The release of WordPress version 2.9 revealed a huge oversight, the post scheduling feature does not work. The fix requires editing the cron.php file (wp-includes/cron.php). In this very short video, I show you where to find the specific line of code to change and what to do to fix this issue.
I’m sure WordPress will soon come out with an updated release to fix this, but until then – here’s how to fix the scheduled post problem.
Did you know that on brand new WordPress blog installs, that the privacy settings by default are set to block search engine spider bots?! This is not a good thing – you want the search engines to be able to spider your site so you get ranking.
It’s very easy to change your privacy settings (image below):
Log into your WordPress dashboard (/wp-admin)
Go down to Settings > Privacy
Tic the first radio button on the Privacy Settings page to make your blog visible to everyone, including search engines
Click ‘Save Changes’
It’s that easy. Go check your settings right now and make sure you have your blog completely search engine friendly.
To YOUR Success,
Traci Knoppe
P.S. When you checked your privacy settings, did you find your privacy settings were search engine friendly?
Here’s a short video tutorial on how to upload, and link to, a PDF file in WordPress. This same method also works to upload and link to an Excel spreadsheet, Microsoft Word document or any other similar type (media) file.
