This part sets up the permalink structure for your WordPress site. Getting permalinks right is one of the simplest SEO moves you can make — Google likes clean, predictable URLs. Path: wp-admin → Settings >…
Posts tagged SEO
Build a Website #8 — The Google XML Sitemap Generator Plugin
One of the most useful plugins for speeding up your relationship with search engines is Google XML Sitemap Generator. Its job is simple: index every page, post, and tag on your site and serve them…
Build a Website #5 — The SEO Search Terms Tagging Plugin
2026 note: This post is from 2014. The SEO Search Terms Tagging plugin has since been removed from the WordPress repository or is no longer maintained. Modern alternatives are listed at the bottom of the…
What Is SEO and How Do You Do SEO?
The title of the post you’re reading is “What Is SEO and How Do You Do SEO?” — right? Well, even that title is an SEO technique: guessing what people will search for and crafting…
Tips for Increasing Site Traffic
First, let me say: this was my first original post 7–8 months ago. Yesterday on a forum the topic got bumped, and I remembered the piece I’d written. I’d like to share it again. It…
How to Add Your Site to Dmoz in 7 Steps
Dmoz is one of the most successful link list sites in the world — in my opinion, the best. I haven’t seen a real competitor to this day. It’s so influential that when I registered…