Unordered bullet lists are a great html tool to know. WordPress already has some default list tags on their dash board to use for a blog. Did you know that there are really three different types of lists to use?
3 Types of Lists.
- Unordered
- Ordered
- Definition
Unordered bullet lists contain symbols before the text. Bullets are those little icons you see before the text. WordPress only gives users the disc type of bullet available as a default.
4 Types of Bullet Tags
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- Disc
- Circle
- Square
- No bullet
- Square
- Circle
- Disc
Which Do You Prefer?
Version One:
The Advantages of Using Lists
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- Improves SEO readability scores by shortening sentences yet presents content quickly.
- Keywords found in lists have a higher rank value in search engines. Lists make it easy for
them to detect the relevance. - Boosts return traffic. Readers know they can easily find and refresh their memory on key
points so bookmark the site and come back to the content later. - Organizes and simplifies the content. Helps structure by presenting key points
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Version Two:
Using lists always helps content on a blog. Most readers prefer to glance and easily understand the content of an article being presented. Lists reinforce, condense organize content which keeps the reader on the page and coming back to review the content at a glance. Unordered bullet lists or ordered lists help readability for SEO scores. It breaks up sections of content and sentence length which increases the probability of SEO readability scores. Search engines often rank these keywords in lists higher because it is easier for them to find and notice the relevance. When returning to the content readers can easily go to the section they want to refresh their memory rather than reading through 1,000 words and then gleaming the information they need.
Basically version one and version two are the same. Version two explains in a sentence structure which requires the reader to read through the entire content to find key points of interest where as version one condenses information by points using a list. Do you see why SEO favors lists for readability?
How to Make Lists
As stated previously there are four simple codes to use for bullets in unordered lists. Here is a simple tutorial giving you the codes to create and make your lists more visually appealing to your readers.
WordPress Dashboard Unordered Bullet Lists
WordPress blog users can create an unordered list by clicking the ul on the dashboard. Type in your keyword subject then click the li on the dashboard, enter your point then click the closing tag /li that now appears on the dash board where the li button use the li and /li tag for each item on the list.Then use the closing tag of /ul on the next line.
* HTML5 is not supporting the attribute of the ul tag in brackets, however, WordPress is still using it on their dashboard so time will tell if CSS codes will take over in this area.
Code:
Disc Bullet:
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- Popcorn
- Potato Chips
- Corn Chips
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Circle Bullet:
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- Popcorn
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- Corn Chips
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Square Bullet:
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- Popcorn
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- Corn Chips
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No Bullet:
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- Popcorn
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- Corn Chip
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Grace Hodgin
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Thank for the info but on my phone all the bullets looked exactly alike. I don’t want to be a Debbie Downer, it’s probably my phone.