Fox News host Eric Bolling suspended amid investigation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox News said Saturday that it has suspended Eric Bolling, co-host of its late-afternoon news program "The Specialists," while it investigates allegations he sent a lewd photo to co-workers.
Word of the suspension came one day after a HuffPost report relying on anonymous sources stated Bolling had sent a lewd photo to at least three female colleagues at Fox News and Fox Business.
"Eric Bolling has been suspended pending the results of an investigation, which is currently underway," Fox News said in a brief statement.
An attorney for Bolling, Michael J. Bowe, denied the allegations.
"The anonymous, uncorroborated claims are untrue and terribly unfair," Bowe wrote in an email Saturday. "We intend to fully cooperate with the investigation so that it can be concluded and Eric can return to work as quickly as possible."
Bolling is the best-known personality on "The Fox News Specialists," a program that airs weekdays at 5 p.m. EDT. The show replaced the network's series "The Five" in April. He also hosts the weekend show "Cashin' In."
He joined Fox News in 2008 after working as a commodities trader, according to his bio on the network's website.
A vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, Bolling wrote a March op-ed accusing House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, and establishment Republicans of betraying the president with their version of a plan to overhaul the nation's health system.
The suspension is the latest in a string of sexual harassment complaints against personalities who appear on Fox News and Fox Business Network. In July, Fox Business host Charles Payne was suspended after the Los Angeles Times reported based on anonymous sources that he harassed a female political analyst.
Payne remains suspended while an investigation into the allegations continues.
Other allegations were leveled against Fox News' former star, Bill O'Reilly, who was fired in April after several women reported being harassed by the host.
The network's founding leader, Roger Ailes, resigned in July 2016 because of harassment allegations. He died in May after a fall at his home.
Bol ling's suspension came on the heels of a defamation lawsuit filed last Tuesday against Fox by a private investigator. The lawsuit accuses the network of making up quotes and pushing a false story that benefits Trump, even inviting the chief executive into the editorial process.
Both Fox and the Trump administration denied the lawsuit's claims. Fox called it "completely erroneous" to suggest it drove the story to distract from the Russia investigation. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the president had no knowledge of the false story before it was posted.
Source: Fox News host Eric Bolling suspended amid investigation
Horgan hosting $500-a-head golf fundraiser at Bear Mountain; Weaver teed off
Premier John Horgan, who has promised to get big money out of B.C. politics, is hosting a $500-a-head fundraising event at Bear Mountain Resort this month that will accept union and corporate donations.
The NDP is billing the event as the "Leader's Golf Tournament" and inviting people to join Horgan and "MLA Rob Fleming" for a round of golf and a dinner reception on Thursday, Aug. 24.
The NDP is charging $2,000 for a foursome of golfers and confirmed Thursday that the event will operate under "existing rules" — meaning that corporations and unions are free to buy tickets.
B.C. Green party Leader Andrew Weaver, who helped Horgan defeat the Liberal government, blasted the NDP for continuing to hold such events, while at the same time promising to ban union and corporate donations to political parties.
"I think it's quite outrageous that the B.C. NDP would be using a pay-for-access event like this," he said. "You're essentially advertising, 'Come play golf with Premier Horgan.' That's just not appropriate as a fundraiser.
"And Rob Fleming is not just an MLA, he's the minister of education. So this is as bad as everything they've criticized the B.C. Liberals for historically and it's just what has to change in B.C. politics."
Weaver, whose party stopped accepting union and corporate donations last September, said he has had good discussions with the NDP about what will be included in legislation to ban big money from B.C. politics.
"I'm encouraged by that," he said. "But again, do as I say, not as I do. It's just the wrong approach and it's what makes people cynical about politics and politicians in general."
Horgan promised during the 2017 provincial election campaign that an NDP government's first piece of legislation would take big money out of politics. "It will ban corporate and union donations, and set limits on individual contributions," the platform stated.
The promises were reiterated in the NDP's agreement with the B.C. Green party that allowed Horgan to defeat Premier Christy Clark and take power.
Fleming said the government will follow through on its promise to prohibit union and corporate donations once the legislature resumes sitting in September.
"We're going to ban them at the first legislative opportunity and that's in the fall," he said.
In the meantime, the golf tournament will operate under existing rules.
"I've had golf tournaments for years. I think this is the 10th annual. The price is the same. The time of year is the same, and we'll continue to have golf and other fundraising events under the new rules because they're fun and they're open to the public."
A financial report on the Elections B.C. website shows that the NDP charged $500 a ticket for a Leader's Tournament last September, pulling in $32,000 from organizations. Once costs and other sales were tabulated, the NDP made nearly $22,000.
Told that Weaver had called this year's event "outrageous," Fleming said: "Did he say that word?"
"Well, I think Mr. Weaver's as excited as we are that British Columbia's going to join the other provinces — mostly led by New Democrat governments — that have banned big money and that that's going to happen in very short order.
"I can't comment about how he's conducting his fundraising activities. I know that he's doing them. But I think the most important thing, and I know he would agree with me, is that we change the rules and we change the law."
Raj Sihota, provincial director of the B.C. NDP, said in a statement the NDP government will introduce legislation in September to get big money out of B.C. politics. "To ensure a level playing field while the B.C. Liberals continue to fundraise from big corporations and rich insiders, it is our policy to follow the current rules until they are changed," she said.
lkines@timescolonist.com
Source: Horgan hosting $500-a-head golf fundraiser at Bear Mountain; Weaver teed off
Web Hosting vs. Reseller Hosting รข€“ Which Do You Need?
Decisions, decisions!
What type of web hosting account do you need for your business?
At Name Hero we offer two main types of Cloud Web Hosting accounts:
Of course we have our VPS hosting packages as well, but those are for individuals and companies looking for their own server.
Basic Web HostingOur basic web hosting packages have been designed specifically for small to mid-sized businesses or individuals primarily looking for web hosting for one website.
Since each package only comes with "one" cPanel, it's not recommend hosting multiple websites for multiple clients in these packages:
You can only host one website with the Starter package. This is what I recommend to individuals starting their first blog. I don't recommend this package for small businesses.
The Plus package is our best selling web hosting package. It allows you the ability to host unlimited "addon domains" and I recommend this for the majority of small businesses that signup with us.
Our Business package is for individuals and businesses that need more resources, file limits, etc. for their website. Typically these are websites that are to big for "traditional" web hosting but not quite big enough for their own VPS. A great option for those mid-sized businesses.
Reseller HostingJust because we include the word Reseller, doesn't mean you have to be reselling web hosting. If you're in need of hosting for multiple domains, such as affiliate marketers, then a Reseller account is right for you.
Basically it's a step down from a VPS and you have the ability to create unlimited cPanel accounts:
If you're just in need of multiple website hosting go with the Startup package. It comes with everything you need and you can upgrade at anytime.
For those of you actually wanting to Resell Web Hosting then you need to go with the Corporate package. Hands down it's the best for any startup as it comes with a free WHMCS plus license. This alone would cost you $18.95/month!
Finally we have our Entrepreneur package for those in the middle. If you don't need a WHMCS license, but need a bit more space and bandwidth this is the package for you. A lot of our larger Corporate Resellers will have a couple of these for additional clients!
Feature RichAt Name Hero we pride ourselves on being very feature rich for all our accounts. We include things that normal web hosts don't such as LiteSpeed web server, Maria DB, Cloudflare (w/Railgun), Free SSL certifications, Free Nightly Backups, etc.
All of our hosting packages are built on top of our private cloud therefore speed is never an issue. Therefore when choosing an account with us, the main difference is what is right for your business. All of our packages are built with performance, reliability, and security taken into consideration.
If you have any questions or would like a consult prior to purchasing please reach out to our Sales desk and let us know!
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WordPress 101: The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Setting Up a Website
So, you want to build a website. Awesome! Now you just need to work out how to actually get started. Luckily, you've come to the right place.
If you've never built a website before, you're probably feeling pretty overwhelmed. You've no doubt heard about WordPress and you're interested in finding out more, but you don't know what to do next.
This comprehensive tutorial will walk you through everything you need to know in order to set up your first WordPress site. And you know what? Even if you don't have a geeky bone in your body, by the time you finish completing all the steps in this article, you'll have your very own website up and running.
Beginners Guide to Building a WordPress WebsiteIf you're ready, then here is what we have planned for you in this tutorial:
Steps 3 through 11 will require you to use WordPress to set up your website. Even if you don't have experience using WordPress, don't be nervous about all the "work" outlined above. WordPress is an incredibly intuitive and user-friendly platform, and this guide includes plenty of screenshots to guide you along as you work your way through each step.
Alright, let's get started!
1. How to Choose Web HostingA web host, or web hosting service provider, is a business that provides the technology and services needed for a website to be viewed on the internet.
Web hosts manage special computers called servers. These servers are where websites—like the one you're about to build—are stored. Then, when visitors from around the web go to your URL, they're able to access the website from the web host's server.
In order to find the web hosting solution that's right for you, you'll need to complete the following steps:
Step 1: Choose a Web HostWhen it comes to finding the right web hosting provider for your website, you have a number of options. WordPress officially recommends four web hosts:
Each of these services are established web hosting providers with extensive experience hosting WordPress websites. There will be a number of things to consider before choosing to work with a web hosting company, things like:
Before committing to any one web host, do your research and ensure that they can provide your site with the safe and stable base that it deserves.
It's also important to consider whether it's even worth it to purchase web hosting. If you're just planning to run a small blog that's light on traffic, then WordPress.com is the best option for you. It's free and easy to set up an account and you can pretty much start blogging right away.
Step 2: Choose a Hosting PlanNext, you need to select a type of hosting plan. While this may seem like it's overcomplicating things (after all, why can't you just pick a web host and be done?), different hosting plans offer different types of security, performance, and control for your site.
Here are the different kinds of plans you might consider:
Alright, now it's time to sign up. For the purposes of this tutorial, we're going to use Bluehost so you can get a feel for how easy this is and also catch a glance of the dashboard's interface.
1. Go to the Bluehost website.
2. Navigate to the Hosting tab at the top of the page. Select your preferred hosting type. For this tutorial, we're going to select Shared.
3. The plan you select depends on how many websites you plan to manage, how much space you need, as well as bandwidth. As you can see, they do include other items here like an SSL certificate (if it's free, take it! Read more about SSL here: How to Set Up Free SSL with Let's Encrypt and Certbot), domains, and email. If those are important to you, then factor them into your decision.
4. On the next page, Bluehost is going to ask you for a domain name. If you don't have one just yet, don't worry. A pop-up will appear that allows you to bypass that step. We'll cover what to do later.
5. Finally, you'll need to create your account and submit your payment information to Bluehost. You can sign in with Google and populate your information or you can fill it all in from scratch. When you're ready, agree to their terms and conditions and then hit the Submit button.
6. Upon completing the signup process, you'll be taken to Bluehost's dashboard. Looks pretty and well-organized, right?
Feel free to poke around if you like. There are certain areas of the dashboard that you won't be able to do anything with yet because they're for developers (like the cPanel and FTP) or because they're paid gated areas.
For now, let's move on and get you set up with a domain name.
2. How to Register a Domain NameWith your web hosting ready to go, what you need next is a domain name. Generally, the name of your business or blog is going to be the name of your domain, or URL. However, if it's a popular enough name, it might already be taken.
With your web hosting purchased, signing up for a domain name will be a cinch—so long as the name you want is available. Again, for the purposes of this tutorial, we're going to use Bluehost as the domain registration service.
Here is what you need to do:
1. Go to your hosting dashboard.
2. There is a tab at the top of the page that says Domains. Click it.
3. There are a few different options here. If you're starting a brand new website and have never purchased a domain name before, then select Register.
4. In this next step, you need to do a search for the domain name you want. This will tell you if it's currently available.
5. On the next page, you'll see if the URL you want is available. There will also be alternative options that show the availability of your URL using different words or extensions (like .info, .org, etc.). Find the one you want and add it to your shopping cart. Then hit the Next button.
6. Complete the remaining steps, agree to the Terms of Service, and purchase your domain.
Now that you've purchased web hosting and a domain, you're ready to set up WordPress.
3. How to Install WordPressIf you're building a website for the first time, you can't do better than choosing WordPress. Why? Because it's awesome, that's why! No, seriously, though, WordPress is a great content management system because it's intuitive, scalable, and it's free. Oh, and you don't need to know how to code to use it. That's a big one.
The important thing to know about WordPress before jumping in is that there are two versions of the software: WordPress.com and WordPress.org. While both are free to use, they each serve wildly different purposes. If you're not sure which is right for you, you can take this quiz to find out.
In a nutshell, if all you want to do is launch a small personal blog or website, you should use WordPress.com. No fuss, no muss, and you won't even need to buy web hosting since WordPress takes care of it for you.
This the WordPress.com blogging interface:
If you're interested in giving WordPress.com a go, head over to the website, sign up, and get started.
On the other hand, if you want more control over how your website looks and works, then WordPress.org is likely for you. This is the WordPress.org post editing interface:
From here on out, we'll focus on WordPress.org. Rest assured, it may look complicated at first glance, but I assure you, there is a very slim learning curve.
Here is how to download WordPress:
1. Return to your Bluehost web hosting dashboard.
2. Scroll down to the section labeled Website. You should see a button that says Install WordPress. Click it.
3. Follow the installation steps providing by your web host. Don't worry about themes or plugins at this time. Also, disregard any recommendation to have a pro install it for you. This is an incredibly straightforward process that's no different than installing other software online.
4. Once WordPress is installed, your web host will email you login details, so check your email and make a note of your username, password and the login link for your newly installed wordPress site. It should look something like, www.example.com/wp-admin, but replace example with your domain name.
5. Login to your WordPress site.
You're now ready to get started creating your website!
4. How to Install a WordPress ThemeNow begins the fun part – customizing your WordPress site!
Here is what WordPress will look like when you log in, more or less:
Changing how your blog looks and feels is one of the most fun and exciting things about creating a website. After all, you want your website to match your style.
What you need first and foremost is a theme. A theme is just a fancy way of saying a pre-made design, template or skin. Professional WordPress designers have created these themes and they often are created with a specific website type in mind. You can find themes for portfolios, blogs, restaurant websites, professional services, e-commerce, and much more.
There are literally thousands of WordPress themes available, both free and for a fee. Where can you find them? Well, if you're on the WPMU DEV website, you can always start with one of our themes.
However, if you'd like to explore the wide, wonderful world of WordPress themes, there are a number of other avenues you can take:
Be warned: there really are way too many themes to sort through on your own. It will quickly become overwhelming and frustrating. We suggest you check out these theme-related blog posts. WPMU DEV has put together roundups on the best free WordPress themes, the best premium (paid) WordPress themes, and everything in between. Use these as a starting place so you can get a sense for what's out there and what you ultimately want to use for your site.
And don't forget to play around with them! Every theme you run into enables you to preview and demo it before you download or purchase, so take advantage. Poke around in the different pages. Click on the buttons. See what sort of additional features are included (like animation, portfolios, etc.) Make sure it's exactly what you want.
Once you have found a theme you want to work with, here is what you need to do to get it up and running:
1. On your WordPress dashboard, go to the Appearance tab on the sidebar and click Themes.
2. If you're going to use a theme from WordPress.org, select Add New at the top of the page. Do a search for the theme on the Add Themes page and once you've found one you would like to use, click Install.
If, instead, you're using a theme that you have purchased from a WordPress theme market place or developer, you will need to upload the .zip file you bought on the Add Themes page. At the top of the page next to "Add Themes" click Upload Theme and upload your theme's .zip file.
3. The Themes pages will refresh and the theme you installed will now display an "Activate" button. Click to activate and the theme will be applied to your site.
4. At the top of the page, click the title of your site, in my case "My Awesome Website" to view the front-end of your site. You should see your new theme.
5. How to Customize Your ThemeWith your theme now installed, you can find it again by going to Appearance > Themes in the sidebar in WordPress.
When you're ready to get crazy and start customizing your theme, navigate one tab down to Customize.
The Theme Customizer allows you to make many changes to your website, including:
You can also use the Customizer to make custom CSS changes to your website, but this is for advanced users only.
Let's work through an example using the Twenty Seventeen default WordPress theme. Say you want to update the header image that's used on your website. Follow these steps:
1. With the Theme Customizer open, click Header Media.
2. Within this tab, you can replace the header image and even choose to display a video in .mp4 format or by entering a YouTube video URL.
For now, we'll replace the image, so click Add new image and select a new image from your media library, or upload a new one.
Once you have selected a theme and made simple customizations, there are just a few more steps and then you can create your first blog post.
6. How to Tweak Your Site's SettingsIn addition to customizing your site's physical appearance, you may also want to give the basic settings on your website a tweak. Typically, the default settings in WordPress are fine as is, but they also could use some slight improvements.
1. To access your site's settings, go to the Settings tab in WordPress.
The WordPress Settings tab. Within this tab, you'll see a number of options to choose from. Let's focus on the most important ones.
2. Click on General. Beneath this tab, you'll find settings related to:
Aside from the URL (which you shouldn't change), feel free to update the rest of the information found in this tab. If you're running a site in a language other than English and know that your target audience resides outside the U.S., the bottom-half of this page's settings will be important to update.
3. Next, the Writing section in the Settings offers some advance options for posting to your blog via email. We won't worry about this section for now.
4. Click on Reading in the Settings tab. If you're launching a blog site, these settings will be especially important to pay attention to as they'll give you better control over your blog's display.
On this page, you can update:
You may also choose whether or not you want search engines like google to index your site so it shows up in search results.
5. Under Discussion in the Settings tab, you can control the comments on your blog.
For now, skip over the default article settings. Your focus should instead be on how you want to moderate comments that come into your site. On this page:
6. In the Media section, you can specify how WordPress resizes images that are uploaded to your blog. Leave the image sizes as they are as you don't need to change them for the time being.
7. Last, but not least, go to your Permalinks settings. This is where you can set the basic URL structure rules for your site.
For example, let's say you write a blog post called "5 Ways to Sell Shoes." By default, WordPress would probably structure the URL so that it looks like this:
http://yourwebsite.com/?p=123
For starters, that URL doesn't look very nice. What does "?p=123" even mean?!
Secondly, it's not reflective of what you've written. Most online users have become accustomed to URLs that contain at least a snippet of the blog title. While WordPress gives you options to include the publication date within the title, it's best to keep this simple and go with the post name format so that it looks like this:
http://yourwebsite.com/5-ways-to-sell-shoes
So go ahead and choose the Post name option and click Save Changes.
7. How to Customize Your Blog with PluginsPlugins allow you to add great functionality to your WordPress site without having to mess with code or ask a web developer (or geeky friend!) to help with your site. While the core WordPress software—and often your theme—provides the basic building block for creating a site, plugins are bits of software you can add on.
There are plugins for just about everything, such as adding a contact form or social media, creating a photo gallery, and even tracking who visits your blog.
Currently, there are over 48,000 free plugins available to download in the official WordPress plugin directory. Have a search through the repository and you'll get an idea of the kinds of features you can add to your blog.
For now, let's work through an example of how to set up the Smush plugin.
1. Go to the Plugins tab in WordPress and click on Add New.
2. Similar to what you did when searching for a theme, use this page to search for new plugins. If you know the name of the plugin you want to use, type it into the search bar on the right. You can also search based on the functionality you want to add (e.g. "popup", "analytics", "ecommerce"). Or, if you've purchased a plugin from a third party, you can use Upload Plugin to add it to your site.
For now, let's focus on searching for the Smush plugin.
You'll see that WordPress gives you other related plugins in their search results, too—something that will come in handy if the plugin you want is unavailable or didn't work out the way you wanted it to.
3. Once you've found the plugin you want, click on Install Now. After it's finished installing, you'll see that the button has now changed to "Activate." Click on the button so you can get your plugin up and running on your site.
4. Usually, there's no need to update the settings for plugins unless they're tools meant to help you create a new design element on your site (like a form).
However, if you're curious as to what sort of settings your plugin comes with, simply navigate over to Plugins and click on Installed Plugins. The plugins listed in blue are active; the ones in white are not. Each of them will include a Settings, Deactivate, and Edit button.
Disregard the Edit button as that will take you to the code editor of the plugin (you don't want to alter that!)
Deactivate will enable you to remove a plugin from your site if you change your mind about it. It's worth noting, however, that you should only install plugins that you plan to use. Leaving unused plugins on your site not only slows down your site, but can also have security implications.
Settings are where you can customize what your plugin does.
It can be rather daunting working with plugins for the first time and deciding what your website needs (or doesn't need!). I'd suggest taking a look at this brief guide on how to determine the quality of a free plugin before adding anything new to your site. WPMU DEV also has a great set of plugin blog posts that are worth checking out. Once your site is running smoothly, these might serve as inspiration for what you want to do next with it!
8. How to Write Your First Blog PostYes! We've made it! Your site is looking good, feeling good, and so now it's time to write your first blog post. Here is how to publish your first piece of content:
1. Navigate to the Posts tab in the WordPress sidebar and click on Add New.
2. A new screen will appear. This is the WordPress text editor interface.
It is on this page where you will compose your blog post.
One quick note regarding how to write your blog: if you'd prefer to work in a WYSIWYG (meaning "what you see is what you get") visual editor where you don't have to worry about coding, then make sure the tab in the top-right corner of the text box is set to "Visual." This will ensure that what you type in the box is how it will appear on your website.
The visual editor text box is great because it does what any good word processing tool (think of Microsoft Word) will do. This is why you'll see options for:
3. You've now got free reign to create your post as you see fit.
4. When you're done writing your post, you have a few options for saving your work. They can be found on the right-hand side of the screen.
If you'd like to see how your post will appear on your site when you publish it, click Preview. This will open a new tab with a live preview of the blog post on your site. This gives you a chance to make sure your blog is in tip-top shape before you push it live.
If you're not ready to publish your post, click Save Draft and this will save a copy of your blog post in WordPress. You can save your draft as many times as you'd like. After you exit WordPress, you can always come back to the post by visiting Posts > All Posts in the sidebar.
You can also choose when you would like to publish your post. See where it says Publish immediately? Click Edit and choose the date and time you would like your blog post to go live.
When you're ready for the world to see your blog post, click Publish.
9. How to Add Images to Your ContentEvery good blog post deserves at least one good image. (The same goes for any other page you create for your website.) Images help break up large chunks of text, give readers extra context, and just look plain cool.
So, if you'd like to add an image to your post, here is how to do it:
1. Open the post you want to add an image to. Insert your cursor into the text editor where you want the image to appear. Then click the Add Media button in the top-left above your text editor tool.
2. A new modal window will appear, which you can drag and drop your image onto or you can click on Select Files and find the file on your computer.
3. With your image uploaded into your library, you can give it a title, caption, and alt text (this is optional). You can also update the size of the image, how you want it to align on the page, as well as whether you want it to link anywhere.
When you're done updating the settings, click Insert into post. You'll now see the image appear in the visual post editor.
10. How to Add Pages to Your SiteFirstly, let's get something out of the way: pages vs posts.
A post is a content entry listed in reverse chronological order on your blog's home page. Due to this reverse order, posts are meant to be timely. You can sort posts by categories and tags.
A page is static and not listed by date. Some common examples include the About and Contact pages you might find on a website.
For those of you hoping to create a website for your business or who simply want to add more pages than just the blog, you're in luck. Because adding a page to your site is really no different than adding a post.
You can find your WordPress site's pages under the Pages tab. When you want to create a new one, simply click Add New.
You'll then see an interface that's nearly identical to the one you used to create your first blog post.
There's no need to reproduce the steps here on how to build a new page since the process is the same as what you'd do with posts. Add the content—title, text to appear on the page, and images—and then update the settings accordingly. You'll even use the same Save Draft, Preview, and Publish settings.
One thing to note, however, is that hitting the publish button will not necessarily push the new page to your website. That's because your pages need to exist within a navigational, or menu, structure. We're going to cover that in the next step.
11. How to Create a MenuFinal step, guys! Are you ready?
Okay, so WordPress menus. You might also hear these referred to as navigation, too. Regardless, this is a trusty tool that every website needs. You don't want visitors getting lost as they make their way around your site, right? Think of the navigation as their guide. It's also your way of telling them what the most important stuff is.
If you're starting with a single page blog, you're probably not going to need a menu. Once you do expand beyond that, however, you will. And this is how you create one.
1. Create the pages you want to share on your site and make sure they're published. (See #10 above.)
2. There are two locations where you can create a menu for your WordPress site. You can return to #5 and create a menu under your Theme's Customizer settings. Or you can go to the Appearance tab in WordPress and click on Menus. (We prefer the latter.)
3. From this page, you'll be able to set up your menu.
On the left is a widget that contains all the pages, posts, links, categories, and other content that exists on your site. Search for the pages you want to include in your navigation and click on the checkbox next to each one you want to include.
Hit the Add to Menu button and you'll see your page(s) appear under Menu Structure in the right-hand box.
4. Every website's menu structure will be different, but if you want tips on how to nail the perfect navigation for your site, read this. Once you know what you want to do, use this Menus Settings tool to drag and drop your menu's pages into whichever order and hierarchy you want.
Hit the Save Menu button when you've finalized your navigational structure, and then your menu and new pages will be live on your website.
Congratulations!You've set up your very first WordPress website and published a blog post. Nice work!
In the above Ultimate Guide to Setting Up a WordPress Website, we've covered just the basics. At some point, you may find that what you've created here today isn't enough—and that's fantastic! If your blog has become a trusted news source, if your product catalog is ready to expand, or if your professional services need a more polished-looking site, there's always more you can accomplish with WordPress. That's the beauty of working with this platform!
Even if you decide that this basic framework is good enough for your site, we always suggest WordPress users check in with their site regularly to see if any small tweaks are in order to improve its overall performance. Sure, your site looks good right now, but design trends and consumer preferences change so quickly that it's good to always be ready to adapt.
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4 Key Steps to Improving Drupal SEO
Drupal is a powerful platform for building great websites but how do you get those websites to rank well on search engines? Unlike WordPress, which is relatively search engine friendly by design, Drupal needs a little more input when it comes straight out of the box. In this post, we'll explain what steps you need to take to improve Drupal SEO and help your site rank higher in search engine results.
1. Use clean URLsOne of the most important on-site SEO techniques is to include important keywords in the URLs of your website's posts and pages. When looking for web pages to show in search results, search engines will specifically look at a URL for an indication of how relevant the content is to the searcher's query.
Ideally, the URL should closely resemble the page's title. So, if the page was called 'Summer Holiday Outfits for Kids' the URL should be 'yourwebsite.com/summer-holiday-outfits-for-kids'. This way, the search engine would see both the title and the URL indicating that the page was relevant to someone's search.
These types of URL are referred to as clean URLs. In WordPress, you can set up clean URLs very easily in the settings. With Drupal, however, you will need to install a module before this can take place. The module in question is the Pathauto Module.
On installation of Drupal, you may discover that your server cannot support clean URLs. This can happen if the server's 'mod-rewrite' extension has been disabled. If this is the case, check out Drupal's Clean URL page where help can be provided.
Once your server is set up to support clean URLs, you will then be able to install the Pathauto module and use it to create URLs that are based on page titles and are far more search engine friendly.
2. Using meta tags and meta descriptionsDrupal's Metatag module enables you to add precise and relevant meta data to your website content. Meta data is used in two ways: firstly, search engine algorithms use it to determine the relevance of the page for a query and, secondly, the meta description is often shown in search results, enabling users to read the page content before visiting it.
What you write in the meta description can be the difference between your page being clicked on or ignored. If you don't write a meta description, the search engine usually just pulls any random text from your web page that contains the user's keywords. When you write your own, you can use it like a call to action to get the reader to click through to your website. Those who use this SEO technique find that click through rates can massively improve.
Importantly, the Metatag module lets you create individual meta tags for each page of your site, enabling search engines to judge each page's relevance far more accurately.
3. Speed up for better rankingSearch engines have a dislike for slow loading websites as they offer a poor user experience, for this reason, they rank them lower. Consumers have the same opinion: according to Kissmetrics, 40% of users abandon a website that takes more than 3 seconds to load and a one second delay in loading drops conversion rates by 7%. With this in mind, the importance of speeding up your Drupal website cannot be underestimated.
Google is so concerned about slow loading websites that it has introduced a free speed test for webmasters. The PageSpeed Insights will tell you how well your site performs on both desktop and mobile devices, and it will produce a range of performance enhancing recommendations based on its analysis of your site. Testing your Drupal site using Google's PageSpeed should be the starting point for this important area of SEO. If you are looking at more visitors from mobile phones than a PC then you should also consider building mobile pages using the AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) technology.
The technical areas that Google tool will look at include HTML, CSS and JS compression, image compression, and browser caching, all of which can be managed to improve loading speeds. The test also shows you issues with server response times, which is more difficult to remedy and highlights the importance of choosing dedicated Drupal hosting where servers are optimised for the Drupal platform.
Useful modules to help you improve any issues found during the Google PageSpeed test include the Views Content Cache and Boost.
4. Advanced script compressionWhen websites need to run a wide range of CSS and JS scripts to function properly in a browser, sending all the information in separate packets can significantly slow down the loading time. One way to overcome this is through CSS and JavaScript compression. By configuring the AdvAgg Module, you can compress Drupal's CSS and JavaScript or you can also use the module Speedy to replace Drupal's core JS files with compressed alternatives. Both of these can bring improvements to loading times and lead to better search engine rankings.
ConclusionFrom reading this post, you will now have a better understanding of how you can improve SEO for Drupal in regard to URLs, meta tags and meta descriptions, loading times and advanced compression. These more technical aspects of your SEO can have a big impact on your ranking. Do remember that you will also need to focus on your on-page SEO (keywords in content, etc.) and off-site SEO (external links, social media likes, etc.).
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Source: 4 Key Steps to Improving Drupal SEO