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These are the slides from the WordPress Brisbane Meetup Group on 11 October 2012 presented by Lachlan MacPherson and Bronson Quick from http://www.sennza.com.au
1. Getting more out of
WordPress with Plugins
Lachlan MacPherson
sennza | (07) 3040-1545 | http://www.sennza.com.au/ | Twitter: @sennza
2. rethink | redesign | results
Why Plugins?
Features vs Plugins
No one WordPress install the same?
What I want might not be what you want
3. Akismet
rethink | redesign | results
Say GoodBye to comment spammers
What does it do?
Akismet checks your comments against the
Akismet web service to see if they look like
spam or not.
Why use it?
Keep you blog spam free
17,888,843,758 spams caught so far
7,594,451 so far today
84% of all comments are spam
5. rethink | redesign | results
Commenting on Steroids
What does it do?
Twitter/Facebook login
Reactions
Threaded Comments
Subscribe to comments
Moderation/Blacklisting
Why use it?
Removes the moderation process
Makes commenting more social
easier to interact
Easier to manage
Alternatives
6. rethink | redesign | results
From Web to Mobile with a plugin
What does it do?
Transforms you Blog into a iPhone friendly format
Customise:
Colour and style options
Calendar icon/post thumbnails
Why use it?
Mobile web use is only going to increase.
Make it easy for your readers.
7. rethink | redesign | results
Forms made easy!
Alternatives
1. cforms II
2. Contact Form 7
What does it do?
Makes forms easy to implement
Validated fields
Tracking
Import/Export
Why use it?
Every designed HTML forms before?
Save time
8. rethink | redesign | results
Play nice with Google
What does it do?
Advanced Canonical URLs
Fine tune Page Navigational Links
Automatically optimizes your titles for search
engines
Generates META tags automatically
Why use it?
Help Optimise for Search Engines
9. rethink | redesign | results
What does it do?
Bulk upload folder of images
Auto Resize
Shortcode for slideshow
Why use it?
Photography websites
Add photo albums easily
NextGEN Gallery
I like pictures
10. rethink | redesign | results
Alternatives:
VaultPress
WP-DB-Backup
Backupify
What does it do?
Backup your entire WordPress install
Restore your WordPress site fast
Migrate a WordPress site to another domain or
server easily
Backup Scheduling
Why use it?
Live stress free
11. rethink | redesign | results
Let’s go Shopping
WP-ecommerce
What does it do?
Payment Options:Google Checkout, Paypal, and many
other Payment Gateways
Inventory Management
Variations ie. S/M/L
Digital Downloads
Why Use it?
Ummm...
12. bbPress
rethink | redesign | results
Just add Forums
What does it do?
Adds a forum to you website
Why use it?
Organised Discussion
Support
Knowledge Base
* Almost a plugin
13. rethink | redesign | results
Beyond WordPress…
What does it do?
A lot!
Why use it?
That’s really up to you
14. Tips
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• Check out the authors page
• Check compatibility
• If the plugin is free be kind to the author if/when asking for help
Resources
Plugin Directory
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
7 reasons for malfunctioning plugins (and their fixes)
http://yoast.com/plugin-not-working/
15. Prize Draw
rethink | redesign | results
Video User Manuals – Video Demo
http://www.videousermanuals.com/
sennza – Give away a copy of Beginning WordPress 3.0 by Stephanie Leary
http://www.sennza.com.au/