Microformats is a structured data markup system that was developed in 2005. It is used to add semantics to contact information, events, and calendars.
Using Microformats for Structured Data
Understanding Schema.org Structured Data
What is metadata and why should you care about it? Metadata is data that describes other data. Though the ideas are old, the implementation of metadata has primarily been in the last five years. Though each method is a little different, each is structured markup language (like HTML) that helps computers better identify and classify […]
Does Valid HTML Affect SEO?
Search engine optimization is far from an exact science. Search results are a constantly moving target. Google says there are over 200 factors that go into their current algorithm. Today, let’s address one question that comes up from time to time. Does valid HTML really affect SEO? The Truth About Validation and SEO Search engines […]
Responsive YouTube Videos in WordPress
Mobile web usage has now exceeded desktop web usage, so it’s important to make sure your YouTube videos are as mobile-friendly. Since YouTube and other video services give you an embed code with a declared height and width, the video often goes right off the page on smartphones. That’s not the type of experience you […]
Local SEO Tip: Geo Sitemap Generator
Local SEO, like all SEO, is a constantly moving target. Many local businesses had their search rankings reshuffled when Google rolled out the Pigeon update to their search algorithm in July of 2014. There are always things you can control search results and some that you can’t. Today, I’d like to focus on one detail […]
How To Make A YouTube Video Embed Autoplay On Page Load
Recently, I had to look up how to make YouTube videos autoplay. I thought this might be beneficial to other people. There’s also other parameters you can add to embed codes to control the user experience if you want to experiment on your own. A regular YouTube embed code looks something like this: <iframe width=”560″ […]
WordPress: Harder Than You Think
WordPress has a perception problem. Let’s talk candidly about it. My friend Mario recently talked about how expectations don’t meet reality. Another good friend of mine, Morten, wrote about how WordPress is not as easy as it seems. My friend Curtis, who helps WordPress business owners through coaching wrote about how people think WordPress is […]
Build A Quiz In PHP: What Metal Band Are You?
In 2013-2014, I had a series of client projects where I needed to build a quiz in PHP. Taking what I learned from that, I designed a quiz of my own, where you answer multiple choice questions and determine what heavy metal band your personality resembles. The subject matter can be changed to whatever your […]
Building a Contact Page In WordPress With Contact Form 7
For most websites, getting users to the contact page is a primary mission. Building a Contact page in WordPress with the Contact Form 7 plugin makes that process easy. Contact Form 7 is the most popular contact form plugin on the WordPress plugin repository, with over 5 million active installations. Today I will show you […]