One Tip And One Plugin To Retain Your Readers.

One Tip – Open your links in a new window.

This is something that I always try to do, though sometimes I could be lazy or i just plain forgot. If you click on my outbound links, it opens in a new window. This way, my page is kept opened so readers can switch back and continue from where they left off. It is so simple but yet the majority of blogs don’t practise it. For those who can write simple link codes, all you need to do is to add the “target=”_blank” attribute after the URL you are linking. Example:

<a href=”the domain name” target=”_blank”>Your Anchor Text</a>

An easier way if you don’t like codes will be to use the “Insert Link” function in your Wordpress Post Editor. Make sure you are writing with the Rich Visual Editor. Highlight the word that you want to link, then click on the little linked chain image on top of your editor or press. alt+shift+a, to bring up the “Insert/edit link” window. Insert the URL you want to link and choose “Open Link In New Window”. You can also add a “title” of a short text description of the link so when the mouse is hovered over the link, the description will appear.

One Plugin – AskApache Google 404 Plugin for Wordpress.

The AskApache Google 404 Plugin for Wordpress is such a cool plugin that I feel everyone should use. It practically turns your Error 404 page into a personal Google Search Page for your blog. The results shown will be relevant results of the words that have been used to search for something that is not available in your blog.

It’s easy to install and it blends in with Wordpress 2.3 seamlessly. A big thank you to AskApache for leaving a comment here informing me about this great plugin.

The only thing you must have is a 404 page in your theme. If you don’t, you can easily create one. I was thinking of posting on how, but when I googled for the term, “How to create a 404 page” I found that there were already thousands of pages of information available. So I can save my breath.

You must also have a Google account, but these days, who doesn’t? Anyway very clear instructions are given at the Wordpress Google 404 Plugin download page. Just follow instruction and you will see your 404 error page turn into something like this. Super Cool!

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