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Step-by-Step Guide to Add Google Authorship Markup in WordPress Blog

Google has offered a new feature that allows publishers to add “rich snippet” meta-data to their web material. This is a highly effective as this can help in developing brands more effectively — Google will show author information in search results if metadata has been properly labeled via Authorship Markup.

The main benefit of adding Authorship Markup is that as you publish more content with your name, your picture or logo keeps popping in Google search results. This is one of the ways you can display your personal brand in front of people, and it is not difficult to implement in WordPress. 

Getting Started

There are simple baby steps so there is no need to worry.  It doesn't require getting hands dirty with coding. 

Step 1: Google Plus Page

You need a Google Plus page for this work. If you haven't then Signup for a G+ Page. 

Step 2: Contributor 

It is time to officially inform Google that you are contributor (Author) for a site. Update "Contributor to" to field on your profile. 

Go to your Profile page

Select About Page

Edit Link Section

Add URL of website where you are going to contribute as Author 

Step 3: WordPress User Profile

Log in to your WordPress website. Go to 'Users'. Edit your User profile. Add Google Plus Profile URL in its respective field.

You are done!

Testing Tool

To test, go to Structured Data Testing Tool

If author image appears in preview of testing tool, it means authorship markup is added successfully. It will appear as in Google search result after the page is indexed.

All Your Favorite Content at One Place

It was my second day in search of some sort of tool through which I may get updates about my favorite content. Tried few techniques but couldn’t find the ultimate solution. Bookmarking was a good option but it still requires manually checking of each individual blog for updates. Email subscription was another available option but in vain as all blogs haven’t option of email subscription. Finally my search ended when I came across Google Reader. 

If you find yourself repeatedly visiting a website to check for updates, or if you just stumble across a page you want to keep track of, you can easily subscribe to it in Google Reader.

Log In to Google Reader with your Gmail Account, Click on Subscribe and paste the URL which you want to track.

You will start getting updates whenever something is posted on your favorite Blog. Interface is very convenient and handy. 

If you want to create and manage all your favorite content at one place then give a try to Google Reader. You will find it useful.