I was going to add a CodePen logo but there is already one in there at 375 Bytes. I’ve got one at 208 Bytes, based on a logo update David DeSandro did for us a couple years back.
This is the December 2020 edition of “This Month in WordPress with CodeinWP.” The end of the year is near and, while all our hopes are heading towards a better 2021, let’s keep an eye on what’s happening in WordPress right now.
Besides being a tasty canned meat product, "spam" can be defined as unwanted messages sent via email, text messages, instant messages, social media, search listings, phone (robocalls), direct mail (junk mail), internet forums, and blog or article comments.
I've been a long-time lurker on this forum so I wanted to share some super powerful SEO link building tactics that I've used that I think might benefit a lot of you. I'm primarily a marketer, so dev is a weak point for me, and this forum has been very helpful for me. Conversely, I see a lot of awesome devs who sometimes need help on the SEO front.
Has anyone here tried using Q&A Links to generate referral traffic and boost your link profile? Its a strategy Ive been using for a while to build highly relevant backlinks and drive targeted traffic to my websites, and Ive seen some great results.
I havent been able to find any posts with instructions on how to actually go about building these links quickly, so I figured Id give something back and make one myself! Heres an in-depth explanation of exactly how I create Q&A Links:
Step 1: I Set Up The Accounts
The first thing I do is set up an account for each of the websites Im trying to rank on 10 different major Q&A sites (like Quora, Fluther, etc.). I then personalize the page as much as possible by creating a custom description, adding my social media accounts, and uploading my logo.
Step 2: I Choose Some Targeted, Relevant Questions
The next thing I do is choose 10 different questions related to my business niche. For example, if you were building links for an insurance website, you might choose questions like what is the best type of life insurance - you get the picture! Ive found it helps to get inside the head of my target market and try to think about what questions they might ask.
Step 3: I Write a Detailed, Relevant Answer
Finally, I do a little research on each question so that I can write an accurate answer. The answer should be of as much value to the reader as possible. The aim is to get upvotes so your answer commands more authority. I also include any target keywords that I want to rank for in each answer (as naturally as possible) and a natural, contextual backlink. I tend to vary between branded, naked, and generic anchor text for each answer. Once Ive written the 10 questions and answers, I post them to 10 different Q&A sites from the accounts I built in step 1.
The Results
The best thing about this strategy for me is that it lets me leverage the ranking power of authoritative Q&A sites. Q&A sites tend to rank on the first page of the SERPs for tons of search queries. By having a link in some of those pages, I can generate lots of referral traffic. I also get the added bonus of having 10 powerful, highly-relevant backlinks from high DA websites.
The biggest problem with this strategy for me is the amount of time I need to invest in researching and answering different questions. Those that don't have the time or the content writing ability are usually the types of clients that my company works with, but if you've never done any link building, this is an easy DIY strategy you can start with to bolster some quick wins.
Has anyone used any other link building strategies that theyd recommend? Let me know! Let's get a discussion started.
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There was a time in history when scoring tickets to a popular event meant lining up at the ticket broker the night before they went on sale. And although buying tickets can still be an arduous ordeal, at least we can do it from the comfort of our (broadband-wired) home.
There is a famous quote by Jim Henson: “If you can’t beat them. Join them”.
It’s possible to write code for years without deliberately using delegates. I say “deliberately” because we may have used them without realizing it. Knowing what these types represent makes reading code easier. Knowing how to use them adds some useful tools to our developer toolbox. So instead of ignoring them, why not learn them. In this post, I will show you how you can get started with delegates and their use cases, which will encourage you to use them more in your code.
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hello to every one , i have newly developed website for IT small company ,which is indexed now on google but there is no traffic so any can help for traffic , my website is http://rijasoft.com/ . thank you
Heres an example since A is a square matrix while B and C is not. The program on my head is a row and a colum counter then if the row and colum is equal to eachother then the system will print out that the A matrix is a square matrix and both B and C are not. Is their efficent way on doing this?
{7, 2, 1},
A = {0, 4, 2},
{5, 7,11} {1 },
C = {2, 3, 4},
{5, 6 }
{1, 4},
B = {2, 8},
{1, 6,}
The survey results from the State of CSS aren’t out yet, but they made this landing page that randomly shows you what one person wrote to answer that question. Just clicking the reload button a bunch, I get the sense that the top answers are:
Container Queries
Parent Selectors
Nesting
Something extremely odd that doesn’t really make sense and makes me wonder about people
Wondering how you can create a classified website with WordPress? If So, You’ve come to the right place. With the new technology, you don’t need to go through newspapers looking for a classified ads section...
Gutenberg 9.4.0 was released this week with many small improvements to existing features, while work on full site editing continues. This release will not be included in the upcoming WordPress 5.6 release but those who are using the Gutenberg plugin will have access to the improvements right away.
The button block now has a width selector, which allows the user to set the button to 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% of the parent container. By default, a button’s width is determined by the size of its content. If you like bigger buttons, this update will give you more flexibility. Button margins are also included in the width calculations, so users can create multiple buttons in a row, or a grid of buttons, and have them properly fit together and aligned.
Making a button is easier than it has ever been before. Gone are the days of using shortcodes or hunting for the correct CSS class to apply in order to match the theme. Button creation used to be so needlessly difficult with a fragmented, unfriendly workflow, but the block editor continues to chip away at the complexity with each new release.
Social icons can also be resized now. Users can select from several preset sizes, including small, normal, large, and huge.
The 9.4 update adds support for <kbd> tags with a new button in the overflow rich text menu. These tags are useful for displaying content in the browser’s default monospace font, which helps when writing documentation or articles with inline code.
This release lays the groundwork for handling block variation transformations. Block variations are essentially the same block with registered variations that appear as a separate block in the block inserter. For example, the navigation block has horizontal and vertical variations. The editor now introduces a transform option for the scope field in block variations, so developers can control how to handle these transformations.
Enhancements in this release add polish to many Aspects of the UI, including the inserter search, custom select menu styles, the link interface, Search block styling, shortcode block styling, and reduces the UI on hover (an optional setting in preferences).
One handy new feature for writing is that users can now add a header by typing /h1 to /h6 followed by enter/return. While I like the idea of this, it seems unintuitive to have to use enter/return to change the block to a header. This feature would be easier to remember if it mimicked the existing feature that allows users to add a header by typing ### followed by a space. Changing the trigger action to a space instead of a return would make more sense here.
Version 9.4 also includes a great deal of progress behind the scenes on experiments, including the full site editing framework, FSE blocks, the site editor, and global styles. Check out the changelog for a full list of bug fixes and enhancements.
You are probably familiar with the following story: you spend a lot of time reading about how to speed up your WordPress blog, and install tools and free plugins to do so. Then you (or your client) make a seemingly small change to one of your pages, and your page speed suddenly falls off a […]