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A 3-column template system with rotating header images — Neoclassical Theme for WordPress After downloading Neoclassical, one of the first things you’ll want to do is customize the random header images that now grace the top of your site’s pages. Doing this effectively requires knowledge of exactly how these things work, and with my help, you’ll be a professional image randomizer in no time. Oh, but before we go any further, you’ll need to download and install the updated version of rotating_images.php. In order to provide you with a more robust rotator, I had to modify the original code slightly. [Read more →] What was the first thing you noticed when you came to this site? The sleek typography set to a 20px baseline grid? Naturally, you noticed the huge header image! What is the primary component of every site on the Web? Content. Why, then, are so many sites – and WordPress themes, in particular – typographically challenged? As a Webmaster, your primary goal ought to be to clearly convey your message to your audience.
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Check List post installation WordPress Après avoir installé WordPress sur votre serveur vous aurez un minimum de personnalisation et de paramétrages à effectuer avant de pouvoir commencer à bloguer. Sur ce sujet BraveNewWorld a déjà écrit un article intéressant mais comme je ne partage pas tout à fait le même point de vue, et que ce type de tutoriel manquait vraiment à WordPress tuto, voici ma Checklist personnelle. Mettre à jour le slogan du site. Par défaut le slogan (ou tagline) est « Un blog utilisant WordPress » et ce n’est évidemment pas du tout satisfaisant. On modifie cela dans le menu réglage > Général. Votre slogan doit être concis et pensé pour le référencement. WWW ou pas WWW. Cela se règle au niveau de WordPress dans Admin > Réglages > adresse Web de WordPress et adresse web du blog Par défaut WordPress s’installe sans le WWW (si vous n’attaquez pas l’installation par WWW.votresite.tld) et si vous y tenez c’est un paramètre à préciser le plus vite possible. Choisir une politique d’inscriptions sur le site. Permaliens.
Adsense: 5 dicas que funcionam para mim e pode ser que funcionem pra voc Eu já uso o AdSense há mais de dois anos e meus ganhos vêm aumentando com o tempo e acho que posso dividir com vocês algumas coisas que aprendi ao longo desse tempo. Tenham em mente que o que conto aqui são experiências que funcionaram pra mim. Pode ser que você tenha resultados completamente diferentes. Não garanto nada. Além disso, é quase impossível que alguma dessas dicas seja completamente original, dada a quantidade absurda de informações e dicas sobre o adsense que podemos encontrar pela web afora. Sempre coloque seus anúncios “acima da dobra” (above the fold, pros íntimos) Isso mesmo. Vejo muita gente dizendo por aí que, em blogs, blocos do adsense de 300×250 ou 336×280 ao fim de cada post funcionam muito bem. Quem clica mesmo no adsense — e em qualquer outro anúncio no mesmo estilo — são os paraquedistas (usuários vindos de sites de busca). Sendo assim, tento tirar algum proveito desse fato, destacando um pouco mais os anúncios para esses usuários. Anúncios são intrusivos.