Comments on: Do You Find The WordPress Next And Previous Post Links Useful?

By: Steven Bradley

Steven Bradley — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:52:19 +0000

I take it you mean like I have the box above every post. I’m using

previous_post_link(‘« %link’)

and

next_post_link(‘%link »’)

to make that happen.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:23:51 +0000

Rather than say “previous page – next page”, I want them to say (in your case) “Seven Jobs I Might Have” and “The SEO Dojo: Take Your SEO To The Next Level”so they display the titles of the posts in the anchor text rather than just saying previous and next.. how do I do that?

I figured it out before, but I can’t remember how.
I know this is an older post I’m replying to so you might not notice this comment for awhile I’ve subscribed to follow up comments, so when you do if you could please respond I would apprciate it, thanks

By: Steven Bradley

Steven Bradley — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:22:54 +0000

Thanks Krist. Do you find you click on the links when you see an interesting title?

By: Krist

Krist — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:10:02 +0000

i think its good thing to add previous and next posting link with interesting title because its offer something new and visitor also know about another subject and make an interest!!

By: Steven Bradley

Steven Bradley — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:03:48 +0000

Thanks Dan. I think that’s a couple of votes for the bottom of the page.

By the way your wish is my command. The iPhone plugin has been added. You’ll have to let me know if it’s working since I don’t currently have an iPhone. I need to wait for my contract with Sprint to end first.

By: Dan Thies

Dan Thies — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:20:35 +0000

I like them at the bottom of the page. (and get the iphone plugin!)

By: Steven Bradley

Steven Bradley — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:45:41 +0000

Thanks for stopping by VM. Moving those links to the bottom is not only possible, it’s quite easy. I’m thinking the bottom of the post would be a better place for them, though I’m still thinking they don’t need to be there at all.

By: Steven Bradley

Steven Bradley — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:43:56 +0000

I agree completely about the bio in the header. I think those can be a great branding tool and they help the reader know who wrote the post at a glance.

By: Steven Bradley

Steven Bradley — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:42:56 +0000

Thanks Kristine. That’s kind of my feeling too. I’m certainly not against having those links, but I wonder how useful they really are.

By: Virtuosi Media

Virtuosi Media — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:14:37 +0000

I think the related posts widget is far more useful because it can usually provide more information on the topic at hand, which is usually what drew the reader in the first place. A historical record distracts more than it contributes, in my opinion, especially if the topics aren’t related. If you were to keep it, I would move it to the bottom. I don’t know if that’s possible with Wordpress, though.