WordPress Hacks: Learn WordPress from Scratch 150 New idea

I remember when I started learning WordPress many years ago. I didn’t know any WordPress hacks to start a brand new website.

Whether you have just started or practiced for a while, you always need to learn more and more.

WordPress is an interesting CMS, but most of the people fret about it.

You may be wondering as if you need coding skills to start a WordPress blog. Well, this platform was begun for bloggers.

It means you can do everything without any technical skills.

Are you still confused? This is the article for you to provide you with WordPress hacks, tips, and tricks. I am going to point out every possible thing you should know about WordPress.

Basics You Should Know Before Using It

#1. WordPress.com and WordPress.org

More than 70% people are confused whether they use WordPress.com or WordPress.org. Before even doing anything, you should know the difference between these two platforms.

WordPress.com is free, and a fully-hosted version whereas WordPress.org is the self-hosted version.

#2. Which One Should I Choose

If you don’t want to spend any money, you can start with WordPress.com for free with some limitations.

But if you want a professional website, you should definitely start using WordPress.org.

#3. What Do I Need to Start a WordPress Blog

After your final decision about choosing WordPress.org, you may think about the easiest way to start a WordPress blog on your own.

You need a few things.

• Domain Name
• Web Hosting
• WordPress Theme
• WordPress Plugins

#4. What is a Domain Name

A Domain Name is the address of your website. It’s the URL you type to visit a website. Google.com, Facebook.com, these are the domain names.

It costs only around $10 per years.

#5. A Web Hosting

It’s the space you need to place your website on the web. Most of the web hosting companies provide one free domain name. I recommend the following companies.

• Bluehost
• InmotionHosting
• Kinsta (Managed Hosting)

#6. What is a WordPress Theme

The design of your website is controlled by a WordPress theme. For a beautiful design, you can either use any free theme or buy any premium theme.

You can also hire a web designer for the design of your own choice.

#7. WordPress Plugins

These are the add-ons to your website. These are the magical assets using which, you can create a site without coding skills.

You can do almost everything using plugins. Whether it’s about adding a new box or something technical related to SEO.

#8. How to Install WordPress

You can install WordPress using the one-click installation process every web hosting provides. You just need to fill your details.

#9. Different Ways to install WordPress

If you’re a techie person, you can install WordPress using cPanel. Download and upload the WordPress ZIP file to the server.

Create a database and edit the wp-config.php file to match the database credentials.

#10. Installing WordPress WordPress Theme

After installing WordPress, you have to search for a better-looking theme. By default, you will have the Twenty series theme.

Just go to Appearance>>Themes, and you can see it and search for more.

#11. Installing WordPress Plugins

Go to Plugins>>Add New, and you can search for the necessary plugins. There are different ways to install WordPress plugins.

#12. What’re the Necessary Plugins

By default, you will have the “Hello Dolly” and “Akismet” plugins. There are many other plugins you would require to build a better website.

• A caching plugin
• A Security plugin
• Social Sharing Button Plugin

This is one of the most crucial WordPress hacks you would require through your blogging journey.

• Top WordPress Plugins

#13. Creating a Static Home Page

This is the first thing you may have in your mind after seeing the beautiful designs of other websites.

Just create a new page by navigating to pages>>add new. After that, go to Settings>>Reading and choose to use the static page as your front page.

You can select the page from the drop-down menu.

#14. How to Have the Beautiful Home Page

As talked earlier, your WordPress theme is the design of your website. If you want something different, you have to hire someone.

#15. WordPress Settings

Just after installing WordPress, you should fill all the details about you and your website. Play with the admin area a little bit.

Don’t worry, you’re not going to break anything.

#16. Which is the Best SEO Plugin

All In One SEO Pack and Yoast SEO are the two best SEO plugins. But I would recommend using Yoast because it’s easy to configure and you can get many SEO articles related to it.

Here is the step by step guide to install and set up Yoast SEO.

#17. Submitting the Website to Google

To make Google know about your new website, you have to add it to Google Search Console.

• Guide to add your website to Google Search Console

#18. Creating and Submitting the Sitemap

To tell Google bots about all the posts and pages you’re going to create, you have to create a sitemap and submit it to Google Search Console.

If you use Yoast, no need to use any extra plugin for generating a sitemap.  This is one of the essential WordPress hacks.

• Guide to add your website sitemap to Google Search Console

#19. What is the Robots.txt File

Most of the people ignore this file. This is a simple text file which tells the Google bots to crawl your website. You can do a lot of creative things using this file.

WordPress Hacks to Maintain the Website Performance

According to Google, the page loading time should be less than 3 seconds. There are some WordPress hacks you use to boost your WordPress website performance.

#20. Use a Caching Plugin

I would recommend you to use W3 Total Cache or WP Super Cache. Do the best settings for any of the plugins and have a fast loading website.

• Guide for W3 Total Cache
• Guide for WP Super Cache Settings

#21. Image Optimization

This is one of the biggest WordPress mistakes people make. Always optimize your images before uploading. Use TinyPNG or any plugin.

#22. Database Optimization

You should also clean up your WordPress website database using a database optimization plugin. WordPress stores the data even for your post update.

Remove the extra database tables.

#23. A Better Web Hosting

Having a bad web hosting can drag you down. That’s why you should buy a reliable company. Please don’t expect the cheaper plan to maintain a better website speed.

#24. Your WordPress Theme

For a newbie, it can be challenging to select a proper WordPress theme. Free themes may not load as fast as the premium theme does.

#25. WordPress Updates

It’s always recommended to keep everything updated. An older version of your plugin or the theme can slow down your website due to its incompatibility with the latest WordPress version.

#26. Choose your Plugins Carefully

A poorly-coded plugin can cause the trouble. You should choose a plugin which can satisfy you with its features and lightweight. All WordPress hacks are useless if your plugins are not useful.

• Do Inactive Plugins Slow Down Your Website

#27. Use a CDN

It helps you load the website faster by storing the static files. It also acts as a security layer. You can use free CloudFlare CDN.

#28. Post Summary VS Full Post

Imagine you visit a website, and there is no read more button, the first post is too long, and you have to keep scrolling to check what’s new.

I am sure, you would leave that website within a few seconds. So also use an excerpt.

• Full Post Vs Summary

#29. Paginate the Comments

If you get hundreds of comments, you can paginate the comments on the different pages.

#30. Multiple Pages Post

Just like Forbes, you can also separate your website to the various pages. It will also help to maintain user engagement.

#31. Avoid Sliders

I know sliders look cool, but a slider plugin can impact the page loading time. Choose it carefully.

#32. Adding a Cron Job

WordPress has a default file which is being called every time someone visits your website to check any scheduled task.

You should add a Cron job manually.

#33. Disable the Heartbeat API

If you are the only one handling your website, you can also disable the heartbeat API.

#34. Reduce HTTP Requests

More HTTP requests mean the browser will take more take loading the website. You should reduce HTTP requests by minifying the code and reducing the number of plugins.

#35. Code Minifying

For the advanced users, it’s recommended to optimize the CSS and JavaScript they use on their website.

#36. How many Plugins

There is a misconception that having too many plugins is equal to a poor website. The truth is if you have well-coded plugins, you can use as many as you want.

• How many WordPress plugins are too many

WordPress Hacks, Tips, and Tricks You Should Learn

#37. Installing Google Analytics

Monitoring your website is vital for which, you can install Google Analytics. Just go to the official website and create your account.

Generate the code, copy and paste it into your website.

#38. Adding Custom Code

It may seem technical stuff when you are asked to add <meta> tag or any kind of script in the <head> of your website.

Just use “Insert Headers and Footers” plugin.

• How to add custom code to the header and footer

#39. Allow Users to Subscribe to Your Comments

You can use the Jetpack plugin to add a checkbox to subscribe people to the comments of your blog post.

#40. Showing Excerpt in RSS

Just like you do for your blog page, you should show the summary instead of the full posts. Go to Settings>>Readings, and you can see an option.

#41. Adding Custom CSS

There are different ways to add custom CSS to your WordPress website. Your WordPress theme may have an option, or you can use a plugin.

#42. Facebook Thumbnail Problem

People claim that Facebook doesn’t show the thumbnail of their article. Just open that post and add it using the Yoast social section.

• Here is the Guide

#43. Add an Image to the Sidebar

You may be thinking about using the HTML, that’s a perfect way. But if you’re a nontechie person, you may require a plugin.

#44. Adding a YouTube Video to Sidebar

Many website owners add YouTube videos to WordPress sidebar as the introduction of their website.

#45. Display Random Header

You would be happy that you can add multiple header images. Just go to Appearance>>Header and randomize the headers.

• Guide to Add Random Header Image

#46. Add Icons to Navigation Menu

If you’re a coder, you can do that using the CSS pseudo-classes, but for a non-coder, a simple WordPress plugin will do the work.

#47. Multiple Authors Website

Yes, it’s possible to add many authors based on their privileges. You can use the plugins like the Co-Authors Plus plugin to manage them.

#48. Creating a Local WordPress Website

You can install WordPress in XAMPP and create an offline website to test the plugins and theme before using on your live server.

#49. Change Post’s Author

After allowing a guest author, you may realize that it was a mistake. You can easily change the author name by configuring a few WordPress settings.

#50. Merge Categories and Tags

WordPress hacks: Merging multiple categories or tags are rarely known by the WordPress users. But it can be done within a few minutes.

#51. Show Last Updated Date

This is an important aspect to understand. Google prefers to display the latest updated articles. You can add last updated date to your WordPress posts.

#52. Display Relative dates

You may have seen on many websites showing the time “8 hours ago” and similar.

#53. Remove Jetpack Smiley

When you install the Jetpack plugin, you see a smiley icon in the footer of your website. It can disrupt the design.

To fix this, you should know the correct way to remove WordPress smiley face.

#54. Remove WordPress Version

For the security purpose, you should never show which WordPress version you use. You can remove it using a few lines of the code.

• Hide WordPress Version the Correct Way

#55. Deactivating All Plugins

To find the culprit, you are always recommended to disable all the plugins. But the problem occurs when you’re not able to login to your admin panel.

In such a situation, you should deactivate plugins using the cPanel.

#56. Adding Category in the Permalink

Just go to Settings>>Permalinks and set the custom permalink structure.

#57. Showing Random Posts

Many people prefer to display random posts to leverage the old content. Either you use a plugin or do it manually using the code.

#58. Set Excerpt Length

The excerpt is shown by how the theme has been developed. You can change that by adding a code snippet in the functions.php file.

• Here is the tutorial

#59. Allow User Registration

You can allow others to register on your WordPress website. Just go to Settings>>General and check the checkbox shown in front of the membership option.

#60. Install WordPress on a USB

Just like you create a local website using XAMPP, you can also use a USB drive. This is one of the WordPress hacks only a few people know.

• Install WordPress  on a USB drive

#61. Add Dynamic Year

It’s not possible to update the copyright year manually. For a non-techie person, it’s so hard. That’s why it’s better to ask your developer to add a dynamic copyright year.

#62. Get or Turnoff Comments Notifications

Just go to Settings>>Discussion and you can do the proper settings.

#63. Change the Number of Blog Posts

On the blog page, by default, you will see 10 blog posts. You can change that by navigating to Settings>>Reading and change the number.

#64. Stop Comments on Old Posts

Just go to Settings>>Discussion and you can set the number after which no one will be able to submit a comment.

#65. Split Posts into Pages

This is a great idea. If you have more prominent posts, you can add the <nextpage> option to maintain the speed and the engagement.

• Here is the guide

#66. Display Related Posts

Either you use a plugin or you can do it manually by adding a code snippet to your single.php file. The file may vary based on the theme you use.

• The required tutorial

#67. Change XAMPP Password

After creating a local website, you may fret after forgetting the password. You can quickly change the XAMPP password.

WordPress Tips and Trick to Secure Your Website

#68. Install a Security Plugin

The first step is to install a security plugin like All In One Security, Sucuri, Wordfence, BulletProof Security, etc.

#69. Change the Default Username

When you install WordPress, by default, the username is “admin,” and everyone knows it. It’s necessary to change the default username so that only can log in.

#70. Change the Password

It’s always recommended to keep changing the admin password. You can do it either using the security plugin or manually use the cPanel.

#71. Update Everything

Using the older plugins can invite the hackers to inject the malicious code into your website. It’s better to keep everything updated.

#72. Keep the Backup

To be safe, it’s necessary to keep the backup. You can backup and restore your website using DraftPlus with a few minutes.

If you’re familiar with the cPanel, you can also backup your WordPress website manually.

#73. Disable PHP Execution

WordPress core, plugins, and themes consist the PHP codes. It would be better if you disable PHP execution so that no one can inject any type of PHP code.

#74. Password Protect the wp-admin Directory

To make your admin login panel secure, you can password protect the wp-admin directory so that if someone opens the login page, he/she requires the login ID and password to access that page.

Such type of WordPress hacks should be used only after the complete research.

• The complete guide is here

#75. Disable Directory Browsing

Anyone can browse your website directory if you don’t disable it. For example, look for “www.yoursite.com/wp-includes” and if you see the data, it means your website is insecure.

• Here is the tutorial

#76. Change Database Table Prefix

By default, the database table prefix is “wp_”. Hackers can inject the code if you don’t change it just after installing WordPress.

Either you use a security plugin, or you can also change WordPress database table prefix manually.

#77. Remove Password Lost Link

You can see on your WordPress login page, there is a link to recover your password. You can remove it so that hackers can use it.

#78. Edit the Login Error Message

Once you put the wrong login credentials, an error message with the password lost link appears. You can edit the login error message and display anything you want.

#79. Disable Email Login

As you know, you can log in using the username as well as the email address. It would be better if you disable login with an email address.

#80. Automatically Logout

On the bank websites, you may have noticed that if you don’t open any new page for a while, your session gets expired.

You can add automatically log out the users in WordPress.

#81. Limit Login Attempts

Sometimes, the hackers use the try and hit method to guess your password. It’s better to limit login attempts. You can either use this feature from your security plugin or use a particular plugin just for this.

#82. Change Login URL

By default, the login page URL is “www.yoursite.com/wp-login.php.” Just add this extension and the login page will appear to you.

You can change WordPress login URL to make it something no one else can know.

#83. Protect the wp-includes Folder

You can use the .htaccess file to secure your wp-includes folder. Such WordPress hacks are required for the advanced level security.

•  Protect the wp-includes folder

#84. Secure the wp-content Folder

All the themes, plugins are stored in this folder. You should secure it using the .htaccess file.

#85. Secure the .htaccess File

This is one of the most crucial files, and you need to protect it.

#86. Blacklist the IPs

If you notice a user with some suspicious activities, you can blacklist this/her IP address.

#87. Whitelist only Your IP

If you work from just one IP address, it’s great if you protect the admin panel by whitelisting that IP. No one else will be able to access your login page.

#88. Adding a Security Question

A WordPress tip not everyone uses. Along with the login credentials, you can also add a security question on the WordPress login page.

#89. Block Bad Bots

Your security plugin continuously keeps monitoring your website and the users’ activity. You can block bad bots using their IP addresses.

#90. Prevent Image Hotlinking

Only a few people know about such WordPress hacks. The users can copy your image links along with the content.

It’s the image theft as well as of the server. You should prevent image hotlinking using the .htaccess file or an option from your cPanel if any.

#91. Save Content Theft

Many people complain how their content gets copied by someone else. You can do that by adding a DMCA badge on your website.

Some Advanced WordPress Hacks, Tips

#92. Adding Subcategory to Permalinks

Just like the post categories, you can also add subcategories to the permalinks.

• Add category and subcategory in WordPress permalink

#93. Moving Your Blog from Blogger to WordPress

Many people use the free Google platform. But once they realize that WordPress is required to scale, the migrate their blog from Blogger to WordPress.

It takes a few minutes to do this.

#94. WordPress.com to WordPress.org

You can also migrate from the fully-hosted version to the self-hosted version. Move your blog from WordPress.com to WordPress.org for more freedom.

#95. Squarespace to WordPress

Squarespace is also a free blogging platform, and you can move your blog from Squarespace to WordPress.

#96. Weebly to WordPress Migration

Everyone wants to migrate their blog to the WordPress platform. If you’re using Weebly, you can move transfer your blog.

• Weebly to WordPress

#97. LiveJournal to WordPress Migration

It’s another platform people use in Russia. You can move your blog from LiveJournal to WordPress within a few minutes.

#98. Medium to WordPress

Medium is a republishing platform, and it allows you to start your own blog for free. You can migrate all the posts from Medium to WordPress.

#99. Enabling Automatic Theme Updates

If you don’t have the time to maintain your website, you can enable automatic updates for your WordPress themes.

#100. Enabling Automatic Updates for Plugins

Just like the themes, you can also enable automatic updates for plugins.

#101. Enabling Automatic Update for WordPress Core

Though it’s not recommended to enable such updates still, you should have an idea about such WordPress hacks.

#102. Add Post Formats to WordPress Theme

If you’re into WordPress theme development, you can add many different post formats to your theme.

#103. Clearing cache of Your Website

The old cache can create some problem while testing something new. You should know the proper way to clear the cache of your WordPress website.

#104. Enabling Multisite Feature

Before you add a subdomain, you have to enable a multisite feature in WordPress core using the wp-config.php file.

#105. Installing WAMP Server

For the Mac users, creating a local environment to test the plugins and themes, it’s good to install WordPress on the WAMP server.

#106. Migrating the Site from WAMP to the Live Server

Many people create an offline website using WAMP. It’s easy to migrate that website from the WAMP server to a live server so that the whole world can read the content.

#107. Adding Google Translator

You can either use a plugin like WPML or add Google Translator in WordPress without any plugin.

#108. Removing Comments from WordPress

You can completely remove comments from your website. Either you disable the comments or remove the comment form from your theme.

#109. Adding Clickable Email Address

You can add a clickable email address to your WordPress posts and pages so that people can click and directly send you an email.

#110. Setting up Feedburner

To generate the RSS feed for your website, you can use this platform. Settings up Feedburner takes a few minutes.

#111. Adding NoFollow Link to Navigation Menu

Many website owners like to keep the menu items nofollow. You can easily add such nofollow links.

• Add nofollow links to a WordPress navigation menu

#112. Disabling WordPress Comments

As we talked before, you can either remove or completely remove the comment section. For a non-techie person, dealing with the theme codes is overwhelming.

It’s better to learn the different WordPress hacks to disable comments.

#113. Moving WordPress from One Folder to Another

When you run multiple websites, you may want to move WordPress from one folder to another.

#114. Image Protection

There are different ways to prevent image theft in WordPress. You can add the watermark, disable right-click, etc.

#115. Adding Copyright

Even if you don’t know how to code, you can easily add copyright in WordPress theme using the simple HTML.

#116. Backing up Your WordPress Theme

You should also see the WordPress hacks to backup your WordPress theme. You can have the full backup of your website.

Using the cPanel, you can make and download the ZIP file of your theme from the wp-content folder.

#117. Adding Customizer to WordPress Theme

For a user-friendly theme, it’s essential to add a customizer. Just the use of a few CSS classes and the functions.php file of your theme.

#118. Temporary Disabling the Website

You can temporarily disable your WordPress website without using any plugin.

#119. Adding Gallery Post Format

To give your theme users more options, you should add a gallery post format to your WordPress theme so that people can use only images to publish a post.

#120. Managing Automatic WordPress Updates

Using a single plugin, you can manage automatic WordPress updates. No coding skills required.

#121. Moving Your Site From Subfolder to the Root Directory

You have to copy and paste the whole data from the subfolder to the public_html folder and then change the site URL and the permalinks structure.

• Move WordPress from subfolder to root

#122. Importing and Exporting WordPress Users

WordPress allows you to import all the users from one website and export them to another. Such WordPress hacks can help you from wasting your time while running multiple websites.

• Import and export WordPress users

#123. Linking Logo to Homepage

Not every developer links the logo of your website to the homepage. You can easily do it using a simple permalink WordPress theme codex.

• Here is the guide.

#124. Adding Facebook Reaction Buttons

If you’re also wondering to add the cool Facebook reaction buttons below your blog posts, it can be done.

#125. WordPress Theme Structure

Even for a non-techie person, it’s a plus point to understand the complete WordPress theme file structure.

WordPress Tips and Tricks to Solve WordPress Errors

#126. Always Check the Plugins, First

Not all the plugins are developed by the WordPress team. There are many third-party plugins available in the repository.

Deactivate all and start activating one by one to find the culprit.

#127. Use the Default WordPress Theme

Instead of your premium theme, you should shift to the default Twenty series theme to find the problem.

#128. Backup and Delete the .htaccess File

It’s possible that the.htaccess file is creating any problem. Back it up, delete and create it by updating the permalink structures.

#129. Check Web Hosting Bandwidth

It’s possible that your web hosting width is full and your website requires more space.

#130. Confirm the Search Engine Visibility Box is Unchecked

Many people complain that the website got de-indexed. It’s because the search engine indexing has been disabled.

#131. Check the Website URL

Go to Settings>>General and you will see two fields. Matching both the URLs is necessary.

#132. File Permissions

Many errors occur due to the wrong file permissions. Either you check it from your security plugin or go to the cPanel.

#133. Try Clearing the Cache

Sometimes, you don’t see the changes because of the cache. Clear it using your caching plugin and even of the browser.

Let me mention the Name of the Errors

There are many common WordPress errors which can freak you out. But every error has a solution. Those mentioned above are some troubleshooting WordPress hacks.

#134. 404 Error

One of the simplest errors you can find using the Google Search Console.

#135. 500 Internal Server

This error occurs either the site URLs are different, or the server doesn’t respond.

#136. 403 Forbidden Error

The best solution is to check the file and folder permissions.

#137. Memory Exhausted Error

You can increase the default WordPress memory, and this error will get solved.

#138. HTTP Error

Again, you have to check the file and folder permissions. This error is seen while uploading an image, a plugin or a theme.

#139. 503 Internal Server Error

It happens only because of the bad server or the wrong URL settings.

#140. Error Establishing a Database Connection

When you migrate your blog, you need to check the database credentials. Fix this error by editing the wp-config.php file.

#141. White Screen of Death

You see only a white screen while opening your website. There may be many reasons, but you can fix it.

• Here is the guide

#142. Syntax Error

This is more like a coding error. If you don’t touch any code, then it happens due to a plugin conflict.

#143. Login Page Refresh Error

Whenever you try to log in, the page gets refreshed again and again.

#144. You’re Locked Away from the Login Panel

You’re not even able to open the login page.

• Here is the guide

#145. The site Contains the Harmful Program

You may have seen many websites with a warning that the website is harmful. It can be solved.

• The complete guide to solving “This Site Ahead Contains Harmful Programs”

Other WordPress Hacks for Better Knowledge

#146. Annoying Things about WordPress

If you’re a newbie, you may face some problems which can annoy you. Stick to it, explore the CMS and you will love it.

• The Complete Guide

#147. Renaming the Uncategorized Category

By default, WordPress adds every post in the Uncategorized category. You should set one common category so that if you forget, it gets published into that category.

• Read the article

#148. Adding a Twitter Follow Button

To get more followers, you can add Twitter follow button to WordPress posts or pages.

#149. Maintenance Page

You would be happy to know that you can create a maintenance page using the .htaccess file.

#150. Is WordPress Easy

This is the first question people ask when I publish any WordPress related article on any social media platform.

If you practice, WordPress will be your friend.

#151. Can I Become a WordPress Pro

When I started learning WordPress, I had no idea about plugins, themes, content optimization, etc. Now, I am pretty good with it and can develop the WordPress themes from scratch.

There are many WordPress tips and tricks available on the internet but sometimes, you need to learn yourself. trying something new is always fun.

WordPress is an easy platform.

I love how it works and guiding others makes me happy.

Do you have any WordPress hacks? Share with everyone.

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Adding Custom Fonts In WordPress Using @Font-Face CSS Rule

 For every WordPress website, to give a better look, most of the web designers add custom fonts. There are many ways, but this tutorial is about adding custom fonts in WordPress using font face CSS rule.

There are many free and premium fonts which can be found on the website like Typekit. In every WordPress theme, at least one custom font is used.

Some web designers add Google Web fonts in their WordPress themes. It’s because all the fonts are free in Google fonts’ library.

But if you’re thinking about choosing any a custom font from Typekit, Font Squirrel or any other website then you have to take a different approach.

Knowing About The Font Format File Types

First of all, you should know the different font formats. There are many font formats, but in most projects, you will find only three.

TrueType Font (TTF)

OpenType Font (OTF)

Web Open Font Format (Web Format)

Depending on the browser version and type, these font formats are used.

But to get it to work everywhere, web designers use the Web Open Font Format. Though it’s kind of hard to find the font files in this format.

But don’t worry about it, you can easily find the font files in .ttf and .otf formats.

After downloading the file of your favorite custom font, you have to convert it into web format using the

Upload your font .ttf or .otf type file and convert it using the recommended settings of the web font generator.

Download the ZIP file to your computer and extract the content.

Uploading The Font Files to Your Web Hosting Server

To make it work, you have to upload the font files to your theme folder.

Though most of the WordPress themes already have a “Fonts” folder if not then you can create a new one.

Login to the cPanel of your web hosting account and navigate to file manager>>wp-content>>themes>>theme name and create the “Fonts” folder.

Upload the extracted font files to this folder using the “Upload” button shown in the navigation menu.

You can also use your FTP account to do so.

You have successfully uploaded the font files in your WordPress theme, but the work is not done yet.

Adding @Font-Face Rule In the CSS File

You have to edit the style.css file of your WordPress theme to add a few lines of code. Adding custom fonts in WordPress using font face CSS rule requires a little bit of designing knowledge.

Either you edit the style.css file from the cPanel or the WordPress admin panel. The choice is yours.

If you already have opened the theme folder then find the style.css file and right click on the file to select an edit option.

Now the code is required to fetch the font.

@font-face {

font-family : Fontname;

src : url(public_html/wp-content/themes/themename/Fonts/Fontname-Regular.ttf);

font-weight: normal;

}

Don’t forget to replace the font name and the theme name. You can easily notice the font name while choosing it.

Suppose the font name is “Open Sans” then you will use “Open Sans-Regular.ttf” instead of “Fontname-Regular.ttf”

NOTE: The path of the source is given considering your website is located in the PUBLIC_HTML folder. If you have a sub-domain or your website in any other folder, then you have to change the path.

How To Use This Font For A Perfect Design

Just like any other font, you can add the font-family for any element.

Let me show you an example. Suppose you want to target the heading of the post with an ID or class.

h1 .main-heading { font-family : ‘Open Sans’, sans-serif; }

Similarly, you can use this font-family anywhere in your WordPress theme.

An Alternative You Should Know

For some platforms, you have to use a different font file path. In the previous method, PUBLIC_HTML is included. In some cases, it doesn’t work.

To fix this, you can directly include the URL of your website.

@font-face {

font-family : Fontname;

src : url(https://www.yoursite.com/wp-content/themes/themename/Fonts/Fontname-Regular.ttf);

font-weight: normal;

}

As shown above, this code consists of only one new thing. You have to replace the PUBLIC_HTML with the URL of your website.

To use it for any HTML element, you have to follow the same CSS method as shown above. The same use of font-family and you’re done.

The process of adding custom fonts in WordPress using font face CSS rule is over.

You can upload as many fonts as you want like this. Though it’s not recommended to use more fonts because it impacts the page loading time of your website.

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Adding Custom Fonts In WordPress Using @Font-Face CSS Rule

 For every WordPress website, to give a better look, most of the web designers add custom fonts. There are many ways, but this tutorial is about adding custom fonts in WordPress using font face CSS rule.

There are many free and premium fonts which can be found on the website like Typekit. In every WordPress theme, at least one custom font is used.

Some web designers add Google Web fonts in their WordPress themes. It’s because all the fonts are free in Google fonts’ library.

But if you’re thinking about choosing any a custom font from Typekit, Font Squirrel or any other website then you have to take a different approach.

Knowing About The Font Format File Types

First of all, you should know the different font formats. There are many font formats, but in most projects, you will find only three.

TrueType Font (TTF)

OpenType Font (OTF)

Web Open Font Format (Web Format)

Depending on the browser version and type, these font formats are used.

But to get it to work everywhere, web designers use the Web Open Font Format. Though it’s kind of hard to find the font files in this format.

But don’t worry about it, you can easily find the font files in .ttf and .otf formats.

After downloading the file of your favorite custom font, you have to convert it into web format using the

Upload your font .ttf or .otf type file and convert it using the recommended settings of the web font generator.

Download the ZIP file to your computer and extract the content.

Uploading The Font Files to Your Web Hosting Server

To make it work, you have to upload the font files to your theme folder.

Though most of the WordPress themes already have a “Fonts” folder if not then you can create a new one.

Login to the cPanel of your web hosting account and navigate to file manager>>wp-content>>themes>>theme name and create the “Fonts” folder.

Upload the extracted font files to this folder using the “Upload” button shown in the navigation menu.

You can also use your FTP account to do so.

You have successfully uploaded the font files in your WordPress theme, but the work is not done yet.

Adding @Font-Face Rule In the CSS File

You have to edit the style.css file of your WordPress theme to add a few lines of code. Adding custom fonts in WordPress using font face CSS rule requires a little bit of designing knowledge.

Either you edit the style.css file from the cPanel or the WordPress admin panel. The choice is yours.

If you already have opened the theme folder then find the style.css file and right click on the file to select an edit option.

Now the code is required to fetch the font.

@font-face {

font-family : Fontname;

src : url(public_html/wp-content/themes/themename/Fonts/Fontname-Regular.ttf);

font-weight: normal;

}

Don’t forget to replace the font name and the theme name. You can easily notice the font name while choosing it.

Suppose the font name is “Open Sans” then you will use “Open Sans-Regular.ttf” instead of “Fontname-Regular.ttf”

NOTE: The path of the source is given considering your website is located in the PUBLIC_HTML folder. If you have a sub-domain or your website in any other folder, then you have to change the path.

How To Use This Font For A Perfect Design

Just like any other font, you can add the font-family for any element.

Let me show you an example. Suppose you want to target the heading of the post with an ID or class.

h1 .main-heading { font-family : ‘Open Sans’, sans-serif; }

Similarly, you can use this font-family anywhere in your WordPress theme.

An Alternative You Should Know

For some platforms, you have to use a different font file path. In the previous method, PUBLIC_HTML is included. In some cases, it doesn’t work.

To fix this, you can directly include the URL of your website.

@font-face {

font-family : Fontname;

src : url(https://www.yoursite.com/wp-content/themes/themename/Fonts/Fontname-Regular.ttf);

font-weight: normal;

}

As shown above, this code consists of only one new thing. You have to replace the PUBLIC_HTML with the URL of your website.

To use it for any HTML element, you have to follow the same CSS method as shown above. The same use of font-family and you’re done.

The process of adding custom fonts in WordPress using font face CSS rule is over.

You can upload as many fonts as you want like this. Though it’s not recommended to use more fonts because it impacts the page loading time of your website.

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150 Google Ranking Factors (Why Your Website is Dying)

 You may already know, there are more than 150 Google ranking factors which decide the SEO score of your website.

The algorithm keeps changing, and you may keep seeing ranking declining. If you wish to learn every SEO aspect, Google uses to handle SERPs, this is the guide for you.

People talk too much, and you should ignore everyone and learn what’s necessary.

In this post, I am going to mention each and every factor, including On-Page SEO and Off-Page SEO along with the user experience.

Learning these Google ranking factors will help you increase your search results.

Let me Start the List Without Boring You

Get your seat belt tight because you’re going to a rollercoaster ride of an SEO session.

#1. Content Attracts Google

A few years ago, SERPs were controlled manually, but now Google has algorithms like RankBrain algorithm, which always seeks quality content.

#2. Trust Factor Matters a Lot

A while ago, Brian Dean explained how people were getting the Google Penguin update so wrong. Google gives high preference to its trusted websites.

#3. Number of Pages

If you have noticed, the SEO of pages is much better than simple blog posts. But adding more and more affiliate pages can be a negative impact.

#4. The Sitemap

The sitemap guides Google about the number of posts, pages, and media present on your website. To index it, you should add your website sitemap to Google Search Console.

#5. The Contact Us Page

Google also checks a site’s info and the person behind it. If you have a piece of appropriate information on your Contact Us page, you get a plus point.

#6. Post updates

Google keeps monitoring your website and the frequency of the content you update. That’s the reason SEO experts recommend to keep the content fresh.

#7. SSL (HTTPS)

After an official announcement by Google to display notifications in Google Chrome, it’s mandatory to enable an SSL certificate on your WordPress website.

Most web hostings provide one year free SSL certificate. You can also use CloudFlare for free.

#8. A Website’s Design

Many people ignore the structure and keep writing. Google also follows the latest web design trends, so if you’re using the 1990s structure, hire a web designer to revamp it.

#9. Duplicate Meta Information

You should never use a site meta description of the SEO plugin and a WordPress theme(if available) together. Duplicate meta information can drag your site down.

#10. Website Uptime

That’s the reason it’s always recommended to buy a reliable web hosting with the best uptime. You can use InmotionHosting, Bluehost, Kinsta, and many others.

#11. Privacy Policy and Terms of Service

If you had ever read the required things to apply for Google AdSense, you would know that pages like privacy policy, disclaimer, and terms of service are essential.

It shows your website is an authentic member of the web. This is one of the most important Google Ranking factors.

#12. Website Server Location

The web hosting server location can also impact SEO depending on the geographical searches. If you have a local business, you should choose a nearby server.

#13. Enabling Breadcrumbs Navigation

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You may have noticed many websites showing your current location on the site. It navigates you to provide a better user experience which improves SEO ranking.

#14. The Bounce Rate

The more you make your readers stay, the better will be the bounce rate. High bounce rate can hurt your website. You can reduce it using interlinking, adding related posts, and much more.

#15. Website Reviews

If you’re running a business website, reviews matter a lot. Sites like Tripadvisor, Yelp can help you maintain a reputation.

#16. Mobile Responsiveness

If you monitor your website correctly, you would know that more than 30% of people are using smartphones to surf the web.

You should have a mobile-friendly website. It depends on the WordPress theme you choose.

#17. Website Indexing

I had met many people whose sites weren’t even indexed in Google. It’s because they didn’t submit it.

Just after starting a WordPress blog, you should add your WordPress website to Google Search Console.

#18. YouTube Videos

If you search for something, there are chances that a YouTube video appears before text content. Embedding YouTube videos in your blog posts help a lot.

#19. Too Much Depending on Google Analytics

As you know, people install Google Analytics plugins, which slow down the website. And the more data Google has, the more it will take time to analyze your website.

According to many SEO experts, you shouldn’t depend on these tools. Just monitor your website and transform your marketing strategies.

#20. Site navigation

Always try to make navigation easy so that people can know where they are and which pages, posts, categories they can explore.

If you’re creating a page with no navigation to go to the homepage of your website, it’s useless.

#21. Domain Age

This is the first question you may be having in your mind. According to Matt Cutts, the domain age matters but not as much as people think.

A 4 months old domain and an 8 months old domain don’t differ.

#22. The Length of a Domain Registration

This is a kind of complicated stuff to understand. According to Google, it depends on the type of domain and the latency. People legitimate domains get registered many years ago before they get used.

#23. Domain Past

If you’re thinking about buying an old domain, you better check its history. Let’s say the domain was used by a Casino website, and you want to start a blog, it will definitely put some negative impact.

#24. Keyword in the Domain

It’s also one of the Google ranking factors everyone talks about. But it’s not going to boost your website at a higher level, but having a keyword signal always helps.

#25. Keyword at the Starting of a Domain

That’s also a plus point to your website. If you’re going to start a blogging site, and a keyword is at the starting, the preference is more than which don’t. Just like BloggingLove.

#26. Keyword in the Subdomains

According to a study done by Moz, the keywords in the subdomains can also boost the SEO of your website. You can check Hubspot for that.

The website has different sections for marketing and others.

#27. Domain Length

If you’re thinking about adding all the keywords to your domain name, then it’s a wrong signal to Google. There are many things you should learn before you choose a domain name.

People make so many domain name mistakes.

#28. Domain Name Country Extension

It’s true that a domain name extension to countries like the USA, Canada, and the UK can help you empower SEO, but sometimes it can be a negative impact on global searches.

For a local business, it’s definitely one of the best Google ranking factors.

#29. Search Query Matching Domain

If you’re thinking about creating a matching website like “freewebsite,” “CES” then it’s not going to work. People use such domains for event blogging to make money.

Google removes low-quality exact domains from SERPs.

#30. Public VS Private Domain Info

In 2006, Matt Cutts mentioned that it’s always good to be transparent. Hiding your domain info is never a good idea. Why would you do if you’re an authentic person?

Unfortunately, nowadays, web service companies badger domain owners.

#31. Blocked Domain Info

If Google finds out that a Domain registration is done on the name of any spammer or a person who has been blocked, it’s not going to be good.

On-Page SEO Google Ranking Factors

#32. Keyword in the Heading Tag (H1)

If you start optimizing your content from it’s heading, SEO will surely improve. It directly sends positive SEO signals about a page or a post.

#33. Keyword in the Title Tag

Don’t get confused between the title and the H1 heading. But anyhow, adding keywords help you boost overall SEO.

#34. Keywords at the Starting of the Title

According to a study done by Moz, pages with keywords at the starting of the title performs better than which don’t.

#35. H1 Starting With a Keyword

Google website ranking factors

While writing your post, you should try to add the focus keyword at the starting of the primary heading. It’s one of the most important Google ranking factors for On-page SEO.

#36. Keyword in the Meta Description

If you’re using Yoast SEO or any other SEO plugin, you get a box to fill meta description of an article. It’s always recommended to use your focus keyword.

Whenever you search anything, Google highlights that query in the meta description of the SERPs.

#37. The Highly Used Phrases

You may have seen people using “Content is King” and many other phrases. These also help you increase the chances to improve SEO. But not so much.

#38. Keyword Density Always Matter

Keyword stuffing can lead to the Google Penalty. Many newbies try to add keywords everywhere in a hope to boost SEO, it ruins the ranking.

According to most of the SEO experts, keeping it between 0.5% to 2.5% is considered as good.

#39. Content-Length

It has always been one of the most controversial topics to discuss. After every Google update, many things get changed but not the fact that long articles get higher indexing preference.

Google ranking factors involve this as a crucial thing while deciding the quality.

Though it depends on the type of topic you use. If you stretch too much, it will turn off your readers, which will affect the bounce rate.

#40. LSI Keywords (Latent Semantic Indexing)

These keywords in content help Google to find more information about a single word or a phrase. They can act as good SEO signals to Google.

#41. LSI Keywords in the Description

Long keywords will make Google understand synonyms of words which increase the chances of getting higher SERPs.

#42. Image Optimization

Adding the title, alt text, name of the images helps you improving the On-Page SEO. If you use the Yoast SEO plugin, the media files also get indexed in Google, which is a positive signal.

#43. Page Loading Time

Google recommends having websites which have a better page loading time. It should be below 3 seconds. You should boost your WordPress website speed.

#44. Canonical Link Tag

You should know the proper use to avoid getting penalized by Google. It’s used when you write the same story someone else did on a popular website. To give a reference, you should add the “rel=canonical” tag.

#45. Duplicating the Content

Many beginners try to play some trick by using language translators and publish the duplicate content. Eventually, your website’s rank will fall.

#46. Chrome Page Speed

Not everyone uses a dynamic CMS like WordPress, so a few people are still running static websites. Chrome gathers the data of your website, and Google may use it to manage SERPs.

#47. Recently Updated Content

Google prefers to show the latest updated articles to keep the freshness. If you check WPBeginner, you will see the last updated date. Well, that’s what you should keep in your mind.

#48. Page Updates

How often do you update your pages? Like your About Us page, contact us, or any other. It matters a lot to keep the freshness anywhere you can.

#49.  Amount of Change

The magnitude of the update also impacts SEO. You change a few words, one line or a complete section. Adding a new section is a significantly different update.

#50. Order of the Keywords

The keyword “website performance report” will index better than “performance report of a website.” In all Google ranking factors, this is something you should practice more.

#51. Keyword Placement

It’s always recommended to place a keyword in the first 100 words. It’s a great signal for Google.

#52. Number of Multimedia

It matters a lot as to how many images, videos, and PDFs you embed into your article.

#53. Keyword in the H2, H3 Tags

It’s not only about the main heading, but you should also try to use a keyword in the second, third, and the rest of headings.

#54. Grammar and Spelling Mistakes

Perfect grammar is a positive signal to Google bots to consider your website as qualitative. Use online tools like Grammarly.

#55. Outbound Links

Many people consider that linking to an external website will pass the SEO juice. Well, if you are outbound to the reputed website, it surely improves the SEO.

#56. Outbound Link Category

If you write about blogging and link to a website about mobiles, it can send negative signals to Google.

#57. Re-Published Content

If you re-publish an old content, it may not index as it did before. It’s also termed as supplemental indexing. Google algorithm seeks uniqueness.

#58. Interlinking

Whether it’s about maintaining the bounce rate or to engage more readers, interlinking is always the best practice.

#59. Number of Internal Links

If many internal links are pointing towards a particular page, it’s showing significance better than other pages.

#60. Too Many Outbound Links

If you sell too many do-follow outbound links, it can send the negative signal to Google. So before you sell your “do-follow” links, think twice.

#61. Quality of the Internal Links

The pages with higher quality linking to any domain have a better Google ranking than which low-quality linking.

#62. Mixed Content

After installing an SSL certificate, your website may show mixed content, which means not all pages have been transferred from HTTP to HTTPS. It can also be a vulnerability.

#63. Too Many Broken Links

While being busy in doing internal linking, you may forget monitoring the broken links. You should check regularly. Once a week is good.

#64. Page Authority

No doubt that Google ranks pages with a higher authority better than others. You can check it along with the Domain Authority.

#65. Page reading Level

While writing an article, you should check the reading score. Most SEO plugins let you know it. Google also checks it.

#66. Too Many Affiliate Links

If you have a review website, it’s a different scenario, but for a simple blogging website, too many affiliate links can be bad.

#67. The Permalink Length

A long URL can affect the ranking of your post and pages. Always try to be precise. That’s why it’s recommended to choose the SEO-friendly permalink structure.

#68. So Many Errors

Google also checks the code of your website. So many coding errors can lead to the loss of ranking. That’s why it’s important to use properly-coded plugins and themes.

#69. The URL Path

The page closer to the home page of your website will get a higher priority in indexing.

#70. Using Keyword in the Permalinks

How can you forget about one of the most important Google Ranking Factors? On-Page SEO starts from the heading and the permalink.

#71. Article Tags

Adding relevant tags to your articles can help Google to resonate it with the search query. Most WordPress themes support tags.

#72. Post Category

Just like tags, a post category also plays an important role in Google indexing.

#73. Showing Category in URL

Some SEO experts believe that adding a category to a permalink can also help you get better SEO results.

#74. Too Many Outbound Links

Even if you don’t add do-follow outbound links, so many outbound links can distract Google from the main content.

#75. Reference Guides

Though it’s not confirmed whether adding reference content helps or not, it surely considers outbound links of that content.

#76. Quality of a Sitemap

The plugin you use to generate a sitemap is also important. Use Yoast SEO. No need to use any additional plugin.

#77. Older Page

As I have mentioned before, Google likes regularly updated content. So if you keep updating your page for years, it can have better SEO than new pages.

#78. Bullets and Points

While writing an article, using bullets and points increase the readability, and so do SEO.

#79. User-friendly Layout

Having an unstructured layout can ruin everything. It’s also one of the Google ranking factors.

#80. Bounce Rate

Many people don’t consider it as a ranking factor, but it is. Suppose, the bounce rate is fluctuating so much in a small interval of time, whether it goes too high or too low, it definitely affects ranking.

#81. Higher Click for Keywords

Maybe the Click Through rate for keywords matters while showing search engine results.

#82. Organic CTR for the Focus Keyword

Many SEO plugins allow you to target multiple keywords apart from your focus keyword. Google may also consider those CTR.

#83. Google Chrome Bookmarks

As you know, Google tracks the Chrome data. It’s possible that it will give relevance based on the number of people bookmarked your website.

#84. Number of Comments

The number of comments shows better user interaction. Google tracks what people are liking.

#85. Direct Website traffic

Not everyone opens the main URL of a website. They either bookmark or find your link on any social site. Google also tracks the percentage of direct traffic your website gets.

#86. Old Visitors

The number of people who come back to read your content is also one of the Google ranking factors.

#87. The Interaction Time

While coming from Google, the amount of time a person engages with content is also taken into consideration.

#88. User Browser History

This happens just like YouTube. It shows the related content. If you search for “cute puppies,” you keep seeing associated videos on the home page.

#89. Facebook Likes

Everyone knows that it’s one of the most common Google ranking factors. The more people like the content, the more it gets an SEO power.

#90. Facebook Shares

Shares are much effective than likes because not every website has a Facebook like button. And a share means the URL of your website is outbound. You can use Facebook marketing strategies for better results.

#91. Number of Quality Facebook Shares

Google also tracks how many authority accounts shared your content on Facebook. The share of a verified account has better signals.

#92. Tweets on Twitter

If your content gets shared through the social media buttons, Google may consider them as ranking signals because of better user interaction.

#93. Authority Twitter Accounts

The authority twitter account having millions of followers will have a better response as compared to someone having a few thousand.

#94. Number of Stumbles

Many website owners add the Stumbleupon sharing button. The number of stumbles can also be Google ranking factors.

#95. Reddit and Digg

These are also the two most influenced social platforms. Let’s say you get thousands of upvotes on Reddit and Digg, it can also be a better signal for Google.

#96. Number of Pins

Pinterest is also one of the most popular social media platforms right now. Google can consider the number of pins as a better ranking factor.

#97. Google Plus Shares

NOTE: Google Plus has been discontinued.

#98. Authority Google Plus Profiles

#99. LinkedIn

If you create your company page or a personal profile, you can easily find it on the first page of Google. Maybe the shared content be considered as a ranking factor.

#100. Social Sharing Frequency

The number of shares in a particular amount of time can also be something Google checks.

#101. So Many Redirects

More 301 redirects impact a website’s performance, and Google never refers to such websites.

#102. Popups

Never add a popup on your website. It keeps badgering your readers, and Google looks for a clean website.

#103. Over Content Optimization

Some people might go too far with adding keywords in headings, meta descriptions, image alt text, and a lot more.

#104. Low-Quality Content

Sometimes, a Google algorithm bans low-quality websites from maintaining a decent result.

#105. Over-Optimization on the page

If you’re too focused on pages, it can hurt your Google ranking.

#106. Computer Generated Content

Some people try to act smart by autogenerating the content using advanced tools. Eventually, their websites get banned.

#107. So Many Ads

Making money can blindfold you. Showing ads to a limit is good, but not all over your website. People come here to read, not to buy products.

#108. Affiliate Link Cloaking

Hiding your affiliate links can be a reason for Google penalty. Nowadays, people are trying cloaking tools.

#109. Affiliate Websites

Though it’s good to create an Amazon affiliate websites, sometimes, due to the violation of the Google terms and conditions, such websites get blocked.

#110.  Meta Description Keyword Stuffing

Never try to use your keyword more than twice in the meta description of your website. Try to keep it natural and optimize it accordingly.

#111. So Many Inbound Links

Neglecting outbound links and adding so many inbound links can also be harmful. Just try to look natural. Don’t interlink one post many times in the same article.

#Branding Google Ranking Factors

#112. LinkedIn Company Page

Listing yourself and your co-workers on an official LinkedIn page also helps search results as a brand.

#113. Brand keyword Search

People directly search for your brand name. Everyone knows Facebook, but not everyone directly enters its URL.

#114. Twitter Company Profile

If you have noticed, company pages get verified easily on Twitter whose tweets gets a lot of social shares, which directly helps to improve Google ranking.

#115. Your Name With a Brand

When you idolize someone, you may search like “Sam Twitter,” and it certainly helps Sam to enhance his brand.

#116. Mentions by News Websites

You know that New websites have amazing SEO and if your website’s name gets mentioned. It surely is great news.

#117. Facebook Company Page

Well, if you do it right. A company page on Facebook can send a lot of social signals to your website.

#118. Brand mentions at Reputed Websites

With no hyperlink, if your brand name gets mentioned at any leading website, it surely is a good signal to Google.

#119. Having Legitimate Social Accounts

Creating social accounts can’t work until you have someone to interact, and if someone does, it’s one of the Google ranking factors.

#120. Listed at Google Business

You may have seen search results for companies showing working hours and other details on the right side of text results.

#121. Number of RSS Subscribers

Having your email subscribers can’t be seen by anyone, but Feedburner can be tracked by Google.

#122. Registered Business

If your company has been legally registered and paying taxes, it can be a good sign for Google.

#The Type, Number, and Nature of Backlinks

#123. Links from high authority Websites

People always recommend commenting on high authority websites. That’s because there are chances of getting backlinks.

#124. Links from an Old Domain

Even in terms of backlinks, a domain name has a plus point. We’re talking about active old websites.

#125. Number of Page Links

You can get links from the same website from different pages while commenting or by getting mentioned in posts.

#126. Linking to Root Domains

According to Moz, this is also one of the most important Google ranking factors.

#127. Higher Domain Authority Websites

Considering the domain authority after vanishing Google Page Rank, you should search for the websites having higher domain authority.

#128. Links from Spammers

Having a link from a game website or an adult website can ruin your Google ranking.

#129. Links from Education Websites

The website having a .edv extension is really good for your website’s SEO. If you get a link, it’s really effective.

#130. Government Websites

You may have seen many govt. websites. People visit them in a throng.

#131. Image Links

You can also improve SEO by getting alt text links from a better website.

#132. Guest Posts Always Work

Linking the home page to an author bio or adding any post in your guest post is a great way for natural link building.

#133. Sponsors Links

You may get tons of emails to pay you $100 for getting a do-follow link. The words like sponsor and partner link can kill SEO.

#134. Links from Your Competitors

It’s also a good idea to get a backlink from your competitors. But only using White SEO tricks.

#135. Link Location

Just like keywords, the location of a link anchor text also matters. Let’s say your website gets links in the first paragraph.

#136. Country Domain Extension

Just like before, backlinks from domains like .us, co.uk, and .ca can help you improve SEO. It’s also one of Google ranking factors.

#137. Link Diversity

If you get the same kind of backlinks, it can’t be as much effective as diverse backlinks.

#138. Related Page Link

Getting the backlink from a page having a similar niche is always helpful. It’s more natural. That’s why it’s recommended to comment on similar niche websites.

#139. Wikipedia Link

Though you don’t get a do-follow link, still it adds a trust factor to your website’ name which impresses Google.

#140. YouTube Backlink

How can you deny the fact that it also helps you maintain a better and trustable website?

#141. Links Frequency

Google keeps monitoring your backlinks, and whenever you get a new backlink, ranking gets improved. You may have checked it on Alexa.

#142. Links from Directories

Though many experts say, that blog directories no longer work, however, at least you get to link to a high authority website. That’s more than enough.

#143. Age of a Backlink

Now, this also something you should consider as one of Google ranking factors.

#144. Avoid Reciprocal Links

Some bloggers exchange links, and Google penalizes their websites. You shouldn’t make such a mistake.

#145. Links from Websites not just Blogs

It’s better to have a link from a real website than a newbie’s blog. You can’t have that much of quality from a new blog having 1 Million rankings.

#146. Link from a Contextual Page

Instead of having a link from a blank page, it’s always good when someone links to your post somewhere in the middle of his/her page.

#147. Continuous Link Loss

If the link velocity is negative, it can affect the SEO ranking of your website at a greater extent. Google searches for something growing.

#148. Self-Generated Links

Many people use click bait to grow backlinks, but eventually, Google identifies those.

#149. The Linked Content Quality

It matters a lot whether you’re getting a link from a quality content or just a random website with no SEO score.

#150. The Size of the Linking Content

Yes, it’s better to get a link from a 3000 words article instead of a 300 words post.

#151. Forum Profiles

As you know, many blogging forums let you add a website URL to a profile. Getting such links is also one of Google ranking factors.

#152. Sudden Change in the Links

If you get hundreds of backlinks at once, it can be really suspicious because it’s not possible to get tons of backlinks naturally.

#153. Links Warning

Google Search Console can also send you an unnatural link building warning, which can turn out to be fatal.

#154. Google Penalized

Of course, if your website has been hit before by Google, the search visibility will definitely be less.

#155. Same IP server Links

Getting so many links from the same IP server can also be a reason to get penalized. Though you can’t know which website is hosted to which IP server.

#156. Trading Links

Many people try to make money by selling links. It can’t be considered as a good link practice.

#157. Disavow Links

While improving SEO, it’s recommended to remove bad backlinks using disavow tools. Sometimes these tools can affect ranking.

#158. Blocking Google Bots

While crawling your website, if you block Google bots, it can be suspicious. Use robots.txt to handle crawling.

#159. Link from a Hacked Website

This can also be one of the Google ranking factors. You can’t take chances.

#160. Link from an Affiliate Website 

A backlink from a simple affiliate website can be considered as bad. Try to connect to websites which don’t have any kind of violations.

#161. Safe Website Links

The backlink from an adult website can kill SEO for sure. Be safe to get what you want.

#162. Image Searches

It’s always recommended to index an image sitemap to Google Search Console.

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