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How to Improve WordPress Search for Effective Blog Search? Best WordPress Search Plugins 2018!

ThemeGrill Author Beginner's Guide, Best WordPress Plugins, Plugin Collection updated on July 13, 2018tips for effective search 0 Comment

Site search is a very important feature that helps your visitor find the content they are in need of. Whether your site is for blogging, eCommerce, or any informational website allowing users to search the database, it will help to improve the usability. If you have a good site search then it helps you to reduce your dependency on Google which will directly increase the time spent on your site. Though you are in the initial phase of setting your website, to improve the WordPress site search is a good idea as it will be very helpful in future too.

As in the older version of WordPress, search result was sorted by date where many people find it a little bit annoying for the website for lots of posts. Hence, WordPress has introduced a new version which will change the way of search results are sorted.

A Designer’s Guide to 8 Basic WordPress UX Elements

ThemeGrill Author Tips and Tutorials updated on July 9, 2018ux design elements 0 Comment

The ultimate success of a WordPress website is closely linked to how effectively it presents in front of a user. The experience generated from this visual contact determines acceptance and significantly contributes to how the site fare against the competition. If the site must meet its mark and establish a robust online foothold, several key elements must be taken into consideration.

Implementing these UX elements generates a value proposition for the user, supplying UX while further motivating them to browse content and engage with the website products and services. In this post, we will share 8 fundamental UX elements every developer needs to consider when designing a WordPress website.

7 Warning Signs Your WordPress Website Is Not SEO-friendly

ThemeGrill Author Beginner's Guide, Tips and Tutorials, WordPress SEO updated on June 20, 2018seo for dummies, what is an seo 0 Comment

Consider yourself pretty easy-going WordPresser, but still didn’t make friends with SEO? That’s ok since he’s not very stable kind of a guy. Google search algorithms are changing all the time, and occasionally it’s really hard to keep up with the rankings. In this article, we’ll give you a hand out of this trouble and take a look at 7 warning signs your WordPress website is not SEO-friendly. Forewarned, forearmed, right?

So, what exactly is SEO? SEO Optimization or Search Engine Optimization or simply SEO is a complex of actions targeted to increase your website visibility on search results page. The higher you get on that page list, the more traffic you receive. Basically, SEO is everything you do to create a website with a relevant Google-friendly content so that it better evaluates your project.

5+ Best Free WordPress Image Optimizer Plugins for 2018

ThemeGrill Author Best WordPress Plugins, Plugin Collection updated on June 7, 2018best image optimization plugin 2 Comments

Using images to visualize, advertise and in overall, improve your content and blogs is an essential procedure for your website. But users have to be aware of the disadvantages of using too many images on your posts and pages. For one, it decreases the free space on your server. Ideally, you want to save your images on your own website’s server so that you can save and delete the images whenever required. This also improves the loading speed compared to using third-party image gallery websites.

Having too many images on a single post and page can also increase loading time for the webpage, as this means the client pc has to load bigger files to view your post. This can discourage a more impatient crowd and you really don’t want viewers to leave your website without even taking a look. Do you? Obviously not! Thus, in this article, we have listed down the best free WordPress image optimizers to make the optimization task fuss-free.

How to Understand and Grow Your Blog Audience – 7 Actionable Expert Tips

ThemeGrill Author Beginner's Guide, WordPress SEO updated on May 25, 2018 0 Comment

Content is king, but engagement is queen and the lady rules the house.

Imagine you are the chef of a restaurant. What will you put on your menu if you don’t know who your guests are and what their favorite dishes are? Blogging is also similar to running a restaurant. All the delicious blog posts you cook up will go to waste if they don’t relate to your audience preferences.

Every blogger, be it on an enterprise level or an individual level needs to understand their blog audience in the right hand. The benefits are obvious. Better engagement with the audience which leads to repeat visits and perhaps more revenue creation through ad monetization facilities like Google AdSense. Read more

How to Optimize Images for WordPress: 12 Easy Image Optimization Tips for Beginners

ThemeGrill Author Beginner's Guide, WordPress SEO, WordPress Speed updated on May 18, 2018image optimize WordPress 0 Comment

How do you upload an image to WordPress? Do you just drag and drop it to the Media Library and hit the “Insert into post” button without doing any image optimization?

If so, that’s how you quickly lose bandwidth, miss opportunity for better search engine ranking, visitors, and sales.

Images make up nearly two-thirds of a webpage’s total weight, according to a research-based article. Having a lot of unoptimized images is bad for your site’s load time. This can create a domino effect on your key marketing metrics. Read more

How to Prevent DDoS Attacks on WordPress Websites – Explained for the Beginners

ThemeGrill Author Beginner's Guide, Tips and Tutorials, WordPress Security updated on May 16, 2018 0 Comment

An increasing number of web hosting companies offer DDoS protection to protect dedicated servers from the growing threat of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Having a better understanding of how DDoS attacks work and how DDoS protection plans operate on a technical level will help you make better decisions for your site’s security needs.

Explore this post to find out more about what DDoS attacks are and where they come from. Then, discover the three most common types of DDoS attacks as well as some “red flags” to watch out for that could indicate your site is under attack. Finally, learn how DDoS protection works to thwart these types of attacks and learn if your server has the right level of protection. Read more

How to Improve WordPress Blog Typography – Actionable Tips

ThemeGrill Author Beginner's Guide, Web Design updated on April 30, 2018 0 Comment

If you’re a blogger, already went through tons of tips about proper copywriting. You make sure to stay on top of the latest SEO trends. You definitely try to pick the right theme for your WordPress site. Should we even start with the plugins? You keep trying one after another, with the sole intention to improve the functionality and usability of your blog.

Now, it’s time to talk about yet another aspect of maintaining a WordPress blog: typography.

If you’re looking for a precise definition of typography, it goes something like this: “Typography is the visual art of creating written words.” If we’re talking about a WordPress blog, this definition may be misleading. It’s mostly focused on artistic typography. When you take a look at the most popular blogs, such as TechCrunch for example, you’ll notice there’s nothing artsy about the written words. Read more

What is Semantic Search and Why Do You Need It?

ThemeGrill Author Beginner's Guide, WordPress SEO updated on April 16, 2018semantic search engine 0 Comment

In the era of advanced technology pioneered by artificial intelligence and the internet of things, the web has not been left behind. There is a move towards creating a more relevant online experience. The future of SEO is users receiving more relevant results on the search, faster. This will be possible through a concept referred to as the semantic web, or web 3.0.

The semantic web links information and data in a way that is easy to retrieve.

The results served are also becoming much more relevant to the users’ search intent. For your site to be able to create a better online experience for users, it needs to be optimized for search. In this article, we will discover how the semantic web emerged, how it helps meet user intent, why it’s important for your site and how to prepare for semantic search.

WordPress CDN: How to Boost WP Speed by Integrating a CDN?

ThemeGrill Author Tips and Tutorials, WordPress SEO, WordPress Speed updated on March 29, 2018make WordPress faster, WordPress slow 0 Comment

As the owner of a website powered by WordPress, both you and ultimately your users, want a fast website.

A slow website creates a bad impression of your company, and it has been proven that slow websites actually cost in terms of sales. Faster websites, on the other hand, increase the sales – the faster the website the better the sales.

If you want visitors to have a good their experience on your website, AND generate more sales in general, don’t just think about what the website looks like, but ALSO how fast your WordPress website performs. Read more

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