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10:41 am
January 25, 2011
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Little House
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I'm a Wordpress 2.7 user. When I first set up my blog (using the inove theme), I created a graphic header and didn't type in a "Title" in the set up page. Instead, I went into the header.php file and hard coded a title within the title tag. I thought this was fine because I can see the title in the top of my browser.
However, I'm beginning to think this has caused some other problems:
1. When I "tweet" a post using tweet meme, it doesn't link the title of the post to the url. It just posts a URL without any description.
2. When I share a post on Facebook, it is doing a similar thing but without a url. So I'm basically sharing nothing.
3. On my RSS feed (through FeedBurner) it is apparently coming in as "untitled" in the email.
Does anyone know for sure if this is what is causing my 3 problems? They all seem like a related problem. Is there a work around so that I can keep my graphic header without having to type in my title in the set up page? Any suggestions are welcome and appreciated.
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11:03 am
January 25, 2011
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JT_McGee
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They probably are all related.
Here's what I'd try: First, get rid of the hard coding. That might do it all by itself.
If not then
download inove again, ctrl+f to find the title tags and copy paste that into your header to repair what you previously cut out
if not then
try installing a title rewriter like All In One SEO Pack to repair the broken code
Make copies of the header code from each step and save to your desktop before doing any surgery, otherwise you risk more damage to the code.
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11:09 am
January 25, 2011
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JT_McGee
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<title><?php bloginfo('name'); ?><?php wp_title(); ?></title>
That's the variable title for inove that goes in the header.php
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12:10 pm
January 25, 2011
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Eric – PersonalProfitability.com
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I would ad All In One SEO pack either way unless you have Thesis or Genesis or another SEO optimized premium theme, which you don't.
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1:19 pm
January 25, 2011
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everydaytips
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I am with NarrowBridge – I love All in One SEO Pack.
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7:25 am
January 26, 2011
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Car Negotiation Coach
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LH- I agree, you may just want to try a quick experiment by installing the All in One SEO plugin and add a title there. It overrides the default WordPress title and may solve your problems without even having to update your hard-coding.
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4:39 pm
January 28, 2011
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Little House
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Thanks everyone. I downloaded SEO plugin today then uploaded it into my plugins like I've done with all my others. For some reason my wordpress isn't "seeing" it on my plugin page. I'm running an older version of Wordpress, supposedly 2.8, but I'm wondering if I'm running something more like 2.7.something which may be why I can't see the plugin. I'm going to see if I can find an SEO plugin that is compatible with the 2.7 versions of wordpress.
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4:48 pm
January 28, 2011
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Suba @ Wealth Informatics
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LH, is there any reason why you are not updating wordpress instead of looking for the plugin to work with an older version? Just curious. It is always good to update wordpress as soon as they update. Otherwise you are exposing your blog to serious security breach. You might know this already so I am curious to know why you don't want to update wordpress?
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4:48 pm
January 30, 2011
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Little House
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Suba @ Wealth Informatics said:
LH, is there any reason why you are not updating wordpress instead of looking for the plugin to work with an older version? Just curious. It is always good to update wordpress as soon as they update. Otherwise you are exposing your blog to serious security breach. You might know this already so I am curious to know why you don't want to update wordpress?
I'm terrified to back up my database! However, after reviewing the directions for updating Wordpress, I think I will end up updating it this week as it makes the most sense.
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7:27 pm
January 30, 2011
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Sustainable PF
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Little House said:
Suba @ Wealth Informatics said:
LH, is there any reason why you are not updating wordpress instead of looking for the plugin to work with an older version? Just curious. It is always good to update wordpress as soon as they update. Otherwise you are exposing your blog to serious security breach. You might know this already so I am curious to know why you don't want to update wordpress?
I'm terrified to back up my database! However, after reviewing the directions for updating Wordpress, I think I will end up updating it this week as it makes the most sense.
I do our back ups in cpanel. There is a "wizard" and it is super easy to use. I know there are WP back up plugins but I prefer to not rely on the coding ability of a plugin creator.
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1:24 am
January 31, 2011
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Did you not want to upgrade wordpress to a newer version?
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7:13 am
January 31, 2011
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Khaleef @ KNS Financial
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Currently, I use the 2 backup plugins mentioned here: http://just-ask-kim.com/top-10…..s-plugins/, and I perform a backup in the CPanel as well.
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1:10 pm
January 31, 2011
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Eric – PersonalProfitability.com
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ALWAYS upgrade to the newest version of WP. Most updates are not for features, they are for important security patches. The most recent update plugged a big whole that has led to many WP sites being hacked and taken down.
As for the plugins, make sure you are using the right file permission levels to see the files.
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5:24 pm
February 18, 2011
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Little House
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Finally updated my wordpress and am able to use All in One SEO pack. The update went smoothly, so I'm not really sure why I was so freaked out. Still have to fix my title tag thing, but at least now I have the latest versions. Thanks everyone for your help!
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