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Plugins for the People

Plugins for the People. Extending Wordpress with Plugins Wordcamp Buffalo 2013. To Plug in Or Not to Plug in. Not really a question…. Who is this guy?. GraphicSource.ca – web since 1998 WP since 2006 Hamilton Ontario # Hamont. What is a plug-in?. How do I add one?.

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Plugins for the People

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  1. Plugins for the People Extending Wordpress with Plugins Wordcamp Buffalo 2013

  2. To Plug in Or Not to Plug in Not really a question….

  3. Who is this guy? • GraphicSource.ca – web since 1998 • WP since 2006 • Hamilton Ontario #Hamont

  4. What is a plug-in?

  5. How do I add one?

  6. WP Plugin Repository – A less than perfect place to find a plugin

  7. WENT TO THE PLUGIN REPOSITORY FOUND 87 PLUGINS I HAD TO CHOOSE FROM

  8. Things may appear in Different Places – you have to dig around a bit Stuff shows up in different places.

  9. Let’s Demo

  10. A Short Manifesto about the Wordpress Plugin Repository What’s better ? a 4.2 star rated plugin with 7 votes or a 3.9 star rated plugin with 26 votes

  11. It’s time for a revolutionary Change to the Wordpress Plugin Repository Or at least a few Minor modifications That would bring it Up to 2013 Standards.

  12. Manifesto for a better plugin directory • A better rating system – 5 stars not cutting it. • Show the number of votes • Pricing indication Free, Freemium or Premium • Last Updated • Sortable columns • Advanced Search • Better Feedback System – Built right in to plugins • Plugin Users – Donate once in a while

  13. My Default Install List • Plugin Central – All your plugins • Yoast – SEO • Better WP Security – Security Duh • WP3 Total Cache • Contact Form 7 • One Click Plugin Updater • Google Analytics

  14. What else can plugins-do • All kinds of widgets, photos, calendars, • Booking systems, ecommerce, donations • Sliders, galleries, contests, social media • Wordpress functionality tweaks • Site backups / moves - Duplicator • Podcasting – Blubrry Power Press • Blogging Tools – Inbound Writer (Premium) • Translation / Multi Language

  15. More Plugins Maintenance – close site to outsiders while working on it No Longer in Directory – are your current plugins? CSV to SortTable – Sortable HTML table Invoice King Pro Customer Area – protected area for client files and invoices. Image Widget Insert Javascript and CSS Performance Monitoring – GTMetrix for Wordpress, WP system health.

  16. Security Plugins Better WP Security WP Login Delay Plugin Brute Protect Wordfence Clef – www.getclef.com

  17. Rules of Thumb for Plugins • Careful with overloading too many plugins • Watch site performance • If not in use, disable • Troubleshooting? Start shutting them down one by one and test • Take some time to evaluate have a plan • Check your site after installing one • Avoid mass installs/upgrades of unknown plugins

  18. WPPluginsAtoZ.com • Podcast review of Plugins with Marcus Couch and John Overall

  19. [shortcodes] A small line of code that looks like [shortcode_name] And allows you to quickly add functionality Utilized by plugins

  20. Don’t Fear Code • HTML / CSS • www.w3schools.com • Why? • Style your text • Move things around • Add some space around text • Jazz it up • <p style=“color:red; font-weight:bold;”> Hello </p>

  21. Bonus Design TipGive Your Text Some Space

  22. That’s all folks… geoff@graphicsource.ca @geoffcampbell1 @graphicsrouce www.geoffcampbell.net www.graphicsource.ca For this presentation: Geoffcampbell.net/wctoronto2013

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