There is an editor in WordPress which allows you to create and manage navigation menus.
For navigation menus, go to Appearance > Menus
Look at the above snapshot, here you can add, delete or edit links in your posts.
To edit links, go to Pages > All Pages
Look at the above snapshot, click on Edit button.
Look at the above snapshot, this is the Remove Link option. Click on this and your link will be removed.
To add a link, go to Posts > Add New
You can add a link either in a new post or in the existing post.
Look at the above snapshot, to create a link, click on the link icon.
On clicking the link icon, following page will appear,
Look at the above snapshot, next step is to click on Link Options button.
Look at the above snapshot, this pop-up will come on clicking Link Options.
In URL, enter URL you want to link.
In Link Text, insert text you want to enter into the link.
Tick on check-box Open link in new tab.
You can also link it to the existing content.
Now click on Add Link button and your link will be added.
In WordPress you can add links in widgets. Different widgets possess different functions like recent post widget will show links to your recent posts. In text widgets you can add text and basic HTML.
There are two ways to add links in text widgets.
This method requires writing some of very basic HTML. In href tag you have to add URL. Remember to add http:// before domain. Between the closing and opening anchor tag add any text that you want to link (here we have written javaTpoint).
For example, javaTpoint
Here you have to install and activate a plugin to enable visual editor for your text widgets.
Earlier only categories were available in WordPress to divide the posts. But to describe a post more specifically more categories were used. This made the category list very long. To avoid this, we have tags.
Categories are broad-ranging. It helps your users to identify what your blog is about. For a post, there may be sub-categories which make a hierarchy of category. It is possible for a post to have more than one category but it is best for a post to have a single category. A post must have at least one category.
Tags are like categories but they are used to describe a post more specifically. In some posts you may not need to use a tag. Tags are not needed in every post.
Multiple categories may confuse the readers. If you want to provide additional grouping in a post use tags. Tag should be relevant to the topic covered in the post. For example, if you Google for "ladies watch". Here watch is category and ladies is tag.
Wise use of tag and category can increase traffic to your site via search engines. If both are used together, they will increase your site's usability.
Having internal links will let your sites content to be discovered by the search engine. Tags and categories will clue the search engines about your website topic and your site will be ranked for those targeted keywords.
There is no defined limit to use category for a post. However, for simplicity sub-categories are used when more categories are needed for a single post.
For tags also there is specific limit. You can add 100 tags in a post. Tags are used to help in searching of a post. So it is necessary to use relevant keywords related to your post.
Some people used to say that using multiple categories for a single post can result SEO in a negative way or you can be penalized for duplicate content. But it is not entirely true.
Basic use of category is to sort the content on your site for your users so that they could find it easily. It is better to use sub-categories or tags than multiple categories.
Overall there is no SEO advantage in multiple categories. Only consider about your targeted audience and not the search engine. If your decision will be according to your viewers, it will increase your visitors and your site?s SEO will automatically increase.
We can add/edit/delete links on WordPress posts, pages, text widgets and navigation menus. Let's see the 3 ways to add a link in WordPress..
WordPress Categories
Here, we'll see how to add categories. By clicking on a category, user will be able to see the posts listed under that category.
Categories allow a user to divide its content into different sections. Different topics publishing in a single website can be divided into different categories. It tells the reader what a post is about and they can easily find their content from a lot.
If no category is added, then by default category is uncategorized. To access category section click Posts > Categories
Look at the above snapshot, this is the category section.
Look at the above snapshot, there are four fields to be filled when adding a new category.
Name - Name of category which has to be unique
Slug - It is used in the URL to display your category. For example, if your category is Clothing and slug is women, then your URL will be like shopping.com/shop/women.
Parent - Here, you can add sub-categories to a category or you can choose none. This is optional.
Description - Descriptions are optional. You can add a brief description to your category.
After filling all the above entries, click on Add New Category button. On the right side of the page your new category will be added.
Look at the above snapshot, our new category clothing is added in the category list.
To edit a category, go to Posts > Categories. Hover your mouse to the category you want to edit.
Look at the above snapshot, there are several options to Edit, Quick Edit and Delete. Here you can change category name, slug, parent and description.
Edit - It allows you to edit all the fields name, slug, parent and description.
Quick Edit - it only allows you to edit name and slug.
You can also delete categories from the above snapshot. By deleting a category, its posts will not be deleted instead they will be transferred to by default category (if that post will not be listed under any other category).
Please remember you can't delete a by default category, before deleting it assign by default status to some other category.
Categories and tags both are different things in WordPress. Categories are sections while tags are keywords. WordPress provide you n option to change category into tag and tag into category.
Go to Tools > Import, following screen will appear.
Look at the above snapshot, there is an option of Categories and Tags Converter. It is asking for installation. Click on Install Now button.
Look at the above snapshot, after installation click on Run Importer.
Look at the above snapshot, you can select any option either to convert categories to tags or tags to categories.
With the help of tags, similar posts can be grouped together. Hence, it makes easier for the users to search a particular post. It tells the user what a post is about. Tags are similar to categories but still different.
Position of the tag may differ depending on the theme. Sometimes they may appear at the bottom, top, or in the sidebar.
To add a tag, go to Posts > Tags
Look at the above snapshot, here you have to fill all the fields.
Name - Name of tag which must be unique. Here it is shopping destinations.
Slug - It describes a post in URL. It is generally in lowercase and contains only letters, numbers and hyphens. Here our slug it shopping.
Description - It is a brief intro about the tag. When you hover (bring pointer over the tag) the tag, this description is displayed.
After filling all the above information, click on Add New Tag button.
Following screen will appear in front of you.
Look at the above snapshot, on the right side, created tag is displayed.
To edit a tag, go to Posts > Tag and bring the mouse over the tag.
Look at the above snapshot, two options to edit are there.
On clicking Edit, following page will appear.
Look at the above snapshot, after editing click on Update button.
On clicking Quick Edit, following page will appear.
Look at the above snapshot, here you can only edit Name and Slug of the tag. After editing, click on Update Tag button.
To delete a tag, go to Post > Tag and bring the mouse over the tag.
Look at the above snapshot, click on Delete option and your Tag will be deleted.
Pages are different from Posts. They are static and they do not change often. Some examples of pages are About, Contact, etc. you can add pages containing information about you and your site.
Go to Pages > Add New
Look at the above snapshot, this is the editorial page where you can give a title and content to your page.
Here you can upload media, write content, add a title to your page. Click on Publish button once you have completed the page.
To edit page, go to Pages > Add New
Look at the above snapshot, this is the list of all the created posts. Bring your mouse above a post, following options will appear.
There are two options to edit. One is Edit and other one is Quick Edit.
On clicking Edit, following page will appear.
Look at the above snapshot, here you can edit title or content of your post.
On clicking Quick Edit, following page will appear.
Look at the above snapshot, here you can edit title, date and slug of your post. And if want, you can also change category for your post.
To delete a post, go to Posts > All Pages
Look at the above snapshot, Trash option will let you delete the respective post.
Post and page appears to be same on the dashboard as both are used to add content on your site. People get confused in their usage.
Pages are static. Then don't change frequently. Some examples of pages are contact us, about us, introduction, etc.
Posts are what you make an update on your post. They need to change very frequently as they need to keep your site fresh and attractive for your users.
Posts are the site content which are published on a site with an exact date and time. They can be categorized in a systematic way on the basis of category and tags. If you are a blogger, then you'll write posts to update your new blog. They are listed in a reverse chronological order on a site.
They generally consist of informational topics related to education, news, regular activities, feminism or any other topic. The content frequently changes for the end user as new posts are updated regularly. As the post gets older, a user has to dig inside to find it.
Posts have the commenting feature, which can be turned on or off. It allows discussion on your blog if you have turned on the commenting.
As posts are published timely, they made up the RSS content of your blog. Your users will be notified about your most recent posts via RSS feeds.
Pages are static and not changed frequently such as contact us, about us, privacy policy, etc. They don't have date and time published, however, database stores the published date or time of the page.
They are not included in RSS feeds as they don't have date and time published on the page.
They are neither listed by date nor can be categorized by the category and tags. They can make a hierarchy by nesting pages under each other making one of them the parent page.
They are not social, hence they don't have the commenting option.
Comments allow a user to interact with the blogger or website team. It helps in many ways, like you'll get to know what your viewers want from you. What else you can do for your viewers. You can activate or deactivate comment box. Comments are by default enabled.
Click on Settings > Discussions
You will be on Discussion Settings page.
Look at the above snapshot, there are many default options.
First part is for Default article settings, applies to all your pages, posts, etc.
Go to Pages > All Pages
Select any one of the page you want to add comment.
Look at the above snapshot, on the top right, there is a drop-down option. Click it.
Look at the above snapshot, check the Discussions and Comments box.
Look at the above snapshot, there are two checkboxes,
Allow comments - Allow your viewers to add comment on your post.
Allow trackbacks and pingbacks on this page - Viewers can ping and trackback.
Lastly click on Update button to update your post.
To edit comments, go to Comments side menu,
Look at the above snapshot, this is the comment page. Select a comment and click Edit.
Look at the above snapshot, you can edit the comment here and then click Update.
Comments by the visitors on a post are not published directly unless it is approved by the admin. This is called Moderation. You can change comment moderation settings. Go to Settings > Discussions
When you'll scroll down the page little bit, you'll see following option.
Look at the above snapshot, check the option Comment must be manually approved.
You can allow only registered users to comment on your post. For that, go to Settings > General
Following page will appear.
Look at the above snapshot, check the box Anyone can register.
And if you don't want a new user to write post on your site then save the column New user Default Role as Subscriber.
Now go to Settings > Discussions
Look at the above snapshot, check the box Users must be registered and logged in to comment.
You can receive a notification whenever someone leaves a comment on your site or waiting to be approved.
You will not receive a notification for a comment marked as spam.
To receive notifications, go to Settings > Discussions
Look at the above snapshot, check the boxes under Email me Whenever to enable notifications.
Word Avatar is used for user's profile image in online communications. Gravatar is a web based service which allows its users to use avatar image. When a user creates an account in WordPress, it searches for gravatar image matching user's email address. If user has a gravatar account with an image then this image is displayed as their profile pictures in comments and if not then default avatar image is set.
The default image in WordPress is Mystery Man. You can change it by clicking on Settings > Discussions
Look at the above snapshot, by unchecking Show Avatars, Avatar image will not be there in your website.
Default images can be selected from mystery man and blank image. Other images are selected using algorithms that generate an image based on user's email address.
