An Ignite style presentation on being a better WordPress user, designer and developer. 5 minutes, 20 slides, pheeeewww!

1. How to be a better
WordPress-er
5 Tips & Tricks for
Users & Dev/signers
Grant Landram
Freelance Web Dev/signer
www.grantlandram.com

2. How to be a better
WordPress-er
✓ Smoother web projects
✓ Happier users
✓ Better quality sites

3. #1 Spend More Time Planning

4. #1
1 Carefully 1 theme
Selected 22 plugins
Premium
Theme vs. 35 dev hours
shortcodes
$35 $?

5. #1
Users
✓ Research Competition
✓ Develop Business Plan
✓ Find Cross Industry Examples

6. #1
Dev/signers
✓ READ the biz plan
✓ Background Research
✓ Forums, WP Resources

7. #2 Customize the Admin Experience

8. #2
Dev/signers
✓ Client usage
✓ Strip away extras
✓ Value adders

9. #2
Users
✓ Notice usage tendencies
✓ Tell your dev/signers

10. #3 Be Wary of “Magical” Frameworks

11. #3
“Do it Yourself!”
“No Coding Required!”
Not always bad...
ALMOST always bad.

12. #3
Independently...
✓ Managed
✓ Updated

13. #4 Keep SEO in Mind

14. #4
“Lets just finish the project,
then worry about SEO”

15. #4
Users & Dev/signers
✓ SEO conversation
✓ Part of overall plan

16. #5 Expect the Unexpected

17. #5
Users & Dev/signers
✓ Too much finality
“I just need something basic so I
don’t have to worry about it”

18. #5
Dev/signers
✓ Well Documented Code
Users
✓ Prioritize “Wishlist”

19. #1 Spend More Time Planning
#2 Customize the Admin Experience
#3 Be Wary of “Magical” Frameworks
#4 Keep SEO in Mind
#5 Expect the Unexpected

20. How to be a better
WordPress-er
✓ Smoother web projects
✓ Happier users
✓ Better quality sites