Adding Google AdSense for Search To a Wordpress Blog

Last week, I talked about why I like Google AdSense for Search and offered some setup tips. This week, I’ll show you how to integrate this code into a standard WordPress blog.

Note: You’ll need to know HTML to complete this exercise, and be basically familiar with the WordPress theme editor (found under the “Appearance” menu). I would rank this as an “beginner/intermediate” level tweak. You can’t really screw anything up as long as you have a backup of the original search form, so there’s no harm in trying.

P.S. – This won’t work for Wordpress.com users. Read More

Essential Plugins for Small Business Wordpress Websites

Wordpress might just be the most powerful website content management system in the world. It’s not that Wordpress can do everything – it can’t – it’s just that Wordpress allows someone with little or no technical talent (like me) to quickly and cheaply create websites that work. That benefit, along with excellent security and a huge community of developers creating free themes and plugins, makes Wordpress a great CMS.

The best part is that it’s completely open-source, meaning most of the good functions are free.

The basic Wordpress system, however, is still somewhat limited. In order to get the most out of a basic Wordpress installation, you need to install some plugins. Here’s a list of my favorites: Read More