This training goes over how to research and utilize WordPress plugins.

1. wordpress for nonprofits
11/14/19
JESSI SHANK / MARIANNE FENG
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2. - WordPress Settings Overview
- Plugins: start to finish
- When?
- How?
- Which one?
- Our hot takes
- Security best practices
- Backups
- Questions/Workshop time!
<agenda>
2/ /

3. <admin>
3/ /

4. Plugins
<plugins>
4/ /

5. - Specific use cases
- Who is going to be using this?
- What are they going to use it for?
- What can’t they do?
- Budget
- Write it down!
<plugins//when>
5/ /

6. Finding potential plugins
<plugins//how>
And now, a demo
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7. <plugins//which one> free vs paid
7/ /
- Payment Structures
- One-time
- Recurring
- Freemium
- Refer back to use cases

8. <plugins//which one> plugin overview page
8/ /
Demo!
Pick the one that fits your
WordPress administration
comfort level and use cases

9. <plugins//which one> plugin deep dive
9/ /
- Longest feature list not
always best
- Check out their site
- Google tutorials
Try it out!

10. <plugins//our hot takes>
SEO
Social Redirect
Forms
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11. - No easy to guess passwords
- Update regularly (check to make sure they don’t break anything!)
- Security Plugins
- HTTPS
<security>
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12. <backups>
Hosting Provider
- Best option for larger sites
- Cost*
- Little Configuration
Plugins
- Great for smaller sites
- Free
- Configuration Overhead
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13. questions?

14. thanks!
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