Niche Review Template Blogs Architecture
I have been getting emails about what exactly is the WordPress framework like for the blogs I set up every month from Niche Review Templates. So here in this article I shall give a glimpse of that.
The blog I set up will have:
- Home page
- 3 Review Pages
- 10 Article Pages
- 1 Blog Post (created by WordPress by default)
- Privacy, Sitemap, Contact Pages
Blog
Let’s take an example, http://www.surveysformoneyreviewed.com. The blog (date-wise listing of posts in descending order) is at http://www.surveysformoneyreviewed.com/blog. One might assume that this is achieved by setting up a plain HTML homepage at / (root of the site, in this case http://www.surveysformoneyreviewed.com) and installing WordPress at /blog directory. But that’s not how it actually is. Thanks to the combination of custom Page templates, the ability to set any Page as homepage and permalinks features of WordPress, the entire site uses just one installation of WordPress.
This is a very optimized way of setting up the site because we have pretty much like static review type content on the homepage whereas you can keep your site regularly updated by writing blog posts that appear at /blog (Google loves this). So from a SEO point of view, it’s all good.
Sidebar
The latest 10 site Pages automatically appear in the sidebar. What this means is that if you create a new WordPress Page, its title will automatically show up in the sidebar with a clickable link that takes the visitor to that Page. If you happen to create a Page that you don’t want to appear in the sidebar it’s very easy to hide that particular Page from appearing in the sidebar.
Also the sidebar is set to show the latest 5 blog posts automatically. So there’s no manual editing of any file to have your latest content (link) displayed on the homepage.
More great information! You do terrific work, I wish I could keep you a secret so I could keep you as my own developer:)
Just kidding I wish you much success, which I know you will have because you do quality work!
And you are FAST!!!! It is amazing how quickly you get projects accomplished I for one am very grateful.
Sincerely,
Howard
How exactly would you set WP blog with each month sites? Do you have a video somewhere to show how it’s done? thanks.
Hi Max,
I recorded a screencast of some behind the scenes of how I have set up these niche review templates in WP blog format. It’s done at 3AM. So excuse me if/when I am mumbling/drowsy through the video.
Click here to watch the video.
Hi there,
I have created a new blog for 1 of the templates review sites through wordpress and I was wondering if you could advise me how to link it to the URL of the new template . The new URL has a – in the domain and wordpress dont seem to allow -s to be used when joining it to wp.com
Thanks
Paul
Hi,
What is the code that you used at the “edit” part of wordpress for the niche template?
socksiong
@socksiong: http://pastebin.ca/1411337
Hi there.
I submitted ths message4days ago but have had no response I was wondering if the link is ok . Can you check link and if working advise me on subject.
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April 30th, 2009 at 11:36 | #4
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Hi there,
I have created a new blog for 1 of the templates review sites through wordpress and I was wondering if you could advise me how to link it to the URL of the new template . The new URL has a – in the domain and wordpress dont seem to allow -s to be used when joining it to wp.com
Thanks
Paul
@Paul
Emailed you my reply.
@Sridhar Katakam
hi Sridhar,
I e-mailed you back about setting up of blogs on the niche templates.
have just read the above comment above from Socksiong asking what code I used at editing the wordpress for the niche template.
can you advise.
Regards.
p
Paul
@Paul
Check your email.