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    <title>Demo</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[You can now see the 2025 version of the phpLD demo, which is very much a rebuild from the ground up. It works with PHP 8.1+, and uses the following technologies &nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;PHP&nbsp;Slim 4 framework&nbsp;https://www.slimframework.com/docs/v4/&nbsp;; &nbsp;&#8211; MySQL;  &#8211; Twig templating system; &nbsp;&#8211; Bootstrap; &nbsp;&#8211; jQuery; &nbsp;&#8211; Fontawesome;  &#8211; Dependency Management: Composer Soon it will be released to [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    <title>Benefits of Submitting to Link Directories in 2023</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 18:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Based on the information available up until now, here&#8217;s what we can gather about the benefits and potential impact of submitting links to web directories in 2023 for the purpose of getting better rankings on Google: While web directory submission can be a part of your SEO strategy, it&#8217;s important to note that Google&#8217;s algorithms [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    <title>Popular Alternatives to AdSense</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 13:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Three more ways you can make money on your phpLD sites!]]></description>
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    <title>What is phpLD?</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 19:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[PHP Link Directory (phpLD) is a versatile web directory software script that allows users to easily create and manage their own online directories. Continuously developed in 2005 by netCreated, phpLD is written in PHP and uses a MySQL database, offering a range of features that make it a popular choice for directory creation. One of [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    <title>How can a link directory be used for search engine optimization?</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 20:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A link directory is a list of links to websites that are organized into categories. Link directories can be used for search engine optimization (SEO) in a few ways: Link building: One of the main factors that search engines use to rank websites is the number and quality of external links pointing to the site. [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    <title>mySQL question: why varchar is better than text for short records</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 20:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[There are a few reasons why you might prefer to use the VARCHAR data type over the TEXT data type for short records in MySQL: Storage size: VARCHAR is a variable-length string data type, so it only uses the amount of storage required to hold the actual data. In contrast, TEXT is a fixed-length data [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    <title>Directory Decisions</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 07:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[You've registered that perfect directory domain name. You've downloaded your PHP Link Directory script. You have a beautiful web design. Submissions will come pouring in by the thousands and everyone will be touting you as the next DMOZ. But wait...]]></description>
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    <title>Directory of Directories</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[If you are arriving on this page, you are probably either looking for some directories where you can submit, or you are wishing to have your directory included in a directory of directories. Before you proceed, please make note of some important points to consider. There are some great directories that will help you get [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    <title>Auto Approve Directories</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[It has come to our attention that some directory owners have their directories set to auto approve links. Let’s talk about why this is not a good idea, and then some other strategies you might consider along these lines that may not be as problematic. The problems that arise from auto approve directories: Many links [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    <title>Special Offer</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2019 15:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[We were not paid to make these recommendations! We just believe in these hosting companies!]]></description>
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    <title>Install and Setup of phpLD</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 02:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Here is a step by step guide for installing phpLD 5.1.5 as well as some of the initial setup right after installation. You???ll see in the video that we did everything in 12 minutes.]]></description>
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    <title>Directories in 2019</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 21:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[One area that seems to be experiencing growth in 2019 for website directories is software. There are quite a few different software directories out there that are doing quite well in the search results. Here are a couple of examples: Capterra and SoftwareAdvice.com are two popular software directories that provide platforms for businesses and individuals [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    <title>Hosting for phpLD</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[If you are looking for a good place to host your phpLD site, here are some recommendations]]></description>
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    <title>phpLD 3.3 Preview</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Here are some screenshots of phpLD 3.3 that will be released in Beta to all standard v3 license holders in the next few days. We hope you will like the new features, and look forward to your feedback, as well as continuing our development of this great pr]]></description>
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    <title>phpLD 5.3 Released</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The main changes are that phpLD 5.3 will run in PHP 7.2, and also the Jquery and JqueryUI libraries were updated]]></description>
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    <title>phpLD 2.1.2 Released March 26, 2007</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Though phpLD version 2 is a free version, that does not mean we don&#8217;t try to improve it and update it! Update: Version 2.1.3 is the better version to use. Here is a short list of improvements and fixes we have made:1. People were sometime getting false positives about &#8220;link already exists&#8221;, and a fix [&hellip;]]]></description>
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    <title>Bid for Position on Version 2.12</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[There is a bidding directory version of phpLD that allows you to run a site that allows people to bid for position on their links.]]></description>
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    <title>Get a Site Tune Up</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 06:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Improving speed, security, and usability can go a long way in insuring success now and in the future. ]]></description>
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    <title>Convert Static HTML to phpLD</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 04:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Here is a tutorial about converting an old, static HTML site over to phpLD. In this video we do it in about 5 minutes]]></description>
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    <title>Big Beautiful Fashion Site</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2017 13:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Big Beautiful Fashion is specialized in plus size fashions, but also welcomes submissions from all fashion related businesses.]]></description>
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