This document discusses how plugins can supercharge a WordPress blog. It introduces plugins and what they can do, such as extending functionality. It then highlights several popular plugins, including Jetpack, Contact Form 7, and Yoast SEO, explaining what each one does like providing security, analytics, forms, and social media optimization features. The document emphasizes that plugins give great power but also responsibility to keep a site secure, updated, and optimized.

1. Supercharge
Your WordPress Blog
with Plugins
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2. Hey! I’m Dreb

3. A WordPress
Plugin?

4. A WordPress
Plugin?????????????
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6. “ Extend and expand
the functionality of a
WordPress site.”

7. Plugins UI

8. Now, What?!

9. Start
plugging!

10. Contact Form 7

11. SEO

12. Social Media Optimization
YOAST
SEO
• Social Title
• Social
Description
• Social
photo/image

13. Social Media Optimization
YOAST
SEO

15. Security
Jetpack
• Protection from
brute force
attacks
• Uptime
monitoring
• Plugin updates
monitoring

16. My site is down….😱
Jetpack

17. Good news! ✨
Jetpack

18. Traffic Growth
Jetpack
• Site stats &
analytics
• Automatic social
network sharing
• Related posts
• Enhanced
distribution on
WordPress.com

19. Content Creation
Jetpack
• Content delivery
network for
images
• Simple contact
forms
• Custom image
galleries
• Infinite scroll

20. Engagement
Jetpack
• Notifications
• Commenting
system
• Likes & reblogs
(WordPress.com users)
• Subscriptions

21. Jetpack

22. Jetpack

23. SEO

26. The Do’s
“With great power, comes with great
responsibility”

27. • Wants Needs
• Be cool, be up to
date
• Keep your friends
close, and your web
dev friends closer

28. WordPress is your blank canvas.
..

29. Thanks!
- Dreb