As you write posts, it is a good idea to point out to your readers other posts that are similar. After all, if someone is reading a post on “dog training”, chances are they would be interested in hearing about other posts that were related. This can be a pain to do, especially as your blog grows in size.

Fortunately there is a plugin that can do this for you automatically, it is called the related posts plugin and can be found here:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-23-related-posts-plugin/

Once this plugin is installed, you can configure it to specify however many related posts you like. You also have some say on what is considered “related”. After you have made the proper configurations, the plugin gives you a line of code that you simply place into your template.

To See It In Action Watch Video #18 Below:

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Sometimes I move posts around on my blog, change categories, and so forth. This can cause a problem when this also changes the post’s URL location! This could mean that if someone was linking to a post, and I moved it, they would end up getting an error.

The redirection plugin takes care of this for you, and whenever you move a post, it creates a redirect for you. The plugin actually does a lot more, including setting up “groups” of redirects, monitoring errors and responding, and so forth.

It's well worth installing - watch the video below to see how it works: Read the rest of this entry