Oct

How to Manage Your Web Blog

Managed your Web Blog is not an easier as you might think. A lot of works behind the screen need to be done in order to make your Web Blog looks perfect and secure. On previous topic I have introduced the article of “Creating Web Blog (Part 1 & Part 2)” and some basic plugins you should have in your web blog. In this topic, I will introduce how to make your Web Blog look more professional and some advance plugin you should have.

1. Registering to Gravatars

What is Gravatars? Gravatars are Globally Recognized Avatars. An avatar or gravatar is an icon, or representation, of a user in a shared virtual reality, such as a forum, chat, website, or any other form of online community in which the user(s) wish to have something to distinguish themselves from other users.

To make it simple, when you are replying your commentator’s message, if you have already registered as a Gravatar’s member, your avatar will be shown instead of default avatar logo. Same goes to your commentators. Click here to register yourself a “Gravatars” account.

2. Contact Form

What is Contact Form? Contact Form is a script that you can run on your website that will allow others to send you email through a web interface. Unlike other web to email gateways, Contact Form is designed to thwart spammers. It does not allow email to be sent to unknown addresses, nor does it reveal addresses that it knows. Click here to download yourself a “Contact Form” plugin.

3. Shortening Your Long Articles

If you have a very long article, let say 1500 or more word count. It is recommended to make it shorter by using this <!–more–> coding in HTML mode as show in the picture. Input the command into the paragraph you wish to start shortening. Do remember to save after completed the coding input.

4. Display Your Popular Posts

Why displaying your Popular Post is important? Of course displaying your popular post can make attraction to your readers if you have written a good article. And this could be makes your readers have a confidence subscribe to your Web Blog or to be your unique readers. Indirectly bring up your site traffic. Click here to download yourself a “Popular Posts” plugin.

5. Registering to FeedBurner

What is Feedburner? FeedBurner is a web feed management provider. They provided custom RSS feeds and management tools to bloggers and other web-based content publishers. You can use the management tool provided such as “Analyze”, “Optimize” and “Publicize” to manipulate your Web Blog feeds activities. A comprehensive Charts, Diagrams and Tables will be provided for easier reading and as well as monitoring. Click here to register yourself a Google FeedBurner.