Member Avatar for AccurateAG
AccurateAG 28 Junior Poster in Training

Hi All:

I would like to give a few tips on making your life easier when it comes to putting links on your site.

1. When you make a blog, set up a social media site, etc., copy the URL into a file for future reference (I didn't, at first).

2. When you go to put links to these on your web site, the easiest way to get the icon is to go to Google Image Search, and search by "exact size". Makes it look nice, when all the icons are the same size, and it is MUCH easier than modifying it to size in Paint. What, you don't know how to do it in Paint?

3. In Paint, go to Image, Resize, then click on Pixels. Simple, and a LOT easier than dragging it, or reducing by percentages.

4. When you add the icon to your site, ensure you put a descriptive alt tag in there, with something like "Accurate Auto Glass Blog" or "John on Twitter". This definitely helps wit your SEO.

5. When you are done, TEST THE LINKS! Simple, I know, but so easy to forget.

Anybody have any other good tips?

John

Edited by AccurateAG because: n/a
  • 1 Contributor
  • 0 Replies
  • 96 Views

Dani AI

Generated

Good practical start from — saving sources and testing links are basics that pay off. A few complementary, higher-value steps can cut risk and help with SEO, performance and accessibility.

When external links open in a new tab, include rel="noopener" (or rel="noreferrer") to prevent reverse-tabnabbing and other window-context attacks; this is simple and important for safety (MDN noopener). For icon-only links, provide an accessible name (aria-label or visually hidden text) so screen readers get the destination without relying solely on images.

Serve icons responsibly: host official brand assets on your site rather than hotlinking, prefer SVGs or CSS sprites for sharp scaling and fewer requests, and set long cache headers so returning visitors load pages faster. That reduces broken-image risk when a third-party host changes or removes an asset.

For discoverability and maintenance, use structured data to tie your site to its official social profiles (the schema.org sameAs property helps search engines recognize canonical profiles) (Schema.org sameAs). If adding tracking parameters (UTM) to outbound links, make sure your canonical URL points to the clean version to avoid duplicate-URL issues (). Finally, schedule periodic automated link checks with a crawler or the W3C Link Checker so stale or redirected links are found before visitors notice (W3C Link Checker).

Be a part of the DaniWeb community

We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.