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10 things Not To Do With WordPress
- 1. CONFIDENTIAL 10 Things NotTo Do With WordPress What I have learnt the hard way :( Ricky Blacker Sales Engineer
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- 5. CONFIDENTIAL5 What To Expect ●Beginner focussed ● I will explain some basic functionality and tips that often get overlooked or forgotten ● Will give some best practices ● Try not to be too boring
- 6. CONFIDENTIAL So Let’s GetStarted!
- 7. CONFIDENTIAL 1 - Don’tUse “admin” As Your Username
- 8. CONFIDENTIAL8 Don’t Use “admin”As Your Username ⁃ Don’t use your domain name either ⁃ Change your publicly displayed name ⁃ Use 2FA if possible ⁃ Make sure to limit login attempts ⁃ Always create a new user for anyone who needs access to your site ⁃ Only give users a role with access to what they need
- 9. CONFIDENTIAL9 Don’t Use “admin”As Your Username
- 10. CONFIDENTIAL 2 - Don’tUse Weird Permalinks
- 11. CONFIDENTIAL11 Don’t Use WeirdPermalinks The default permalink structure is not user-friendly http://www.yourwebsite.com/big-news-story/ is better than http://www.yourwebsite.com/?page_id=54367.
- 12. CONFIDENTIAL 3 - Don’tForget To Enable Search Engines
- 13. CONFIDENTIAL13 Don’t Forget ToEnable Search Engines This setting is found in the Reading section of the Settings menu
- 14. CONFIDENTIAL 4 - Don’tEdit PHP from the Theme/Plugin Editor
- 15. CONFIDENTIAL15 Don’t Edit PHPIn The Theme/Plugin Editor
- 16. CONFIDENTIAL16 Don’t Edit PHPIn The Theme/Plugin Editor
- 17. CONFIDENTIAL 5 - Don’tAlter “Parent” Theme Files
- 18. CONFIDENTIAL18 Don’t Alter “Parent”Theme Files ● Changes made to parent files will be overwritten when updates occur ● Use a Child Theme ● There are plugins to help you do this - One-Click Child Theme is one https://wordpress.org/plugins/one-click-child-theme/ ¯_(ツ)_/¯
- 19. CONFIDENTIAL 6 - Don’tForget To Back Up Regularly
- 20. CONFIDENTIAL20 Don’t Forget ToBack Up Regularly ● Do not attempt an update without a recent backup ● Do not make major changes to your site without a backup ● Test your backup method before disaster strikes
- 21. CONFIDENTIAL 7 - Don’tLoad Images Bigger Than Needed
- 22. CONFIDENTIAL22 Don’t Load ImagesBigger Than Needed ● Try to get the image size right before uploading to WordPress ● 1920px is considered maximum width for web ● Don’t use PNG files unless a transparent background is needed ● Consider a lazy load plugin if you have a lot of images ● Use a program like IrfanView to edit images - www.irfanview.com
- 23. CONFIDENTIAL 8 - Don’tAdd Site Functionality From Themes
- 24. CONFIDENTIAL24 Don’t Add SiteFunctionality From Themes ● Try to use plugins rather than the theme to add functionality wherever possible, this will help to separate design from function ● This will make it easier to “break up” with your theme ● This is not always possible
- 25. CONFIDENTIAL 9 - Don’tForget To Add A Favicon
- 26. CONFIDENTIAL26 Don’t Forget ToAdd A Favicon ● This is sometimes overlooked ● Very easy to add with WordPress ● Makes your site look more polished ● There a lot of favicon generators you can use ● www.favicon-generator.org
- 27. CONFIDENTIAL 10 - Don’tUse An Image To Display Important Text
- 28. CONFIDENTIAL28 Don’t Use AnImage To Display Important Text ● Search Engines can not read an image ● Always use text whenever possible ● Make sure you label images appropriately if using images for text is unavoidable
- 29. CONFIDENTIAL29 Don’t Use AnImage To Display Important Text ● Search Engines can not read an image ● Always use text whenever possible ● Make sure you label images appropriately if using images for text is unavoidable
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