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Where/how does one change the font type and size when writing a post in word press editor?
How to change font type and size in wordpress editor?
Where/how does one change the font type and size when writing a post in word press editor?
Hi Tebogo
This is usually a limitation of your chosen theme. Many do not give options for multiple fonts and sizing.
The only option available in Wordpress by default is Paragraph Headings which you should only use for heading and sub-headings within you article
If you want the extra functionality I would recommend that you install the very popular plugin
TinyMCE Advanced
Once installed go to your Wordpress Dashboard, Settings and then
TinyMCE Advanced
You can then drag the options from the bottom up to your editor Toolbar Including Font Family and Font Size, plus many others.
I would recommend that you never use more than 2 or 3 fonts though on your website. This is an accepted standard for professional Web Designers in order to provide a clean, non-cluttered or confused design.
All the best
Dave
Thank you Dave. That helps a lot. I will follow your advice. Once again, thank you for your quick response. Cheers.
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Do you guys know if Google lowers your rankings if you edit and change your post after it has been published and indexed?
I was looking for an answer to the question, Is it okay to make changes to a post after it has been published and INDEXED by GOOGLE? It looks like others have asked this same question, and so this has been helpful to read their answers and comments on the topic. If anyone else has more to share on this, I am all ears!
Based on what I have read in the comments below, it looks like it is a good thing to periodically update and make changes to published and indexed posts.
That is correct. You can update your post any time. Just don't change the title, as this will confuse Google.
Thank you for your answer. Makes sense to not change the title because it contains the keywords.
No and it's a good idea to update your posts as they get older. I do this all of the time and have had no problems.
I wouldn't think it would lower your rankings, are keywords being changed? I have changed keywords and lost rankings for ones I substituted which I expected.
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Editing and changing post after publishing and indexing?
Do you guys know if Google lowers your rankings if you edit and change your post after it has been published and indexed?
I was looking for an answer to the question, Is it okay to make changes to a post after it has been published and INDEXED by GOOGLE? It looks like others have asked this same question, and so this has been helpful to read their answers and comments on the topic. If anyone else has more to share on this, I am all ears!
Based on what I have read in the comments below, it looks like it is a good thing to periodically update and make changes to published and indexed posts.
That is correct. You can update your post any time. Just don't change the title, as this will confuse Google.
Thank you for your answer. Makes sense to not change the title because it contains the keywords.
No and it's a good idea to update your posts as they get older. I do this all of the time and have had no problems.
I wouldn't think it would lower your rankings, are keywords being changed? I have changed keywords and lost rankings for ones I substituted which I expected.
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Hey All!Is there any suggestion or rule of thumb about how long a post should be? For an example, is 1 000 words acceptable? Or is it too long for a single post?
When I write a post, I'm not trying to impress the search engines. I just write what is necessary to get my message across to my readers.
Here is one example of one of my web pages which is long and ranks number 7 on Google when searching for "pacemaker candidate"
http://www.healthtopics4you.info/pacemaker-candidates-why-me.html
I did a search for "grampamike" on Google and my WA profile is number 11.
I don't worry about word count because I write for my readers and then I relax and let the search engines do what they do ... GrampaMike
Hi Tebogo, there are no set limitations. Generally, they say between 700 & 1200 words. I shoot for 1200 to 1800
John
My minimum is 400 words. My max is somewhere around 1200. Beyond that point I start breaking it up into part 1, part 2 etc. You want to keep it readable and manageable for your readers, while at the same time keeping Google happy. As far I can tell, my metrics are doing that for me.
Great. I am glad to see that I can write as much as I want. I like the suggestion of breaking a long post into parts. Thank you Reaghost.
It's good that I am getting the same answer from you guys. I will be idealistic like you Spaceymoon and write up to 1500 words. Thank you for your help I really appreciate it.
Hi Tebza, 1,000 words is ideal. Most of the time I try to make sure any of my page or posts are over 500 before I publish.
The more content you create the better. So my advise to you my friend is write, write, write... OH did I mention write. LOL. Hope this helped.
Thank you dkendall. My first 2 posts are between 800 and 900 words. so I'm on the right track. And yes it helped. Oh did I say thank you for your useful response...thank you thank you.
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What must the maximum length of a single post be in website?
Hey All!Is there any suggestion or rule of thumb about how long a post should be? For an example, is 1 000 words acceptable? Or is it too long for a single post?
When I write a post, I'm not trying to impress the search engines. I just write what is necessary to get my message across to my readers.
Here is one example of one of my web pages which is long and ranks number 7 on Google when searching for "pacemaker candidate"
http://www.healthtopics4you.info/pacemaker-candidates-why-me.html
I did a search for "grampamike" on Google and my WA profile is number 11.
I don't worry about word count because I write for my readers and then I relax and let the search engines do what they do ... GrampaMike
Hi Tebogo, there are no set limitations. Generally, they say between 700 & 1200 words. I shoot for 1200 to 1800
John
My minimum is 400 words. My max is somewhere around 1200. Beyond that point I start breaking it up into part 1, part 2 etc. You want to keep it readable and manageable for your readers, while at the same time keeping Google happy. As far I can tell, my metrics are doing that for me.
Great. I am glad to see that I can write as much as I want. I like the suggestion of breaking a long post into parts. Thank you Reaghost.
It's good that I am getting the same answer from you guys. I will be idealistic like you Spaceymoon and write up to 1500 words. Thank you for your help I really appreciate it.
Hi Tebza, 1,000 words is ideal. Most of the time I try to make sure any of my page or posts are over 500 before I publish.
The more content you create the better. So my advise to you my friend is write, write, write... OH did I mention write. LOL. Hope this helped.
Thank you dkendall. My first 2 posts are between 800 and 900 words. so I'm on the right track. And yes it helped. Oh did I say thank you for your useful response...thank you thank you.
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Hi Tebogo
This is usually a limitation of your chosen theme. Many do not give options for multiple fonts and sizing.
The only option available in Wordpress by default is Paragraph Headings which you should only use for heading and sub-headings within you article
If you want the extra functionality I would recommend that you install the very popular plugin
TinyMCE Advanced
Once installed go to your Wordpress Dashboard, Settings and then
TinyMCE Advanced
You can then drag the options from the bottom up to your editor Toolbar Including Font Family and Font Size, plus many others.
I would recommend that you never use more than 2 or 3 fonts though on your website. This is an accepted standard for professional Web Designers in order to provide a clean, non-cluttered or confused design.
All the best
Dave
Thank you Dave. That helps a lot. I will follow your advice. Once again, thank you for your quick response. Cheers.