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Before we enter the details, let us first cover the definition of the term ‘Bounce Rate’.

To know your current bounce rate use Google Analytics, it helps you to track your bounce rate, page views, and so forth that determine the health of your website. 

Hopefully, you have already seen some blogs use displaying the total view number for every post to prove their visitors engagement, and now you may want to know how it is done?

Do you want to know how many times a particular post has been viewed and as well as want to show the result to your viewers?

If you look at today's blog websites, you may notice a trend in design and development. In these days, blog owners love to have a carousel for featured posts on their blog home page.

A carousel draws the attention of readers to the blog posts selected by the owner and allows the visitors to glance quickly through some of the best posts. It is a smart and ovation way to promote the blog.

WordPress shortcodes introduced in its early version 2.5 before about six years ago and since that time, shortcodes are used to increase the functionality of WordPress.The shortcodes are a particular tag that you can enter into a post or a page which gets replaced with different content when visitors are viewing the post or page on the website.You’ve probably used shortcodes before, but did you know it’s pretty easy to create your own, with no plugins necessary?In this tutorial, I will show you how to build some simple WordPress shortcodes for the subscription that will help you to create any functionality in future as you like.You can directly create your shortcode function in the functions.php file or build a simple plugin. I'll show you both but at first, I go through the functions.php file.## Simple Facebook Follow ShortCodeIn the beginner part of this tutorial, I will create a simple shortcode that will do the similar task in every time whenever you type it in the editor.First, you need to create the callback function that will return the message what you want to show (in shortcodes we don’t echo anything, everything returned).Just go to your functions.php file and paste the code snippet at bottommost.javascriptfunction subscribe_link(){ return 'Follow us on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/ThemeXpert/">Facebook</a>';}add_shortcode('subscribe', 'subscribe_link');## Test the ShortCodeOur shortcode is ready to use. Just add the code [subscribe] to your post or page wherever you want to show it.See the image in below; it works correctly.## How To Add Parameters in ShortcodeUsually, you need to add a dynamic functionality in your shortcode and don't want to show the same content in every time.As I am talking about subscription, there are lots of social networking sites in today's world; you may also want to get touched with your audience through many social sites. Therefore, I will show you how to add a parameter to the shortcode to change URL of social sites.Again, just go to your functions.php file and add the following codes in there.javascriptfunction subscribe_link_att($atts) { $default = array( 'link' => '#', ); $a = shortcode_atts($default, $atts); return 'Follow us on '.$a['link'];}add_shortcode('subscribe', 'subscribe_link_att');## Test ShortCode ParameteresNow insert the following code to your post or page wherever you want to show it.javascript[subscribe link='https://www.facebook.com/ThemeXpert/'][subscribe link='https://www.twitter.com/ThemeXpert/']So, here is the image that shows it works correctly.## Working with ContentYou have noticed that the previous example shows the direct link to social sites, but this process is not user-friendly. It looks good if it is possible to bind the links in HTML anchor tag.Therefore, I will now show you how to working with contents within a shortcode.It is quite same with the previous example just a tiny differences.You need to add one extra parameter in the function and initially declare its value as null. And then call the do_shortcode function to use the contents.See the following code.javascriptfunction subscribe_link_att($atts, $content = null) { $default = array( 'link' => '#', ); $a = shortcode_atts($default, $atts); $content = do_shortcode($content); return 'Follow us on <a href="/.$a['link']." style="color: red">'.$content.'</a>';}add_shortcode('subscribe', 'subscribe_link_att');### Testing Content ShortCodeInsert the following code to your post or page.javascript[subscribe link='https://www.facebook.com/ThemeXpert/']Facebook[/subscribe][subscribe link='https://www.twitter.com/ThemeXpert/']Twitter[/subscribe]Look at the image. I have add style in the anchor tag. Hence, the link text looks red.### ShortCode with a PluginIf you don't want to customize your functions.php file, you can create a simple plugin to utilize this shortcode functionality.To create a plugin just go to your plugin folder and make a folder named subscriptions and create a PHP file inside it with the same name, that means the plugin folder name and PHP file name will be same.Now add the heading details of the WordPress plugin. You may follow the example in below:javascript/*Plugin Name: SubscriptionsPlugin URI: https://example.comDescription: A very basic test plugin for subscriptionsVersion: 1.0Author: ThemeXpertAuthor URI: https://example.comLicense: GPL2*/Cut the code from your functions.php file which you added a few minutes ago and now insert here in the plugin file, below the heading information of plugins file.Now you can see your plugin in the plugins directory. Just activate the plugin and follow the same process as before.I hope you have enjoyed this whole tutorial on creating a unique shortcode for your WordPress website. Share your opinion through the comment section.

Broken links refer the links on your website that directs or points your visitors to a page or a file that no longer exists. It is also known as dead links.How do you feel when you click on a link and end up with “404 page not found” error? In general, you become annoyed with this kind of actions.Truly, Broken links are annoying and create the bad user experience. And the most important issue is, it's bad for your website’s SEO.## So how do you know if you have any broken links?There are several process to check for broken links depending on which platform you are using.### Google Webmaster:In general, Google Webmaster Tools provide a free service for all kind of platforms. It will show you the “crawl errors”, which include your broken links.You can see exactly how many broken links you have on your website and exactly which URLs no longer existed and were generating 404 errors. Google Webmaster also provide you other useful diagnostic information for best SEO practice.### Broken Link Checker - WordPress Plugin:If you are using WordPress platform, there are lots of plugins to help. Among them, the Broken Link Checker plugin is the most popular and is active on more than 400,000 WordPress sites.This plugin can detect your articles, comments, and other content within your website, for redirects, broken links, and missing images and prevent search engines from following those broken links.## Methods to fix website's broken links:After creating a list of broken links on your site, you can proceed to repair them. There are a few methods in which you can do this.Correct the Links: If you have linked to a website with incorrect information or URL, you need to edit all the URL and replace it with the correct value.Regenerate the Links: If you have referenced a resource that is no longer exists, or has not updated in a couple of years, just replace the referenced website with an alternative resource.Remove the Links: You may want to remove the link permanently if it is no longer exists, or is no longer relevant.Here I'll show you how to remove broken links using Google Webmaster Tools.Step 1: Open your webmaster tool account and click on Crawl Errors as shown in the screenshot. Now click on download and saves these as an excel file.Step 2: Go to Google index at left most side and then click Remove URLs. Then a new page will open which would ask you to Temporarily hide request. Click on Temporarily hide request and enter one of your broken link URL, which you had previously stored in your excel file.Step 3: Press the button of "Submit Request".Step 4: In this step, you will get a notification about "Your requested URL has added for removal".After few hours, your broken links or URLs will be removed from the web and will never disappoint your organic traffic.### Finishing Words:Which platform you are using it doesn't a big issue, but broken links on any site are not good for a website's SEO.Hope this post will help you to fixed the broken links successfully. Let us know your experience or suggestion through the comment section.

In this 21st century, eCommerce has been becoming a booming industry all over the world.You can buy and sell almost everything at your doorstep with the magic of eCommerce. It has changed our lifestyles entirely because we don’t have to spend time and money in traveling to the market.>There has been a ripple in the number of eCommerce websites popping up over the past few years, but not every eCommerce endeavor became a successful one._Does that mean you should abandon your dream of next eCommerce business? Definitely, not._In this tutorial, I’ve come up with the beginner guide to setup a multivendor eCommerce website.I will go through the major issues which play a crucial role in the success of a multivendor eCommerce site.Read on to find out the beginner guide including major factors with the detailed description of each point.## 1. All about Domain NamesOne of the first, most important and crucial decision you have to make when starting a new business is choosing a domain name.A short, and memorable domain name has always been the difference between creating a successful presence online and getting lost in cyberspace, with more than half a billion domain names in existence.Whatever sector of your eCommerce business operates in, having a strong domain name is vital to your success.## 2. Choose your System carefullyAt the starting time of a new business, you may be feeling a mixture of emotions such as excitement, confusion, apprehension, and impatience.Coping with this circumstances, another crucial decision you have to make after choosing your domain name is the eCommerce platform which you should use to power your store.And this is one of the most confusing issues to take the decision at that time.If you are already using WordPress or plan to build your website with WordPress, here are three familiar and open source WordPress eCommerce plugins for you.### WooCommerce:WooCommerce is the most popular WordPress eCommerce plugin comes from the developers of the famous Woothemes and acquired by Automattic in 2015.This plugin provides a lot of features including a dashboard widget so that you can quickly check the progress of your online businesses and promises to provide robust eCommerce facilities.It is highly customizable and comes with multiple payment options including Paypal, Cheque, Cash on delivery and many more options.A large number of add-ons and themes with a great and passionate user and developer community behind it make this platform more demanding.### Dokan:Dokan is a multivendor WordPress plugin that leveraging the power of WooCommerce._With Dokan you can easily build a multivendor marketplace like Amazon or eBay._Every seller of your site will get a unique URL for their store that will be useful for their branding issue. They can manage their products and orders from the frontend of your site, so they don't need to visit the WordPress admin area.As a site owner, you will get a percentage from each sale. That the way the site owner and the seller both will earn money.Dokan has downloaded more than 13,000 times and made more than 2000 marketplaces worldwide. It has support for PayPal, PayPal Adaptive, Stripe, Bank Cheque, and Cash on delivery.### WP ECommerce:With over 50,000 downloads, WP eCommerce is one of the most popular eCommerce plugins for WordPress in the market now.It can easily use with any WordPress Themes and also easy to install. It is highly customizable and provides a broad range of payment options including Manual (cheques), PayPal, etc.## 3. Choose the Best ThemeA powerful, professional, good-looking and user-friendly theme for your eCommerce store is incredibly important. It is the customer's first brand experience and exposure.Finding the perfect theme, or even selecting a designer who understands your goals, can eat up time you don't have.Have a look our hand-picked WordPress theme, WooSome - One of the best WordPress eCommerce theme._This theme is powered by WooCommerce and includes Visual Composer, Revolution Slider, and PSD with it that you can save total $65._The responsive design lets your website looks good on every screen. The variations in Header, Footer and Homepage and Theme Options Panel allows you customize everything without any knowledge of coding.65+ shortcodes and Drag & Drop page builder will make your life easier, I promise.## 4. Enhance the Security of your siteYour business website is a valuable property like your others property, and you should ensure that it’s safe from thieves and intruders.WordPress itself built with a stable and secure framework, but this doesn’t make it immune from hackers.There have a lot of available plugins that offer protection for WordPress websites. Below are the most powerful and well-known. Wordfence Security iThemes Security All In One WP Security & Firewall## 5. Optimized your site for Search EngineSearch engines have become increasingly sophisticated day-by-day, but they still can't see and understand a web page the same way a human can.That is why SEO become the most important aspect that is making a website accessible to both search engine and users to understand the site. The listed in below are the most powerful SEO plugin for WordPress. Yoast SEO All in One SEO Pack## 6. Speed up your SiteAccording to kissmetrics report, 47% of users expect your web page to load in under two seconds, and 57% of visitors will abandon your page if it’s take 3 seconds or more time to load.Therefore, when a visitor lands on your site for the very first time; you only have a few seconds to capture their attention to convincing them to hang around.If your site takes too long to load, most people are gone, lost before you even had a chance.To speed up your WordPress website use one of a plugin from below. WP Super Cache Optimus - WordPress Image Optimizer Optimize Database WP Super Minify## 7. Keep attention on Online MarketingOnline marketing enables a store owner to open their business around the clock without worrying about store opening hours or overtime payments for workers.Consumers can browse an online store at any time and place orders when it is convenient for them. Offering the products on the Internet is also convenient for them. You can use the following plugins for internet marketing. MailChimp SendinBlue Subscribe## 8. Backup your SiteSuppose you have a middle-sized website with lots of contents and regular visitors. You have regular consumers and regular activity on your site.In the course of time, the site is growing, content renewal has been attracting new visitors, and the site has established a continuous communication with them every day.What would happen if you woke up tomorrow and your web host had accidentally deleted your website?That is why you should backup your site every day.Fortunately, there are plenty of excellent WordPress backup plugins available that will back up your pages, posts, product descriptions, and whatever else you have on your site. BackupBuddy UpdraftPlus Backup and Restoration BackUpWordPress## 9. Multiple Payment SystemThe Payment Systems is one of the most important things you should consider when building your Online Business.Presenting your customers with a variety of payment systems will ensure the customer satisfaction from your store and also remove the probability of a consumer being lost.By default WooCommerce provides some basic payment methods, these are Direct Bank Transfer, Cheque Payment, Cash on Delivery and PayPal.The plugins in below let you present more payment options to your customers. Woocommerce Payment Gateway by Novalnet Stripe free payment gateway for WooCommerce* SimplePay WooCommerce Payment Gateway## Some Last WordsCreating an eCommerce store is not a simple process to complete start-to-finish. The guidelines offered here are just some of the major steps to creating your first eCommerce store and provides a comprehensive walkthrough.If you have any suggestions for launching an online store, please let us know through the discussion section below, we do appreciate them!

As an owner of a blog or a website, you have to manage your site and may want to avoid the using of forbidden words or phrases.If you are the all in one of your blog then there have might not anything to be tensed to manage your site but if you are running a multi-author site, then you should think about this matter.Because it is quite impossible to keep all the authors informed about the editorial style and policy of your site.You can warn your authors about the policy of your blog, leave editorial comments, add notes or custom statuses, but these will not monitor all the contents.As a result, you need to review all the contents manually which means more work for you.Today in this short tutorial, you came to know how to create a list of forbidden words for WordPress titles.## How to Create a List of Forbidden Words for WordPress TitlesAt first, add the following snippet of code to the bottommost of your theme’s functions.php file.javascriptfunction tx_forbidden_title($title){global $post;$title = $post->post_title;// Add forbidden words or phrases separated by a semicolon $forbidden_words = "word1;word2;word3";$forbidden_words = explode(";", $forbidden_words);foreach($forbidden_words as $forbidden_word){ if (stristr( $title, $forbidden_word)) wp_die( __('Error: You have used a restricted word "'. $forbidden_word .'" in the post title') ); }}add_action('publish_post', 'tx_forbidden_title', 10, 1);In the line of five, insert the words or phrases which you want to ban at the "$restricted_words" variable. And must use a semicolon to separate different words and phrases.Now save the file and refresh your site.This snippet of code just triggers a little function. A condition has kept in the "foreach" loop that checks the post title for restricted words when an author tries to publish a post.If it finds any restricted word in the post title, then it will show the author an error message like the following one.## ConclusionThat’s mainly it. I hope, by this time you have learned how to add a list of forbidden words for WordPress post titles. Have any questions?Make a shout if you have any question regarding this article through the comment section in below.