Why developers Love WordPress

Posted on July 15, 2010 by admin

It’s Free
WordPress is absolutely for free. For the different features and functionality it provides, it is one of the Best CMSs to work on. You do have to pay for hosting & domain names, but having such a powerful code for free is simply amazing.

It’s Open Source and hence well supported
WordPress is absolutely free and allows you to see the code and make changes and enhancements yourself. If you are an adroit coder and want to play around with code, WordPress is just for you. It is in fact the best source to play around with and learn the basics of PHP. There is a vast collection of documentation to help you with the WordPress framework. It also gives you a great insight and experience of working with advanced PHP and other API’s & frameworks. You will also get immediate help on any issues since there are large number of developers out there to help you in case you are stuck or have found some bug in code.

It Is Easy To Install and Use
WordPress takes just five minute for complete installation which has been its best feature. You can simply login once installation is completed and start posting your blog posts or articles or pages for your site. You can add functionality or enhance design too by simply adding widgets or plugins to the site. There are plugins available to make your site SEO friendly which is what you may want to work on once your site is up and ready.

Its a complete CMS
Some may think its used for blogging, but WordPress is a very Powerful CMS and can be used to create fully functional websites for business. You can create you own themes to choose your own layout and design for the site. You can integrate shopping carts, payment modules and also use other plugins to have your own functionalities.

Tags: CMS, Content Management Systems, Open Source CMS, OpenSource, SEO, Website design, WordPress
Posted in Content Management Systems, WordPress

Is your site Search Engine Optimized?

Posted on January 16, 2010 by admin

Here is a beginner’s check list to ensure your site has some basic elements to ensure it is Search Engine optimized. These tasks will help develop the necessary web development skills and guarantee a successful Search Engine Optimized website.

1. Focus on a simple HTML coding for your site.

2. Ensure your site has CSS styles.

3. Do not use Tables or Frames in your HTML code.

4. Pick a list of keywords for your pages. Do not choose competitive keywords which may be difficult to rank on. This is one of the most important step for SEO.

5. Choose your domain name such that it consits of the important keywords for your site. This will boost for keyword ranking.

6. Most importantly, set up Google and Bing website Analytics. These tools help track visitors coming to your site.

7. Also set up Google webmaster tools. Verify your site as per the instructions.

8. Have a simple tree structure for all the pages on your site.

9. Have a sitemap.xml file which lists all the pages of your site.

10. Optimize the Title tag, HTML structures, URLs and content to include a fair collection of the keywords.

Contact info@wisdmlabs.com to get more information on SEO and how we can help your site.

Tags: Google Analytics, Google webmaster tools, Search Engine, Search Engine Optimization, SEO
Posted in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

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