{"id":5325,"date":"2012-04-26T08:15:18","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T12:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.shareaholic.com\/?p=5325"},"modified":"2014-05-09T12:52:12","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T16:52:12","slug":"10-html-tags-all-new-bloggers-should-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shareaholic.com\/blog\/10-html-tags-all-new-bloggers-should-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"10 HTML Tags All New Bloggers Should Learn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If there’s one thing that’s intimidating as a new blogger, it’s learning the basic HTML tags. \u00a0While there are several short cuts to creating these HTML tags on WordPress, shortcuts aren’t always enough. \u00a0When adding content to your sidebar, author profiles and even your blog posts these HTML tags will help you get the functionality and look you’re going for. \u00a0All of the codes below can be entered in the HTML tab of WordPress as circled below.<\/p>\n

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1. Hyperlink<\/h3>\n

<a href=”http:\/\/www.website.com”>keyword rich anchor text<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s start with perhaps the easiest AND most important tag for new bloggers. \u00a0While it’s easy to highlight your keyword and click the “hyperlink” button, not all of your content will be uploaded in the posts or pages section. \u00a0For example, if you use an “Author Bio” plugin or want to link to a website in your own User Profile, you’ll need to use the above HTML tag so the link comes out looking clean and correct.<\/p>\n

2. Embedding Images via HTML<\/h3>\n

<img src=”http:\/\/www.website.com\/imagefile.jpg” width = “400” height \u00a0= “400” alt=”keyboard description”><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Apart from the obvious benefit of being able to format the picture the way you want, using an alt tag in your image tags allows search engines to find your pics.<\/p>\n

3. Make Images into a Link<\/h3>\n

<a href=http:\/\/www.WheretTheClickWillTakeYou.com><img src=http:\/\/www.LinktoImageFileUploadedtoCMS.png alt=\u201dkeyword of what your pic is about\u201d><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re a blogger who wants widgets in your sidebar (including advertisements or call to action buttons), then you need this tag! \u00a0Or, if you’re a blogger who promotes products use this tag to connect to the retailer via an affiliate link. Make your images come to life in 3 steps:<\/p>\n