Project Brief

Prepared and Delivered on

Design and Development Overview

0105 / 07 / 16

1.1VWrangling Wordpress To Make Your Blog Do What You Want

by Tate Lucas 09 / 29 / 15

Cincinnati Blogging Meetup

Wordpress.org vs. Wordpress.com

Plugins• Community is what makes Wordpress

great! • Plugins: Less is more • Plugins come at a cost.

How to choose plugins• Look for good reviews • Look for a large number of active installs

How to choose plugins• Don’t use outdated plugins

Take an inventory of your plugins• Review the plugins you have installed • Not sure why you have something activated? • Deactivate one plugin at a time • Backup your site before deleting or adding

plugins

Helpful Plugins• Akismet or Antispam by CleanTalk

Helpful Plugins• Jetpack

Helpful Plugins• Yoast SEO

Plugins to avoid• YARPP (Yet Another Related Posts Plugin)

Instead: Jetpack Related Posts

• WP PostviewsInstead: Google Analytics, Jetpack Site Stats

• Broken Link CheckerInstead: brokenlinkcheck.com

Updates & Security• Wordpress is more vulnerable now than

ever • Keep your Wordpress core, plugins and

themes updated • Use a security plugin such as Wordfence,

Sucuri or VaultPress Security Bundle

Backup Your Site• Your site is a combination of files on a

server and a database. • VaultPress, Backup Buddy

Make Sure Your Site Is Mobile• Google wants you to be mobile friendly • Use a responsive theme OR have a mobile

version of your website

Thank You Tate Lucas

tate@dotdash.net

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