It' never been easier to set up a WordPress site - but how do you make sure it lasts into the future?

1. Hi, I’m Jordan

2. Design & Web

3. WordPress

9. FUTURE PROOF
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10. FUTURE PROOF
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YOUR WORDPRESS SITE

11. THE WORDPRESS
PHILOSOPHY

12. https://wordpress.org/about/philosophy/

13. OUT OF THE BOX

14. DECISIONS,
NOT OPTIONS

15. CLEAN, LEAN
& MEAN

16. PICKING FUTUREPROOF
THEMES
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2751THEMES
WordPress Theme Directory

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4471THEMES
Theme Forest

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1500+THEMES
Template Monster

24. THEME LOCK-IN

25. The lock-in problem is when a user is
forced to continue using a theme
because their data would be lost to them
if they switched to another theme.
Justin Tadlock

26. CONTENT TYPES

27. SHORTCODES
[a_theme_shortcode]

28. THEME OPTIONS

29. THEMES = APPEARANCE
!
PLUGINS = CONTENT

30. THEME BLOAT

32. image: http://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/gifts/gear-and-gadgets-gifts/tools

33. TWENTYFOURTEEN = 1.1MB
!
AVADA = 15MB

34. UNLIMITED SUPPORT
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35. PICKING FUTUREPROOF
THEMES
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36. SINGLE PURPOSE

37. AVOID CUSTOM
CONTENT

38. REALISTIC SUPPORT

39. RESPONSIVE

40. SOME GREAT THEME PROVIDERS
Upthemes - https://upthemes.com/
Elegant Themes - http://www.elegantthemes.com/
Press75 - http://press75.com/
StudioPress - http://www.studiopress.com/

41. PICKING FUTUREPROOF
PLUGINS
image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_switchboard

42. 33,537PLUGINS
WordPress Plugin Directory

43. PLUGINS &
PERFORMANCE
image: http://evelknievel.com/

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PLUGINS & PERFORMANCE
Limit the number of Plugins activated
Single purpose plugins
Watch for added stylesheets and scripts

45. PREMIUM PLUGINS

46. PREMIUM PLUGINS
BackupBuddy
http://ithemes.com/purchase/backupbuddy/
Gravity Forms
http://www.gravityforms.com/
Advanced Custom Fields
http://www.advancedcustomfields.com/

47. STANDARDISED
POST TYPES
image: https://paulmullins.wordpress.com/2013/05/

48. CONTENT TYPE PLUGINS
Jetpack (portfolio)
https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack/
Testimonials
https://github.com/justintadlock/content-type-standards/
tree/master/testimonials
Church Theme Content
https://wordpress.org/plugins/church-theme-content/

49. CONTENT TYPE STANDARDS
https://github.com/justintadlock/content-
type-standards

50. READ THE
REVIEWS
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51. PICKING FUTUREPROOF
PLUGINS
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52. QUESTIONS??
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www.jordesign.com
@jordesign

53. CHOOSING A
FUTUREPROOF
DEVELOPER
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BONUS!!