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31
Dec
Internal links may seem simple; however, they are an incredibly powerful tool for improving your website’s SEO. By effectively using links between pages on your site, you can enhance user experience, help search engines better understand your content, and distribute “link equity” to pages you want to rank higher. What Are Internal Links?: A hyperlink that connects two pages within the same domain is an internal link. For example, if […]
26
Dec
In a recent post, we explored the SEO benefits of author profiles, specifically implementing the E-E-A-T strategy suggested by Google search. Today, we’re excited to unveil Our-Hometown’s customizable author profile solution! This powerful new feature will soon roll out automatically to all our customers, with no action required on your end. How it Works Our new author profile pages will seamlessly leverage your website’s existing Author or Byline fields. Now, […]
20
Nov
Happy Thanksgiving! As we gather to celebrate this season of gratitude and community, it’s the perfect time to reflect on how we share stories and connect with readers. Today, we’re showcasing the versatility and visual appeal of our NextGen gallery plugin through a series of imaginative Thanksgiving images created with a dash of AI. To learn how you can showcase your stories, check out our walkthrough on using NextGen Gallery. Image Slideshow
26
Jul
Our engineers have recently released an update that gives publishers more control over how your website’s Search Results are displayed, allowing you to toggle between “Standard” or “Contextual” search results. So what are Standard and Contextual search results? By default, our websites utilize Contextual Search Results. This means that when a visitor enters a term in the search box, the search results are displayed in a way that highlights the […]
21
Jun
In this commentary video, the Our-Hometown team engage in casual forum-style discussions based on an episode of the Lex Fridman podcast featuring Mark Zuckerberg. They highlight how Zuckerberg’s discussion about AI aligns with their vision of developing chat bots. The team mentions the availability of open-source AI models, such as GPT, and the potential use of Facebook’s AI in their own chat bot development. They delve into the importance of […]
3
Apr
Reverse publishing at the basic level is the process of creating and managing all of your content directly on your website, including articles, blogs, galleries, advertising, e-editions and so forth. Any of this content can then be exported as needed for use in a page layout application, such as Adobe InDesign. This method uses common XML to structure and tag your content simplifying the import process.
27
Feb
Copy Ad File Path Each user will need to set the local path to the folder that holds the Ad image files on your local computer. Instructions for finding and copying the path of your ad PDFs for each platform are below: Save Ad Path Into Your Profile Once you have the file path copied, log into your personal WordPress account (shared accounts will not work). From the WordPress admin […]
23
Feb
The Our-Hometown web platform utilizes the All in One SEO plug-in to provide a convenient interface to manage many aspects of the search engine optimization for your website. All in One SEO Setup All in One SEO provides a convenient wizard to guide you through the initial setup process, prompting for information about your website, including metadata, contact information, social links, and search appearance. All in One SEO Dashboard Step-by-Step: […]
17
Feb
Below we provide an overview of article creation on your website, managing images, ads, and reverse publishing content to Adobe InDesign. Video Guide 00:21 – Article Creation — Overview 01:24 – Common Block Types and Panels 06:43 – Advanced Layouts 08:10 – Media Library and NextGEN Galleries 12:23 – Reverse Publishing — Articles 17:07 – Reverse Publishing — Display Ads 18:37 – Reverse Publishing — Classifieds Article Creation Advanced Layout […]
30
Jan
In this walkthrough we will demonstrate how to include display ads in your Reverse Publishing export for layout and pagination in Adobe InDesign. From your website’s dashboard look for Reverse Publishing in the listing on the left. As you hover your mouse a submenu will appear then click on Reverse Publishing. Here is where your website’s article content can be exported for a particular edition and filtered by category. In […]
