle all of the tedious minutiae of site migration without burning out your budget or your hard-earned SEO efforts. It’d be horrible to gain all the benefits of the new site and lose all of the backlinks and authority that keep your business regularly ranking in Google.
Check out these plugins for migrations, cloning, backups, and syncing your website.
13 Best WordPress PDF Viewer Plugins
PDFs are still one of the easiest methods for disseminating information in a convenient package that can be viewed, downloaded, and opened without a fuss on every platform.
So when it comes to embedding PDFs in your WordPress blog, what method do you use? If you’d like to start passing out eBooks, short stories, contract templates, product manuals, design documents, registration forms, performance review templates, or any of a thousand other PDF options, consider these 13 WordPress PDF viewer plugins, ranging from quick and easy to feature-dense with prices all across the board.
1. PDF Embedder
Easily one of the top available WordPress PDF viewer plugins, PDF Embedder by Lever Technology LLC is simple to use, has multiple pricing tiers for different user levels, and is very clean looking.
One of the key features of PDF Embedder is its ability to scale PDFs automatically, finding a natural size for the available space and embedding the PDF. But, fortunately for those who like to have a little more control, the dimensions can be set manually as well.
The free version offers embedding, resizing, and all viewing features. The premium version — which offers downloads, continuous scrolling, hyperlinks, full-screen mode, and more — is available currently at $20 for a single-site license, $30 for two-to-five sites, and $50 for unlimited sites. All of which are extremely affordable for any WordPress site looking to host their PDFs long-term.
2. Algori PDF Viewer
Algori PDF viewer is an open-source software that slots right into WordPress’s Gutenberg Block system. It’s simple to install, allows PDF loading and embedding right in WordPress’s native media upload section, and is available in free or premium versions.
The free version works great for most simple uses, allowing embedding, dimension adjustment, downloading, bookmarking, and zooming. The premium version will set you back $20 or $25, depending on whether you want 6 or 12 months of support. With the premium version, you get the ability to tune PDFs to your liking, including customizing a non-first page start for readers, the default zoom size, whether it’s downloadable or not, themes, and alignment. Plus, obviously, six more months of technical support.
3. PDF Poster
PDF Poster is a WordPress PDF viewer plugin that offers four tiers of licensing with a different feature list for users at any level of expertise or need. The first tier is the free license, which applies to one site and has slightly fewer features. The second tier is $20 and includes a license for three different sites. At the third tier, $40 lands you a license for five sites, while you can drop $100 at the fourth tier for unlimited use.